dmims Chapter 92 Naruto Uzumaki, this belief is called [Justice]!
Chapter 92 Naruto Uzumaki, this belief is called [Justice]!
Chapter 93 Naruto Uzumaki, this belief is called [Justice]! (5000 words)
Uchiha Izumi said, "Uchiha Izumi."
"Here!!!" Izumi responded loudly immediately, his energetic appearance startling Naruto.
Uchiha Ikezumi said, "Try to analyze who the murderer is."
"Yes, senior!"
Recalling the information Tachibana Jiro had mentioned, Izumi said earnestly, "Such a heinous act as wiping out an entire family is most likely committed by someone you know."
"The area near the Yamanaka clan is a densely populated area of Konoha, and many ninjas live nearby. The fact that the perpetrator could subdue the entire family of four silently without attracting the attention of other ninjas indicates that he is also a ninja of considerable strength."
"By listing all the ninjas known to the victims and focusing on those with whom the victims had conflicts of interest, we should be able to identify a few suspects who are more likely to commit the crime."
"and-"
At this point, Izumi glanced cautiously at Uchiha Ike Izumi and continued, "At that time, with Ike Izumi-senpai's abilities, he will be able to instantly identify the murderer from among the suspects."
Tachibana Jiro exclaimed in surprise, "A newbie like you, you're actually quite capable!"
Quan Shanshan said, "The main reason is that I learned a lot of things that I couldn't learn at the Ninja Academy by following Senior Ike Izumi."
Moreover, working with senior Chi Quan, the probability of encountering extremely heinous cases was exceptionally high, which led to the accumulation of experience in a short period of time that even veteran members of the police force could not accumulate.
Of course, the last sentence is a bit of a "coughing and grumbling".
Quan dared not say it in front of Senior Ikequan.
As everyone was talking.
Before they knew it, they had entered the Uchiha clan's territory.
Because the victims have been moved to the police force building.
"...Oh no!"
Yamanaka Yoshinobu, an Anbu ninja who was following far behind, felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at the Uchiha clan's encampment ahead.
How could Uchiha Izumi bring the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to a place like this?!
Isn't that like putting a lamb into a pack of hungry wolves?
Could he really be trying to control the nine-tailed fox?!
Within the Uchiha clan's territory, even if I risk my life, is there even a one percent chance I can bring Naruto Uzumaki out?
When the same foot stepped into the Uchiha compound.
Yoshinobu Yamanaka keenly sensed that many wary and hostile gazes had instantly locked onto him.
He is a ninja from the Uchiha clan!
They must have discovered the secret agent mask hanging on their waist!
"call!"
Sweating profusely, Yamanaka Yoshinobu gripped the hilt of his ninja sword tightly, adopting a defensive stance ready to draw his blade at any moment, and then gritted his teeth and continued forward.
"Hokage-sama—"
"When will you be able to get here?"
He vowed that if he survived today, he would submit a letter of resignation to the Hokage.
Even if he were sent to an enemy country as a spy, he would not want to monitor Jinchuriki anymore.
This is not a job that a human being can do!
My own omen of death is flashing!
"I've come to this place again," Naruto said, unaware that he had unwittingly stirred up a lot of emotions in Konoha.
He was curiously observing the Uchiha clan's encampment.
Many Uchiha clan ninjas were also sizing him up.
And it was the kind of unbridled behavior.
"That blond kid isn't from our Uchiha clan, is he? I don't remember any of our clansmen being blond."
"He's that 'Fox Demon Brat,' who was arrested by the police force a while ago. I heard he was caught by Uchiha Ikezumi, and this time—it seems he was caught by Uchiha Ikezumi again."
"That brat, the Nine-Tailed Fox! I heard that the Nine-Tailed Fox who caused chaos in Konoha back then was sealed inside him. I wonder if it's true. If it is—and our Uchiha clan is being ostracized by the village, isn't he the culprit?"
"Be careful. This brat was brought back by Uchiha Ikezumi. If you dare to have any wicked thoughts, he won't spare your life."
"Huh? Why is there another outsider here? That guy—is that an ANBU mask hanging around his waist?"
"Oh? Anbu ninjas have come to our Uchiha clan's territory?"
The sight of Yoshinobu Yamanaka hanging far away, over a hundred meters away, was too conspicuous.
Although the demon fox was enough to attract many radical Uchiha clan ninjas, they were still somewhat annoyed by Uchiha Ikezumi standing next to him.
As a result, Yamanaka Yoshinobu, who was clearly an "easy target," became the target of everyone's attacks, with pairs of Sharingan eyes staring intently at him.
It was as if he would be instantly chopped into minced meat if he made any unusual move.
"Was it my fault that the Uchiha clan was ostracized?"
These Uchiha ninjas didn't whisper when they talked, so Naruto naturally heard them discussing him.
This immediately dampened the curious look on his face.
"Don't take on 'evil' that isn't yours."
Then Uchiha Izumi's voice suddenly rang out: "If it were you now, would you have the thought of ostracizing the Uchiha clan?"
Naruto quickly shook his head: "No, no way!"
He is the one who is discriminated against and ostracized in the village. How could he possibly have the right to ostracize others?
Naruto believed he would never have such thoughts.
at the same time.
Inside the police force building's offices.
The news that "the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has once again entered the Uchiha clan's territory" quickly reached Fugaku's ears. Startled, Fugaku, who was drinking tea, crushed his teacup in his hand.
"Why is he here again? Who brought him in?"
He no longer cared that the scalding tea was dripping onto him.
He asked a series of questions.
Last time, when Uchiha Ikezumi brought Naruto Uzumaki to the police station building, Fugaku was already quite shocked.
Who would have thought that Naruto Uzumaki would be making a second trip to the palace!
They've completely messed up Fugaku's abilities!
"It's Uchiha Ikezumi." The police ninja who came to report the situation gave Fugaku an answer that didn't shock him.
Fugaku: "...—
Clearly, he's almost become desensitized to Uchiha Ikezumi's antics.
He really couldn't understand how one person could do so many things in just 24 hours that made him, the head of the Uchiha clan, feel so overwhelmed.
"Ikezumi—when will you finally realize that only by maintaining a balance can stability be achieved between the village and the Uchiha clan?"
"call!"
After muttering something to himself, Fugaku exhaled a breath of stale air and immediately stood up. His face was stern, and he asked in a deep voice, "Where did he take Naruto Uzumaki?"
The police ninja replied, "The police's underground morgue."
Fugaku: "???"
The police ninja realized that what he said might have been somewhat ambiguous, so he added, "Naruto Uzumaki is still alive, and I don't know why Izumi Uchiha brought the demon fox kid there."
Fugaku: "...—"
In that brief moment, his back was covered in a layer of cold sweat.
He didn't even bother to remind the other person not to leave things unsaid in the future.
Fugaku immediately set off for the underground parking room.
Inside the morgue.
The cold air all around made Naruto shiver. He stared in disbelief at the corpses lying on the iron beds, and at a glance, he couldn't even count how many there were!
The strange smell permeating the air constantly stimulated Naruto's sense of smell, causing his stomach to churn and his dirty little face to turn slightly pale.
Uchiha Ikezumi walked to a body covered with a white sheet and reached out to lift the sheet.
that moment.
The intense visual impact made Naruto, who was standing nearby, dizzy. He didn't know what words to use to describe the horrific state of the body. And it was the body of a child who looked about the same age as him, Uzumaki Naruto!
So much so that Naruto was so frightened that he immediately closed his eyes.
"Open your eyes." But when Uchiha Ikezumi's cold voice rang out.
Naruto felt that this terrifying man was more frightening to him.
His will to survive spurred him to bravely open his eyes.
"New recruit, take note. The first victim was a male, aged seven to eight. He had multiple crushing and shattered fractures. The dented skull appears to be the main cause of death, but upon closer inspection, strange marks can be found on the side of his neck, suggesting that he was forcefully attacked on the side of his neck before his death, resulting in a neck fracture."
"That's what caused his death."
Seven to eight years old.
Naruto, who was covering his mouth tightly and blushing, trying his best not to vomit, couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Isn't that about the same age as me?
Could he also be a student at the ninja academy?
Uchiha Ikezumi walked to the side and lifted another white sheet—the appearance of this corpse made Naruto unable to hold back any longer.
Indescribable vomit even gushed out from between his fingers.
His deep blue pupils were trembling violently.
"The second victim was a female, aged two to three. Her body was crushed by heavy objects from the building rubble, but that shouldn't be the fatal injury. There was unswallowed food stuck in her throat, which should be the cause of her death. She was knocked unconscious while eating."
It was as if Uchiha Izumi deliberately made Naruto witness every single corpse.
As for how Naruto feels now, and how much of an impact he has suffered, it seems to be irrelevant to him.
He lifted the third white cloth.
"The third victim was a male, aged 29 to 31. Although there were many marks on his body indicating that he had been hit by heavy objects from the building, the real fatal wound was to his chest. This wound was not caused by a building hitting him; it was clearly a piercing wound from a sharp object."
Then lift the fourth white cloth.
"The fourth deceased, female, age—"
After seeing four gruesome corpses, Naruto was completely stunned. His eyes lost their luster as he stared blankly at the last female body.
"Naruto Uzumaki"
Naruto shuddered when he was suddenly called by his full name.
"I'm so sorry!" Naruto was almost crying. "I shouldn't have thrown it up. I can clean it up—"
But Naruto discovered that this terrifying man didn't blame him. Instead, he said indifferently, "This is the evil of the ninja world."
Does the evil of the ninja world refer to this family of four?
Do not!
wrong!
Naruto realized—the other party was referring to the murderer!
"The 'evil' bred from the twisted and morbid ninja world will bring slaughter, suffering, and disaster to innocent people—"
The family of four you see today are victims of "evil."
Uchiha Ikezumi asked quietly, "Do you think they're pitiful, Naruto Uzumaki?"
Naruto wiped his mouth, his voice trembling slightly as he pursed his lips and said, "They've all been killed; they must be so pitiful."
Uchiha Ikezumi continued, "As 'evil' gradually approached them, they were completely unaware, the family still happily eating dinner. Until a villain appeared, wielding a sharp blade, and mercilessly took their lives."
"And that murderer—is probably gloating now. Because of last night's commotion, a building collapsed and crushed four bodies. If an inexperienced person had handled this, the case would have been closed as an 'accident.'"
"At that time, the murderers will go unpunished, and justice will suffer a setback."
Even if they have never experienced fatherly or motherly love.
I have never experienced the atmosphere of a family dinner.
However, as Uchiha Izumi's words reached his ears, Naruto unconsciously began to imagine a series of scenes.
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A loving family of four was enjoying their dinner together when, under the cover of night, an uninvited guest broke into their home. The three-year-old girl was knocked unconscious by the intruder during her meal, but because food got stuck in her throat, she suffocated and died.
The husband stood up in shock and anger, but the murderer was quick-witted and swiftly stabbed him through the chest.
Before his wife could scream in terror, the murderer plunged another knife into her chest.
The seven-year-old boy ran away in terror, but was caught by the murderer, who broke his neck with a karate chop and killed him on the spot.
A family of four was brutally murdered!
By this point, Naruto dared not imagine anything further.
The images that flashed through Naruto's mind had a far stronger psychological impact than the gruesome sight of the four corpses. He stood there, feeling extremely ashamed and guilty for his earlier vomiting.
"How could they do this?" Naruto's nose stung with tears as he muttered to himself, "This is wrong—even if the villagers can't live in harmony, they shouldn't do this!"
Naruto glanced at the other corpses in the morgue.
Then she looked up at Uchiha Ikezumi, who seemed unfazed by the situation.
Naruto asked in a low, wooden voice, "Are there many things like this?"
"It's happening all the time," Uchiha Ikezumi said. "Every moment."
Uchiha Izumi coldly added, "And this is merely the 'evil' that has arisen in just one ninja village, Konoha. Looking at the vast ninja world, Konoha's 'evil' is just the tip of the iceberg."
"This ninja world is sick. So sick that many people are unaware that they are 'sick,' and this pathology has distorted the minds of many and warped their moral compass."
Naruto felt disgusted for a few seconds.
"It shouldn't be like this," Naruto looked up and met Uchiha Ikezumi's gaze directly. This was the first time he had had the courage to speak like this, his voice pleading, "The ninja world shouldn't be like this, right?"
Uchiha Izumi didn't answer, but instead asked another question: "Naruto Uzumaki, having already witnessed just the tip of the iceberg of 'evil,' is there anything you want to do?"
His voice drifted softly into Naruto's ears: "Follow your heart and say out loud what you want to do right now." Just as Uchiha Ikezumi finished speaking.
Fugaku rushed into the restroom, and when he saw the golden-haired Nine-Tails Jinchuriki right in front of him, he was stunned.
"Chi Quan! You—"
Before Fugaku could utter a single word, Naruto's shout interrupted him: "I—I want the murderer to pay the price! Such a villain shouldn't go unpunished! I want his family of four to find peace in the underworld! This—this is what I want to do!" Naruto's voice trailed off, fear ultimately prevailing, and his courage lasted less than three seconds before fading away. Uchiha Izumi said, "Remember this belief you hold now."
Naruto, head bowed, dared not utter a sound.
"This belief is called [justice]."
Uchiha Ikezumi slowly said, "In that instant just now, you already had a heart set on upholding justice. Never forget that indignation, and never let yourself become numb."
Naruto murmured, repeating: "Justice—"
Fugaku's pupils contracted slightly. Witnessing all of this, he immediately realized what Ikezumi was doing—he was instilling his [Absolute Justice] into the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!
Fugaku gasped.
Is this something we can do?
This has definitely crossed the Third Hokage's line!
"Ikezumi—what exactly are you doing?" Even though he already had the answer in his heart, Fugaku couldn't help but ask.
He was clinging to a sliver of hope that Uchiha Ikezumi would give an answer completely contrary to his expectations.
Uchiha Ikezumi gave Fugaku a wary look, then stated openly and honestly without any hesitation: "The ninja world needs more [absolute justice]."
Fugaku: "...—
That sliver of hope was instantly shattered.
Fugaku's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.
"Ikezumi! That's Naruto Uzumaki! You can instill your ninja way in anyone from the Uchiha clan. But Naruto Uzumaki is unique, don't you understand?"
Fugaku could no longer contain his emotions: "Ikezumi! By doing this, you're pushing the Uchiha clan to the brink of destruction! Don't forget why the Uchiha clan was forced to relocate to this place!"
Fugaku did this to reassure the Konoha leadership about the Uchiha clan.
Over the years, he couldn't remember making any concessions to Yuan Shaoci, nor could he recall compromising with Yuan Shaoci in the village.
Each of them also faces pressure from the hawkish faction within the Uchiha clan.
But Fugaku believes he has withstood all that pressure.
If we give him some more time, three to five years, or even seven or eight years, perhaps we can dispel the suspicions of the higher-ups. We can make them believe that the Uchiha clan has no intention of staging a coup, and make them understand that the Uchiha clan is trustworthy.
However·.
Uchiha Izumi's actions of bringing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to the Uchiha clan's territory twice and instilling the concept of absolute justice in him were tantamount to smashing Fugaku's efforts over the past 20 years with a single punch!
It happened once, and it happened twice...
How could Fugaku possibly control his emotions?