Chapter 221: Extreme Fugaku! Violent Resistance!
After finishing dinner at home, Mikoto Uchiha didn't eat with Sasuke Uchiha. Instead, under the pretense of taking out the trash, she unconsciously found herself standing in front of the Military Police Force headquarters.
Mikoto didn't know why she was there until she looked up at the building and snapped back to reality.
That's right. It was because she didn't want Sasuke to be hurt again by Fugaku's extreme need for control. Fugaku's current state, in her eyes, was profoundly disturbing.
In Fugaku Uchiha's mind, Itachi seemed irreplaceable, yet he was also someone the village could not do without.
Therefore, he wanted to groom Sasuke into a second Uchiha ninja, one infinitely close to Itachi, but not quite Itachi.
Sasuke in that state would perfectly fulfill Fugaku's expectation as a father.
But would that Sasuke still be Sasuke? This behavior was practically erasing Sasuke's unique humanity and forcefully imposing another person's humanity onto him.
Sasuke would become nothing more than a puppet.
Mikoto Uchiha didn't know why, but a voice deep inside was calling to her, urging her to stop her husband.
She took a deep breath and walked into the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters.
Even though it was evening, the headquarters was still quite busy, as many petty criminals were being hauled in. Since Fugaku Uchiha stepped down, many Uchiha ninja had been exceptionally proactive in executing "justice" throughout the village.
And they had, naturally, become more unsparing with the law.
For behaviors they might once have looked past, the Military Police Force ninja now didn't hesitate to apprehend the offenders.
"Lady Mikoto?" A questioning voice drew Mikoto Uchiha's attention. Turning, she saw Izumi Uchiha, the Uchiha who followed Ikeizumi Uchiha .
Ikeizumi approached, carrying a document, and asked Mikoto Uchiha curiously, "What brings you here?"
Mikoto Uchiha pursed her lips.
Having mentally prepared herself, she said, "I hope the Military Police Force can help me restrict some of my husband's extreme behavior. My child is being harmed by his actions. Tonight, Fugaku nearly choked Sasuke unconscious."
Ikeizumi: "!!!"
Ikeizumi Uchiha never imagined that shortly after Senior Ikeizumi took the position of Military Police Commander, Absolute Justice would clash with the previous Commander of the Military Police Force.
Moreover.
The person filing the complaint was his own wife! This was enough to show that the former Clan Head and former Commander had not only lost the respect of his clan but was also failing as a father and husband at home.
Knowing that this matter involved no small complication, Ikeizumi's pretty face turned serious: "I'll take you directly to Commander Ikeizumi!"
"...Good." Mikoto Uchiha knew there was no turning back after coming here.
I'm sorry, Fugaku. I'm doing this for Sasuke, and for our family, which is starting to fall apart.
She muttered the words internally.
Sasuke sat alone in his chair, sulking with a puffed-out face, gloomily staring at the dinner that had long gone cold on the table.
He didn't understand why his father was so stubborn.
After being exposed to Absolute Justice for many days and gradually understanding what justice was, Sasuke's mindset had changed from simply "gaining power through justice" to "working hard to improve myself to uphold justice, and also not being constantly overshadowed by that Dead Last."
Perhaps—
One day, if he found that executing justice didn't grant him strength, he would still unhesitatingly continue to devote himself to the cause of justice.
Sasuke couldn't help but reach up and touch his neck, feeling a lingering sense of dread.
Because in that moment earlier, Sasuke couldn't even distinguish whether his father genuinely wanted to kill him or just teach him a lesson.
Perhaps—
It was just a lesson? After all, I'm his biological son. He couldn't possibly have murderous intent toward his own son, could he?
"Ahem, speaking of which—" Sasuke couldn't help but cough twice, clearing his slightly uncomfortable throat, and muttered in confusion: "Didn't Mom say she was only going out to take out the trash? It's been half an hour already, hasn't it?"
Just as this thought flashed through Sasuke's mind.
He heard familiar footsteps. When he instinctively looked up, he saw his father approaching with a cold expression.
Fugaku Uchiha glanced at the untouched meal.
Fugaku Uchiha said expressionlessly, "I'll give you three minutes to finish your dinner immediately, then head to the backyard for training. I require you to master the Chakra control techniques of walking on water and climbing trees within half a month."
"If you fail, the daily training time will increase by five hours. If you still fail, it will increase by another five hours, until you have no rest time for twenty-four hours."
"Also."
Fugaku took a deep breath and added, "Do not utter the words Absolute Justice in front of me. I am no longer the Uchiha Clan Head, nor the Military Police Commander."
"I no longer carry the pressure I once bore, which means I no longer need to fear the things I once feared. I've become the one with nothing to lose, and Ikeizumi has become the one with everything to lose."
Fugaku Uchiha didn't care if Sasuke understood those last few sentences.
Just as he was about to turn and leave with a strained look.
A sudden commotion outside the house caught Fugaku Uchiha's attention, causing him to frown slightly.
Fugaku could tell there were many footsteps approaching.
It seemed they had directly broken into his compound!
"Stay inside, don't come out," Fugaku told Sasuke before stepping out. But the scene before him made him freeze.
He saw scores of fully armed Uchiha Military Police Force ninja pouring into the compound where he lived.
Some stood on the eaves, some on the treetops, others blocked the doors, and yet more lurked in unseen shadow.
They had completely surrounded the entire compound, blockading it so thoroughly that not even a mosquito could escape.
Fugaku Uchiha also saw many Military Police Force ninja with their hands on their sword hilts, poised as if ready to fight at any moment.
His stern face instantly darkened.
His extremely displeased gaze fell upon the Uchiha ninja who was leading the group.
Fugaku Uchiha suppressed his anger and asked the expressionless Ikeizumi Uchiha in front of him, "Ikeizumi—what is the meaning of this? I have already handed over the Commander position to you. Why are you now surrounding me with so many clan members late at night? Is it because you realize I'm your only threat and you intend to eliminate me?"
Fugaku couldn't help but leap to a conspiratorial conclusion.
Because he couldn't imagine what he had done wrong that required so many Military Police Force ninja to surround him.
The only possibility was that Absolute Justice was finally baring its fangs, preparing to purge dissenters within the Uchiha Clan!
The hardline faction led by Uchiha Setsuna had already been eliminated by Absolute Justice; now, the last remaining faction, the moderate one led by himself, was likely about to suffer the same fate.
"Fugaku Uchiha, a person with a dirty heart sees dirt in everything."
The one who spoke was not Ikeizumi Uchiha, but a Military Police Force ninja.
Stepping forward, he stared at Fugaku and said expressionlessly: "Lord Ikeizumi is here to arrest you and take you to prison. Because you committed the crime of intentional assault on a minor this evening, or rather, you attempted to murder, but failed!"
"You choked your own son until he nearly suffocated. If your wife hadn't intervened in time, would you have let go? Do you dare swear on the Uchiha name that you didn't harbor a single murderous thought at that moment?"
The question from the Military Police Force ninja shocked Fugaku.
How did outsiders know what happened in his house?
What exactly is going on?
"—Ikeizumi, this is merely a family matter. Sasuke was not harmed; he is perfectly fine. Neither intentional assault nor attempted murder applies to me."
Fugaku Uchiha took a deep breath, calming down slightly, and said: "A parent's strict discipline of their child—the most severe charge under Konoha's existing laws is merely domestic violence."
He grew increasingly calm, even reciting the laws once established by the Uchiha Clan.
"For minor offenses of domestic violence, the punishment should mainly be verbal education and warning; for severe offenses, the punishment should be a fine and verbal education and warning, plus a fifteen-day detention with suspended execution. That is the highest possible charge."
He scanned the surrounding ninja with his eyes: "But judging by your current posture, you yourselves seem to be violating Konoha's laws and rules. Is executing justice by violating the law truly justice?"
Ikeizumi Uchiha spoke expressionlessly: "A weak law is a secondary injury to the victim and a form of protection for the perpetrator. It only smears justice with a difficult-to-remove layer of dust."
"The moment I took this position, I began modifying the Konoha Military Police Force's enforcement regulations. And I am also reasonably modifying some of Konoha's unreasonable laws."
"Fugaku Uchiha, your current actions will not be treated lightly. At the very least, you must reflect in the Konoha Prison for three years."
Fugaku Uchiha: "!!!"
"Ikeizumi! You are abusing the authority of the Military Police Commander!"
He hadn't expected Ikeizumi Uchiha to use the Military Police Force's power to modify Konoha's laws at the very first opportunity!
He had been the Commander for so many years and had never abused this power!
When certain laws needed to be updated, he would always seek the Hokage's opinion and only revise them after the Hokage approved.
But Ikeizumi Uchiha's actions were clearly an unauthorized revision!
And without seeking anyone's opinion!
This was outright tyranny!
"Ikeizumi—" Fugaku Uchiha gritted his teeth: "If I don't go with you, will you order the Military Police Force ninja to attack me? Will you forcefully resort to violence?"
Ikeizumi Uchiha replied, "Yes."
Such a simple and honest response actually threw Fugaku Uchiha off balance.
Just as Fugaku was tensing his face, he suddenly heard a slight movement behind him. His gaze unconsciously shifted backward.
He saw that Sasuke Uchiha had not heeded his warning and had stepped out, peering halfway out to see what was happening.
A thought suddenly struck Fugaku. He said with a stiff tone: "What if Sasuke doesn't believe I harmed him? What if my wife also testifies that I didn't harm Sasuke?"
"Fugaku, there's no need for this." The familiar voice made Fugaku Uchiha freeze completely.
He watched his wife slowly walk out from behind Ikeizumi Uchiha and stand in front of him.
A realization flashed through Fugaku's mind.
"...Mikoto, did you file the report?" The sentence he uttered, word by word, was filled with disbelief.
"Yes."
Mikoto Uchiha looked conflicted: "I can't let you continue down this path of obsession, and I can't let you train Sasuke to be the second Itachi. Sasuke shouldn't inherit Itachi's extreme mindset. I won't listen to your excuses. You harmed Sasuke. I think you need some time alone to calm down properly."
"This is a form of protection for Sasuke, and a form of protection for our fracturing family. I'm sorry, Fugaku. If you want to hate me, go ahead and hate me. I'm doing this for Sasuke's sake. In our entire family, I am the only one left who can and wants to protect him."
Fugaku Uchiha stood there dumbfounded. He felt a naked betrayal, a betrayal from his family that struck him harder than any other.
The fists hidden in his sleeves were tightly clenched. Fugaku felt as if the better half of his life had been a complete waste.
What was the point of all this hard work and struggle for the Uchiha Clan and for my family?
Was it for betrayal?
Itachi—at most, he just disagreed with his own ideology. Even if he and Itachi had turned against each other one day, it would only be due to different paths and positions, nothing more.
But Mikoto.
She should have been in the same camp as him, with the same path and position.
How could she do this to him?
"Crack."
A faint sound fell, and a crack suddenly appeared on the ground beneath Fugaku's feet—a sign of the chakra surging frantically within his body.
This was proof of his immense raw power.
"Fugaku Uchiha, what are you trying to do?" A Military Police Force ninja narrowed his eyes, immediately drew the sword from his waist, and said with an extremely vigilant stance: "Put away your murderous intent! Are you attempting violent resistance?!"
"Resistance—"
A flicker of confusion crossed Fugaku Uchiha's rigid face.
But in an instant, that confusion vanished, and his expression gradually became utterly calm.
He spoke slowly, word by word: "I am upholding the last traditional stance of the Uchiha Clan. I am acting in my capacity as the former Clan Head, proud to uphold the true mission of the Uchiha Clan."
"I absolutely will not allow only one voice to exist within the Uchiha Clan. I shall become the only second voice. I, Fugaku Uchiha, do not recognize the 'laws' of your Absolute Justice!"
The moment his voice fell.
Fugaku Uchiha's scarlet eyes flashed. The Military Police Force ninja who had questioned him and drawn his sword suddenly froze, as if witnessing an extremely terrifying scene. The man suddenly collapsed into a horrified scream.
"Aaaahhh!!!!"
As the scream died down, the faces of all the Military Police Force ninja changed.
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