Chapter 58: Master Ikeizumi Is The Only Light Worth Believing In
When he personally saw a corpse missing most of its head slumped on the ground, Sasuke was already scared pale.
He even saw the corpse’s remaining single eye glaring roundly “looking” toward his direction.
This made Sasuke involuntarily shudder.
“M-Murder… murder…” Nearby, Konoha’s civilians were also quite terrified and uneasy, repeatedly saying: “Q-Quickly… go notify the Uchiha Police Force…”
“We are the Uchiha Police Force!” After taking a deep breath, she stood out and loudly declared, instantly silencing the nearby Konoha civilians.
Yeah…
The murderer was a Police Force Ninja, so even if they called other Police Force members, would it make any difference?
Senior Izumi noticed many people showing timid expressions, and she loudly continued: “The executed person is called ‘Aburame Keiya’, a ninja who forgot the original intent of the Will of Fire and harmed innocent lives! His crimes include but are not limited to—trafficking contraband drugs, murder, desecrating a corpse…”
“Furthermore, he just took the initiative to attack, intending to use force to resist the Police Force’s law enforcement! My Senior Uchiha Ikeizumi could only, in the name of「 absolute justice」, execute the resisting criminal on the spot!”
Perhaps the girl’s shout indeed sounded quite righteous and awe-inspiring.
Perhaps the Police Force’s deterrent power and the legitimacy of law enforcement made it hard for anyone to form rebuttals.
Of course, it was most likely that the name “Uchiha Ikeizumi” alone was enough to have a “stopping a crying child” effect.
Senior Izumi discovered that some nearby civilians looked less panicked.
This also made her slightly relieved from the bottom of her heart.
“Senior, what do we do now…?” Senior Izumi could boldly shout when facing the Konoha civilians’ doubts and panic about what her senior had done, but she had no confidence when facing the senior himself.
“There will be ninja cats running back to the Police Force to call people to handle the corpse.” Uchiha Ikeizumi said flatly.
Senior Izumi saw a ninja cat squatting at the alley corner swiftly leave.
These ninja cats must be Senior Ikeizumi’s most trusted partners and capable assistants, right?
Ah! No, no!
She herself is Senior Ikeizumi’s capable assistant!
Senior Izumi adjusted her mindset.
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After Uchiha Ikeizumi left this street, the Konoha civilians who didn’t dare shout loudly finally mustered their courage under mutual glances and approached the corpse missing half its head.
“Hiss, died so miserably… How many people has Uchiha Ikeizumi killed in the village this month?”
Someone got goosebumps all over: “Is he a Police Force law enforcement officer or a murder demon?”
“Didn’t we hear that Uchiha Ikeizumi has eyes that can see through ‘past and future evil’? The Uchiha Clan’s Sharingan is already weird enough; maybe he really saw through others’ ‘evil’, and plus he’s naturally one who hates evil like enemies.”
“That girl just said this person killed someone, so being killed by Police Force’s Uchiha Ikeizumi is also well-deserved, right?”
“But this is too extreme, isn’t it? Can’t they capture him first and interrogate? What if it’s a mistake? What if he didn’t commit a crime?”
“……That lord wouldn’t kill the innocent indiscriminately; he’s actually not that scary. He only swings the cleaver at the guilty; you have no need to fear him so much.”
Amid the crowd’s various whispering opinions, suddenly, a very discordant voice rang out.
Instantly drawing many people’s gazes to the speaker.
—That was a man with a rather dejected expression.
The man didn’t care about being stared at with various abnormal gazes; what he cared about was that Senior Ikeizumi was being misunderstood.
He lowered his head and, in public, revealed his own scars, stubbornly gritting his teeth: “If Senior Ikeizumi hadn’t executed justice for my fiancée who was raped and murdered, I wouldn’t even know how to make those three beasts pay.”
The man clenched his fists, painful tears instantly spilling out, choking and trembling: “You just have many prejudices against Senior Ikeizumi because you think his law enforcement methods are harsh.”
“But how could you know… In the eyes of someone like me whose life has fallen into painful darkness, a person like Senior Ikeizumi is the only ray of light that makes me believe justice exists!”
“So! Please don’t misunderstand that lord! He has never been the enemy of us ordinary people who have never done evil!”
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Sasuke, who was dazed and staggering behind Senior Izumi, vaguely heard shouting from far behind.
Even Sasuke himself didn’t know why he inexplicably followed Senior Izumi; clearly, he was scared by that man Uchiha Ikeizumi…
Now his little heart was pounding wildly.
“Sasuke. Sorry, that unexpected interlude happened, so I haven’t answered your earlier question about the ‘rumor’ regarding your brother Uchiha Itachi.”
At this moment, Senior Izumi’s voice finally snapped Sasuke out of his daze.
He hurriedly turned his gaze to Senior Izumi.
Sasuke also suddenly keenly noticed that Senior Izumi’s way of addressing his brother had changed.
He vaguely remembered that Senior Izumi previously called his brother “Itachi-kun”, which was an intimate friend’s address.
Now it had become “Uchiha Itachi”.
It felt much more distant.
Senior Izumi’s emotions sank, her tone carrying some disappointment; she lightly tucked back a loose strand of hair at her temple and slowly said: “Sasuke, the rumors you heard in the village today are only half rumors. The other half is real.”
Sasuke: “???”
Sasuke nearly stopped breathing, his little face panicked, stuttering: “Wh-Which… which part… is real?”
Senior Izumi initially felt it somewhat heartless to tell Sasuke the truth, but as one of the parties to the future evil, perhaps Sasuke shouldn’t be kept in the dark and should know his brother’s true face.
Senior Izumi said: “Senior Ikeizumi has the power to see through future evil; he saw your brother Uchiha Itachi’s future. In one year, the Uchiha Clan will be exterminated by Uchiha Itachi.”
Under Sasuke’s horrified and panicked gaze…
Senior Izumi continued relentlessly: “Your father, your mother, your friends, your relatives. They will all die by Uchiha Itachi’s hand, all killed by him personally!”
“This matter… your father Fugaku the Clan Leader knows; your brother Uchiha Itachi also knows. They both choose to believe Senior Ikeizumi’s ability.”
“Your father believes his eldest son will destroy the Uchiha Clan in the future, but he chooses to cover for Uchiha Itachi.”
“Your brother believes he will commit such an evil deed in the future. He once stated outright that he won’t regret it.”
Senior Izumi stopped walking and turned around, slightly bending her knees.
A pair of watery eyes met Sasuke’s bewildered, teary eyes.
“Sasuke… this is Uchiha Itachi’s ‘future evil’; he will kill almost everyone in the Uchiha Clan.”
“This might not be the answer you wanted most.”
“Sorry, Sasuke…”
“This is the fact.”
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