Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha.

Chapter 103 Even Indra and Asura cannot escape the palm of justice.

Chapter 104 Neither Indra nor Asura can escape the palm of justice (5000 words)

Inside the Uchiha clan's compound.

The only elder of the Shimura clan is currently surrounded by a group of radical Uchiha clan ninjas.

A series of malicious gazes swept over him.

"If I remember correctly, most of the Shimura clan's ninjas serve in Root. But ever since Uchiha Ikezumi began his large-scale hunt and slaughter of Root ninjas, your Shimura clan has been facing a generational gap. The youngest among your younger generation is already a teenager. Now, I'm afraid you only have a handful of big cats and little cats left, right?"

Uchiha Setsuna, leaning on his cane, narrowed his eyes and stared at the Shimura clan elder, who was about the same age as him.

"Furthermore, ever since Shimura Danzo was defeated by Uchiha Ikezumi, the Third Hokage removed him from his position as leader of Root, and he has been missing for several days."

"The Shimura clan has few members left, and their leader, Danzo, is nowhere to be found. Does this Shimura clan even deserve to cooperate with me?"

Uchiha Setsuna's arrogant demeanor caused the elder of the Shimura clan to have a somewhat gloomy expression.

As expected of the inherently evil Uchiha clan, every single one of them exudes a repulsive aura.

"Lord Danzo is not unaccounted for; he has always been in Konoha," the Shimura clan elder said coldly. "However—"

"Last night, under the shameless sneak attack of Uchiha Izumi, Lord Danzo sacrificed himself to protect Konoha."

Uchiha Setsuna: "—!!!"

to be frank.

The news of Danzo's death circulated only among a few people last night and was not widely spread.

Uchiha Setsuna was unaware of this until an elder of the Shimura clan revealed it to him directly.

"Dead—Danzo." Uchiha Setsuna's wrinkles twitched slightly, a cold sneer playing on his lips. "Good riddance! If I remember correctly, he was the one with the biggest grudge against the Uchiha clan, wasn't he?!"

His smile vanished, and he said coldly, "The existence of Shimura Danzo meant that the Shimura clan and the Uchiha clan were inherently opposed. After Shimura Danzo's death, do you really think that our Uchiha clan will forgive you people?"

"Without Shimura Danzo, the Shimura clan is not far from becoming a mere shell of its former self, is it? Do you think your few cronies dare to boast in front of me?"

The elder of the Shimura clan raised his fist, but since he was on someone else's turf, he couldn't very well unleash it.

Moreover, he didn't come here on a whim just to have a fight with Uchiha Setsuna.

His face darkened, and he gritted his teeth, saying in a deep voice, "But we have a common enemy, don't we? Uchiha Izumi! This maverick minority of the Uchiha clan, isn't she the biggest stumbling block within your ninja clan?!"

"If the Shimura clan is willing to risk everything to make Uchiha Ikezumi die with Lord Danzo! In that case, would you still ignore what I'm saying, Uchiha Setsuna!"

"Because, whether it's the destruction of the Shimura clan or the death of Uchiha Ikezumi, it's a good thing for you, right?"

Uchiha Setsuna's cloudy eyes were quite profound, and his aged fingers were stroking the wooden cane that had been worn smooth by countless hands.

It has to be said that what this old man from the Shimura clan said did indeed tempt him somewhat.

But, "Hey! You old codger, are you trying to sow discord within our Uchiha clan?!" A young, radical Uchiha ninja, who was staring maliciously at the Shimura clan elder, couldn't help but mock, "What do you take us for? Do you think we're those kinds of idiots?!"

"Shimura Danzo was the person we wanted to kill the most. Now that Uchiha Ikezumi has killed Shimura Danzo, we should be thanking him! Cooperate with you to kill Ikezumi? Shout! Are you kidding me?"

"You old codger who stirs up trouble within the Uchiha clan, you might as well leave your old life here. This isn't a place you can come and go as you please."

Other Uchiha scoffed, "Want to cooperate with us? You think you're worthy? If Shimura Danzo comes back to life and kneels before us, maybe we'll consider it!"

"Uchiha Izumi is, after all, a member of our Uchiha clan. Besides, his 'absolute justice' is quite to my liking, so why should I cooperate with you to deal with him?"

Uchiha Setsuna: "..—"

His wrinkled old face, and the old face of the Shimura clan elder, both darkened at the same time.

Because he discovered that these radical young people's views on Uchiha Ikezumi had changed too drastically!

Yes.

Uchiha Setsuna was actually somewhat tempted by the Shimura clan elders' invitation to cooperate.

But he found that his subordinates seemed to have become somewhat "disloyal" to him.

Damn it!

How did that brat Uchiha Izumi manage to do that? Did he secretly contact radical young people?

Uchiha Setsuna's face darkened as he maliciously speculated.

"I understand." The elder of the Shimura clan suddenly regained his composure. He exhaled, glanced warily at Uchiha Setsuna, and slowly said, "It seems you cannot control the power of the Uchiha hardliners. I see. It seems I have approached the wrong person."

After saying this, the elder of the Shimura clan turned around and made a move to leave.

"Wait!"

Uchiha Setsuna interrupted him with a grim expression, spitting out a single, deliberate sentence through gritted teeth: "Did I say you could leave?"

The news that Danzo had been killed by Ikezumi was learned by Fugaku Uchiha from his eldest son, the Uchiha clan. Fugaku, whose heart was in turmoil, took a full half minute to calm himself down.

Although Danzo Shimura had been removed from his high-ranking position by the Hokage.

But everyone knows this is just a facade by the Hokage. After some time, he will definitely entrust Danzo with important responsibilities, but it's unlikely he'll continue as the leader of Root.

In other words, Danzo would eventually return to the upper echelons of Konoha, so Fugaku never ignored Danzo, who had been out of the public eye for a long time.

however.

This former Konoha high-ranking official, whom he treated with utmost caution, died at the hands of Ikezumi last night!

"Itachi, were you there at the time?" After a long silence, Fugaku finally asked his eldest son.

"no."

Itachi Uchiha said expressionlessly, "By the time I noticed Izumi Uchiha, he had already succeeded. If I had been there, I would never have allowed him to attack Lord Danzo. However, to be precise, Izumi Uchiha was just the instigator; it was Izumi Uchiha who actually carried out the attack."

"That girl, Izumi, has completely embraced 'absolute justice'! She seems to be the only police force trainee who has followed Izumi for so long."

Fugaku sighed absently, lost in thought: "Itachi—you should know very well what Danzo's death, especially one connected to the Uchiha clan, means, right?"

Uchiha Itachi replied coldly, "Some people within the ninja clan will be tempted by this. They will naively believe that the so-called Konoha high command is nothing more than that. Their narrow-mindedness will lead to an irreparable mistake."

"Itachi, give me some time, okay?"

Fugaku took a deep breath and said, "You don't have to let this tragedy happen. Perhaps I have a better way to resolve this."

Itachi Uchiha gave Fugaku a deep look: "Father, your so-called solution is just patching things up. There's only one way to truly resolve this impending conflict!"

Fugaku opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word. He looked at his eldest son, who was somewhat unfamiliar to him, yet also brought him a strange sense of comfort.

In the end, he could only sigh silently and repeat those words weakly: "Itachi, give me some time. The Uchiha and Konoha don't need to escalate to such an irreconcilable point."

He didn't know if he could persuade his eldest son.

"but---."

With a hint of fatherly love in his eyes, yet also an indescribable pain and inner turmoil, Fugaku said, "If I can't solve this, then I will never try to dissuade you again."

"I know that beneath your cold expression lies a lot of pain. I also know that your threats to Sasuke are a form of love for him, and you hope that he can grow stronger in the future."

"Itachi, if it truly comes to an unavoidable point, whatever decision you make then, I will be proud of you."

Uchiha Itachi remained silent for a long time before bowing deeply to Fugaku.

"Yes, Father!"

The death of Danzo did not seem to cause any further commotion. Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to be intentionally suppressing the impact of the incident, and he did not confront Izumi Uchiha.

after all.

Although it was hard to say that Konoha Village would lose such a powerful fighter, Danzo's death was not necessarily a bad thing for him as Hokage.

At least, the "Root" organization, which was once somewhat out of control, is now completely under his control as the Hokage.

Moreover, there's no longer any need to guard against Danzo going crazy again and inexplicably staging an assassination attempt on the Hokage to seize power, because Danzo has a history of multiple coup attempts!

When the benefits and drawbacks cancel each other out, it's as if nothing happened.

The person Hiruzen Sarutobi is most worried about right now is Naruto.

He didn't know to what extent Naruto would be "brainwashed" by Ikezumi, or whether what he had said to Naruto yesterday would have any effect.

Does Naruto know how to combine the Will of Fire with justice to form a ninja way that stands on the side of Konoha?

Hiruzen Sarutobi was a little uneasy.

"Kakashi." After quickly finishing his official duties, Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly stood up and said in a deep voice, "Starting today, you will be in charge of supervising the Jinchuriki, Naruto Uzumaki. Note that you will not be alone; you will be leading an ANBU squad to supervise Naruto."

Kakashi, who had been standing motionless all day, was surprised when the Hokage suddenly pointed at him.

Kakashi asked with some confusion, "Hokage-sama, isn't Naruto Uzumaki being monitored by Yoshinobu Yamanaka?"

"He's the one monitoring, you're the one supervising."

Hiruzen Sarutobi explained, "Yamanaka Yoshinobu submitted his resignation to me this morning, saying he might not be good at monitoring Jinchuriki. I refused, because the Anbu is short-handed. My request is that he is responsible for monitoring Naruto's safety, while you are responsible for supervising Naruto's growth."

"In this way, your people and Yoshinobu Yamanaka can complement each other, and his pressure will be reduced."

Kakashi was taken aback for a moment.

".-growing up?"

He didn't quite understand.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Naruto has decided to follow Ikezumi and believe in justice. The word 'justice' itself is not wrong, and I do not object to it. But 'absolute justice' is different. Ikezumi's 'absolute justice' is too extreme. It is only suitable for Ikezumi, not for Naruto."

"Kakashi, you should know what the consequences would be if Naruto, as a Jinchūriki, disregarded the bigger picture like Izumi. We can stop Izumi for now, but the rampaging Nine-Tails would probably be too much for the entire village to handle."

"Naruto's identity and his background dictate that he should stand on the side of Konoha; his justice should also be justice based on Konoha's position, rather than an eccentric 'absolute justice'."

"I arranged for you to lead a team to supervise him, not only for Naruto's sake, but also for the greater good of Konoha."

Kakashi nodded thoughtfully and said, "Understood."

"but-"

He squinted, his eyes lifeless, and said, "Hokage-sama, if Naruto Uzumaki is too deeply influenced by Absolute Justice, should I report this to you, or should I directly intervene to correct him?"

"Both are needed," Hiruzen Sarutobi said. "They should step in and correct the situation first, then report back to me afterwards."

"—Yes, Hokage-sama."

Kakashi sighed inwardly; this was no easy task!

When Kakashi led an ANBU squad to the Ninja Academy, he ordered the ANBU to disperse in all directions. Although he knew that the ANBU ninjas lurking in the shadows couldn't escape Uchiha Izumi's notice, he couldn't openly supervise them, could he?

"Um?"

Kakashi, who was perched on the top of a big tree, using the branches and leaves to hide his figure, and holding a copy of "Icha Icha Paradise" that he had already read several times, suddenly raised his droopy eyelids.

In view, the students of the ninja academy were leaving school one after another. Among them, a blond kid was particularly eye-catching.

To Kakashi's surprise, there was a little guy who was somewhat unexpected accompanying Naruto.

"—Uchiha Sasuke?!"

"Sasuke-kun—why is he so close to Naruto Uzumaki?"

A dozen meters behind Naruto and Sasuke, a little girl with pink hair and a smooth forehead was muttering in great confusion, "From morning to evening, the two of them have been together the whole time, and they've been talking the whole time."

Sakura Haruno couldn't understand it. In her mind, Naruto Uzumaki was a poor student who didn't pay attention in class and was said to like playing pranks.

There are also some rumors about Naruto Uzumaki in the Ninja Academy.

She overheard someone whispering, "My mother warned me not to get close to Naruto Uzumaki, that guy is a demon fox!"

Anyway, Naruto Uzumaki was not popular in the village.

How could Sasuke be so close to someone like that?

Could it be that he knew about his brother's future sins?

Has Sasuke chosen to give up on himself?!

Sasuke was unaware that a pink-haired man behind him was secretly shocked by his actions that day.

He was currently keeping a straight face, putting on the act of a "genius Uchiha ninja" to suppress the tension in his heart.

He gave a soft, cold snort and said, "How could I possibly be afraid of Uchiha Ikezumi?!"

Because he didn't want to be inferior to even a loser, Sasuke suddenly became interested in "justice" and spent the whole day trying to learn from Naruto what "justice" really was.

Naruto only has a superficial understanding of it, and the key issue is that he doesn't know how to organize the appropriate language to explain it.

then.

Naruto had previously proposed a plan: "If you want to know what absolute justice is, then come with me to meet Izumi-sensei! However, Izumi-sensei is very strict and a very scary person, so don't be intimidated by him."

Naruto has already come to regard Uchiha Izumi as a "teacher" similar to Iruka-sensei.

However, this teacher was not teaching the knowledge taught at the ninja academy.

The other side teaches [absolute justice]!

"You're clearly nervous." Naruto glanced at Sasuke's smug expression, mercilessly exposing his pretense. Sasuke gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not!"

"Then why are you sweating?" Naruto asked, scratching his head.

Because it's too hot!

Sasuke stubbornly defended himself.

However, twenty minutes later, when Sasuke saw a familiar figure, his tough exterior suddenly crumbled. An inexplicable sense of tension made him slow his pace, and for some reason, he even regretted coming along with the loser.

Damn it! How could my mental fortitude be worse than this guy's? He's just a loser! How could I be inferior to him? It's clearly him who's inferior to me!

Sasuke glanced at Naruto in front of him.

He gritted his teeth.

Naruto, with his blond hair, quickened his pace, and Sasuke, whose clothes were embroidered with the Uchiha clan crest, and they were quite eye-catching on the street.

Izumi spotted Naruto and Sasuke at a glance.

She exclaimed in shock to Uchiha Ikezumi beside her, "Ikezumi-senpai, Sasuke-kun actually came with Naruto!"

"This is the bond and destiny between them," Uchiha Ikezumi said calmly. "When justice holds one of them in its grasp, the other will naturally not escape the palm of justice."

Izumi was taken aback, then immediately realized something: "Could Sasuke-kun also be one of the [Absolute Justice] talents you've been eyeing for so long, senior?"

Uchiha Ikezumi said, "After all, this kind of special Uchiha is still very rare within the Uchiha clan. Compared to his older brother, he is as normal as can be."

At this time.

Naruto rushed over and stopped when he was about two meters away from Uchiha Ikezumi. He then bowed deeply to Uchiha Ikezumi.

"Ikezumi-sensei! Naruto Uzumaki has arrived!"

"Ike Izumi-sensei?!" Izumi's pretty face showed a rather strange expression. In the eyes of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, was Ike Izumi-senpai playing the role of a "righteous mentor"?

That seems quite fitting.

Furthermore, Ikezumi-senpai did not correct Naruto's statement.

Izumi glanced at Sasuke, who stood beside Naruto, looking timid and uneasy.

Noticing the gaze fixed on him, Sasuke realized that his silence seemed too awkward, and quickly spoke up, not wanting to be outdone: "It was the loser who invited me here, not me who came on my own initiative."

Naruto immediately retorted, "Hey, who said I'm the worst student?!"

"Oh?" Izumi chuckled and said, "Since Sasuke-kun was only invited and isn't truly interested in justice, then Sasuke-kun would be better off going back. After all, Sasuke-kun, who isn't interested in justice, staying here is pointless..."

"I—I didn't say I wasn't interested," Sasuke quickly interrupted, but his voice was soft and somewhat broken.