Chapter 49: Recognition of [Absolute Justice] (Seeking Follow-up Reads)
Meanwhile.
Sarutobi Hiruzen saw that it was completely dark, reached out to rub his sore brow, and sighed deeply. However, the gloomy expression lingering on his old face did not dissipate so easily.
He had originally wanted Sarutobi Shinosuke to be able to complete his final journey peacefully today.
But who could have expected Uchiha Chisen to appear halfway through?
Facing what Uchiha Chisen had done today, Sarutobi Hiruzen held a very complicated mood.
From a public standpoint, he should support Uchiha Chisen in executing justice. After all, what "Yamada Binjiro" had done had already pierced the bottom line of the Land of Fire's laws. Even if Chisen's methods were a bit extreme, directly having his subordinate kill the other party…
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that Uchiha Chisen was not wrong.
However.
From a private standpoint, he was Sarutobi Shinosuke's father. Having such a discordant episode at his eldest son's funeral was a huge provocation and stimulus to a father.
Not to mention, Chisen was the one who killed Shinosuke!
"Hoo…"
Sarutobi Hiruzen murmured, "But Konoha cannot withstand a civil war without any prior preparation. The pillars who can bear the weight of the village are becoming fewer and fewer… Chisen, he is one of the few younger generations in the village who can bear the weight."
"Even if the Uchiha Clan cannot become Hokage, in the future, he can replace Danzō, or Homura, or Koharu."
It was this stubbornness, stuck between a rock and a hard place, that made him unable to figure out his own emotions.
Sarutobi Hiruzen tidied up his bad mood.
He prepared to leave the Hokage Building.
But just then, an Anbu ninja suddenly jumped in through the open window. He knelt before Sarutobi Hiruzen and said rapidly, "Hokage-sama, Uchiha Chisen killed his only next-of-kin, 'Uchiha Onigawara,' today."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's footsteps stopped.
"Uchiha Onigawara… is that the person suspected of abusing and killing two Anbu comrades during a mission outside the village?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was not unfamiliar with the name Uchiha Onigawara.
Because the other party was also once an Anbu member.
It was also he who had ordered Uchiha Onigawara to be temporarily suspended for investigation.
"Yes," the Anbu ninja nodded.
Sarutobi Hiruzen murmured, "Since Chisen killed him, it means that I did not wrong him."
He suddenly thought of something and asked directly, "Was Uchiha Onigawara the only next-of-kin Uchiha Chisen had alive?"
"Yes."
The Anbu's answer was still the same as before, but there was some imperceptible emotional fluctuation.
Clearly, Uchiha Chisen's actions had shocked even the battle-hardened Anbu ninja.
Sarutobi Hiruzen also fell into silence.
"The unforgivable [Absolute Justice]…" After an unknown period of silence, he finally uttered these words with a complicated expression.
Sarutobi Hiruzen vaguely understood what Uchiha Chisen's [Absolute Justice] was.
"Hoo…"
"Chisen, it's precisely because you are too outstanding and too committed to justice that I cannot regard you as my enemy because of the hatred brought about by Shinosuke's matter…"
…
"Hmph! As expected of an inherently evil Uchiha brat! A person who doesn't spare even their blood relatives is already a soulless killing machine. The evil bloodline that flows through the Uchiha Clan should not exist in this world!"
On the other side, Danzō also received wind of the news from a Root ninja.
"The eyes of the Uchiha Clan contain evil power unimaginable to the world. This power requires extremely strong mental stimulation to have a certain probability of being activated."
Danzō's eyes narrowed, his gaze flashing with suspicion and danger.
He was speculating about Uchiha Chisen's actions from the most malicious perspective.
He suddenly thought of Uchiha Shisui.
Shisui's eyes possessed the most evil power in Uchiha Clan legends. And it was precisely because Uchiha Shisui was guilty of possessing such a treasure, and his "crime" was so great that the entire Konoha higher-ups were wary of him, that Danzō could not resist trying to kill him.
And attempting to seize the Mangekyo Sharingan!
Now… Danzō began to suspect if Uchiha Chisen had awakened a Mangekyo Sharingan similar to Uchiha Shisui's?
Did he also possess that evil power that sounded chilling just to hear about?
Feeling the slight stinging sensation that kept occurring in his left ear.
While Danzō was wary in his heart, he couldn't help but feel his anger surge, gritting his teeth and whispering, "Monkey, if you hadn't stopped me that day, I would have already nipped this evil Uchiha brat, who threatens the village, in the cradle!"
His anger was not only directed at Uchiha Chisen.
It was also projected onto Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Even though Danzō knew that the chance of Uchiha Chisen awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan wasn't very high, otherwise, he wouldn't have waited so many years and only gotten Uchiha Shisui.
But once this suspicion surfaced in his mind, he couldn't suppress it no matter what.
Like weeds, it kept taking root and sprouting in Danzō's heart.
It made his expression flicker with uncertainty.
"Uchiha Chisen..."
"Sharingan..."
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"This is the second time I've killed someone today!" Izumi submerged herself entirely in the bathtub, her hair floating on the surface of the steaming water.
Only a small part of her head was visible, and her mumbled words sounded like "gurgle gurgle."
When she killed for the first time, Izumi remembered it very clearly; she had been restless all night.
Even after returning home, she worried she would be arrested by the Anbu.
Now, she felt somewhat accustomed to it.
She found that she no longer felt any unease, and even the discomfort from killing had long since dissipated.
"And..."
She gently covered her chest, her head emerging from the water, and she muttered to herself in confusion, "Why do I feel a sense of glee? I'm not some perverted serial killer, so it's definitely not because I killed someone that this strange feeling is surfacing, right?"
Izumi stood up, stepped out of the bathtub, and after a light rinse to wash off the remaining foam, a flash of inspiration struck her.
She suddenly understood.
"—It's acknowledgment!"
She realized that the reason she felt a sense of glee was because she discovered that within the Uchiha Clan, there was someone other than herself who recognized Senior Chisen's [Absolute Justice]!
And there were quite a few such people!
After all, on her way home after saying goodbye to Senior Chisen today, she had heard many people discussing Senior Chisen.
And it wasn't negative discussion!
Even if they were only developing a strange, admiration-based worship for Senior due to his extreme methods.
But...
It was at least a good start.
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"Father, I wish to meet with Uchiha Chisen."
At the dinner table, Uchiha Itachi said to Fugaku with a solemn expression.
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