Chapter 132: Storming The Hokage’s Home! Are You Loyal To The Will Of Fire?
Midnight.
Two ninja from the Utatane clan, reeking of alcohol, stumbled back into the Utatane clan residence, supporting each other.
One of them let out a belch and, with a slightly dazed expression, mumbled incoherently, “You said earlier that Lady Koharu has been so angry with that guy, Uchiha Ikeizumi, that she can’t eat or sleep properly these days.”
“Hic! Then why doesn’t she just deal with that Uchiha? She’s a senior advisor of Konoha, and I heard she even took over Konoha’s Root Organization…”
“It should be simple to deal with an Uchiha, right? Even if that guy… is some so-called Lava Release Ferocious Beast.”
The other shook his head, exhaled a thick, foul-smelling breath of alcohol, and said, “You’ve been away from Konoha for half a year and only recently returned, so you might not know how terrifying Uchiha Ikeizumi is. Do you know why Lady Koharu could take over Root? It’s because Uchiha Ikeizumi killed Shimura Danzo!”
“That battle shook the entire Konoha, and he almost blood-bathed the entire Root Organization, from top to bottom… For a while after Lady Koharu took over Root, they even had to bring in new people to maintain its operations.”
“Even though he killed a Konoha high-ranking official, he was still able to live peacefully in Konoha Village, and the Hokage didn’t take any action against him. You can imagine how difficult it would be for Lady Koharu to take him down.”
Speaking of which, he vaguely thought of another topic.
He also burped and said, “These days, Lady Koharu has been investigating clan members who have committed evil deeds. She seems to be planning to temporarily transfer those who have committed evil deeds outside the village…”
“Otherwise… if those clan members were to encounter Uchiha Ikeizumi, they definitely wouldn’t be able to escape. They would surely be killed.”
“Speaking of which, you’ve been away for half a year, you haven’t done anything bad out there, have you? If you have, report it to the clan elders as soon as possible.”
“That way, they can arrange for you to leave…”
Just as he said this, the Utatane ninja speaking suddenly paused.
His drunken, hazy eyes, with a hint of shock, looked up at a figure standing on the roof of a building in front of them.
The figure stood silently on the upturned eaves, a pair of scarlet Sharingan eyes surveying the Utatane clan residence.
Those indifferent eyes seemed to be looking down at a group of corpses.
A chilling sense of dread…
instantly sobered the ninja up a little.
“Sharingan… Uchiha…” he couldn’t help but swallow his saliva, squinting his eyes, trying to see the face of the person with their back to the moonlight.
“Hey! Who are you?!” The other drunken Utatane clan ninja, who was supporting him, boldly shouted without regard for the sleeping clan members, “Hic! This is our Utatane clan’s residence, you Uchiha…”
*Puchi*——
Suddenly, a ninja sword pierced through his back. The weak flesh couldn’t resist the sharp blade, and his words were cut short at that instant.
The ninja sword that pierced through his body twisted slightly, and then was slowly pulled out by a fair and slender hand.
Blood gushed out from the wounds in front and behind him with a “poof.”
Some of the blood even splattered onto the other Utatane clan ninja next to him.
The warm, viscous blood made him freeze for a moment.
He couldn’t help but reach out and touch his blood-stained face.
“…Blood!!!” His hazy, stumbling drunken state was finally startled awake.
He quickly turned around and saw a young girl in Uchiha Police Force attire wiping blood from her sword.
A ninja cat perched on the girl’s shoulder; next to the girl stood a short-haired female ninja slightly taller than her.
He heard the short-haired female ninja ask, “How… did you know he was evil?”
He heard the girl reply, “As long as our faith in Absolute Justice is devout enough, we will receive gifts from Senior Ikeizumi. This… is the Sharingan Dōjutsu that Senior Ikeizumi implanted in my body, allowing me to also possess the power to see through the evil of others. However, I need to concentrate intensely to see it, while Senior Ikeizumi can see it with just a glance.”
“Later, I will point out who the villains are, and then we two only need to join forces to execute all the villains. The operation deadline is tonight, so we must act swiftly. After executing the Utatane clan’s villains, we will immediately transfer to the Mitokado clan.”
He heard the short-haired female ninja nod slightly and reply, “Understood.”
Utatane clan ninja: “!!!”
“Senior Ikeizumi”? Ikeizumi… hiss! Could the man standing on the rooftop eaves be Uchiha Ikeizumi?!
Could these two female ninjas be Uchiha Ikeizumi’s subordinates?
As the ninja clan member beside him slowly slumped to the ground.
His face, flushed red from drinking, was filled with horror.
Both panic and fear surged into his heart simultaneously.
Just as he thought he was also going to be killed, he found that the two female ninjas bypassed him.
That’s right!
He hadn’t done anything bad…
Wait!
The clan members within the Utatane clan who were found to have committed evil deeds hadn’t had time to be transferred out yet! They were currently still in the Utatane clan residence! Should he quickly shout and call them to wake up?
As this thought flashed through his mind.
The Utatane clan ninja couldn’t help but look up fearfully at Uchiha Ikeizumi above, noticing that his pair of scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan eyes had been locked onto him the entire time!
“Gulp!”
He couldn’t help but swallow his saliva.
If he dared to shout, he was afraid he would lose his head the next second!?
…
Tonight, Koharu Utatane had a nightmare.
She dreamed that she and Uchiha Ikeizumi had completely fallen out, and she led the entire Utatane clan along with the entire Root Organization in a life-or-death battle against Uchiha Ikeizumi.
But that “Lava Monster” was too terrifying, and she watched as Root Organization members and Utatane clan members alike fell under his lava, one after another.
The entire Utatane clan turned into a sea of blood.
The smell of blood continuously lingered around her nostrils.
Wait…
Why did the smell of blood feel so real?
Koharu Utatane suddenly opened her eyes, a shiver down her spine. Realizing it was just a dream, she breathed a sigh of relief, but then suddenly felt something was wrong: “Why is there still the smell of blood?”
She smelled blood again!
A very strong smell of blood!
A sense of foreboding made Koharu Utatane immediately throw off her covers, hastily put on some clothes, and then stepped out. The scene that greeted her made her freeze.
Under the moonlight of the late night.
The corpses of Utatane clan ninja lay one after another in pools of blood, blood gushing from their wounds.
Some bodies were slit at the throat, some were pierced through the heart, and some looked like they had been bitten on the neck by a venomous snake.
She saw a Special Jonin of the Utatane clan desperately parrying an “attacker’s” strike with his ninja sword, but another “attacker” at that moment produced a kunai, which instantly entered the Utatane clan Special Jonin’s throat!
“Hrrk—”
The Special Jonin hurriedly retreated, one hand holding his ninja sword, the other covering his bleeding neck. After stumbling a few steps, he collapsed powerlessly.
In the moonlight, Koharu Utatane recognized the identities of the two attackers, seeing their somewhat familiar faces.
“Mitarashi Anko!!!”
“Uchiha Izumi!!!”
Squeezing these two names through her teeth, Koharu Utatane was overwhelmed with rage, her cloudy eyes bursting with unprecedented killing intent. But at that moment, she suddenly looked up sharply, her gaze falling on a certain spot above.
“Uchiha Ikeizumi!!!”
Koharu Utatane saw the person she least wanted to see in her life.
But when she noticed Uchiha Ikeizumi’s Sharingan looking in her direction, Koharu Utatane was startled again! She knew how terrifying Uchiha Ikeizumi’s Mangekyo Sharingan was.
Danzo’s tragic and horrific experience was still vivid in her mind!
“Uchiha Ikeizumi! What are you doing?!” Koharu Utatane, unconsciously looking away and avoiding eye contact with Uchiha Ikeizumi, gritted her teeth and asked loudly with a twisted expression.
“Executing justice.” The brief four-character response, on this blood-soaked silent night, sounded exceptionally clear.
The veins on Koharu Utatane’s forehead trembled madly.
She desperately wanted to glare at Uchiha Ikeizumi with both hatred and anger, but fearing his Mangekyo abilities… she could only direct her fierce, hateful gaze at Anko and Izumi.
“Anko! You… you were an excellent Konoha Special Jonin that I personally promoted! You… are you betraying me?”
Koharu Utatane questioned furiously.
Mitarashi Anko remained silent for a moment. She suddenly took a deep breath, her expression serious, and said, “Lady Koharu, as a Konoha high-level advisor, you have ignored the evil deeds committed by some of your own clan members. Before questioning whether I am betraying you, shouldn’t you question yourself, whether you are loyal to Konoha’s Will of Fire?”
“Where the leaves fall, the fire will never die. The burning leaves will illuminate the village and nourish new sprouts—this is the Will of Fire set by the First Hokage for Konoha. But if some of these leaves have become worms that gnaw at the trunk and new shoots, shouldn’t those rotten leaves be pruned away?”
“As a senior advisor, have you done this? If you had, why would the Utatane clan have so many villains? Do you truly believe in the Will of Fire?”
Koharu Utatane: “???”
Koharu Utatane did not expect that after her few questions, she would be met with a series of questions from Mitarashi Anko!
A junior from Konoha… was questioning her, a Konoha high-level advisor, about her loyalty to the Will of Fire?
What qualifications did she, a former disciple of Orochimaru, have to question her?
And when had she ever been disloyal to the Will of Fire?
Just as Koharu Utatane gritted her teeth to retort, Uchiha Ikeizumi’s voice drifted over, making Koharu Utatane stiffen: “So, are you going to obstruct justice?”
“Those who obstruct justice will be killed without mercy.”
This sentence… made Koharu Utatane both angry and fearful.
“…You!!!”
At this moment.
Many Utatane clan ninja, like Koharu Utatane, were awakened by the commotion outside. They rushed out and, upon seeing the scene of blood and the ground covered in corpses, were all shocked and enraged, just like Koharu Utatane initially was.
But when they noticed Uchiha Ikeizumi, the anger on their faces faltered.
“Lady Koharu?”
An Utatane clan ninja couldn’t help but swallow his saliva, casting a tentative glance at Koharu Utatane.
As if to say—
As long as Lady Koharu gives the order, they will fight with all their might, even if the enemy is Uchiha Ikeizumi.
Koharu Utatane: “…”
The trace of reason remaining in her anger told Koharu Utatane that even if the entire Utatane clan joined forces, they might not be a match for this extreme justice-seeking brat!
Obstructing him.
Is a dead end.
“Uchiha Ikeizumi…” Koharu Utatane’s teeth were grinding: “This elder will definitely remember this unforgettable bloody night!”
As a result, she found that Uchiha Ikeizumi had completely ignored her.
She heard Uchiha Ikeizumi say calmly to Izumi, Anko, and the ninja cat: “Next stop, the Mitokado clan. After dealing with the Mitokado clan, we’ll go to the Sarutobi clan.”
“Yes! Senior!”
Izumi was the first to respond without hesitation.
Koharu Utatane paused.
The Mitokado clan…
The Sarutobi clan…
Wait!
He wouldn’t…
Watching the “culprit” who broke into the Utatane clan residence and killed many Utatane clan members leave, Koharu Utatane suddenly reacted and hurriedly ordered: “You few, collect the clan members’ corpses! Do not hand over the clan members’ corpses to the Yamanaka clan, nor to the Police Force!”
“And you few! Immediately go notify the Mitokado clan! Rush there as quickly as possible, you must inform Homura Mitokado before that extreme brat Uchiha Ikeizumi gets there!”
“You… go to the Root Organization base! On my behalf, immediately mobilize all Root Organization members!”
“The rest of you, follow this elder to find Hiruzen! Uchiha Ikeizumi has gone mad, and we must stop his madness! Otherwise, the order of the entire Konoha will be destroyed by him! That brat is the biggest worm in Konoha!”
“Yes, Lady Koharu!” The remaining surviving ninja of the Utatane clan, their faces filled with lingering fear, quickly took action.
…
“Faster, faster!” Three Chunin from the Utatane clan rushed towards the Mitokado clan residence, wishing they had two more legs, not daring to stop even though they were breathless from exhaustion.
The scenery before their eyes flashed by like a stream of light.
The three ninja leaped and jumped over buildings.
After an unknown amount of running, the Mitokado clan residence finally appeared before them.
“Huff, huff…” One of the ninja, out of breath, murmured intermittently: “Did… did we surpass him, did Uchiha Ikeizumi arrive early?”
However.
A gust of wind that blew towards them carried the scent of blood, giving them bad news.
The faces of the three Utatane clan ninja changed.
They each swallowed their saliva, looked at each other in unison, and then gritted their teeth and hurried forward.
They found the gate of the Mitokado clan residence was wide open.
Through the gate, they could see the scene inside.
The three of them froze on the spot.
“You’re too late…” Homura Mitokado, with an extremely complex expression, glanced at the three Utatane clan ninja and sighed deeply, appearing as if he had aged several years.
He sighed helplessly, “I had already privately investigated whether any ninja in the clan had committed evil deeds. I had also warned them repeatedly to not hide anything from their past.”
“But in the end, some people still held onto hope… and the consequence of holding onto hope is this.” Homura Mitokado sighed again, his eyes filled with gloom and sadness, looking at the seven neatly arranged corpses lying on the ground.
“You should go directly to Hiruzen…”
Homura Mitokado waved his hand: “If the Sarutobi clan does not want to suffer the same tragedy as the Mitokado clan, they will need more ninja to gather there to stop Uchiha Ikeizumi.”
Homura Mitokado spoke with a lack of energy, appearing less like a Konoha senior advisor and more like a disheartened elder.
The three Utatane clan ninja seemed to still hear a hint of fear from this Konoha senior advisor.
This Lord Homura Mitokado must have been frightened!
…
“Lady Tsunade, wasn’t it agreed… that this money was to be used to fund the orphans of Tanzaku Street until they grow up? But… Lady Tsunade, you’ve lost a full ten million Ryo at Konoha’s casino tonight!”
In the deep night of Konoha, the only places still open for business were entertainment venues like casinos.
Shizune, holding Tonton, had a pained expression and nagged behind Tsunade, “Lady Tsunade, if you continue gambling, you might deplete tens of millions of Ryo.”
“Don’t worry! Don’t worry!”
Tsunade waved her hand irritably, “As long as those orphans are in Konoha, the old man will definitely spend money to support them, so we don’t need to. Besides… huh?!”
Just as Tsunade was about to say something else, her peripheral vision caught something, and she shifted her gaze.
“That…”
Tsunade narrowed her beautiful eyes, the displeasure of losing ten million Ryo in the casino dissipating slightly due to the sudden surge of curiosity: “Isn’t that the brat Uchiha Ikeizumi? And who are the two female ninja following him? What is that brat up to in the middle of the night?”
“Uchiha Ikeizumi?” Shizune started, following Tsunade’s gaze.
But she could only see several figures quickly disappearing in the distance.
Shizune suddenly sniffed. “Lady Tsunade, there’s a smell of blood!”
“Shizune, keep up.” Tsunade uttered a sentence, then used Body Flicker to disappear from Shizune’s front.
“Huh?”
Shizune froze for a moment and hurriedly said, “Lady Tsunade, wait for me!”
…
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was in the middle of a dream, was suddenly awakened because Koharu Utatane, along with several Root Ninja, rushed over and unceremoniously pulled him from his sleep.
With a stern old face, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had walked out the door, took a deep breath.
He had finally managed to return from the Capital of the Land of Fire, experienced all the annoying things during the day, and now just wanted a good night’s sleep. He hadn’t expected that even sleeping would be a luxury tonight.
Looking at Koharu Utatane and several anxious, panting Root Ninja who had visited late at night.
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned deeply and asked, “What happened? Why are you coming to find me so late? Now that you’ve taken over the Root Organization, you don’t need to ask me about certain matters. You can handle them yourself.”
Koharu Utatane, having recovered her breath, said with a grim expression, “If I could have solved it myself, I wouldn’t have come to you. And this is related to you, Hiruzen, which is why I had to come.”
“Related to me?” Hiruzen Sarutobi was startled, his heart suddenly becoming uneasy: “Did Naruto get into trouble again?”
“It’s Uchiha Ikeizumi!” Koharu Utatane nearly ground her teeth to dust.
After she recounted the “tragic encounter” of the Utatane Clan tonight.
Under Hiruzen Sarutobi’s utterly astonished gaze, Koharu Utatane continued, “His next target… is the Mitokado Clan! And the target after that… is the Sarutobi Clan! He’s gone mad! Hiruzen, this is the justice you’ve indulged! This ‘Absolute Justice’ has not only killed two of your sons, but he’s also going to completely massacre your Sarutobi Clan!”
“Hiruzen! He’s very likely already at the Mitokado Clan’s place! Tonight… he, along with Uchiha Izumi, Mitarashi Anko, and that Ninja Cat, killed thirteen of my clan members at the Utatane Clan Residence. Among them, two were juniors from the clan!”
“They could even lay hands on such young children. Do you think he’ll show mercy to the Sarutobi Clan? Or do you think the Sarutobi Clan is truly clean in his eyes?”
The hateful words from Koharu Utatane made Hiruzen Sarutobi’s expression serious as well.
If Uchiha Ikeizumi truly intended to massacre the Utatane Clan, the Mitokado Clan, and the Sarutobi Clan tonight, as Koharu Utatane said.
Then Hiruzen Sarutobi would naturally not agree!
These three ninja clans were not only the foundation of Konoha, but also the foundation of his position as Hokage!
If three major ninja clans were massacred…
Their ninja strength would likely be greatly reduced, and Konoha’s strength would also follow suit!
This would have too dire an impact on Konoha!
What’s more…
This also involved members of the Sarutobi Clan! Didn’t he know that some members of the Sarutobi Clan operated on the fringes of society?
He certainly knew, and he knew what his clan members were doing.
But those clan members who operated in the gray areas did so for the sake of the Sarutobi Clan, and even more so for Konoha Village.
Would Ikeizumi kill even these people? Although their methods were unusual, they were all contributors to Konoha!
Ikeizumi is too unreasonable!
By his logic, how many good people could there be in all of Konoha?
“Guards!” Hiruzen Sarutobi commanded. The Anbu guards hidden in the shadows immediately appeared. His expression was very serious as he said, “Summon all Anbu Ninja! Cooperate with the Root Ninja to stop Uchiha Ikeizumi’s actions tonight!”
“Yes, Hokage!”
“Stop him?” Koharu Utatane took a deep breath and gritted her teeth, glaring. “Hiruzen, even now, it’s just to stop him? You’re still unwilling to use more thorough methods? Where is the Konoha’s Ninja Overlord who was so domineering and resolute in the Ninja World?”
So many ninja from the Utatane Clan had been killed, and her reputation had been severely “torn” by Uchiha Ikeizumi, who then mercilessly trampled her into the ground.
How could she accept that Uchiha Ikeizumi would get away with anything?
That brat had to pay the price for his willfulness!
“This is Konoha!” Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice. “When did you become like Danzo, only concerned with short-sighted anger and not the safety of Konoha? Do you know what it means if a conflict occurs with Ikeizumi in Konoha?”
“Half of Konoha would be engulfed in flames! How many civilians would die? How many ninja? How many buildings would collapse? How many roads would be damaged? What would be the direct and indirect losses to Konoha?”
At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi’s taut nerves seemed to completely relax.
He let out a heavy sigh, his tone filled with helplessness: “Koharu… What else can Konoha do but compromise? You’ve seen the dangers he poses when I let him out.”
Koharu Utatane truly gnashed her teeth so hard she broke half of them.
Blood was at the corners of her mouth, and bloodshot veins appeared in her eyes: “Then find a way to expel him from the Land of Fire! As Hokage, you must be able to do that, right, Hiruzen!”
“While you consider Konoha, you must also consider us. That brat’s Absolute Justice will kill us one by one!”
“Me, Homura, you… one day, we will also become his targets. He certainly won’t be limited to just killing our clan members!”
As Koharu Utatane’s emotions ran high, some Anbu ninja arrived swiftly.
Simultaneously, some of the Root ninja who had emerged in full force also arrived, those with faster speeds.
Such a huge commotion startled many ninja clans and many ninja in Konoha, even late at night.
…
“Aren’t those Anbu ninja?” Yamanaka Inoichi looked at the dozen figures disappearing in the distance. After a moment of thought, he said, “Although I don’t know the specifics, it should be fine to follow and see.”
Beside him, Nara Shikahisa, who had also been awakened by the commotion, spoke, “That direction seems to be towards the Sarutobi Clan Residence. Perhaps the Hokage is just mobilizing the Anbu.”
While the two were conversing, a small figure suddenly caught their attention.
A calico Ninja Cat walked by gracefully.
“Lord Inoichi, Lord Kijiro asks Yamanaka Inoichi to collect the corpses tonight. There are currently about twenty corpses, located in the Utatane Clan and Mitokado Clan residences.”
The calico Ninja Cat paused and continued to speak in a strange tone, very different from a human’s, “Lord Kijiro also said that after collecting the corpses at those two locations…”
“…we need to go to the Sarutobi Clan Residence as well. Because soon, there will be many corpses to collect at the Sarutobi Clan Residence.”
Yamanaka Inoichi: “!!!”
Nara Shikahisa: “!!!”
“Hoo…” Yamanaka Inoichi let out a breath, a helpless wry smile on his face. “I was just curious and wanted to follow and see, but now I have to.”
The wry smile then vanished, and his expression turned serious. “Ikeizumi probably won’t attack the Hokage. He’s likely targeting the Hokage’s clan members.”
“The Hokage can’t possibly let him do that. At this time, we must be present.”
Nara Shikahisa looked up at the moon in the sky and said, “Let’s call Choza too. Only when the three clans of Ino-Shika-Cho gather can we put pressure on the Hokage. I really didn’t expect Ikeizumi to target these three clans.”
“If the Utatane Clan, Mitokado Clan, and Sarutobi Clan experience a massacre of Absolute Justice tonight. Then the strength and influence of these three ninja clans will surely plummet within Konoha.”
He had a strange look on his face as he murmured, “The status of our three clans, Ino-Shika-Cho, will almost passively rise within Konoha.”
After all, if the competitors weakened, it was equivalent to them becoming stronger.
As for whether the weakening of the Utatane Clan, Mitokado Clan, and Sarutobi Clan would cause Konoha to weaken?
Nara Shikahisa didn’t think so, because Uchiha Ikeizumi was getting stronger!
The power of ‘Absolute Justice’ compensated for the deficiency in this aspect.
Nara Shikahisa patted Yamanaka Inoichi on the shoulder: “Currently, Absolute Justice is indeed a good path. Don’t think the Nara Clan’s motives are impure. I am, after all, the Clan Leader of the Nara Clan, and I have to consider my ninja clan.”
“Let’s go, Ikeizumi needs us.”
…
Inside the Uchiha Clan Compound.
Fugaku Uchiha had not slept all night. Because at dinner tonight, he and his wife Mikoto had a fierce disagreement, almost leading to a quarrel.
As he was going out to clear his head, he suddenly saw an Anbu ninja flash past him.
And in the instant their figures crossed, Fugaku sensed that the other person seemed to have looked at him.
Although the other person wore an Anbu mask, the eyes beneath the mask made Fugaku feel very familiar.
“…Itachi?”
Fugaku was startled. He wanted to call out to Itachi, but unexpectedly, Uchiha Itachi stopped on his own, standing about three meters away.
“Father, this is an order from the Hokage,” Uchiha Itachi stated expressionlessly, answering Fugaku’s confusion. “It seems related to Uchiha Ikeizumi. I don’t know the specific details.”
With that, he continued on his way.
In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from Fugaku’s sight.
“Ikeizumi… Hokage…”
Fugaku’s heart suddenly sank. A sudden sense of foreboding made him immediately chase after him.
…
“Child of Prophecy…”
“Savior…”
Jiraiya stroked his chin and yawned tiredly.
He walked alone on a street in Konoha, gazing at the dim streetlights ahead.
“Uzumaki Naruto? Or Uchiha Sasuke? Or Uchiha Izumi? And… Uchiha Itachi?”
These were the three most likely candidates Jiraiya had screened, mainly because they were all very young.
The oldest, Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Itachi…
were only twelve years old.
But he instinctively felt that the future Child of Prophecy, the future Savior, might not appear among the Uchiha Clan, as their spirits were not very stable.
“Then there is only one option left. Minato’s orphan, Konoha’s Nine-Tails Jinchuriki—Uzumaki Naruto.”
A hint of complexity flashed in Jiraiya’s eyes. He had once trained Namikaze Minato as the Child of Prophecy, but unexpectedly, Minato, who eventually became the Fourth Hokage, died young.
So… could Minato’s child be the Child of Prophecy?
“Azure eyes… Hmm, at least, on this point, that little guy Uzumaki Naruto fits perfectly. Speaking of which, in the few days since I returned to Konoha, I haven’t seen Minato’s child.”
Just as Jiraiya was stroking his chin in thought.
A familiar scent that suddenly brushed past him immediately brought him back to his senses.
“Tsunade!?”
But when he looked up, Tsunade’s figure had long since disappeared, replaced by the panting Shizune.
“Lady Tsunade, you… you slow down a bit!”
“I… I can’t keep up…”
“Huh?!”
Shizune, covered in sweat and panting heavily, suddenly saw Jiraiya in front of her, which stunned her.
“Lord Jiraiya?!”
Jiraiya asked doubtfully, “You’re Tsunade’s disciple, aren’t you? Tsunade is in such a hurry, did something happen?”
Shizune hesitated, then felt that Lord Jiraiya and Lady Tsunade were comrades, so it shouldn’t be a problem to tell him. She quickly explained to Jiraiya.
“Uchiha Ikeizumi?”
Jiraiya frowned, feeling that something might happen in Konoha tonight. He immediately said, “Count me in.”
“Ah?”
Shizune was stunned.
…
“Where are these brats going?” Tsunade, following closely behind, muttered in confusion, “Could they be going somewhere to ‘execute justice’? But this is Konoha Village, he’s not going to cause a disturbance like in Tanzaku Street or the Capital of the Land of Fire, is he?”
As Tsunade muttered in confusion, she suddenly saw Uchiha Ikeizumi and the others ahead finally stop.
And at this moment, she finally realized where Uchiha Ikeizumi was going.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa…”
Tsunade’s beautiful eyes widened slightly: “This isn’t the old man’s residence? This looks like the Sarutobi Clan’s place.”
She immediately thought of a possibility that shocked her.
—Uchiha Ikeizumi was going to execute justice on Konoha’s Hokage!
Hiss!
“No, no, no…” In the next second, she quickly dismissed the thought. “This brat Uchiha Ikeizumi is powerful, but he’s probably no match for the old man. Even if he and the old man could fight to a draw, that’s only in a one-on-one situation. How could he have a chance to fight the old man one-on-one in Konoha?”
After thinking about it, she decided to continue following.
…
Meanwhile.
Inside the Sarutobi Clan Residence.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, with a calm expression, suddenly sensed something. Koharu Utatane beside him, as well as several powerful Anbu ninja, also faintly sensed it.
Among the Anbu ninja.
Kakashi, with his dead fish eyes drooping, cast his gaze in a certain direction and saw someone who made his scalp tingle and his heart fill with both shock and admiration—Uchiha Ikeizumi!
This guy…
He actually came!
Beside him, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Koharu Utatane also focused their attention on Uchiha Ikeizumi, their old faces becoming a bit grim.
“Ikeizumi,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said, his old face stern. Surrounded by many Anbu ninja, he took a step forward and said to Uchiha Ikeizumi, “I’ve learned about your actions tonight from Koharu! I didn’t expect that by constantly tolerating you, you’ve only become worse.”
“You killed over a dozen ninja from the Utatane Clan tonight; you killed several ninja from the Mitokado Clan; and now you’ve brazenly entered the Sarutobi Clan’s home! Ikeizumi, do you know that your actions are almost no different from those of a Rogue Ninja?”
“Do you know that with just one order from me, I can declare you a Konoha Rogue Ninja, and all the ninja in Konoha will regard you as their greatest enemy?”
Hiruzen Sarutobi reprimanded in a cold voice, “If you realize you are a Konoha ninja, turn around and leave here immediately! And seriously reflect on your actions tonight!”
The preceding words made Koharu Utatane want to clap her hands and cheer.
But the latter part almost made Koharu Utatane’s brain short-circuit.
Hiruzen…
He was still thinking of tolerating Uchiha Ikeizumi? At this point, shouldn’t he expel him from Konoha? Expel him from the Land of Fire?
Just as Koharu Utatane gritted her teeth and was about to speak, she suddenly saw that behind Uchiha Ikeizumi, besides those two hateful brats, there was another person she didn’t expect.
“…Tsunade?!”
Koharu Utatane suddenly understood why Hiruzen had inexplicably uttered that sentence.
He must have discovered Tsunade’s appearance immediately.
Moreover, Hiruzen knew that Tsunade actually had a certain degree of approval for Uchiha Ikeizumi’s ‘Absolute Justice’.
Tsunade’s appearance probably put some pressure on Hiruzen.
The key was, why did Tsunade appear? Was Uchiha Ikeizumi bringing her to pressure Hiruzen?
“Lady Tsunade… Tsun, Lady Tsunade…”
Shizune’s call also came from afar, and then another person appeared, who surprised everyone.
“Jiraiya!?”
Koharu Utatane’s eyes widened.
However.
Jiraiya’s arrival seemed beneficial to their side. After all, although Jiraiya disliked Absolute Justice not to the same extent as oneself, he at least should not fully agree with Absolute Justice.
“Hmph…” Jiraiya looked at Uchiha Ikeizumi’s back with a complicated expression: “Ikeizumi, don’t tell me you intend to make a move against Konoha’s Hokage.”
Jiraiya’s words made Koharu Utatane breathe a sigh of relief.
Good! Good! Good!
Not all the young people in the Village were on Uchiha Ikeizumi’s side; some were on their side.
“Ah, what a lively scene. It’s already late at night, it seems everyone is awake tonight!”
Nara Shikahisa’s voice also suddenly came from afar.
This made Koharu Utatane’s complexion, which had just recovered, turn grim again.
Ino-Shika-Cho… these three “ungrateful wretches” have also arrived! Hiruzen treated them so well every day, yet they betrayed Hiruzen!
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