Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 32 Farewell, Shinnosuke-sensei
Sarutobi Shinnosuke was constantly distracted by controlling the chakra within his body in order to mitigate the effects of the Sharingan genjutsu on him, and during this time he also avoided making eye contact with Uchiha Ikezumi.

But to his surprise, he still fell for the opponent's "Sharingan genjutsu"!
When they saw the last ANBU ninja fall at the hands of Uchiha Izumi.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke's expression was one of shock and horror, and also extremely ugly.

The former genin has now grown to the point that even he, the supervising jonin, cannot suppress him.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke realized that he had become the old wave on the beach.

The half-broken ninja sword in his hand gave him no sense of security whatsoever.

Uchiha Ikezumi asked, "Shin-nosuke-sensei, are you still so stubbornly clinging to your delusions?"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke remained silent for a while, then suddenly chuckled.

"Uchiha Ikezumi".

He threw away the melted half of his ninja sword, straightened up, his expression solemn, and formed a proper hand seal, saying, "Tonight, let me correct your erroneous sense of justice. A ninja's justice is based on the interests of the village; justice that is good for the village is true justice."

"And your justice is nothing but a self-centered justice; no one in the entire ninja world will accept your justice. Because everything you're doing now is practically making you an enemy of the whole world!"

Uchiha Ikezumi also stood in place, less than ten meters away from Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

He also formed a standard seal of opposition.

"Shinnosuke-sensei. My heart and actions are as clear as a mirror, and all my deeds are for justice—I remember saying this to you a long, long time ago, when I was still a genin."

Uchiha Ikezumi said calmly.

“Ha…” Sarutobi Shinnosuke sighed, “You’re really hopeless. Someone like you will destroy Konoha one day.”

Uchiha Ikezumi said, "Shin-nosuke-sensei thinks too much about me. You don't even bother to get to know your student. You know less about me than a police trainee who has only been with me for a few days."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke narrowed his eyes: "Then I'm afraid I won't have the chance to get to know you anymore, because you will be trapped in the underworld."

The words fell.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke swiftly formed hand seals, his chest suddenly expanding, and he unleashed a powerful shout: "Fire Release: Crimson Spider!!!"

A torrent of flames erupted from his mouth, transforming into a giant spider that charged towards Uchiha Ikezumi.

Uchiha Izumi did not ignore the flames by relying on her "Lava Release Chakra Body".

He also formed hand seals.

"Fire Escape..."

"The fire is extinguished!!!"

Flames of even greater scale and temperature than those used by Sarutobi Shinnosuke erupted from Uchiha Izumi's mouth, engulfing the charging fire spiders almost instantly and then sweeping towards Sarutobi Shinnosuke with overwhelming force.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke immediately dodged around a corner, the terrifying flames almost grazing his nose, even scorching his eyelashes with the intense heat.

"Tch, are you still holding back in this master-disciple battle? Uchiha Izumi! Has your self-centered sense of justice softened now?"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke gritted his teeth, bit his right thumb until it bled, and slammed his palm into the ground.

Dense array of psychic runes spread across the ground.

"Psychic art!"

"Great Ape!!!"

bang——

After a flash of white smoke, a gigantic ape, over three meters tall and covered in red fur, suddenly appeared. This was Sarutobi Shinnosuke's strongest summoning beast, a robust ape with strength comparable to a Konoha Jonin—the Great Ape!
The moment the Great Ape appeared, he saw a field of lava and a sea of ​​fire before him, and he also saw Uchiha Ikezumi in front of him.

"Shin-chan, this isn't a good scene! Should I excuse myself from this conflict between you and your master?"

The big ape said in a deep, muffled voice, with a hint of teasing.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke took a deep breath: "Big Sarutobi, we've reached a life-or-death moment, so please stop making such lame jokes."

The Great Ape stood behind Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

Confronting Uchiha Ikezumi. "Uchiha Ikezumi's so-called absolute justice has already threatened Konoha," Sarutobi Shinnosuke said in a deep voice.

The Great Ape said, "Isn't this something we should have expected? Although you've always been unwilling to understand your disciple, judging from his personality and behavior, this confrontation today was bound to happen sooner or later, wasn't it... But, Shinnosuke... do you really think this child did something wrong?"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke paused for half a second, then said, "Justice that doesn't benefit Konoha is wrong. Ninjas should stand on the side of the village. Great Sarutobi, let's settle this here today."

"……clear."

……

Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi, leading a group of ANBU ninjas, was rushing toward the secret research base when he could already see the base, which had been destroyed by magma.

You can also see the dense forest ahead that has been turned into a sea of ​​fire.

Although he wasn't quite close to it yet, he could smell a faint sulfurous odor in the air.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart sank.

"Go put out the fire immediately!" he decisively ordered. "Don't let the fire spread to Konoha! At the same time... immediately stop this unnecessary conflict and hold both sides back!"

"Yes, Hokage-sama!"

The ANBU ninjas forcibly sped up their pace, knowing full well that the person stationed at the secret research base was the Hokage's eldest son.

They also knew that the person who forcibly broke into the secret research base was a Uchiha clan genius whom the Hokage had high hopes for.

It seems.

The Hokage is unwilling to give up either of them.

He wanted to repeat the same method he used to stop the conflict between Uchiha Ikezumi and Shimura Danzo, to stop this one tonight...

It's probably too late to stop the conflict.

……

The battle between Uchiha Ikezumi, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, and their summoning beast Great Ape at the secret research base has reached a fever pitch.

"Roar!!!"

The giant ape picked up a concrete pillar weighing over ten tons, and with a roar, carried it towards Uchiha Ikezumi.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke circled around behind Uchiha Ikezumi, clenching his teeth as lightning surged in his right palm.

"Thunder Escape..."

"Lightning Blade Technique!"

The blinding lightning transformed into a two-meter-long blade that slashed heavily down on Uchiha Ikezumi's back; a massive concrete pillar, almost large enough to cover Uchiha Ikezumi in diameter, also charged forward.

Swish! ! !
Bang! ! !
With a single strike, the lightning blade cleaved Uchiha Ikezumi's body in two; a massive concrete pillar slammed down, slamming Uchiha Ikezumi's halved lower body into the ground with a loud thud.

"Shin-chan, watch out! Something's not right! His body's acting strange!" Great Ape suddenly warned.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke suddenly widened his eyes.

Because he saw that Uchiha Izumi, whom he had cut in two, was slowly “standing up” as his body writhed with magma.

"Water Transformation Technique?" Sarutobi Shinnosuke was stunned. He couldn't tell how many trump cards Uchiha Ikezumi had revealed.

"Shinnosuke! Get out of the way!!!" This was the Great Ape's urgent shout.

“If you were skilled in Water Release, you could have fought me for a little longer.” Uchiha Izumi’s right arm was slightly bent, his right arm transforming into a giant magma hound, its ferocious mouth wide open, ready to bite down hard on Sarutobi Shinnosuke’s chest.

"Farewell, Shinnosuke-sensei."

"Shinnosuke! Get out of the way!!!" This was the panicked shout of the Third Hokage, who arrived late.

……

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(End of this chapter)