manynovel Chapter 49: The Acceptance of [Absolute Justice]
Chapter 49: The Acceptance of [Absolute Justice]
at the same time.
As darkness fell completely, Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his aching brow and sighed deeply. However, the gloomy expression lingering on his old face did not dissipate so easily.
He originally wanted Shinnosuke Sarutobi to pass away peacefully today.
But who could have imagined that Uchiha Ikezumi would suddenly appear out of nowhere?
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt extremely complicated feelings about what Uchiha Ikezumi had done that day.
Officially, he should support Uchiha Ikezumi in upholding justice. After all, Yamada Toshijiro's actions had crossed the line of the Land of Fire's laws. Even if Ikezumi's methods were extreme, directly ordering his subordinates to kill the other party...
Even Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that Izumi Uchiha hadn't done anything wrong.
but.
Personally, he was Sarutobi Shinnosuke's father. For a father, such a discordant incident at his eldest son's funeral was a huge provocation and a shock.
Not to mention, it was Ikezumi who killed Shinnosuke!
"call……"
Hiruzen Sarutobi murmured, "But Konoha can't withstand a civil war without any prior preparation. The number of pillars in the village who can shoulder the responsibility is dwindling... Ikezumi is one of the few young people in the village who can take on that responsibility."
"Even if the Uchiha clan cannot become Hokage, he can replace Danzo, or Homura, or Koharu in the future."
It's that kind of agonizing dilemma where you're stuck on one thing and unable to reach another.
It made him unsure of what kind of emotion he was experiencing.
Hiruzen Sarutobi composed himself to calm his gloomy mood.
Prepare to leave the Hokage Building.
Just then, an ANBU ninja suddenly jumped in through the open window. He knelt before Hiruzen Sarutobi and said rapidly, "Lord Hokage, Uchiha Ikezumi killed his only relative, 'Uchiha Kigawa,' today."
Hiruzen Sarutobi paused in his steps.
"Uchiha Kihara... is he the one who allegedly brutally murdered two ANBU comrades during a mission outside the village?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was no stranger to the name Uchiha Kihara.
Because the other party was once a member of the Dark Guard.
It was also he who ordered the temporary suspension of Uchiha Kihara for investigation.
"Yes." The ANBU ninja nodded.
Hiruzen Sarutobi murmured, "Since Izumi killed him, it means that I did not wrong him."
Suddenly remembering something, he asked directly, "Is Uchiha Kihara Ikezumi's only living close relative?"
"Yes."
The Dark Division's answer was exactly the same as before, except for a subtle emotional fluctuation.
Clearly, Uchiha Izumi's actions shocked even seasoned ANBU ninjas.
Hiruzen Sarutobi also fell silent.
"Absolute justice that shows no mercy to anyone..." After a long silence, he finally uttered these three words with a complicated expression.
Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly understood what Uchiha Ikezumi's "absolute justice" really was.
"call……"
"Ikezumi, it's precisely because you're so outstanding and so righteous that I can't bring myself to consider you my enemy just because of the hatred stemming from the Shinnosuke incident..."
……
"Hmph! As expected of that born evil Uchiha brat! Someone who doesn't even spare their own blood relatives is nothing but a heartless killing machine. The evil blood flowing through the Uchiha clan shouldn't exist in this world!"
Meanwhile, Danzo also received word of this from the Root ninjas.
"The eyes of the Uchiha clan harbor an evil power unimaginable to the world. This power requires extremely strong mental stimulation to have even a certain probability of being activated."
Danzo's eyes narrowed, a hint of suspicion and danger flashing in them.
He was speculating about Uchiha Ikezumi's behavior from the most malicious angle.
He suddenly thought of Uchiha Shisui.
Shisui's eyes possessed the most evil power in the legends of the Uchiha clan. It was precisely because Uchiha Shisui possessed such a treasure that he was considered a sin, and his "crime" was so great that the entire Konoha leadership feared him, that Danzo could not restrain himself from killing him.
And they attempted to steal the Mangekyou Sharingan!
Now... Danzo began to suspect that Uchiha Ikezumi had awakened a Mangekyou Sharingan similar to that of Uchiha Shisui.
Do you also possess that kind of evil power that makes your hair stand on end just by hearing about it?
I felt a slight stinging pain coming from my left ear from time to time.
While Danzo felt a surge of fear, his anger also rose within him. He gritted his teeth and muttered, "Monkey, if you hadn't stopped me that day, I would have nipped this evil Uchiha brat who threatened the village in the bud long ago!"
His anger was not only directed at Uchiha Ikezumi.
He then took his anger out on Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Even though Danzo knew in his heart that the chances of Uchiha Ikezumi awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan were not very high, otherwise he wouldn't have waited so many years to finally get Uchiha Shisui.
But once such speculation arises in one's mind, it is impossible to suppress it.
Like wild grasses, they continuously take root and sprout in Danzo's heart.
His expression shifted unpredictably.
"Uchiha Ikezumi..."
"Sharingan..."
……
"This is the second time I've killed someone today!" Izumi soaked himself in the bathtub, his hair floating on the steaming water.
She only showed half of her head, and the words she was mumbling sounded like "gurgling".
Izumi remembers clearly that he was uneasy all night when he committed his first murder.
Even when he returned home, he was worried that he would be arrested by the secret service.
Now I feel like I'm getting quite familiar with it.
She found that she no longer felt any unease, and even the discomfort of killing had long since dissipated.
"and……"
She gently clutched her chest, her head emerging from the water, and muttered to herself in confusion, "Why do I feel a strange sense of smugness? I'm not some kind of psychopathic killer, so it can't be because I've killed someone that I'm having this weird feeling, right?"
Quan stood up, lifted her feet out of the bathtub, and after rinsing off the foam lightly, a flash of inspiration struck her.
She suddenly understood.
"—It's approval!"
She realized that the reason she was secretly pleased was because she discovered that there were people in the Uchiha clan besides herself who recognized Ikezumi-senpai's "absolute justice"!
And there are quite a few people like this!
After all, on my way home after saying goodbye to Senior Ikezumi today, I heard many people talking about him.
And it's not a negative discussion!
Even if they only developed a strange admiration and worship for Senior Chi Quan because of his overly extreme methods.
but……
It's at least a good start.
……
"Father, I wish to meet with Uchiha Ikezumi."
At the dinner table, Itachi Uchiha solemnly addressed Fugaku.
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