Chapter 166: Who Violate the Bottom Line of Justice Must Be Killed
At the same time.
"What kind of bizarre jutsu is this?" Inside the Kamui dimension, Obito watched the still-screaming Black Zetsu, his eyes filled with intense apprehension. "Even though it can't kill, this kind of pain to the mind and will... is something a person simply cannot endure."
Obito felt that most people, after enduring such pain, would likely want to commit suicide!
At the same time, he felt a certain degree of fear. The one who was targeted was almost him, Uchiha Obito!
"That's so scary, Obito."
Spiral Zetsu was also in the Kamui dimension, and he held his arms, feigning a shivering look. "It's going to be hard to deal with him if he has a Sharingan ability like that!"
"Will cooperating with that Uchiha brat, who doesn't even have his first hair yet, really be enough to take down Uchiha Ikeizumi?"
Obito was uncharacteristically silent.
Because he couldn't give an answer.
"And there's another very important thing, Obito." Spiral Zetsu extended a finger and added. "We failed to kill Juzo Biwa. There's a chance he'll pass the information he has to Konan and Nagato. Especially after we broke our cover tonight, I feel like he has no other choice. He'll have to use that information against you."
At these words, the expression on Obito's face grew even more sullen.
If Uchiha Ikeizumi hadn't interfered, he would have definitely killed Juzo Biwa.
After all, a mere member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist... the Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village was already under his control. How could a little nobody like Juzo Biwa be his opponent?
"Hmph..."
Obito instinctively looked at Black Zetsu, because usually in situations like this, Black Zetsu would offer some very constructive advice. Although he didn't always listen to it—like this time—and it resulted in a huge loss for him tonight.
However, Black Zetsu was in a state where it was even difficult to utter a single word, let alone give him any advice on Uchiha Ikeizumi.
Spiral Zetsu scratched his head again. "And... are we still going to proceed with the first plan we made?"
"The first plan..."
Obito recalled something. "Uchiha Izumi?"
He narrowed his eyes and said, "You, go after Uchiha Itachi. Tell him that if he can take down Uchiha Izumi first and show me his ambition, then... when the time comes to deal with Uchiha Ikeizumi or the Uchiha clan..."
"I will lend him a hand. I will also recommend him to the Akatsuki and make him a member. When Konoha wants to hunt him down, the Akatsuki will protect him."
"This..."
"Is his admission ticket."
"An admission ticket?!" Before Uchiha Itachi returned to Konoha, Spiral Zetsu caught up with him and relayed part of what Obito had said.
Uchiha Itachi frowned and asked, "I saved that strange creature. Isn't that enough of an admission ticket?"
Spiral Zetsu chuckled, spreading his hands. "That only means you've won a little of Lord Madara's trust. Besides, you were going to move against the whole Uchiha clan anyway. Taking out an Uchiha Izumi first shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"Or are you too close to her to do it? If so, you don't have the kind of ambition worth investing in! You have to show us genuine sincerity, don't you?"
Uchiha Itachi suddenly asked, "What if I do it, but you go back on your word?"
Spiral Zetsu said, "Then you can choose not to do business with us. You can choose to cooperate with someone else to deal with Uchiha Ikeizumi, or the huge Uchiha clan."
"Or you can go it alone. Lord Madara doesn't mind seeing a pitiful loser. And you, surely, don't want your actions to fail, do you?"
The moment Spiral Zetsu's words ended, the world before his eyes suddenly blurred.
The next second, a ninja sword was abruptly held to his neck.
The blade had already cut a millimeter into his neck's "flesh."
"Are you threatening me?" Uchiha Itachi's eyes narrowed.
Spiral Zetsu quickly raised his hands, showing he meant no harm.
"Hmph!"
Uchiha Itachi snorted, putting his sword back in its sheath. He turned his back on Spiral Zetsu and said coldly, "He wants to see my ambition, does he? I'll let that guy see it very soon."
"Remember this: the next time we meet... don't speak to me in that tone. Otherwise, I will kill you, and I will kill him."
Meanwhile, back in Konoha, as Hiruzen Sarutobi was anxiously waiting for the ANBU to return, he was surprised when Jiraiya was the first to come back.
Jiraiya went directly to Hiruzen, his face solemn, and reported everything that had happened that night.
Hiruzen was stunned.
"Uchiha Obito, one of Minato's students, impersonating Uchiha Madara? Ikeizumi has the Wood Release bloodline limit? And the two Akatsuki members with him also have the Wood Release bloodline limit?"
Hiruzen was completely bewildered. The sheer amount of information Jiraiya had given him was hard to digest.
It meant that his student Minato's student hadn't died. He was alive, and he was active in the ninja world.
What's more...he had even joined an organization like the Akatsuki, which was constantly stirring up trouble.
But why was he outside Konoha? Was he plotting something against the village? And did Ikeizumi confront him because he had a premonition that a conspiracy was afoot, and so he left the village at night to stop him?!
Also!
Why did so many people have the Wood Release bloodline limit? Especially Ikeizumi... how did he have it?
He was from the Uchiha clan. He didn't have a single drop of Senju blood!
His deceased father and mother were both pure-blooded Uchiha!
"Old man, I suspect Orochimaru is the one who spread the First Hokage's Wood Release cells outside the village. He's done research on Wood Release, and he must have had cell samples in his possession."
Jiraiya's grave tone interrupted Hiruzen's thoughts, placing a heavy burden on Orochimaru.
Hiruzen frowned. "What was Orochimaru's motive for doing this?"
Jiraiya shook his head. "I don't know. Maybe he used the Wood Release cells as a condition for joining the Akatsuki."
Hiruzen's face turned grim.
"Oro-chi-maru!" Desecrating the remains of their ancestor and leaking Wood Release cells... this had pushed Hiruzen to the very limit of his patience.
"Jiraiya." Hiruzen's voice became frigid. "I know you want to bring Orochimaru back to the village. But sometimes, what you bring back... doesn't have to be alive."
Jiraiya's heart tightened.
The old man...was truly angry now!
"Finally, those two brats are gone." Anko Mitarashi looped her arm around Izumi's slender neck, her forearm draped over her shoulder. She smiled. "It's been a long day. I'm treating you to a big meal at the Akimichi Clan's BBQ!"
"This is to celebrate Konoha having a peaceful night. After all, we patrolled the whole place and didn't find any major villains, just a few small-time thieves. For justice, that's definitely something to celebrate, right?"
Izumi thought about it and nodded. "But I need to send a ninja cat back to tell my mother not to make dinner for me tonight."
Just as she was summoning a ninja cat, she suddenly felt the atmosphere become extremely wrong.
Anko, who was still draped over her shoulder, had no change in expression.
But the movements of her body seemed to have a slight stiffness, a kind of resistance that would be difficult to notice without careful observation. If it hadn't been for the training she'd received from Senior Ikeizumi, she probably wouldn't have noticed this detail.
Something was wrong!
Just as Izumi's heart tensed, she suddenly saw Anko's eyes change.
She saw shock, rage, and hatred in Anko's gaze.
"Orochimaru!!!"
When this name was uttered from Anko's gritted teeth, Izumi realized she was under a Genjutsu.
Before Izumi could do anything, Anko shoved her to the ground. As Izumi quickly rolled to her feet, Anko pulled out a kunai and mercilessly lunged at her.
Clang
The crisp sound of metal clashing rang out. Izumi had drawn her ninja sword just in time, blocking Anko's kunai.
"Anko! Don't let the Genjutsu deceive you!"
Izumi instantly activated her Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
Although she wasn't skilled in Sharingan Genjutsu, she was still a Three-Tomoe Sharingan user. The moment she stared at the angry and hateful Anko, her movements came to an abrupt halt.
Two different Genjutsu clashed inside Anko. Although Izumi's Genjutsu was weaker, it successfully canceled out the other one, causing Anko to pause for a moment.
Izumi immediately used the blunt side of her blade to strike Anko's neck.
Anko groaned.
And fell unconscious.
Izumi didn't let out a sigh of relief. She knew Anko had been caught in a Sharingan Genjutsu! Her eyes darted around, searching for any sign of an enemy, until her gaze landed on a utility pole not far away. She froze.
She saw a figure wearing an ANBU mask crouched on the pole, perfectly silhouetted against the full moon behind him. His pair of crimson Sharingan were exceptionally conspicuous.
Even though it was hard to see the person clearly from this angle, Izumi's face tightened as she uttered a name.
"Uchiha Itachi!!!"
And it was in this moment of concentration that she saw several strikingly visible lines of text appear above Uchiha Itachi's head.
[Collaborated with Uchiha Obito, Black Zetsu, and Tobi, intending to kill Uchiha Ikeizumi within one month. Collaborated with Uchiha Obito, intending to wipe out the Uchiha clan within two months.]
Izumi: "!!!"
Izumi's heart instantly tensed, and her grip on her ninja sword tightened. "This is... Uchiha Itachi's future evil! And it's within two months! He's truly made this choice. He's really walked this path of no return!"
Her palms began to sweat slightly, but her pale face suddenly hardened with resolve.
She glanced at the unconscious Anko on the ground, stepped forward, and stood in front of her, placing herself between Anko and Uchiha Itachi, ready to face him head-on.
"Izumi, your sacrifice will be worth it," Uchiha Itachi's voice, tinged with a slight echo, reached her ears.
"Konoha's future peace will be built upon the graves of you and Uchiha Ikeizumi's Absolute Justice. When that time comes, Sasuke will also realize that Absolute Justice cannot help him become stronger. It will only push him into the abyss of death."
At his words.
Uchiha Itachi's crimson Sharingan erupted with astonishing murderous intent.
His former close friend was now a lamb ready for slaughter in his eyes.
He had completely abandoned the last shred of friendship in his heart.
In an instant.
Uchiha Itachi's body dispersed and transformed into dozens of crows.
In Izumi's sight, a swarm of crows flew toward her. She knew this was a Genjutsu, and that among the dozens of crows, only one was Uchiha Itachi's real body.
But her eyes could see the "future evil" hovering above him!
Izumi gritted her teeth and quickly raised her blade.
Clang
She stumbled back half a step, her forearm taut, as she met Uchiha Itachi's slightly surprised gaze.
"Izumi, you've improved again."
This isn't my credit. This is the Mangekyo Jutsu that Senior Ikeizumi planted within me.
Izumi muttered to herself, her movements not stopping. Her face was set in a grave expression as she engaged in a fierce sword clash with Uchiha Itachi. In just a few seconds, the two had already exchanged more than a dozen blows, each one sending a shower of sparks flying from their clashing blades.
"It's no use. You're not my opponent," Uchiha Itachi parried her sword and quickly lifted his leg to kick her jaw.
His movements were so fast that even though Izumi's Three-Tomoe Sharingan could see his trajectory, her body couldn't react in time to dodge.
Damn it!
If that kick connected with her jaw...she would definitely be knocked unconscious!
Whoosh—
Suddenly!
An ordinary black kunai flew through the air from the side. Uchiha Itachi's Three-Tomoe Sharingan quickly caught it in his peripheral vision. His movement toward Izumi came to a halt, and he quickly turned his body, pulling back his raised leg.
Thwack!
The kunai grazed Itachi's lower leg, tearing a hole in his pants, and embedding itself in a tree nearby.
"Uchiha Itachi."
In the dim moonlight, an incomparably cold voice, accompanied by a faint scent of sulfur, drifted on the wind. Itachi's heart jumped, and he immediately turned his gaze in the direction of the voice.
"You have crossed the bottom line of Absolute Justice."
"Tonight, Absolute Justice will pass final judgment on your actions."
"The result of the judgment is..."
"Kill without question!"
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