Chapter 128: Hiruzen, He’s Old! The So-called “child Of Prophecy”!
“Uchiha Ikeizumi? That name sounds familiar…” Choji Akimichi, munching on potato chips, was deep in thought. Before he could catch a fleeting thought in his mind, a ninja cat walked up from behind him.
“What a fat cat!” Just as Choji couldn’t help but exclaim, another figure came up from behind.
Choji also noticed that Shikamaru in front of him seemed to be scared stiff and couldn’t speak.
“Uchiha Ikeizumi…”
Choji, still a chubby kid, couldn’t help but look up at the man in front of him wearing the Uchiha Police Force uniform.
“Huh?!”
He finally caught the fleeting thought in his mind, causing Choji’s not-so-big eyes to widen in shock and panic. He didn’t even notice when the half-bag of potato chips in his hand “clattered” to the ground.
He also saw a female ninja following behind Uchiha Ikeizumi.
Choji finally remembered!
At this moment, he vaguely realized something and hastily picked up the potato chips from the ground. Then, he grabbed the broom placed nearby and swept the floor with a diligent demeanor.
It wasn’t until the terrifying man’s back finally disappeared ahead that Choji slumped onto the ground, covered in sweat.
Shikamaru also stopped moving.
He gazed forward, couldn’t help but sigh in relief, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He muttered, “A few days ago, the village was buzzing with rumors that he killed the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. Logically, he should be in the Capital of the Land of Fire, so how did he return so quickly?”
Although Shikamaru knew that his own Nara clan and Uchiha Ikeizumi’s absolute justice had some special connection.
But this didn’t stop him from being a little afraid of Uchiha Ikeizumi.
A person’s reputation.
Is like a tree’s shadow.
That man wouldn’t go easy on me just because I’m a seven-year-old kid!
“The village will probably have more deaths.”
Shikamaru murmured.
…
News of Uchiha Ikeizumi’s return to Konoha spread throughout the entire village in less than half a day. When the next morning arrived, everyone in Konoha was alarmed.
“Senior Ikeizumi!!!”
The girl rushed to see Uchiha Ikeizumi as quickly as possible.
She was slightly out of breath and quickly bowed in apology, “Yesterday evening, I didn’t know Senior Ikeizumi had returned. I am truly sorry for not welcoming you back immediately!”
“Meow, did you forget about me?” Kijiro couldn’t help but interject, “Rookie, don’t you want to welcome me?”
Izumi immediately bowed again and added, “I also forgot to welcome Senior Kijiro. I am very sorry!”
Kijiro seemed quite pleased.
A pair of cat eyes narrowed.
At this moment, Izumi suddenly thought of something and said to Uchiha Ikeizumi, “Senior Ikeizumi, the night before last…”
Izumi recounted what had happened at the clan meeting in detail.
Without hiding any details.
She especially emphasized that many Uchiha clan members had already accepted the absolute justice.
After listening, Uchiha Ikeizumi’s tone was cold as he commented, “It was indeed a boring clan meeting. One is constrained by power struggles, and the other is limited by Konoha’s restrictions. With their limited scope, they will never gain the approval of all clan members.”
“By the way, Senior.”
Izumi continued, “The night before last, the first three Uchiha Jonin who stepped forward found me afterward. They said they wanted to meet you if they had the chance.”
“I believe they are ready to follow you; otherwise, they wouldn’t have openly refuted and even ridiculed Elder Setsuna and Clan Leader Fugaku.”
Uchiha Ikeizumi nodded slightly, “Tell them if there’s a chance. They can meet me anytime.”
“However…”
Uchiha Ikeizumi continued, “Absolute justice is not a ninja playing house, nor is it a tool for them to be unconventional. Once you choose to believe in absolute justice, be prepared to defend justice, even at the cost of your life.”
“You must also be prepared to be judged by absolute justice if you tarnish or betray it. Justice will not miss anyone, including those who believe in absolute justice.”
Izumi’s small face turned serious, “Yes, Senior!”
Then, she asked with some curiosity, “Senior, who is that?”
The girl’s gaze fell on a spot not far behind Uchiha Ikeizumi.
She saw a short-haired female ninja standing there motionlessly. The other party seemed to want to come forward, and at first glance, the other party should know Senior Ikeizumi.
Mitarai Anko, realizing she had been noticed, could only walk over.
She introduced herself proactively, “Mitarai Anko, Special Jonin of Konoha. Also… a criminal.”
To Izumi’s considerable astonishment, Anko said to Uchiha Ikeizumi, “I know I still have over two years left to serve in Konoha Prison, but I hope to atone for my sins in another way, just like that kid named Uzumaki Naruto!”
Obviously.
After returning to Konoha yesterday, Anko had been frantically inquiring about all information regarding Uchiha Ikeizumi in the village.
She didn’t know why she was doing this, but she really wanted to understand this former ninja academy classmate.
Moreover, she found that the more she inquired, the more her heart pounded with fear.
But the deeper she dug.
The more she felt a sense of admiration.
His absolute justice was truly unadulterated!
That admiration gradually turned into an approval that Anko had not expected. When she suddenly felt no aversion to Uchiha Ikeizumi’s absolute justice, she realized she might have been subdued by his capacity for justice.
Just like how she admired Orochimaru back then.
However…
Uchiha Ikeizumi and Orochimaru were two completely different people.
The latter would descend into the extreme of sin due to desire.
The former…
Might never stray down that path.
“I’m not saying this because I don’t want to be locked up in Konoha Prison; I have true resolve!” Anko gritted her teeth. Even though she felt immense pressure looking directly into Uchiha Ikeizumi’s eyes, she still persisted in staring intently at him.
“In the Capital of the Land of Fire, I have already witnessed the countless sins of the ninja world. I also realized that this distorted and sick ninja world will never return to normal without someone to correct it!”
“There will only be more and more people who go astray and become villains like Orochimaru. I… *huff*! I don’t want to see a second Orochimaru in the ninja world!”
“I have absolute conviction! A conviction that surpasses my faith in the Will of Fire!”
Every word Anko spoke came from the bottom of her heart.
She did not inject any pretense into it.
Ever since being abandoned by Orochimaru and even having her memories erased by him, Mitarai Anko’s life had been a blur. Even when Uchiha Ikeizumi threw her into prison over two years ago, she felt dazed and lost.
Until now.
She realized what she needed to do.
She was fighting for an opportunity.
The air at the scene fell silent. Just as Anko was feeling uneasy, Uchiha Ikeizumi’s voice slowly sounded, “To atone for your not-so-grave sins by believing in absolute justice? If you can withstand the test of justice, it’s not impossible.”
Anko’s uneasy face suddenly broke into a look of ecstasy.
Fearing that Uchiha Ikeizumi might suddenly go back on his word, she hastily said, “No matter what kind of trial it is, I can endure it!”
She said with utmost seriousness, “Even if it costs me my life!”
Uchiha Ikeizumi said indifferently, “Just remember what you said.”
“Uchiha Izumi.” He called out to Izumi beside him.
“Here!!!”
The girl immediately straightened her back and shouted, her voice full of vigor.
Uchiha Ikeizumi said, “Return to the Uchiha Clan Compound.”
“Yes!”
After nodding heavily, Izumi couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Senior, what are we…?”
“Carrying out justice.”
Uchiha Ikeizumi said expressionlessly, “Target: Uchiha Setsuna.”
Izumi: “!!!”
He glanced at Anko, “You too, follow along. This is your first test.”
Just the first test?
So strict!
Anko clicked her tongue inwardly. The name “Uchiha Setsuna” sounded familiar, but she couldn’t recall it immediately.
“Yes!”
She was imitating Izumi.
…
Inside the Uchiha Clan Compound.
“Uchiha Ikeizumi… that kid is back?” Uchiha Setsuna’s already gloomy old face became even more somber. If it weren’t for Uchiha Ikeizumi, he would have been able to force Uchiha Fugaku out of his position the night before last and become the new clan leader himself.
The result was that his so-called absolute justice had, by some unknown means, brainwashed many young Uchiha clan members!
As a result, at least one-fifth of the people walked out of the clan meeting the night before.
In addition to some people siding with Fugaku.
In such a situation… even if they forcibly continued the clan meeting, they probably wouldn’t gather enough votes.
To Uchiha Setsuna, Uchiha Ikeizumi was a piece of rat droppings!
That guy ruined his plans time and time again!
And…
Uchiha Setsuna hadn’t forgotten that Uchiha Ikeizumi had killed his own grandson!
He hadn’t even left a corpse behind!
New and old grudges piled up, making him feel a sharp pain in his liver again.
Uchiha Setsuna originally thought he could live for more than ten years, but now, being so angry, he felt he might only live for five or six years.
“Huff!” He clutched his aching chest, his expression shifting uncertainly, as if he had thought of something, “Could that brat be framing me for my grandson’s trafficking of contraband drugs? Although I didn’t participate personally, I did provide Hayata with many covert conveniences in the shadows… and with that brat’s extreme methods, he will definitely target me, right?”
“After he returned to Konoha, won’t he come looking for trouble with me?”
The moment this thought arose, Uchiha Setsuna suddenly felt his sense of security reduced by at least half.
He clearly knew that the other party would kill even his own blood relatives without hesitation!
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire meant nothing in his eyes.
Let alone, an elder of the Uchiha clan’s radical faction?
Driven by intense unease.
Uchiha Setsuna immediately summoned more than a dozen radical young ninjas from the Uchiha clan.
He had them surround him.
To ensure his personal safety.
This way…
He could feel a bit of security.
…
At the same time.
On the other side.
Just as Uchiha Ikeizumi was walking towards the Uchiha Clan Compound, a sudden voice made Uchiha Ikeizumi pause, “Hey, kid! You’re finally back.”
Izumi beside him also froze.
Kid?
Was he talking about me? But I’ve always been in Konoha Village!
Wait!
Izumi’s beautiful eyes widened a bit more.
Could he be talking about Senior?
While shocked, she quickly turned her head and saw a mature woman with a large bust standing not far behind. Beside her stood a woman in black, holding a small pink pig, who looked somewhat introverted.
And.
Izumi also noticed a lewd old man with white hedgehog hair and wooden clogs standing behind the two female ninjas.
What a strange combination!
I didn’t notice them during my days in Konoha?
“Meow, it’s Lady Tsunade!” Kijiro’s voice rang out, dispelling the girl’s confusion. “And… the one behind, that should be Lord Jiraiya, one of the Konoha Sannin, right?”
“Ahahaha! I didn’t expect even a ninja cat could recognize me.” Jiraiya laughed exaggeratedly, with a hint of boastful smugness. “That’s right, I am the great Sage Jiraiya!”
Jiraiya…
Tsunade…
As these two keywords flashed through her mind, the girl’s eyes widened even further.
Gasp!
The Konoha Sannin!!!
Before Izumi could finish her shock, Tsunade’s voice sounded again, “Kid, I’ve already settled those seventy-nine brats in the Konoha Orphanage. They haven’t remembered what they went through. Your Sharingan Illusion Technique is indeed very effective; at least it has erased their psychological trauma.”
Tsunade walked over casually and even patted Uchiha Ikeizumi’s shoulder in a friendly manner.
She said with a chuckle, “But I never expected you, kid, to do something so major after a bloody rampage in Tanzaku Street.”
“That was the Daimyo of the Land of Fire! And those wealthy families one after another in the Land of Fire, you killed them without batting an eye.”
Izumi suddenly felt a little nervous. Were these two Konoha Sannin here to reprimand Senior Ikeizumi?
“Kid, you’re quite capable!”
Tsunade’s reaction was completely different from Izumi’s speculation. “I’ve been telling those two old guys that you did nothing wrong. Shouldn’t you be thanking me properly?”
Kijiro interjected, “Meow, the old guys Lady Tsunade is referring to should be Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, right? Even if Lady Tsunade didn’t defend Ikeizumi-dono to them, they wouldn’t dare say any nonsense in front of Ikeizumi-dono.”
But at this moment, Uchiha Ikeizumi’s gaze passed over Tsunade and fell on Jiraiya behind her.
Jiraiya’s complex gaze also fell on Uchiha Ikeizumi.
“Ah… it was shortly after the Third Shinobi World War ended, we met once, right?”
Jiraiya scratched his head and said.
At that time, he was busy searching for the Child of Prophecy of the Great Toad Sage, and he had indeed focused on Uchiha Ikeizumi, as he was a very rare ninja with a dual bloodline limit.
It was a pity that after observing him in secret for a while, he found the kid’s personality a bit extreme, so he gave up.
But Jiraiya didn’t expect…
That after all these years, the other party had become even more extreme.
“We did meet,” Uchiha Ikeizumi said indifferently. “I always felt someone was tracking me from behind back then, and I thought it was a human trafficker wanting to sell people, until you appeared in front of me.”
“Cough cough!” Jiraiya coughed awkwardly.
Just as he was about to hastily defend himself, he heard Uchiha Ikeizumi say, without missing a beat, “I think you were tracking me because you thought I might be the so-called Child of Prophecy. Trying to see if your guess was correct, right?”
Jiraiya: “!!!”
If Jiraiya’s previous expression was intentionally playful, then the shock on his face at this moment was entirely from the bottom of his heart.
Jiraiya stared at Uchiha Ikeizumi in front of him.
His eyes were filled with disbelief.
He looked as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.
“Child of Prophecy?” Tsunade frowned. She glanced back at Jiraiya. “What Child of Prophecy?!”
Jiraiya: “…”
He didn’t answer Tsunade’s question. Instead, he took a deep breath, and after trying to calm his turbulent thoughts, he asked Uchiha Ikeizumi with a very complex expression, “Where did you hear about it?”
“You’ve been to Mount Myōboku too?” Jiraiya asked again, trying to probe.
“I haven’t,” this concise reply left Jiraiya bewildered.
Uchiha Ikeizumi said coldly and frankly, “There are few secrets in the Ninja World that I don’t know.”
He continued, “If you are pinning the future peace or destruction of the Ninja World on a so-called Child of Prophecy, then you don’t need to look anymore. Because the Child of Prophecy you’re looking for, even without you taking him as a disciple, will fulfill his just duty for the peace of the Ninja World. As long as all the sins of the Ninja World are thoroughly purged, the entire Ninja World will naturally have peace.”
Uchiha Ikeizumi’s words struck Jiraiya like a bolt of lightning.
Jiraiya’s eyes widened even further, and his breathing became rapid.
Uchiha Ikeizumi… not only did he know that Jiraiya was looking for the Child of Prophecy, but he even knew who it was!?
This…
Is this too absurd? Does he really know everything? The question is, how does he know?
Could it be that besides the Great Toad Sage, there is someone else in this Ninja World who can predict the future?
Wait!
Jiraiya suddenly thought of something.
He had also inquired about Uchiha Ikeizumi’s information during his stay in Konoha Village. He knew that Uchiha Ikeizumi’s Sharingan could see through others’ “Past Evil” and “Future Evil.”
The key point here is naturally “Future Evil,” which itself carries a certain prophetic attribute!
Did Uchiha Ikeizumi also predict the existence of the “Child of Prophecy”?
And was his prophecy more accurate than the Great Toad Sage’s, directly predicting who the specific person was?
Jiraiya was utterly shocked.
…
Hokage’s Office Building.
“Uchiha Ikeizumi has returned unharmed,” Koharu Utatane said, looking out at the Konoha buildings, her tone tinged with disappointment. “In the end, Hiruzen still didn’t act against him. Hiruzen still chose to indulge him.”
“If absolute justice, which is not controlled in the first place, continues to be indulged, one day, the entire Konoha Anbu and even Hiruzen himself will not be able to restrain him. At that time, Hiruzen will regret it.”
Koharu Utatane’s tone was very certain when she uttered the word “regret.”
Homura Mitokado coughed and said, “Hiruzen naturally has his own concerns. Moreover, he also informed us in the transmitted intelligence that the Daimyo’s eldest son obstructed him.”
Koharu Utatane snorted, “If this Konoha Hokage were determined to act against Uchiha Ikeizumi, how could the Daimyo’s eldest son, who has not yet become the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, stop him?”
“And the Daimyo’s eldest son must have been threatened by Uchiha Ikeizumi! Otherwise, why would he so easily let go of his father’s killer?”
“After all, who can tolerate a murderer of their own family constantly hovering in front of them?”
Homura Mitokado added, “Hiruzen can.”
Koharu Utatane was silent for two seconds, then gritted her teeth and said, “So, it is under Hiruzen’s groundless indulgence that that brat Uchiha Ikeizumi is becoming more and more uncontrollable!”
“Hiruzen, he’s old!”
However, Koharu Utatane only voiced her complaints; she did not entertain the idea of changing the Konoha Hokage.
After all.
Her interests, Sarutobi Hiruzen’s, and Homura Mitokado’s were completely intertwined, and inseparable.
…
On the other side.
Ninja Academy.
Listening to Iruka Umino babbling on the podium about the “shuriken throwing techniques” that he had long memorized, Sasuke boredly whispered to Naruto next to him, “Ramen-head, we’ve been following Teacher Ikeizumi’s absolute justice for a while, why haven’t we gotten any stronger?”
“Get stronger?” Naruto recalled, stroking his chin, and said, “I remember Senior Izumi said that those who believe in absolute justice, after killing evildoers who commit sins, will receive the power bestowed by absolute justice.”
Sasuke froze. He lowered his head and pondered, “Killing evildoers… to receive justice’s gift…”
He looked at his own soft, tender hands. These hands, let alone killing evildoers, had never even killed a chicken.
Sasuke pursed his lips.
He took a deep breath.
“Ramen-head, let’s break away from Senior Izumi tonight and act on our own!” Sasuke said with a serious expression. “Although Senior Izumi has been taking us to experience what it’s like to uphold justice during this time, in the end, she’s the one who executes the evildoers.”
“If we were the ones executing the evildoers, would we also receive the gift of absolute justice? Would we also become very powerful like Senior Izumi?”
“Why do you want to get so strong?” Naruto asked, confused for a moment, then suddenly thought of Uchiha Itachi. “Is it because of him?”
Sasuke clenched his fist and nodded.
Ever since Uchiha Itachi had visited the Ninja Academy last time.
Sasuke had nightmares every night.
He dreamt of the future downfall of the Uchiha Clan.
He also dreamt of how powerless and weak he was every time, and how he couldn’t stop Uchiha Itachi with his own strength.
He yearned for justice, and he also yearned for strength!
Sasuke felt that these two were not in conflict.
“Mmm… Okay!” Naruto punched his fist into his palm, full of energy, and then lowered his voice excitedly, “Let’s do it as you say!”
Soon, Naruto realized something and frowned, confused. “Did you call me ramen-head several times just now?”
Sasuke guiltily looked away.
Sometimes, all it takes is for two people to get together.
And a brainstorming session can begin.
…
“Ikeizumi, who exactly is this Child of Prophecy?” Jiraiya was so shocked that he couldn’t wait any longer. He quickly said, “According to the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy at Mount Myōboku, that ‘Child of Prophecy’ will make a choice that will lead the Ninja World to peace or destruction!”
“Furthermore, the Great Toad Sage said that the ‘Child of Prophecy’ will be my disciple who can stand on his own. He… will be the changer of the Ninja World, and his choice will affect the future of the entire Ninja World!”
“Phew…”
An agitated Jiraiya revealed the truth of his constant travels over the years. “If such a ‘Child of Prophecy’ truly exists in the Ninja World, I need to guide him onto the right path so that he can make the right choice in the future.”
“So, please tell me, who is he?!”
At this moment, as Jiraiya eagerly awaited Uchiha Ikeizumi’s answer, he couldn’t help but try to recall the details of the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy.
–“The blue-eyed youth who laughs as he calls out the name of the nine-headed beast.”
Nine-headed beast…
Blue-eyed youth…
Jiraiya began to seriously analyze if there was anyone among Uchiha Ikeizumi’s acquaintances who fit these characteristics.
Jiraiya’s impassioned outburst, however, left Uchiha Ikeizumi and Kijiro, one person and one cat, completely unfazed; instead, Izumi, Tsunade, Shizune, and Anko were all shocked.
“Jiraiya.”
Tsunade frowned and said, “Over the years, you never told me or Orochimaru about this.”
Shizune murmured, “Child of Prophecy… a choice that can lead the Ninja World to destruction or peace.”
Anko felt like she was on the verge of knowing something incredibly important.
Izumi, on the other hand, felt that the “Child of Prophecy” Jiraiya mentioned was unreliable.
And that so-called Great Toad Sage.
He didn’t sound very serious at all.
Moreover, from what Senior Ikeizumi had just said, it was clear that Senior Ikeizumi wasn’t very interested in the so-called “Child of Prophecy” and the “prophecy” of the Great Toad Sage.
Senior Ikeizumi firmly believed that only justice could bring peace to the Ninja World!
“Would it be useful to tell you?” Uchiha Ikeizumi’s brief sentence almost made Jiraiya’s brain short-circuit.
Jiraiya, snapping back to reality, urgently said, “How could it not be useful? The ‘Child of Prophecy’ possesses the power to change the Ninja World!”
“So you want to entrust the future of the Ninja World, the fate of everyone, everything, to a so-called ‘Child of Prophecy’. This, is your idea and your vision, Jiraiya?”
Uchiha Ikeizumi calmly met the gaze of one of the Konoha Sannin.
No matter how urgent the other party was, it did not affect his state of mind.
Uchiha Ikeizumi said indifferently, “You can’t even see clearly why this morbidly twisted Ninja World has become this way.”
“It is not the birth of a ‘Child of Prophecy’ that brings change to the future of the Ninja World, but rather, a morbidly twisted Ninja World will inevitably give rise to many individuals who attempt to change this world.”
“But most people will be corrupted by the twisted thoughts of the Ninja World, to the point where their ideas for change are themselves morbid.”
Uchiha Ikeizumi paused, then continued, “When the twisted Ninja World is straightened out, anyone in the entire Ninja World can be a ‘Child of Prophecy’ who makes the correct choices.”
Saying this.
Uchiha Ikeizumi no longer paid any attention to this Konoha Sannin.
He continued walking directly towards the Uchiha Clan Compound.
Kijiro, Izumi, and Anko immediately followed.
“Ike…”
“Alright!” Tsunade directly interrupted Jiraiya. “Don’t you understand what that kid is saying? In his eyes, the so-called ‘Child of Prophecy’ is nothing special. That kid believes that as long as his absolute justice purges all the evil in the Ninja World, everyone’s thoughts will become normal.”
“And in such an environment, countless ‘Children of Prophecy’ will be born, bringing change to the Ninja World. The ‘Children of Prophecy’ born in such an environment will not bring destruction to the Ninja World, but only continuous and stable peace.”
Tsunade paused, then continued, “I don’t know what that Great Toad told you, but entrusting the future of the entire Ninja World to a so-called ‘Child of Prophecy’…”
“Is in itself an irresponsible act. This world is never a world of one person.”
Jiraiya, about to speak but stopping himself, watched as Tsunade, along with Shizune, turned and left.
He was left standing alone on the street.
“My vision… is too narrow?”
Jiraiya mumbled, lost in thought.
…
Uchiha Clan Compound.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been back, meow! I feel like many Uchiha clan members are looking at Lord Ikeizumi with strange eyes!”
Kijiro, perched on Izumi’s shoulder, keenly sensed the gazes cast from all around.
“Could it be because of that failed clan meeting? According to what the rookie said, Lord Ikeizumi didn’t even show up, but the meeting was disrupted from afar by Lord Ikeizumi, foiling some people’s plans.”
Izumi said, “Probably. Recently, there have been many people in Konoha who recognize Senior Ikeizumi’s absolute justice.”
She added in more detail, “Especially within the Uchiha Clan.”
As they spoke.
Izumi noticed Senior Ikeizumi suddenly stop in his tracks.
Caught off guard, she almost bumped into him.
Fortunately, she also stopped herself quickly.
When Izumi looked up in confusion, she saw that Uchiha Fugaku, whose title as “Clan Leader” was now merely nominal, was standing in front of them, his appearance blocking Senior Ikeizumi.
“Ikeizumi…”
Fugaku’s eyes held a complex expression. He asked, “Why have you put the Uchiha Clan in such a predicament? The taut string of the Uchiha Clan was almost about to snap… and I had already managed to loosen it a bit, but you’ve tightened it even further.”
“Killing the Hokage’s son, killing the Daimyo’s second son, and even killing the Daimyo and many magnates of the Land of Fire. Your actions, although stemming from your absolute justice, in the eyes of others…”
“You represent the Uchiha Clan. In the eyes of those people, it was the Uchiha Clan that killed all these individuals. The Konoha higher-ups completely distrust us now.”
“And Uchiha Setsuna and the others have been forced by your actions to advance their plan. As the Clan Leader, I no longer have the power to salvage this situation.”
After saying all this, Fugaku let out a heavy sigh.
The pressure he had been accumulating in his heart during this period was immense.
And the source of all this pressure stemmed entirely from Uchiha Ikeizumi.
At least, that’s how it appeared to him.
If it weren’t for Ikeizumi’s extreme actions leading to this loss of control, he would have been fully capable of balancing the relationship between the Village and the Uchiha.
However.
Just as Fugaku expected Ikeizumi to give him a reasonable explanation or to argue with him.
He found that Ikeizumi didn’t even look at him directly!
Uchiha Ikeizumi had already placed a hand on his shoulder.
The force from his shoulder made Fugaku involuntarily shift his body, forcing him to make way.
“Don’t block the path.”
His long, dry speech was met with only three cold words from Uchiha Ikeizumi.
This scene unfolded on the street of the Uchiha Clan Compound, in full view of many clan members.
Although many clan members couldn’t hear their conversation clearly, they could clearly see the scene of Uchiha Ikeizumi completely disregarding his status as Clan Leader.
Fugaku was stunned for two seconds.
He quickly turned around and looked at Uchiha Ikeizumi’s retreating back.
He heard Uchiha Ikeizumi speak, but not to him, rather to Izumi and Anko, “Check your ninja tools, and prepare to carry out justice.”
Execute…
Justice?!
Fugaku’s heart couldn’t help but skip a beat. He knew very well that every time Ikeizumi executed justice, it meant people would die!
And this is the Uchiha Clan Compound. Is Ikeizumi going to raise the cleaver of justice against his own clan members again?!
Fugaku further discovered…
The direction Ikeizumi was walking seemed to be the direction of Uchiha Setsuna’s residence.
This…
Is it a coincidence?!
…
“Elder Setsuna, Uchiha Ikeizumi has returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound!”
On the other side.
Upon hearing this news, Uchiha Setsuna, who was already somewhat uneasy, became even more anxious.
But seeing the dozen or so Uchiha ninjas around him, he immediately concealed the slightly anxious look on his face.
“Hmph.”
Uchiha Setsuna, leaning on his cane, snorted coldly and said in a deep voice, “Someone, for his selfish Ninja Way, has put the entire Uchiha Clan in an impossible situation. In a future year, he will surely be nailed to the pillar of shame in Uchiha history.”
“Someone does such things without realizing it, yet brazenly returns to Konoha, returns to the Uchiha Clan. I’m afraid his so-called Absolute Justice has brainwashed him!”
These words made the expressions of some of the dozen Uchiha ninjas look a bit strange; they wanted to say something but found it difficult.
After all, Uchiha Setsuna was ultimately the leader of the radicals.
Just as Uchiha Setsuna was about to say something more.
A sudden voice from outside almost made Setsuna’s breathing falter.
“Uchiha Ikeizumi? What are you doing here?”
“Hiss!”
He couldn’t help but gasp, and the unease and shock on his face were finally hard to conceal. “That brat is coming over?”
Uchiha Setsuna had never wished so much that his clan members were playing a prank on him.
But at this very moment, Uchiha Ikeizumi’s cold voice faintly drifted in from outside: “The Police Force is executing justice. Idle personnel, all of you, stand aside. Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy.”
Uchiha Setsuna: “!!!”
How is this possible?!
Did my words truly come true? Did that extremist brat really track me down through Shunta?
I merely condoned them transporting contraband drugs into the Uchiha Clan Compound.
And provided them with some convenience in certain aspects.
In that brat’s eyes, is such a trivial matter considered a crime?
Is it also something that needs to be purged by his Absolute Justice?
Uchiha Setsuna’s face became extremely grim. He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: “Tell the person outside not to let that brat in!”
Uchiha Setsuna didn’t believe it!
If they merely stopped him from entering, would that brat make a move against innocent clan members?
However…
“Elder Setsuna…” a Uchiha radical ninja urgently reported, “The ninjas outside did not stop Uchiha Ikeizumi. They let Uchiha Ikeizumi in!”
Uchiha Setsuna: “???”
No!
I called you all here precisely to protect me from that extremist brat’s extreme justice!
And you let the person in?!
What kind of joke is this!
As Uchiha Setsuna’s face contorted with anger, he suddenly looked forward, his cloudy eyes becoming exceptionally sharp as he stared intently at a young man before him.
“Uchiha…”
“Ikeizumi!!!”
Uchiha Ikeizumi was also looking at Uchiha Setsuna at that moment.
A red square box hovering above the other’s head was particularly conspicuous.
Uchiha Ikeizumi spoke coldly, like a hell judge devoid of emotion, walking forward unhurriedly as he revealed one shocking crime after another: “Uchiha Setsuna. Sixty-one years ago, in order to awaken your Sharingan, you killed your own sister.”
“Fifty-eight years ago, in order to evolve from a Two-Tomoe Sharingan to a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, you married a wife. On the night after your wife gave birth to a son, you personally strangled her to death.”
“Fifty years ago, because a Uchiha clan member’s ideology clashed with yours, and you could not refute him, you killed him in a fit of rage, destroyed the body, and fabricated it as a ‘disappearance case’.”
“Forty-seven years ago…”
“Forty-four years ago…”
Although Uchiha Ikeizumi’s voice was not loud, Uchiha Setsuna heard it clearly.
Many memories that had been sealed in his mind, to the point that Uchiha Setsuna himself could not recall them, were all brought back.
Uchiha Setsuna then vaguely recalled…
He had indeed done these things before the Second Hokage imprisoned him.
That brat’s eyes could see so far into the past? These were events from decades ago!
Moreover, Uchiha Setsuna noticed that as the brat spoke more and more, the gazes of the clan members towards him became stranger.
He began to realize that something was not right!
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