Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha.

Chapter 8: Rusty Justice is a Betrayal of Justice

Uchiha Ikezumi walked down the main street of Konoha, followed by a girl carrying a ramen box and chopsticks, slurping down the mushy ramen as she walked.

Most of the pedestrians on the road looked rather uneasy after seeing Uchiha Ikezumi.

Some of the children who were playing around were quickly pulled back by their parents, who scolded them for being naughty.

Clearly, these people had heard of Uchiha Ikezumi's "reputation".

Alternatively, their relatives or friends might have suffered special treatment from Uchiha Ikezumi because of their past offenses. They are either already dead or serving time in Konoha prisons.

"Hello... hello!"

Uchiha Ikezumi paused in his steps because a Konoha villager suddenly ran up and stopped him.

Holding a box, the man mustered his courage and handed it to Uchiha Ikezumi with both hands, bowing his head and hurriedly saying, "Thank you for catching the murderers who killed my fiancée three months ago! I've been very depressed during this time and haven't had a chance to thank you. Please... please accept this gift as a token of my gratitude!"

Uchiha Ikezumi couldn't remember the names of every member of the Uchiha clan, nor did he bother to remember who had died by his sword.

But he has vivid memories of the victims who were harmed by "evil".

The man in front of me, his face full of sorrow, was a commoner genin from Konoha named "Takikawa Osamu," and he was twenty-five years old.

Three months ago, his fiancée was raped and killed by a drunk man.

Uchiha Ikezumi found the three murderers.

"I didn't capture them," Uchiha Ikezumi said slowly. "I killed them all."

The man bowed his head and said, "That's precisely why I'm even more grateful to you."

"please……"

"Please accept my thank-you gift!"

Uchiha Ikezumi shook his head. He walked past the sorrowful man and, standing behind him, said again, "I'm sorry to disappoint you with this sick world, riddled with holes by 'evil.' If you really make a decision, there's no need to give me the gift; you can give it to someone who truly needs it."

Uchiha Ikezumi pondered for a moment, then added calmly, "If you're still hesitating, cherish your life. I will prove to you that this world will become a better place."

Quan's slurping sounds as he ate noodles had stopped at some point.

From Chi Quan's words, she vaguely guessed what was going on. She stared in shock at the man whose eyes were already brimming with tears.

The man murmured, "Thank you... thank you."

Quan watched his staggering figure as he walked away.

He hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

"Senior Ikezumi, he... he wouldn't..." Ikezumi asked tentatively.

"This isn't an isolated incident," Uchiha Ikezumi said. "Don't become numb after you've seen enough of this. Once you become numb, your 'justice' will rust because of that numbness. Rusty justice is a betrayal of justice."

Just as Quan was about to speak, he suddenly felt as if something had hit his head.

And that thing must weigh at least ten kilograms!

The impact made her gasp in surprise, her neck bending over.

Just then, a slightly strange voice suddenly rang out from above Izumi's head: "Lord Izumi, there's a situation. My children found a buried body on the outskirts of the village. Judging from the marks in the soil nearby, it was most likely buried last night."

Quan was stunned.

The strange-sounding voice continued, "Many traces at the scene have been deliberately erased. The person who buried the body also staged the scene, indicating they were very professional. It's highly likely that a ninja committed the crime."

That's all.

Quan watched helplessly as an orange figure jumped off his head and landed gracefully on the ground.

"A cat?" she suddenly realized: "A ninja cat!!!"

—It was an orange ninja cat, with an unbelievably fat body, like a big orange chicken leg.

Quan suddenly realized.

No wonder it's so heavy!

Is this orange ninja cat the summoning beast of Senior Ikezumi?

"Lead the way." Uchiha Izumi said to the ninja cat first, then said to Izumi, "Newbie, follow me."

call out--

call out--

The ninja cat and Uchiha Ikezumi transformed into afterimages and quickly left the spot. In the blink of an eye, only two figures, one large and one small, remained.

Startled, Izumi didn't have time to think. He casually threw the ramen in his hand into a trash can and hurriedly followed.

……

Izumi tried her best to keep up, and although she could only see Izumi-senpai's back, at least she could keep up at a distance. She thought that either the ninja cat was too fat to run fast, or Izumi-senpai was deliberately controlling her speed to avoid being left behind.

After all, Senior Ikezumi is a Jonin of Konoha. How could I possibly keep up with a Jonin running at full speed?

Soon.

Izumi ran to a certain outskirts of Konoha, and only after disappearing into a dense forest did he find that Senior Izumi and the orange ninja cat had stopped and were standing not far ahead.

"call……"

She wiped her sweat.

I'm a little tired.

"Lord Ikezumi, is this your new follower?" Ikezumi saw the ninja cat licking its paws and speaking in human language, "Lord Ikezumi's first two followers couldn't even last a day. I wonder how long your new follower can last."

Quan timidly interjected, "Today is my second day as a student of Senior Ike Quan."

"Meow? Huh?"

The ninja cat looked at Izumi in surprise, raising a paw at her. Izumi thought the cat was trying to give her a thumbs up: "You actually made it to the second day? You have a lot of potential, young lady!"

"Uchiha Izumi".

"arrive!!!"

Izumi didn't have time to talk to Shinobu; she quickly stood at attention and shouted.

Uchiha Ikezumi said, "Go down and bring the body out."

"Yes, senior." Quan quickly ran over and found that there was a large pit in front of Senior Ike Quan's feet, with many small digging marks around the pit, as if it had been dug by a cat's claws.

At the bottom of the pit was the body of a woman covered in mud.

The corpse's forehead was sunken, its face was covered in blood, and its expression was frozen in shock and disbelief, as if it was filled with disbelief even in the moment of its death.

Quan jumped straight down.

They brought the body up.

Having learned from yesterday's experience, this time it was much easier and more straightforward.

"The female victim, name unknown, was approximately forty to forty-five years old. She died instantly from a blunt force trauma. There were no extra marks on her body, suggesting the perpetrator had deliberately cleaned her up. She was indeed experienced; she was most likely a ninja."

Uchiha Ikezumi slowly said, "Tachibana Jiro."

"Meow!" the ninja cat Tachibana Jiro responded.

"Go to the police station and find someone to take the body back," said Uchiha Ikezumi. "Rookie, let's go for a walk around the village."

"Yes, Master Chiquan."

"Yes, senpai... eh?"

Quan hesitated for a moment, then swallowed hard before mustering his courage and timidly asking, "Senior, aren't we going to investigate?"

Uchiha Ikezumi said, "A tour of Konoha is all about investigation. Checking out our ninja tools, so we're ready to carry out justice at any time."

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