Chapter 57: Lord Ikeizumi is the Only Light Worth Believing In
When Sasuke witnessed a corpse, missing most of its head, collapse to the ground, his small face turned visibly pale with fright.
He even saw the corpse's remaining eye, wide and "looking" towards him.
This made Sasuke shiver involuntarily.
"K-killing… a murder…" Nearby, some Konoha civilians were also quite panicked and disturbed, repeatedly saying, "H-hurry and notify the Uchiha Police Force…"
"We are the Uchiha Police Force!" Izumi took a deep breath, then she stepped forward and shouted. Her words instantly silenced the surrounding Konoha civilians.
Yes…
The killer was a ninja from the Uchiha Police Force. Even if they called other Police Force members, what would be the point?
Izumi noticed many people looking intimidated. She then said loudly, "The executed person is named Aburame Keiya. He is a ninja who forgot the Will of Fire and harmed innocent lives! His crimes include, but are not limited to—selling prohibited drugs, murder, desecration of corpses…"
"Furthermore, he actively attacked just now, attempting to use force to resist the Police Force's law enforcement! My senior, Uchiha Ikeizumi, had no choice but to execute the resisting criminal on the spot in the name of [Absolute Justice]!"
Perhaps the young girl's shout truly sounded righteous and awe-inspiring.
Perhaps the deterrence of the Police Force and the legitimacy of their enforcement made it difficult for people to raise objections.
Of course, it was more likely that the name "Uchiha Ikeizumi" alone was enough to make "children stop crying."
Izumi noticed that some civilians nearby no longer looked as panicked.
This also made her secretly breathe a sigh of relief from the bottom of her heart.
"Senior, what do we do now…?" Izumi could confidently shout when facing the Konoha civilians' doubts and fear regarding her senior's actions, but she lost her nerve when facing her senior in person.
"Ninja cats will run back to the Police Force to call people to deal with the body," Uchiha Ikeizumi said indifferently.
Izumi saw a ninja cat squatting in the alley corner quickly leave.
These ninja cats must be Senior Ikeizumi's most trusted partners and capable assistants, right?
Ah! No, no!
She was Senior Ikeizumi's capable assistant!
Izumi composed herself.
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When Uchiha Ikeizumi left the street, the Konoha civilians, who dared not shout loudly, exchanged glances and finally mustered the courage to approach the corpse with half its head missing.
"Hmph, what a terrible death… How many people has Uchiha Ikeizumi killed in the village this month?"
Someone got goosebumps all over: "Is he a law enforcement officer of the Police Force, or a serial killer?"
"Didn't they say that Uchiha Ikeizumi possesses eyes that can see through 'past and future evil'? The Uchiha clan's Sharingan is already very strange; perhaps he really saw through others' 'evil,' plus he naturally despises evil as if it were his personal enemy."
"That girl just said this person was a killer. He was killed by Uchiha Ikeizumi of the Police Force; he probably deserved it, right?"
"But this is too extreme, isn't it? Shouldn't he be apprehended and interrogated first? What if he saw wrong? What if he didn't commit any crime?"
"…That person would never kill innocent people indiscriminately. He's not that terrifying. He only raises his butcher's knife against the guilty. You don't need to be so afraid of him."
Amidst the murmuring of various differing opinions, suddenly, a very discordant voice spoke up.
Instantly, many people turned their gaze towards the speaker.
—It was a man with a rather despondent expression.
The man didn't care about being stared at with various strange looks by others; what he cared about was Lord Ikeizumi being misunderstood.
He lowered his head, openly revealing his scars in public, and adamantly said through gritted teeth, "If it weren't for Lord Ikeizumi enacting justice for my fiancée, who was raped and murdered, I wouldn't know how to make those three beasts pay the price."
The man clenched his fists, and tears of pain instantly welled up in his eyes. He choked and trembled, "You only developed so many prejudices against Lord Ikeizumi because you feel his enforcement methods are harsh."
"But how could you know… in the eyes of someone like me, whose life has fallen into painful darkness. A person like Lord Ikeizumi is the only light that makes me believe justice exists!"
"So! Please do not misunderstand that person! He has never been an enemy to ordinary people like us who have never committed evil!"
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Dazed, Sasuke, stumbling, followed Izumi from behind, vaguely hearing the shouts from a distance.
Even Sasuke himself didn't know why he inexplicably followed Izumi, even though he was scared by that man, Uchiha Ikeizumi…
Now his little heart was pounding wildly.
"Sasuke-kun. I'm sorry, an unexpected incident occurred, which caused me to not answer your previous question about the 'rumors' concerning your older brother, Uchiha Itachi."
At this moment, Izumi's voice finally brought Sasuke out of his daze.
He hastily fixed his gaze on Izumi.
Sasuke also suddenly keenly noticed that Izumi's way of addressing his brother had changed.
He vaguely remembered that Izumi used to call his brother "Itachi-kun," a term of address for a very close friend.
Now the address had become "Uchiha Itachi."
It felt as if they had grown much more distant.
Izumi's mood visibly darkened, and her tone carried a hint of disappointment. She lightly tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and slowly said, "Sasuke-kun, only half of the rumors you heard in the village today are truly rumors. The other half is the truth."
Sasuke: "???"
Sasuke almost stopped breathing, his small face panicked, and he stammered, "W-which part… is true?"
Izumi initially felt it would be cruel to tell Sasuke the truth, but as one of the parties involved in the future evil, Sasuke perhaps shouldn't be kept in the dark; perhaps he should know his brother's true nature.
Izumi said, "Senior Ikeizumi possesses the power to see future evil. He saw your brother Uchiha Itachi's future. In one year, the Uchiha clan will be massacred by Uchiha Itachi."
Under Sasuke's terrified and panicked gaze…
Izumi continued, dropping bombshell after bombshell: "Your father, your mother, your friends, your relatives. They will all die at Uchiha Itachi's hands; he will personally kill them all!"
"Your father, Clan Head Fugaku, knows about this; your brother, Uchiha Itachi, also knows. They both chose to trust Senior Ikeizumi's ability."
"Your father believes his eldest son will destroy the Uchiha clan in the future, which made him choose to protect Uchiha Itachi."
"Your brother believes he will commit such evil in the future. He once stated directly that he would have no regrets."
Izumi stopped walking, she turned around, bending her knees slightly.
Her clear, sparkling eyes met Sasuke's bewildered, tear-filled ones.
"Sasuke-kun… this is Uchiha Itachi's 'future evil.' He will kill almost everyone in the Uchiha clan."
"This might not be the answer you wanted most."
"I'm sorry, Sasuke-kun…"
"This, is the truth."
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