r18novel Chapter 17: Even the Hokage can't stop the execution of justice?
Chapter 17: Even the Hokage can't stop the execution of justice?
"Jinchūriki... Naruto?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback. He hadn't expected that the conflict between Danzo and Izumi Uchiha would involve Naruto.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi was not entirely convinced by Danzo's one-sided account.
After all, Danzo always viewed the Uchiha clan with prejudice.
"Ikezumi, you..." When Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Ikezumi Uchiha, he suddenly noticed that Ikezumi Uchiha was continuing to walk towards Danzo, and the murderous intent in his Sharingan eyes had not diminished at all.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had a headache. He remembered that once Izumi Uchiha set her sights on someone and made a move against them, she would basically stick to that person relentlessly.
Until the enemy in their eyes is completely "annihilated".
It will only stop if there is a real force majeure event.
"Chiquan! Wait a minute!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart tightened, and he immediately shouted, "There must be some misunderstanding here! The village has rules that forbid ninjas from going too far in private fights! You and Danzo are both Konoha ninjas. How can Konoha ninjas fight amongst themselves?"
He had to stand between Uchiha Ikezumi and Danzo with a dozen or so Anbu ninjas.
This is how the two people are separated.
"Ikezumi, give me some face and first figure out what happened," Hiruzen Sarutobi said patiently, looking directly at Ikezumi Uchiha.
Uchiha Izumi glanced at the red square floating above the Third Hokage's head, his eyes narrowing slightly: "So, does the Hokage intend to use his power to protect those who obstruct the execution of justice?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi found Ikezumi's words a bit harsh, but he remained expressionless and patiently said, "Ikezumi, this is just a misunderstanding."
A dozen or so Anbu ninjas had already subtly surrounded Uchiha Ikezumi and Danzo.
"The Hokage abused his power for personal gain, protecting those who obstruct justice. I will remember this." Uchiha Izumi released the "Lava Release Chakra Body," and the flowing magma on his body slowly receded.
The Sharingan with its three tomoe has turned into ordinary black eyes.
Hiruzen Sarutobi: "..."
He had a strange feeling that Uchiha Ikezumi's words were not a joke, but rather very serious.
But... he is the Hokage of Konoha. How could Izumi possibly hold a grudge against him?
The amount of air added is simply forgotten over time.
Hiruzen Sarutobi breathed a sigh of relief, then turned back to glare at Danzo: "Danzo! Put away your kunai! Do you want to escalate this unnecessary conflict further?"
Danzo: "???"
Why is the monkey so polite to that inherently evil Uchiha, but so domineering towards him?
This extremely hypocritical behavior...
This made Danzo's fist hard.
After giving Uchiha Ikezumi a deep, sinister look, Danzo put away his kunai and said coldly with a grim expression, "Sarutobi, do you want to understand what happened? The evil Uchiha wanted to control the Nine-Tails, and I stopped him, sacrificing two of my capable subordinates in the process. Is that all?"
Having said that, Danzo gritted his teeth and said angrily, "If you hadn't suddenly appeared, I could have killed this evil Uchiha brat in just one minute!"
Damn it, I've already been forced to use up one of my Sharingan eyes.
As a result, the monkey suddenly appeared, rendering his one-minute-long "Izanagi" completely useless.
even……
He even revealed one of his trump cards to Uchiha Ikezumi!
Hiruzen Sarutobi had no idea what Danzo was thinking; he was only focused on the fact that "two of Danzo's subordinates had died."
"Chi Quan, why are you doing this again...?"
Just as he was about to ask Uchiha Ikezumi a question, Uchiha Ikezumi unexpectedly spoke up in a detached tone: "Those who obstruct justice are my enemies and should be eliminated by absolute means!"
"The Root's attempt to take away Naruto Uzumaki, who committed the crime, is, in my eyes, an obstruction of justice, which is to encourage the growth of 'evil'."
"That's my reason for taking action. If the Hokage thinks this reason isn't enough, he can expel me from the police force at any time."
Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent.
Just like before, even before I had a chance to ask my question, Chi Quan knew what I wanted to ask and gave me the answer directly in advance.
This feeling...
It was as if talking to the Hokage himself made Izumi very impatient.
He selectively ignored Uchiha Izumi's last words.
The focus was on the phrase "Naruto got into trouble".
In that case, Ikezumi's and Danzo's accounts would conflict.
Danzo believed that Izumi was deliberately trying to control the Nine-Tails.
Chi Quan, on the other hand, seemed to have no such intention at all; he simply thought that Naruto had caused trouble and wanted to arrest him.
"Where is Naruto?" Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered for a moment before asking the ANBU ninja.
soon.
The ANBU ninja responsible for monitoring the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki quickly brought the terrified Naruto over.
Hiruzen Sarutobi crouched down and ruffled Naruto's golden hair, trying to soothe the child in this way.
"Naruto, what just happened? Why did this law enforcement officer suddenly arrest you?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to soften his tone.
Naruto instinctively turned his head to look at Uchiha Ikezumi, but was so frightened by her cold gaze that he quickly lowered his head.
Naruto's face turned pale, and he trembled as he said, "Grandpa Hokage, I... I think I've committed a crime..."
"Today, I played a prank..."
He recounted the entire incident in detail.
Naruto dared not utter a single lie in front of Uchiha Izumi, because she really would throw him in jail! He'd done so many pranks before and nothing had happened to him!
Obviously.
Uchiha Ikezumi's earlier statement about capturing Naruto and imprisoning him for several months had completely terrified the boy.
Naruto's narrative logic was fairly clear, which made Hiruzen Sarutobi's old face look increasingly strange.
Danzo stood there, stunned.
"...Danzo." Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Danzo with a chilling gaze: "As expected...all of this was just your malicious speculation! The root of all conflict was you, wasn't it?"
Danzo's expression was even uglier than if he had eaten shit.
He clenched his fists, his face grim.
He remained silent.
"This farce is over! Danzo!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said coldly, "I will not allow you to view Izumi, a ninja who is so loyal to the village, through such prejudiced lenses!"
Danzo gritted his teeth and said, "What about the two guards who died?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned, "Isn't all of this your fault?"
Danzo clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, his chest heaving, his expression shifting between light and dark.
"snort!!!"
He turned and left in anger.
……
Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't try to stop him. Relieved, he promised Uchiha Ikezumi, "Ikezumi, Root really went too far. They didn't give you a chance to explain and tried to frame you. Don't worry, I'll deal with them later."
Hiruzen Sarutobi paused.
He coughed lightly and said, "I will help Naruto compensate for the damage caused by his prank. As for sending him to Konoha Prison... let's forget about that. He's still a child; we can teach him a lesson in other ways."
Uchiha Ikezumi narrowed his eyes slightly.
He said something that Hiruzen Sarutobi never expected: "Does the Hokage also want to obstruct the execution of justice?"
I don't know why.
Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed that the atmosphere seemed to have become heavy.
Uchiha Ikezumi slowly said, "Hokage-sama, gentle methods cannot educate this brat whose mind has gone astray. Only by relying on absolute justice and being strict and lenient in everything can we bring his mind back on track and make him a new person."
"so……"
"Isn't this the only way to honor the Fourth Hokage's sacrifice?"
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