dmims Chapter 237 Freedom
Chapter 237 Freedom
Chapter 237 Freedom
It's easy to see that these people suffered a lot during their time being held captive by the gang.
"I am Uchiha Ikezumi. Remember this name. Whatever you have experienced in the past, it will change from this day forward."
Uchiha Izumi merely glanced at the boxes above the slaves' heads. Unsurprisingly, they all bore several offenses, mostly minor thefts and petty crimes. "The Land of Water will soon be bathed in the light of Absolute Justice. Past mistakes will be forgiven, but let me make this clear: anyone who commits further crimes or acts of evil will be brought to justice in the name of Absolute Justice!"
The slaves looked at each other, but no one dared to say anything. They couldn't even resist those gangsters, let alone Uchiha Ikezumi, who had wiped out the gangsters.
Moreover, the other party doesn't seem to have any malicious intent, so naturally no one would intentionally jump out to cause trouble for themselves.
"Gurgle—"
Just as Uchiha Ikezumi was about to announce that they were free, a little girl in the crowd nervously clutched her stomach. She was a slave who had been sent there that day and had not eaten for several days before.
The gangsters certainly wouldn't invite her to dinner; they were just hoping to get through the day. But then a righteous friend appeared out of nowhere and saved them.
"Everyone here can go to the warehouse and take two bags of grain with them. When you get back, tell the people in the city that everyone should come here and get a bag of grain."
Uchiha Ikezumi activated his Byakugan, estimated the amount of food stored in the warehouse, and then announced decisively, "Finally, congratulations on regaining your freedom!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the warehouse fell silent. Only the rumbling of the little girl's stomach reminded the slaves that they were not hallucinating.
"We're free! We're free!"
"Food—we can take two bags of food!?"
"Great! I don't have to go hungry anymore!"
The slaves could no longer contain their joy and cheered.
If Uchiha Ikezumi didn't look so imposing, someone might have tried to lift him up and cheer in celebration.
"Quan, you're in charge of overseeing the distribution and maintaining order afterwards."
Uchiha Izumi didn't have much time to waste. Although he was just a wood clone here, he had to supervise the Hidden Mist ninjas in carrying out justice, and his main body didn't have much energy to pay attention to the cleanup of the Mizuki Castle.
"Yes! Senior Ikezumi! Please leave it to me with confidence!"
Uchiha Izumi spoke with great confidence, as if she wanted to pat her already budding breasts in front of Uchiha Ike Izumi to make a guarantee.
"You stay too, Tachibana Jiro."
Uchiha Izumi looked at the chubby orange perched on his shoulder, his usually calm gaze showing a rare flicker of emotion. Should this guy lose some weight? "The Land of Water isn't safe enough. If you're in danger, remember to summon me using the Reverse Summoning Technique."
"Meow! Don't worry about me, leave it to me!"
Tachibana Jiro was completely unaware that his weight had attracted the attention of Uchiha Ikezumi. At this moment, he was still planning to set rules for the people in Watergull City and forbid them from catching cats to eat!
"That's it."
Uchiha Ikezumi stared at Tachibana Jiro's big belly for a long time, but in the end, she refrained from telling him to lose weight.
After all, this is in front of Uchiha Izumi, a junior, so we should give Tachibana Jiro some face. It's not too late to remind him later.
Just then, Juzo Biwa walked into the warehouse carrying a bloody head. The slaves who were moving grain gasped in shock when they saw the head.
It wasn't that I was afraid of a severed head, but rather that the head's owner was clearly the overlord of the underground black market in Miguel City, the head of the Funaya family, Funaya Yujiro!
"Lord Ikezumi, I've brought this guy's head back."
Pipa Juzo knelt respectfully before Uchiha Ikezumi and placed Funaya Yujiro's head on the ground.
Compared to when he went to pursue him, he had several more wounds on his body, indicating that the process of chasing down Funaya Yujiro was not particularly smooth.
Even so, Juzo Biwa still managed to bring the guy's head back in the shortest amount of time, and judging from the horrified expression on Yujiro Funaya's face, the guy didn't die peacefully.
"Thank you for your hard work. From now on, you and Tachibana Jiro will help maintain order."
Uchiha Izumi glanced at the head that Biwa Juzo brought back and then stopped paying attention to it. After exchanging a few words with Uchiha Izumi, he released the wood clone and turned his attention back to Kirigakure.
Eliminating the underground black market is just a small step in implementing [absolute justice]. There's still a lot of cleanup work to be done in Watergull City for the two of them and the cat to handle.
However, with the model of Watergull City, Uchiha Ikezumi had new ideas for his plan to transform the Land of Water.
Eliminating all the sinners might save Watergull City in the short term, but as long as the demand from the underground black market persists, Watergull City's tragedy will inevitably return in time.
Therefore, to truly solve the problem once and for all, it is necessary to promote [absolute justice] throughout the entire ninja world. Only in this way can the source of evil be completely eradicated.
"Lord Ikezumi, the first squad dispatched to carry out justice has departed—"
Mei Terumi, wearing the Mizukage's robes, took the initiative to approach Izumi Uchiha. For Kirigakure, which was in turmoil, the presence of a Fifth Mizukage would undoubtedly be better at uniting people's hearts.
Therefore, with the strong support of the master, Mei Terumi became the Fifth Mizukage almost seamlessly at the fastest speed. Even the letter informing the Daimyo of the Land of Water was sent out after Mei Terumi became the Mizukage.
However, Mei Terumi, who became the Fifth Mizukage, felt no joy or excitement. All she could feel was a heavy burden and worry about the future.
"I understand. Don't worry, the Slug Sage will guide them well."
Uchiha Izumi's attitude towards Mei Terumi, the newly appointed Mizukage, was relatively mild. After all, Mei Terumi had indeed made significant contributions to advancing [Absolute Justice]. "You seem to have something to say?"
Seeing Mei Terumi's hesitant expression, Izumi Uchiha bluntly pointed out her dilemma.
"Yes, the situation in the village right now is not very good. There is a shortage of manpower and a lot of backlogged missions. If no ninjas are available to carry out missions for a long time, the mission quota for Kirigakure will likely continue to decrease."
Mei Terumi carefully observed Izumi Uchiha's expression. If possible, she didn't want to bargain with him on this matter, but since it concerned the future of Kirigakure, she didn't have many options. "My thought is, could Kirigakure be allowed to allocate some—no, a small number of—personnel to complete some time-sensitive tasks?"
Uchiha Ikezumi frowned subconsciously. Mei Terumi's request wasn't excessive, and it was unrealistic to force Kirigakure to abandon its livelihood-making mission.
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