Chapter 139: The Death of Setsuna Uchiha! The Hyūga Clan!
At the same time, Setsuna Uchiha, who thought he was finally a little safer, was panting and had slowed down a little. He gritted his teeth, his face twisted. "That damn extreme kid, after today, I'll definitely…"
Before he could finish his sentence, his expression changed dramatically. A gust of hot wind had just blown from behind him, and the smell of sulfur mixed in the hot wind was particularly pungent!
Setsuna Uchiha's breathing stopped.
When he turned around in a hurry, his face was filled with panic, and he quickly opened his mouth. "Ikezumi, wait…"
But the moment he finally turned his head, the sight in Setsuna's cloudy eyes was completely blocked by a dazzling cold light. At this moment, he felt a slight coolness on his neck, as if it had been circled by ice.
This made the words in Setsuna Uchiha's mouth suddenly get stuck, and it made him unable to help but reach out and touch his neck.
When he found that it was a little wet and warm, he immediately lowered his eyes to look at his fingertips.
"Blood… hah…"
Setsuna Uchiha's pupils gradually dilated. A bloodline gradually appeared on his neck and became clearer and clearer. Blood began to slide down the bloodline, and his head also tilted slightly to the side.
With a "thud," his head rolled down very smoothly and tumbled several times on the ground.
The headless body was drained of strength and lay on its back weakly.
The rolling head finally stopped, and its widened, lifeless eyes were staring intently at Uchiha Ikezumi.
The air seemed to be silent at this moment.
[Ding! You have successfully killed a "red name" villain! Your chakra has received a small boost! Congratulations, you have successfully dropped: "All the Mangekyō Sharingan's pupil power from a younger Setsuna Uchiha"!]
Uchiha Ikezumi expressionlessly shook off the blood on his blade. When he sheathed his katana, his gaze swept over the two sides of the street.
This was a street in the Uchiha clan compound. On both sides of the street, there were not only Uchiha civilians but also members of the Uchiha Military Police Force. At least a dozen Uchiha clan members had witnessed Uchiha Ikezumi killing a person on the street with their own eyes!
And, a Military Police Force ninja recognized the head on the ground!
"This is…"
His eyes widened, and he couldn't maintain the aloof demeanor of an Uchiha ninja. His face was filled with shock.
"Elder Setsuna?!"
He looked up at Uchiha Ikezumi in front of him in shock. But he found that Uchiha Ikezumi's gaze was in another direction.
And when he curiously followed the other person's gaze, this Military Police Force ninja couldn't help but be stunned again.
"Clan Leader Fugaku?"
He saw Fugaku Uchiha standing at the corner of the street!
Is Clan Leader Fugaku going to make a move? After all, Uchiha Ikezumi killed an elder of the Uchiha clan this time!
But to his surprise, Fugaku Uchiha just stood there motionless, only looking at Uchiha Ikezumi from a distance.
The two of them only exchanged glances, and then Uchiha Ikezumi said indifferently, "If you want an explanation, go find the Yamanaka clan."
After saying that, Uchiha Ikezumi didn't even look at the corpse on the ground a second time. It was as if a Uchiha elder was nothing in his eyes. He then turned around and left.
It wasn't until his back disappeared from sight that Fugaku, under the silent gazes of the clan members, walked over with a complicated expression and stood in front of Setsuna Uchiha's headless body. The blood that was constantly overflowing from the body had already stained his shoes red.
Fugaku murmured, "Elder Setsuna, when you regarded Ikezumi as an enemy, did you ever think that this day would come? I can tell you clearly that I did."
Watching Setsuna Uchiha, who had tried to force him to step down through a clan meeting just a few days ago, become a corpse like this, made Fugaku feel a sense of trance.
"'Absolute Justice'…"
"It's truly extreme!"
Looking at the clan members around him who had witnessed all of this, Fugaku knew that the news couldn't be contained. It wouldn't be long before the entire clan knew that Ikezumi had killed Setsuna Uchiha.
Fugaku also knew that as the clan leader, he had witnessed an elder being killed, but he remained indifferent and didn't say a word. His reputation among the clan members had probably dropped a lot again.
Fugaku sighed softly in his heart. Perhaps no one in the entire Uchiha clan would understand his difficulties. If he chose to remain silent now, he could stop this matter from escalating. But if he chose to get into a physical conflict with Uchiha Ikezumi over this matter, it would only make the Uchiha clan even more chaotic and indirectly stir up the situation in Konoha.
However… maybe his judgment was too rash. It wasn't that no clan member could understand his difficulties. For example, Itachi… he would definitely understand.
Just as Fugaku had thought, with the news being hard to contain, the entire Uchiha clan was shaken! The most respected and senior Uchiha hardline elder, "Setsuna Uchiha," was killed by Uchiha Ikezumi on the street and was decapitated—this news left all the Uchiha clan members dumbfounded.
Many clan members instinctively felt that it was fake, but when they rushed to the scene to take a look, they fell silent. Setsuna Uchiha's body had not been collected by Fugaku in time. His body and head lay quietly in the middle of the road.
The blood on the ground had already become dry and sticky. Setsuna Uchiha's frozen, unwilling old face stimulated the nerves of every witness.
Some people ran to Setsuna Uchiha's mansion and found that there were traces of a battle everywhere, and there were also nine corpses lying there, all of them Uchiha clan hardline ninjas!
An elder of the hardline faction heard the news and rushed over in a hurry. When he saw the mess in Setsuna Uchiha's mansion, he immediately glared at the few hardline ninjas who were standing motionless beside him.
"What happened?"
He gritted his teeth and questioned, "Didn't Setsuna ask you to protect him closely? Is this how you protect him? Why are these nine people dead here, but you few don't have a single scratch?"
"Where is Setsuna? Where is his body? And where is Uchiha Ikezumi? Where is he? I'm asking you! Are all of you deaf?"
The few Uchiha hardline ninjas lowered their heads and remained silent. They were the few young hardline ninjas who had hesitated and retreated, choosing not to fight to the death to protect Setsuna. And their retreat also saved their lives. The blade of justice did not strike them.
"Speak!" Seeing that the few people were silent, this hardline elder was so angry that he gritted his teeth and was about to slap one of them, but his wrist was suddenly grabbed by someone, preventing his angry slap from landing on the face.
"Elder," the young hardline ninja who grabbed his wrist finally spoke, "we wanted to protect an Elder Setsuna who would truly think for the Uchiha clan. But we don't believe that someone who did such evil things would be a qualified leader. We also don't believe that he was someone who truly thought for the Uchiha clan."
"The fact that we didn't stand on the same side as Uchiha Ikezumi to deal with him is already us being restrained and tolerant enough. Don't use your seniority to nag us."
"In the Uchiha clan, strength speaks. Uchiha Ikezumi is stronger than Elder Setsuna. He killed Elder Setsuna and even gave a reasonable reason and motive, so he is in the right."
"To repeat, we have done our part."
After saying that, the few Uchiha hardline ninjas turned and left.
This left the elder with a look of astonishment.
After being stunned for a few seconds, his face twisted in anger.
"A bunch of ungrateful brats! A bunch of parasites in the Uchiha clan! And that Uchiha Ikezumi! He… actually dared to lay a hand on an elder of the Uchiha clan!"
"These young people are so unreasonable!"
Although the elder said these words and his face was twisted with anger, the shock in his eyes could not be hidden.
He… was scared!
On the other side.
After calming her turbulent emotions, Anko Mitarashi asked with some hesitation, "You killed an elder of the Uchiha clan and nine other Uchiha clan ninjas. Won't your Uchiha clan leader come looking for trouble with us?"
"Meow, how could Cowardly-Eyed Fugaku have the guts to do that?"
Kojiro licked his cat paw, his face filled with an indifferent expression. "If he had the guts, if he was that tough, would the Uchiha clan be so ostracized by the village?"
"What's more…"
"Lord Ikezumi is on the side of Absolute Justice! What reason would Fugaku Uchiha have to come looking for trouble with us? Because we killed a villain who deserved to die?"
"If he comes looking for trouble with that reason, then he, Fugaku Uchiha, is an accomplice to evil!"
Anko didn't expect a ninja cat to say these things. And she even found them to be quite reasonable.
But… what in the world was [Cowardly-Eyed Fugaku]? She remembered that the Uchiha clan leader's nickname was [Fierce-Eyed Fugaku], wasn't it? Could it be because he was very weak?
Anko, who couldn't figure it out, no longer bothered to think about it. She took a deep breath, looked at Uchiha Ikezumi, whose clothes were stained with blood, and mustered up the courage to ask, "Ikezumi, so, have I passed your first test now?"
"Barely." She heard the words she most wanted to hear. This instantly replaced Anko's uneasy expression with joy.
Because she was "defiled" by Orochimaru's evil, she had now been recognized by justice! Although it was only a preliminary recognition, it was enough for Anko. At the very least, it gave her a new direction in life and made her realize that she was not a hopeless sinner.
"Orochimaru…"
She bit her lower lip. Her eyes were filled with hatred.
At the same time.
Outside Konoha.
"I'm back…" After many days, the moment he saw the Konoha gate again, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes were filled with a hint of trance. The reason why he came back later than Ikezumi was because Ikezumi had left too much of a mess in the capital of the Land of Fire!
Especially since so many nobles had misunderstood his relationship with Ikezumi. This made Hiruzen Sarutobi have to go to each house and patiently explain and prove himself.
"Killing the Daimyō," "killing nobles," "Absolute Justice"—these things had nothing to do with him, Hiruzen Sarutobi! If he didn't explain himself now, the misunderstanding would only get deeper! There would be no chance to explain later!
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had returned to Konoha, went straight to the Hokage building. As a result, he received a piece of information from Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado that left him dumbfounded—Setsuna Uchiha, the hardline elder of the Uchiha clan, was killed by Ikezumi. And it was just an hour ago!
Hiruzen Sarutobi was stunned for a moment.
"…He gave me a 'big surprise' as soon as I got back!" Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent for more than ten seconds before he spoke slowly. He couldn't help but rub his aching forehead. He felt so tired that he couldn't even get angry.
Wait a minute, why should I be angry about Setsuna Uchiha's death? Why should I feel tired? Shouldn't it be a celebration for everyone? Shouldn't it be a moment of great joy?
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who suddenly came to his senses, immediately coughed. No wonder Koharu Utatane didn't show any anger when she told him this information.
Homura Mitokado on the side said, "Hiruzen, this is a good thing for Konoha. The most radical person in the Uchiha clan is dead. In the future, they will be a little more stable. Once the Uchiha clan calms down, Itachi probably won't take any action either."
"Uchiha Ikezumi's extreme actions are not entirely without benefit to Konoha. At least, this matter is beneficial to Konoha."
Koharu Utatane, however, said slowly, "But this cannot overshadow the harm he has brought to Konoha. Don't forget that he killed the Daimyō and even purged the entire capital of the Land of Fire."
When she said this, Koharu Utatane's gaze fell on Hiruzen Sarutobi. Although she didn't say anything more, Hiruzen Sarutobi could see that she was blaming him for not attacking Ikezumi.
But at that time, was it that he didn't want to make a move?!
Hiruzen Sarutobi ignored her gaze. Just as he was about to say something, a Root ninja suddenly came in—when Hiruzen Sarutobi took almost all of the Anbu out of Konoha, the work of the Anbu was taken over by Root.
The Root ninja immediately reported, "Lady Koharu! Lord Hokage! Lord Homura! The Nine-Tails jinchuriki and Fugaku Uchiha's second son… something happened!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi: "!!!"
On the other side.
Uchiha Ikezumi's calm eyes suddenly flashed with a strange light. He rarely showed a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth. In front of Ikezumi, Anko, and Kojiro, he suddenly said, "It seems… Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha have given us a little surprise."
Kojiro was stunned. "Those two kids? What happened to them?"
Ikezumi was confused. How did Lord Ikezumi know that Naruto and Sasuke had suddenly pulled off a surprise? He hadn't seen the two of them since he returned to the village, had he?
What Ikezumi didn't know was that a notification of killing a red-named villain had just flashed in front of Uchiha Ikezumi.
[Ding! The 'Absolute Justice' believers you trained have teamed up to kill a "red name" villain!
Your chakra has received a small boost!
Congratulations, you have successfully dropped: the "Byakugan" kekkei genkai!]
[At the same time, Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki have also received a small chakra boost!]
"Let's go," Uchiha Ikezumi said indifferently after the notification disappeared.
"Eh? Lord Ikezumi, where are we going?" Ikezumi asked curiously as she hurried to follow him.
"The Hyūga clan compound," Uchiha Ikezumi said.
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