Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 93 Naruto Uzumaki, this belief is called [Justice]! (5000 words)
Uchiha Izumi said, "Uchiha Izumi."

"Here!!!" Izumi responded loudly immediately, his energetic appearance startling Naruto.

Uchiha Ikezumi said, "Try to analyze who the murderer is."

"Yes, senior!"

Recalling the information Tachibana Jiro had mentioned, Izumi said earnestly with her small face, "Such a heinous act as wiping out an entire family is most likely committed by someone you know."

"The area near the Yamanaka clan is a densely populated area of ​​Konoha, and there are many ninjas living nearby. The fact that the perpetrator silently subdued the entire family of four without attracting the attention of other ninjas indicates that he is also a ninja of considerable strength."

“By listing out the ninjas known to the victims and focusing on those who had conflicts of interest with them, we should be able to identify a few suspects who are more likely to commit the crime.”

"and……"

At this point, Izumi glanced cautiously at Uchiha Ike Izumi and continued, "At that time, with Ike Izumi-senpai's abilities, he will be able to instantly identify the culprit from among the suspects."

Tachibana Jiro exclaimed in surprise, "A newbie like you, you're actually quite capable!"

Izumi said awkwardly, "The main reason is that I learned a lot of things that I couldn't learn at the Ninja Academy by following Senior Izumi."

—Moreover, following Senior Chi Quan, the probability of encountering extremely heinous cases was exceptionally high, resulting in accumulating experience in a short period of time that even veteran members of the police force could not accumulate.

Of course, the last sentence is a bit of a "rant from the heart".

Quan dared not say it in front of Senior Ikequan.

While everyone was talking.

Before they knew it, they had entered the Uchiha clan's territory.

Because the victims have been moved to the police force building.

……

"...Oh no!"

Yamanaka Yoshinobu, an Anbu ninja who was following far behind, felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at the Uchiha clan's encampment ahead.

How could Uchiha Izumi bring the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to a place like this?!

Isn't that like putting a lamb into a pack of hungry wolves?
Could he really be trying to control the nine-tailed fox?!
Within the Uchiha clan's territory, even if I risk my life, is there even a one percent chance I can bring Naruto Uzumaki out?

When the same foot stepped into the Uchiha compound.

Yoshinobu Yamanaka keenly sensed that many wary and hostile gazes had instantly locked onto him.

—He is a ninja from the Uchiha clan!
They must have discovered the secret agent mask hanging on their waist!

"call!"

Sweating profusely, Yamanaka Yoshinobu gripped the hilt of his ninja sword tightly, adopting a defensive stance ready to draw his blade at any moment, and then gritted his teeth and continued forward.

"Lord Hokage..."

When will you be able to get here?

He vowed that if he survived today, he would submit a letter of resignation to the Hokage.

Even if he were sent to an enemy country as a spy, he would not want to monitor Jinchuriki anymore.

This is not a job that a human being could do!
My own omen of death is flashing!
……

"I've come to this place again..." Naruto had no idea that he had unknowingly stirred up a lot of emotions in Konoha.

He was curiously observing the Uchiha clan's encampment.

Many Uchiha clan ninjas were also sizing him up.

And it was the kind of unbridled behavior.

"That blond brat, he's not from our Uchiha clan, is he? I don't remember any of our clansmen being blond."

"He's that 'fox brat,' who was arrested by the police force a while ago. I heard he was arrested by Uchiha Ikezumi, and this time... it seems he was arrested by Uchiha Ikezumi again."

"That brat, the Nine-Tailed Fox! I heard that the Nine-Tailed Fox that caused chaos in Konoha back then was sealed inside him. I wonder if it's true. If it is... he's the culprit behind our Uchiha clan being ostracized by the village, isn't he?"

"Be careful. This brat was brought back by Uchiha Ikezumi. If you dare to have any wicked thoughts, he won't spare your life."

"Huh? Why is there another outsider here? That guy... isn't that an ANBU mask hanging on his waist?"

"Oh? Anbu ninjas have come to our Uchiha clan's territory?"

The sight of Yoshinobu Yamanaka hanging far away, over a hundred meters away, was too conspicuous.

Although the demon fox was enough to attract the covetous eyes of many radical ninjas of the Uchiha clan, they were still somewhat intimidated by Uchiha Izumi standing next to him.

then……

Yamanaka Yoshinobu, who was clearly an easy target, became the target of everyone's attacks, with pairs of Sharingan eyes fixed on him.

It was as if he would be instantly chopped into minced meat if he made any unusual move.

"...Was it my fault that the Uchiha clan was ostracized?"

These Uchiha ninjas didn't whisper when they talked, so Naruto naturally heard them discussing him.

This immediately dampened the curious look on his face.

"Don't take on evil that doesn't belong to you."

Then Uchiha Izumi's voice suddenly rang out: "If it were you now, would you have the thought of ostracizing the Uchiha clan?"

Naruto quickly shook his head: "No, that can't be!"

He is the one who is discriminated against and ostracized in the village. How could he possibly have the right to ostracize others?
Naruto believed he would never have such thoughts.

……

at the same time.

Inside the police force building's offices.

The news that "the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has once again entered the Uchiha clan's territory" quickly reached Fugaku's ears. Startled, Fugaku, who was drinking tea, crushed his teacup in his hand.

"Why is he here again? Who brought him in?"

He no longer cared that the scalding tea was dripping onto him.

He asked a series of questions.

Last time, when Uchiha Ikezumi brought Naruto Uzumaki to the police station building, Fugaku was already quite shocked.

Who would have thought that Naruto Uzumaki would be making a second stint in the palace!

They've completely messed up Fugaku's abilities!
"It's Uchiha Ikezumi." The police ninja who came to report the situation gave an answer that didn't shock Fugaku.

Fugaku: “…”

Clearly, he's almost become desensitized to Uchiha Ikezumi's antics.

He really couldn't understand how one person could do so many things in just 24 hours that made him, the head of the Uchiha clan, feel so overwhelmed.

"Ikezumi...when will you finally realize that only by maintaining a balance can the village and the Uchiha clan remain stable?"

"call!"

After muttering something to himself, Fugaku exhaled a breath of stale air and immediately stood up. With a serious expression, he asked in a deep voice, "Where did he take Naruto Uzumaki?"

The police ninja replied, "The police underground morgue."

Fugaku: "???"

The police ninja realized that what he said might have been somewhat ambiguous, so he added, "Naruto Uzumaki is still alive, and I don't know why Izumi Uchiha brought the demon fox there."

Fugaku: “…”

In that brief moment, his back was covered in a layer of cold sweat.

He didn't even bother to remind the other person not to leave things unsaid in the future.

Fugaku immediately set off for the underground morgue.

……

Inside the morgue.

The cold air that filled the air made Naruto shiver. He stared in disbelief at the corpses lying on the iron beds. At a glance, he couldn't even count how many there were!
The strange smell permeating the air constantly stimulated Naruto's sense of smell, causing his stomach to churn and his dirty little face to turn slightly pale.

Uchiha Ikezumi walked to a corpse covered with a white sheet and reached out to lift the sheet.

that moment.

The intense visual impact made Naruto, who was standing nearby, dizzy. He didn't know what words to use to describe the gruesome state of the corpse. And it was the corpse of a child who looked about the same age as him, Uzumaki Naruto!
So much so that Naruto was so frightened that he immediately closed his eyes.

"Open your eyes." But when Uchiha Izumi's cold voice rang out.

Naruto felt that this terrifying man was more frightening to him.

His will to survive spurred him to open his eyes. “New recruit, take note. Victim number one, male, age seven to eight. Multiple crushing and shattered fractures. The dented skull appears to be the primary cause of death, but upon closer inspection, strange marks can be found on the side of the neck, suggesting that the neck was forcefully attacked before death, resulting in a neck fracture.”

"That's what caused his death."

Seven to eight years old...

Naruto, who was tightly covering his mouth and his face was flushed as he tried his best not to vomit, couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Isn't that about the same age as me?

Could he also be a student at the ninja academy?

Uchiha Ikezumi walked to the side and lifted another white sheet—the appearance of this corpse made Naruto unable to hold back any longer.

Indescribable vomit even gushed out from between his fingers.

His deep blue pupils were trembling violently.

"The second victim was a female, aged two to three. Her body was crushed by heavy objects from the building rubble, but that shouldn't be the fatal injury. There was unswallowed food stuck in her throat, which should be the cause of her death. She was knocked unconscious while eating."

It was as if Uchiha Izumi deliberately made Naruto witness every single corpse.

As for how Naruto feels now, and how much of an impact he has suffered, it seems to be irrelevant to him.

He lifted the third white cloth.

"The third victim was a male, aged 29 to 31. Although there were many marks on his body from being hit by heavy objects from the building, the real fatal wound was on his chest. This wound was not caused by being hit by a building, but was clearly a piercing wound from a sharp weapon."

Then lift the fourth white cloth.

"The fourth victim, female, age..."

After seeing four gruesome corpses, Naruto was completely stunned. His eyes lost their light as he stared blankly at the last woman's body.

"Uzumaki Naruto."

Naruto shuddered when he was suddenly called by his full name.

"I'm so sorry!" Naruto was almost crying. "I shouldn't have thrown it up. I can clean it up..."

But Naruto discovered that this terrifying man didn't blame him. Instead, he said indifferently, "This is the evil of the ninja world."

Does the evil of the ninja world refer to this family of four?

Do not!
wrong!

Naruto realized—the other party was referring to the murderer!

"The 'evil' bred from the twisted and morbid ninja world will bring slaughter, pain and disaster to innocent people... The family of four you see now are all victims of 'evil'."

Uchiha Ikezumi asked quietly, "Do you think they're pitiful, Naruto Uzumaki?"

Naruto wiped his mouth, his voice trembling slightly as he pursed his lips and said, "They've all been killed... They must have been so pitiful."

Uchiha Ikezumi continued, "They were completely unaware as 'evil' gradually approached them, and the family was still happily eating dinner. Until a villain appeared, wielding a sharp blade, and ruthlessly took their lives."

"And that murderer... is probably gloating now. Because of last night's commotion, the building collapsed and four bodies were crushed. If someone inexperienced had handled this, the case would have been closed as an 'accident'."

"At that time, the murderers will go unpunished, and justice will suffer a setback."

Even if they have never experienced fatherly or motherly love.

I have never experienced the atmosphere of a family dinner.

However, as Uchiha Izumi's words reached his ears, Naruto unconsciously began to imagine a series of scenes.

A loving family of four was enjoying their dinner, chatting and laughing, when an uninvited guest suddenly barged into their home under the cover of night.

—A three-year-old girl was knocked unconscious by a murderer who broke into her home while she was eating. However, because food got stuck in her throat, the girl suffocated and died.

—The husband got up in shock and anger, but the murderer was quick-witted and stabbed through the chest.

Before his wife could scream in terror, the murderer plunged another knife into her chest.

A seven-year-old boy ran away in terror, but was caught by a murderer who broke his neck with a karate chop and killed him on the spot.

A family of four was brutally murdered!
By this point, Naruto dared not imagine anything further.

The image that flashed through Naruto's mind had a far stronger psychological impact than the gruesome sight of the four corpses. He stood frozen in place, feeling extremely ashamed and guilty for his earlier vomiting.

"How...how could they do this?" Naruto's nose stung with tears as he murmured to himself, "This is wrong...even if the villagers can't live in harmony, they shouldn't do this!"

Naruto glanced absently at the other corpses in the morgue.

Then she looked up at Uchiha Ikezumi, who seemed unfazed by the situation.

Naruto asked in a low, wooden voice, "Are there many things like this?"

“It’s happening all the time,” Uchiha Ikezumi said. “Every moment.”

Uchiha Ikezumi coldly added, "And this is only the 'evil' that has been bred in Konoha, a single ninja village. Looking at the vast ninja world, Konoha's 'evil' is just the tip of the iceberg."

"This ninja world is sick. So sick that many people are unaware that they have contracted the disease. This pathology has distorted the thoughts of many people and also distorted the bottom line of many people's morality."

Naruto was stunned for a few seconds.

“It shouldn’t be like this…” Naruto looked up and met Uchiha Ikezumi’s gaze directly. This was the first time he had had the courage to speak, his voice pleading: “The ninja world shouldn’t be like this, right?”

Uchiha Izumi didn't answer, but instead asked another question: "Naruto Uzumaki, having already witnessed just the tip of the iceberg of 'evil,' is there anything you want to do?"

His voice drifted softly into Naruto's ears: "Follow your heart and say out loud what you most want to do right now."

Just as Uchiha Ikezumi finished speaking.

Fugaku rushed into the morgue, and when he saw a golden-haired Nine-Tails Jinchuriki right in front of him...

Fugaku was completely numb.

"Chi Quan! You..."

But before Fugaku could utter a single word, Naruto interrupted him with a loud shout: "I...I want the murderer to pay the price! Such a villain shouldn't go unpunished! I want his family of four to find peace in the afterlife! This...this...this is what I want to do..."

Naruto's voice grew softer and softer, and in the end, fear prevailed. The courage he mustered lasted less than three seconds before it died out.

Uchiha Ikezumi said, "Remember this belief you have now."

Naruto, who had been keeping his head down and not daring to utter a sound, was taken aback.

"This belief is called [justice]."

Uchiha Ikezumi slowly said, "Just a moment ago, you already had a heart set on upholding justice. Never forget that indignation, and never let yourself become numb."

Naruto murmured, repeating, "Justice..."

Fugaku's pupils contracted slightly. Witnessing all this, he immediately realized what Ikezumi was doing—he was instilling his [Absolute Justice] into the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!
Fugaku gasped.

Is this something we can do?
This has definitely crossed the Third Hokage's line!

"Ikezumi... what exactly are you doing?" Even though he already had the answer in his heart, Fugaku couldn't help but ask.

He was clinging to a sliver of hope that Uchiha Ikezumi would give an answer completely opposite to his guess.

Uchiha Ikezumi glanced at Fugaku and said openly and honestly without any hesitation: "The ninja world needs more [absolute justice]."

Fugaku: “…”

That sliver of hope was immediately shattered.

Fugaku's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

"Ike Izumi! That's Naruto Uzumaki! You can instill your ninja way in anyone from the Uchiha clan. But Naruto Uzumaki is different... Don't you understand his uniqueness?"

Fugaku could no longer contain his emotions: "Ikezumi! By doing this, you are driving the Uchiha clan into a corner! Don't forget why the Uchiha clan was forced to relocate to this place!"

Fugaku did this to reassure the Konoha leadership about the Uchiha clan.

Over the years, he has lost count of how many concessions he has made and how many times he has compromised with the village.

They also face pressure from the hawkish faction within the Uchiha clan every day.

But Fugaku believes he has withstood all that pressure.

Give him some more time, maybe three to five years, or even seven or eight years, and he might be able to dispel the suspicions of the higher-ups. Let them know that the Uchiha clan has no intention of staging a coup, and let them understand that the Uchiha clan is trustworthy.

however……

Uchiha Ikezumi twice brought the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to the Uchiha clan's territory and instilled in them the concept of absolute justice.

It was like smashing Fugaku's years of hard work with a single punch!

It happened once, and it happened twice...

How could Fugaku possibly control his emotions?
……

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(End of this chapter)