Chapter 286: Obito: Uchiha Ikeizumi is Targeting Me!
"Lady Tsunade, do we really not need to go and step in?"
No one knew that at this very moment, Tsunade was actually standing quietly not far from the Hokage building, watching all of this unfold. Standing beside her was Shizune, cradling the small fragrant pig, Tonton.
"Why should we step in?"
"As long as it hasn't turned into a full riot, let the old man have his headache!"
"Besides, having something like this happen once is the only way to make the old man realize just how many people in Konoha long for Absolute Justice!"
Tsunade had absolutely no intention of stepping forward to manage the situation. Sarutobi Hiruzen created this mess, so naturally, it was up to him to resolve it. She wasn't the Hokage yet, so there was no need to clean up his aftereffects.
"I don't quite understand... Uchiha Ikeizumi clearly killed so many people, so why is it that instead of fearing him, everyone is worshiping him more and more?" Shizune looked at the scenes unfolding before the Hokage building with a look of naive bewilderment, her heart full of confusion.
"Once a person has seen the light, how can they continue to endure the darkness?" Tsunade let out a soft sigh. She wasn't entirely clear on what the Land of Water looked like right now, but she could see the state of Konoha very clearly.
It was true that the civilians of Konoha feared Uchiha Ikeizumi, but they also knew that as long as they didn't commit crimes, Ikeizumi would never kill senselessly.
Under the coverage of Absolute Justice, everyone in Konoha had subconsciously lowered their voices by a few tones when speaking. No one wanted to accidentally trigger a violation of justice through a careless action. Although everyone acted with extreme caution, the public security and environment of Konoha were becoming better and better, and even the number of visiting merchants had begun to steadily increase.
Just like the situation in the Land of Water, when the clans and those in power no longer dared to act willfully and recklessly, the lives of the bottom-tier civilians would naturally become better—even if nothing else was done.
"If there truly are that many people maintaining justice, and an institution similar to the Police Force is established across the Five Great Nations, what Ikeizumi achieves won't be much lesser than what Grandfather Hashirama did."
"Grandfather merely brought an end to the Warring States Period. But if Uchiha Ikeizumi can achieve what he wants to do, perhaps he can truly change the entire ninja world?"
Tsunade's gaze drifted far into the distance. As Ikeizumi accomplished more and more, she increasingly realized just how profound a significance his actions held for the entire ninja world.
"However, if he truly wants to achieve all of that, the dangers Ikeizumi will have to face will only multiply!" Tsunade sighed quietly in her heart. Moving the Police Force throughout the entire ninja world—how could the hidden villages of the Five Great Nations ever allow it?
Unless Uchiha Ikeizumi's power could truly suppress the entire ninja world, forcing them to accept his Absolute Justice, it would be impossible to achieve a conclusion where the Police Force bloomed everywhere across the nations.
In the Land of Rain, within the Akatsuki organization.
"Why aren't we accepting the bounty from the Land of Earth?"
"That is a full three hundred million ryo! A full three hundred million! Do you know how many black market missions I have to complete just to earn three hundred million?!"
Within Akatsuki, Kakuzu was extremely dissatisfied with Nagato and Konan's refusal of the Land of Earth's employment offer. That was a full three hundred million ryo; if calculated by the bounty on Sarutobi Asuma's head, it would take a full ten Asumas!
"If you want to seek your own death, feel free to accept the bounty yourself!" Konan shot a cold glance at Kakuzu.
She hadn't expected the Land of Earth to not just talk, but to actually bring out a full three hundred million ryo in cold, hard cash to hire Akatsuki just to kill Uchiha Ikeizumi. What Konan didn't know was that the Land of Earth's Daimyo funding was far more than three hundred million—it was a full billion! Being able to take out three hundred million to hire Akatsuki meant the Hidden Stone Village had already lined its pockets with massive kickbacks.
"To purge the Land of Water single-handedly... that Uchiha Ikeizumi's strength might very well be approaching that of the former God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama, and the Ninja Asura, Uchiha Madara."
"If it's Kakuzu, maybe you really do have a chance to kill him. After all, didn't you once cross hands with Senju Hashirama?" Sasori spoke up with a cold sneer.
The entire Akatsuki organization knew that Kakuzu claimed to have fought Senju Hashirama, but no one from top to bottom actually believed Kakuzu had the strength to contend with the First Hokage. After all, Kakuzu didn't possess the power to pacify an entire era.
"Are you questioning this old man?" A fierce and brutal light suddenly flashed in Kakuzu's eyes. He had indeed carried the dreams of Takigakure to assassinate Senju Hashirama back then. Even if Hashirama had held back an entire ocean during that fight, who dared to say he hadn't crossed hands with him?
"Alright, let this commission end here."
"Inform the Land of Earth that Akatsuki cannot complete this task."
The Deva Path Pain, under Nagato's control, spoke slowly. Since the founding of Akatsuki, this was the very first time the organization had abandoned a mission commission and directly stated they were incapable of completing it.
Even the Leader is not that Uchiha brat's opponent? Kakuzu looked at the Deva Path thoughtfully. He still knew a bit about the Deva Path's immense power; after all, if he hadn't received a severe thrashing first, how could someone with Kakuzu's personality willingly work his life away for Akatsuki?
On the other side of the Land of Rain, Uchiha Obito had obviously also learned of Akatsuki's decision.
"A bunch of trash, and Nagato is the biggest trash among trash!"
"If those Rinnegan eyes were transplanted into my sockets, I could kill Uchiha Ikeizumi directly!"
At this moment, Obito bitterly hated his lack of sufficient strength. If his strength had been enough, how could his identity have been exposed directly by Ikeizumi, thereby arousing the suspicion of Konan and Nagato?
"Should I find a way to forcibly seize Master Madara's Rinnegan back from Nagato?" White Zetsu stood beside Obito.
Black Zetsu's body was still being continuously scorched by the Flames of Judgment. Obito and White Zetsu, who originally disliked using their brains, were now being forced to actually start using them! In Obito's eyes, all of this was entirely Uchiha Ikeizumi's fault!
"No, Nagato and Konan already hold tremendous wariness toward me. That bastard Uchiha Ikeizumi even went so far as to tell them the weakness of my Kamui."
"Forcibly wresting the Rinnegan from Nagato's hands is unrealistic."
The more Obito spoke of Uchiha Ikeizumi, the more his teeth itched with pure hatred. He just couldn't understand—where exactly had he offended that justice maniac to be targeted so precisely?
"Let Akatsuki handle the capture of the Tailed Beasts on their own according to their schedule!"
"No matter how strong Uchiha Ikeizumi's power is, it is impossible for it to surpass the power of the Eye of the Moon!"
"However, we also need to go and prepare our alternative plan."
Obito felt that the current situation in the ninja world should still be within a controllable range. Although Uchiha Ikeizumi's Absolute Justice was targeting him, the Tailed Beasts clearly hadn't caught Ikeizumi's attention yet. Obito remained confident that as long as the Eye of the Moon Plan could be implemented, even if the entire ninja world was reshaped into the mold of Absolute Justice, the Eye of the Moon could reverse the entire grand chessboard!
"An alternative plan?" White Zetsu tilted his head and looked at Obito, secretly wondering if Obito had quietly grown a brain behind his back!