Naruto: Uchiha's Absolute Justice

Chapter 42: You're Not Regretful, You're Just Afraid of Dying

"Kill him."—Senior Ikeizumi's emotionless words made sweat bead on Izumi's palms.

She knew that Senior Ikeizumi never joked around.

Izumi also understood that whether Senior Ikeizumi asked her to interrogate a criminal or execute one…

He was testing her resolve for [Absolute Justice]!

Recalling the photos of the "Yamada family" mother and daughter on the missing persons file; remembering the faint smiles on those two delicate faces; thinking of the fragmented bones fished out of Konoha's sewers; witnessing Tsujirō Yamada's unrepentant attitude just now…

Izumi's eyes had transformed from hesitant and lost to resolute and decisive.

"Yes, Senior!"

As she uttered those words, she saw Senior Ikeizumi release the Sharingan genjutsu.

Because she saw Tsujirō Yamada regain consciousness from his endless collapse and despairing illusion.

He was terrified and panicked, his crotch already soaked, snot and tears streaming down his face, his expression so twisted it was unbearable to look at.

Izumi didn't know what illusion Senior Ikeizumi had made Tsujirō Yamada see.

She only heard him muttering nervously in terror.

She only saw him trembling and writhing, using his hands and feet. She even saw him smear the mud from the ground, the blood on his hands, and even his own urine onto his face.

"Don't kill me, I was wrong… Don't kill me, I regret it… I won't do it again, please… I truly regret it… I was wrong, boohoohoo, I know I was wrong…"

Izumi had never seen a person debase themselves to such an extent for the sake of survival.

"Did you ever consider if the mother and daughter you killed felt as desperate as you do now, right before they died?"

Izumi gripped her ninja blade tightly, biting her silver teeth: "Do you remember if they begged you for mercy?"

"And did you… let them go?"

Izumi's grip on the hilt was so tight her fingers turned white.

"You're not regretful."

"You're just afraid of dying."

"Scum!!!"

Whoosh—

Izumi's ninja blade pierced through Tsujirō Yamada's chest. Following the killing techniques she learned at the Ninja Academy, she twisted her wrist violently, then silently withdrew the blade, immediately stepping to her right.

A gush of crimson blood spurted from Tsujirō Yamada's chest, just barely missing Izumi.

She watched wide-eyed as Tsujirō Yamada's eyes began to glaze over.

Until he completely slumped to the ground.

With no more signs of life.

[Ding! Your cultivated believer of [Absolute Justice] has successfully killed a "red-named" villain! Your chakra has received a small increase! Congratulations, you have successfully dropped: Dismemberment Experience Book x2!]

[At the same time, Izumi Uchiha has also received a small chakra increase!]

"Senior Ikeizumi, the culprit of the murder and dismemberment case has been executed by me!"

Izumi took a deep breath, letting the rain wash her blade clean. She suddenly had a strange illusion, always feeling a peculiar "comfort" in her body after executing justice and killing a criminal.

She had this same illusion two days ago at the secret research base.

This made Izumi shiver involuntarily.

Could she be some hidden, innate psycho killer?

Izumi was startled by the wild thoughts in her mind. She shook her head, and quickly asked, "Senior, how should we dispose of the body?"

"Have the Police Force collect the body."

"Yes, Senior!"

....

The people from the Konoha Funeral Home had long been too scared to utter a sound.

Even though they knew the Hokage-sama was within the Konoha Cemetery, they still felt no sense of security.

Yet, what they found somewhat incomprehensible was… amidst this utter lack of security, they felt a strange sense of reassurance.

Izumi keenly noticed the fear in their expressions.

She pursed her lips, then suddenly spoke: "Tsujirō Yamada murdered his elder brother's wife and daughter, and brutally dismembered them, throwing the body fragments into Konoha's sewers. The Police Force failed to uncover the murderer for a full four years, allowing him to roam free for years."

"Only today has the justice due to this mother and daughter finally arrived. This is a dereliction of duty by our Uchiha Police Force! But I guarantee that as long as we uphold [Absolute Justice] to purge evil, similar incidents will become increasingly rare in the future!"

She wondered if her words had any effect.

Izumi noticed that the fear in their eyes had dissipated slightly.

But they seemed to have gained a bit of confusion.

Izumi didn't know what else to say. She ended with just one sentence: "Under the baptism of [Absolute Justice], the ninja world will eventually become better."

She then quickly turned to catch up with Uchiha Ikeizumi.

Izumi walked behind Uchiha Ikeizumi, her head bowed low, feeling anxious and no longer possessing the courage she had moments before. She apologized in a voice as soft as a mosquito's: "I'm sorry, Senior. I acted on my own initiative and said many things I shouldn't have…"

She had only just realized that she seemed to have badmouthed the Uchiha Police Force earlier.

However.

She heard no reprimand from her Senior.

Senior Ikeizumi didn't even say a word.

"…Senior?"

Uchiha Ikeizumi said in a flat tone, "You only spoke the truth."

....

After watching the infamous "Plague God" of the Uchiha Police Force depart, the people of the Konoha Funeral Home couldn't help but exchange bewildered glances, then fearfully peeked at the corpse on the ground.

They probably only understood two things.

They were good people, Uchiha Ikeizumi wouldn't bother them, and he was gone, so they could relax.

Tsujirō Yamada was a heinous murderer!

"Gulp!" Someone swallowed hard, finally breaking the eerie silence: "Yamada, that guy, actually did something like that… I used to go drinking with him often, wasn't I in danger every day?"

"That Uchiha ninja said Yamada even dismembered his brother's wife and daughter!"

"Hiss, why didn't I ever realize he was that kind of person?"

"He hid it too well, didn't he? Good thing he got caught today… er, actually, he wasn't really 'caught'."

"So those two Uchiha were here to investigate a case."

"Speaking of which, that 'Plague God' doesn't seem as terrifying as the rumors say. Weren't there rumors that he kills wherever he goes? But we all seem to be alive…"

"…"

Amidst their whispers, for a moment, they forgot to quickly proceed with Shin'nosuke Sarutobi's burial.

Until a Sarutobi clan ninja, with a dark expression, walked over.

He frowned, first glancing at Tsujirō Yamada's corpse, then muttered, "That Uchiha guessed right again."

He was referring to Uchiha Ikeizumi's 100% case-solving rate.

Then, the Sarutobi clan ninja reminded the funeral home staff, "Is it time for the burial now?"

Only then did the Konoha Funeral Home staff snap back to attention.

....

Meanwhile, as Uchiha Ikeizumi exited the Konoha Cemetery, an orange ninja cat hastily appeared before him.

"Lord Ikeizumi, 'Chicken Eye' is looking for you, meow!"

Kijirō spoke quickly.

"…Chicken Eye?" Izumi, behind Uchiha Ikeizumi, paused.

Kijirō said, "That's Fugaku Uchiha! It's a nickname Lord Ikeizumi gave Fugaku Uchiha a long time ago. I think it was about seven or eight years ago, wasn't it?"

Izumi was flabbergasted.

Clan Head Fugaku…

Was he really that timid?

.....

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