Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha.

Chapter 39: All I can do is eradicate evil with absolute justice.

"Senior, the body has turned into bones, and all the evidence should be gone. Where should we start our investigation?" Quan asked timidly.

Uchiha Ikezumi said calmly, "Newcomer, go back to the police force."

"Huh?" Quan was taken aback.

Uchiha Ikezumi said, "Once you find the list of all the missing persons in Konoha within the last five years, give me the list. Tachibana Jiro, have your cats conduct a thorough search of Konoha's sewers and collect all bone fragments that resemble human remains. I'll wander around the village and see if I can get lucky."

Unfortunately, although the ninja world has the technology to extract DNA from bones, Konoha Village has not established a DNA database for its villagers, making it impossible to immediately identify the victims using this method.

Quan wondered what kind of luck his senior could possibly have by wandering around the village...

Suddenly, he remembered what his senior had once told him—that his eyes had the ability to see through evil!

Wow! This is how the senior found the murderer several times before!

Quan swept away his hesitation and hurriedly replied, "Yes, Senior Ikequan!"

Tachibana Jiro also replied, "Yes, Lord Ikezumi!"

……

Izumi hurriedly returned to the Uchiha clan's headquarters. Just as she was about to walk quickly into the police force building, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of her, causing her to pause in surprise.

She shook her head in disbelief, closed her eyes for a full two seconds, and then opened them again.

But the figure in front of you still exists.

"...Itachi-kun?" Izumi couldn't help but ask tentatively.

She saw the other person turn around.

Then a familiar face came into the girl's view—it was none other than Itachi Uchiha, the eldest son of the Uchiha clan!

"It's Izumi." Itachi Uchiha suppressed his heavy heart, looked at his only friend, and forced a polite smile.

Izumi exclaimed with delight, "Itachi-kun, it really is you! Why didn't you say you were coming back to Konoha? I thought you were still on a ninja mission outside the village."

Itachi Uchiha forced a smile and said, "I just got back not long ago."

He felt no joy at meeting his friend.

Because in the short time he had just returned to the village, he had already realized that the conflict between the village and the Uchiha clan was becoming increasingly irreconcilable.

The biggest irreconcilable conflict recently is that Uchiha Izumi killed the Hokage's eldest son, Sarutobi Shinnosuke!

He could already feel the pitch-black darkness enveloping the Uchiha clan.

It was like a cage, trapping all the Uchiha inside, with no one able to struggle and escape.

If this conflict continues to escalate to the point that the village is forced to use special methods... the Uchiha clan will definitely cease to exist!

The Uchiha clan's counterattack would inflict heavy losses on Konoha, severely weaken the village, and cause the Hokage and his allies to become utterly disillusioned with the Uchiha clan.

At that time...

Sasuke, he...

One terrible thought after another lingered in Itachi Uchiha's mind, causing a shadow to fall over his eyes.

My mood became even heavier.

"Itachi-kun, is something on your mind?" Izumi keenly sensed that Itachi's expression was a little off. "Is it because the Anbu mission didn't go smoothly? Or...?"

Uchiha Itachi snapped out of his daze and shook his head expressionlessly: "...It's nothing."

It was only then that Itachi Uchiha suddenly noticed that Izumi's attire was the combat uniform of the Uchiha Police Force.

He remembered that just over two weeks ago, Izumi had graduated from the Ninja Academy not long ago.

Itachi Uchiha changed the subject, which also calmed his turbulent thoughts a little. He asked in a calm tone, "You've joined the police force? Are you settling in alright?"

Izumi nodded, a confident smile on his face. "Yes! I'm currently just a trainee in the police force, and I still need a long probationary period before I can become a full member. Although it's very tiring, I guess I'm getting used to it! After all, Senior Izumi is only strict on the surface, but he actually cares about his subordinates quite a bit."

Uchiha Itachi was taken aback: "Ikezumi...senpai?"

Quan's smile froze slightly.

Oh no, it must be because I was too tired yesterday and didn't sleep well last night, which has caused my memory to decline.

I completely forgot that the relationship between Ikezumi-senpai and Itachi-kun is not harmonious!

"Is it Uchiha Ikezumi?" Uchiha Itachi asked.

"……yes."

Quan nodded stiffly.

She now wishes she could give herself a good whack on the head.

Uchiha Itachi hesitated for a moment, then finally decided to remind his last friend, "Izumi, I hope you don't think I'm being too talkative. Uchiha Izumi's thinking is sometimes too extreme. Shisui, he..."

He paused for half a second, took a deep breath, and continued, "Shisui once told me that Uchiha Ikezumi's stance did not belong to the Uchiha clan, nor to Konoha; it belonged only to himself."

"He's the kind of person who will hurt not only those who oppose him, but also those around him. In particular, his 'absolute justice' will bring a lot of trouble to the Uchiha clan."

"The 'absolute justice' that Izumi-senpai believes in will not cause any trouble for the Uchiha clan." Izumi blurted out almost instinctively when he heard Uchiha Itachi say those words.

Itachi Uchiha was taken aback.

Quan was also taken aback.

She pursed her lips, clutching the hem of her clothes, and said, "I don't know what conflict Ikezumi-senpai had with Itachi-kun. But I want to say that Ikezumi-senpai's absolute justice has never made a single mistake."

"He also diligently fulfilled his duties and obligations as a ninja in the police force. He has been silently upholding justice and suppressing the evil practices in Konoha."

"It's just that everyone's understanding of the senior is too shallow, and the senior's personality is that he is unwilling to say things he thinks are meaningless, which leads to many misunderstandings about Senior Chi Quan."

"I believe this misunderstanding will disappear one day!"

Izumi didn't know why she was explaining all this to Itachi.

Perhaps it's because I chose to follow my predecessor's "absolute justice" that I unconsciously want to uphold "absolute justice".

They also unconsciously wanted to protect Senior Chi Quan.

Uchiha Itachi gazed at the girl's hesitant yet earnest expression, and said without changing his expression, "Have you made up your mind to follow that man's extreme ninja way?"

"Um!"

With a serious expression, Izumi said, "Ever since the Ninja Academy, I've always wanted to catch up with Konoha geniuses like Itachi-kun. However, I'm just average, and I only graduated from the Ninja Academy at the age of twelve. I don't have any plans for my future..."

"But I believe that I can realize my value in Konoha in another way! After meeting Senior Ikezumi and gradually understanding his character, I also have a clear understanding of how to realize my value in life."

"Itachi-kun, to eradicate the 'evil' of the ninja world with 'absolute justice'—this is the ninja way of Uchiha Izumi!"

Uchiha Itachi remained silent for a long time.

"Is this your kind of magnanimity?" he said expressionlessly. "It certainly has an imposing air. But you've gone astray..."

"Meow, newbie, what are you doing?" A strangely accented voice suddenly interrupted Uchiha Itachi.

Then I saw a black ninja cat standing on the eaves to the side.

It spoke to the spring in a human voice: "Grandpa Tachibana Jiro asked me to come and keep an eye on you. Did you get your list of missing persons, meow?"

"Hey! You're that ninja cat who used to guard the sewer entrance, right?"

Quan looked up and hurriedly said, "Ah! Wait for me, I'm coming right now!"

I watched as Quan hurriedly ran into the police force building.

Itachi Uchiha withdrew his gaze, then calmly shifted his eyes to the black ninja cat.

The black ninja cat was also staring at him.

"Uchiha Itachi..." The fur on the back of the ninja cat stood up slightly, and it unconsciously took a few steps back. Like Uchiha Ikezumi, the ninja cat associated with Uchiha Ikezumi did not have a good impression of Uchiha Itachi, the eldest son of the head of the clan.

It could even be described as somewhat hostile.

Itachi Uchiha hesitated for a moment.

Ultimately, they didn't choose to use the Sharingan to interrogate the ninja cat for information about Uchiha Izumi.

"Please convey this message to Uchiha Ikezumi."

Itachi Uchiha slowly said to the ninja cat, "His actions will only deepen the conflict between the village and the Uchiha clan. It will only lead to an irreversible situation. I hope he can consider the village's position and the preciousness of peace."

……

"Meow! Lord Ikezumi! Something terrible has happened!"

The black ninja cat didn't stay to wait for Izumi, because it rushed back to inform Uchiha Izumi.

The ninja cat, panting heavily, hurriedly said, "Lord Ikezumi, Uchiha...Uchiha Itachi has returned to the village, meow!!!"

"He's a Konoha ninja, isn't it normal for him to return to the village?"

Uchiha Ikezumi's emotions remained largely unmoved.

The ninja cat was taken aback. It said, "But didn't Lord Ikezumi say before that Uchiha Itachi would commit countless heinous crimes? Lord Ikezumi has the power to see the evil in others' future, right? And your power has never been wrong."

Uchiha Ikezumi paused slightly and said, "If you knew someone would commit countless evils in the future, but they hadn't yet had the chance to do them, what would you do?"

The ninja cat said in distress, "I'm just a ninja cat, my brain can't handle such profound questions..."

"perhaps……"

The black ninja cat said timidly, "I'll try to stop it."

Uchiha Ikezumi said, "I advised the head of the clan and his wife to have Itachi's brain checked. Their eldest son definitely has a serious mental illness. I also told Uchiha Shisui that if they protected Itachi, he would regret it."

"I have taken many measures to 'prevent' the situation, but if the other party still willingly falls into the abyss and becomes a beast, then all I can do is to eradicate evil with 'absolute justice'."

Suddenly.

A loud shout came from a distance and reached my ears.

"Senior! The...missing persons list has been found!!!"

An Uchiha girl arrived, carrying a document in both hands.

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