Chapter 5: [Absolute Justice] is Not [Blind Justice]
Uchiha Chisen did not return to the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters with Izumi.
The direction he headed was Konoha's center of power – the Hokage Building!
Upon arriving at the Hokage Building, Uchiha Chisen, familiar with the layout, proceeded to the Hokage's office door.
He knocked lightly, and after a voice from within said, "Please enter."
Uchiha Chisen pushed the door open and entered.
—His movements were so practiced, it was as if he did this often.
"Chisen..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked up and saw a young black-haired man whose appearance was considered top-tier even within the Uchiha Clan.
He put down the document in his hand and sighed, "I've lost count of how many times I've reminded you, Chisen. Sometimes, you don't need to always resort to iron-fisted methods. Law enforcement should be firm, but it should also have a touch of warmth."
"The Ninja Wars ended so many years ago, and this isn't a special period. Everyone is looking forward to a better future. The Uchiha Clan's enforcement can afford to be a little more lenient."
He earnestly advised him, then proactively asked, "What happened this time to cause such a commotion?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen did not mention the complaints filed against Uchiha Chisen.
He knew that Uchiha Chisen wouldn't care even if he did.
Because he had watched this child grow up, especially after noticing how different this child was from other Uchihas, Sarutobi Hiruzen had more frequent contact with Uchiha Chisen.
He believed he understood Uchiha Chisen very well.
But for some reason, Sarutobi Hiruzen always felt that the way this child looked at him was a bit strange.
Hmm...
It must be his imagination!
Uchiha Chisen shifted his meaningful gaze away from the red square box above Sarutobi Hiruzen's head. He met Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes and said, "Konoha civilian 'Akiyama Jiro,' two days ago, due to gambling losses, got drunk and fatally injured his four-year-old child. The victim's body is being brought back to the Military Police Force."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's brow furrowed: "A murder case..."
He didn't even doubt the truthfulness of Uchiha Chisen's words.
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and patiently said, "Chisen, next time you encounter such a situation, you should let the legal documents of the Land of Fire be the weapon to punish criminals."
"Your act of using excessive force on the culprit has already caused dissatisfaction among many. Sometimes, even I, the Hokage of Konoha, find it difficult to suppress those dissenting voices."
Uchiha Chisen replied expressionlessly, "Gentle laws will only become tools that aid evil murderers. Only [Absolute Justice] can sweep away all wicked spirits."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was momentarily speechless.
He gave a wry smile, realizing he had forgotten how many times Uchiha Chisen had retorted like this.
"Hokage-sama."
Before turning to leave, Uchiha Chisen said to Sarutobi Hiruzen, "You made one mistake. My enforcement has always had warmth, as passionate as lava in a volcano."
With that.
He left without even bidding farewell to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."
Passionate as lava in a volcano, wouldn't that mean anyone it touched would die?
Right!
Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly remembered that there was something more important he needed to ask Uchiha Chisen. He actually wanted to clarify Uchiha Chisen's views on the increasingly intense rebellious sentiments within the Uchiha Clan.
"Never mind..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen had a premonition that, for the same reason, Uchiha Chisen would be back in the Hokage's office again soon.
...
Leaving the Hokage Building, Uchiha Chisen made a trip to the Uchiha Military Police Force headquarters.
He didn't see Izumi.
Suddenly, a curious voice sounded from the side: "Chisen, that recruit you were testing... the one named 'Uchiha Izumi,' is she still alive?"
The girl Uchiha Izumi was quite famous within the Uchiha Clan.
The only half-blood Uchiha was considered a rare specimen.
Uchiha Chisen glanced over and saw that the speaker was also a member of the Uchiha Military Police Force. Uchiha Chisen found the person's face somewhat familiar but couldn't recall their name.
"Alive."
He replied concisely.
Those two words seemed to cause quite a shock, as many nearby Uchiha Military Police Force members looked over in surprise.
Numerous whispers and discussions began to erupt around them.
"Hey, hey, is that true? I remember Chisen brought two trainees before. Those two unlucky souls... one was killed on the first day for disobeying his orders; the other, it's said, awakened their Sharingan on the first day of the assessment, but it also drove them to severe mental illness."
Clearly, this person had no clear understanding of their Uchiha Clan's hereditary mental illnesses.
"Tsk, how strange! Is that half-blood Uchiha genin a newcomer with 'potential'?"
"She only survived today. Maybe she'll be killed tomorrow."
"Speaking of which... Uchiha Chisen killed a fellow clansman. Why did the clan head allow such a heinous act? Even worse, he let this guy continue to be a ninja in the Military Police Force?"
"I heard the clansman he killed was found to have committed unspeakable acts. But the clan head covered up the news. Only the clan head and Uchiha Chisen probably know the specifics."
"Tch, a good-for-nothing. Dead is dead. What's there to discuss?"
"..."
The hushed whispers didn't stir any emotion in Uchiha Chisen.
He merely glanced lightly at his colleagues, his gaze lingering on the white boxes floating above their heads.
[Uchiha Kaede - In nine days, while apprehending a thief, he secretly pocketed the stolen goods and submitted a false case report to the Military Police Force. Sin Level: White Name!]
[Uchiha Rei - In three days, he engaged in a forbidden relationship with the husband of his colleague 'Uchiha Momoha'. Sin Level: White Name!]
[Uchiha Natsuki - In half a month...]
[...]
The members of the Konoha Military Police Force, and even the ninjas of Konoha as a whole... in his eyes, only a very small portion of them had no White Name or Red Name floating above their heads.
The number was so scarce, it might only be a little over thirty percent of the village's ninjas.
However, [Absolute Justice] was not [Blind Justice], nor was it a pathological justice that would kill every single person in the ninja world.
Even knowing that someone might fall into the abyss of "evil" for a certain event at some point in the future, Uchiha Chisen wasn't foolish enough to extinguish their life in the cradle.
Past experience had taught him that future evil deeds were not absolute certainties; they could change with certain intervening events.
As for why he had such peculiar experiences...
Well, everyone makes mistakes during the process of growth.
Although Uchiha Chisen's heart remained unmoved, his gaze from just now caused the hushed whispers of a group of people to grow quieter and quieter.
Until these members of the Konoha Military Police Force, with somewhat uneasy expressions, stopped their whispering.
They didn't know why... they just felt like a thorn in their side!
As if they were being watched by something.
...
"Chi... Chisen-senpai!" The girl's panting, somewhat weary voice suddenly came from a distance.
"I..."
"I brought the body back!"
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