Chapter 157: "I Am Not Questioning the Will of Fire!" Part 2
Jūzō Biwa didn't expect that he would one day visit the Konoha Uchiha Police Force. The main reason was that under the gaze of Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, he couldn't find any opportunity to escape.
That woman has really gotten me into trouble… This organization's mission is not easy at all!
Jūzō Biwa sat in the Police Force interrogation room with his legs crossed.
The Kubikiribōchō was placed beside him, leaning against the wall.
He also took off the bothersome gas mask and threw it aside.
"Tch, is this Konoha's interrogation room?" Jūzō Biwa pursed his lips in disdain and commented casually, "If it were Kirigakure's interrogation room, the walls would be covered with bloody human body parts, and a few dead people's heads would even be hanging from them; even the chair you sit on would be covered with thumbtacks; the temperature inside the interrogation room would also be like a freezing cellar."
"Only an interrogation room like that can make people feel a little pressure. But for a Konoha interrogation room…"
Jūzō Biwa changed to a more comfortable position. A cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "The environment is even more comfortable than my living room!"
He stared at Jiraiya, Izumi Uchiha, and Anko Mitarashi in front of him and continued, "No matter what you ask me, I won't say a word. You should also know that it's not easy to pry any information from the mouth of one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist."
"I know that your Konoha village has a ninja clan called the Yamanaka clan that can steal memories from other people's minds. But before that, I just need to make a hand sign, and my head will explode. You won't be able to get any information from me."
"Unless…"
Jūzō Biwa said, "You let that Lava Beast interrogate me!"
"Heh… If that guy is here, I might accidentally reveal some very important secrets. You never know."
"You mentioned Ikeizumi-senpai again," Izumi said. "As expected, your purpose for coming to Konoha is to target Ikeizumi-senpai, right?"
Jūzō Biwa dug his ear. He flicked the "little snack" he dug out, and it stuck to the wall of the interrogation room.
"He's right."
Jiraiya suddenly spoke. "He used to be one of the best ninjas in Kirigakure's Bloody Mist, and 'torture' is useless against this level of former Kirigakure ninja. Even if you dismember him, he won't say a word."
Jiraiya looked at Izumi and said, "We need Ikeizumi to come here."
Although Jiraiya had some complaints about Uchiha Ikeizumi's Absolute Justice.
He didn't understand Uchiha Ikeizumi's extreme actions at all.
Even though he knew that the guy's intentions were good, the process was something Jiraiya couldn't accept. In his eyes, there were clearly more gentle and effective ways, but Uchiha Ikeizumi still used those extreme methods.
Jiraiya even felt that the guy was very pessimistic about the ninja world and thought that the entire ninja world was beyond saving and needed a change.
Ahem! In this regard, he was not much better.
Jiraiya also felt that the ninja world needed a change, but he didn't think that Absolute Justice was the one to bring a positive change to the ninja world.
It was the savior he hadn't found yet.
The child of prophecy from the Great Toad Sage!
But in order to pry information about Orochimaru and the Akatsuki organization from Jūzō Biwa's mouth.
Jiraiya felt that he could cooperate with Ikeizumi.
…
"Today, you let us three witness your Absolute Justice with our own eyes. It truly lives up to its name. Even if the evildoers were three Ninja Academy students and a Ninja Academy teacher, you still judged and executed them without hesitation."
"Just because they committed unforgivable sins and showed no remorse, trampling on the bottom line of justice and morality."
Outside the Ninja Academy, an elite Uchiha Police Force ninja said to Uchiha Ikeizumi's back, "I think what Lady Tsunade said earlier was very correct."
"Uchiha Ikeizumi, your Absolute Justice shouldn't just have a few people. If you run for the Uchiha clan head, the three of us will support you."
"At that time… as long as you become the Uchiha clan head, you can lead the entire Uchiha clan to believe in Absolute Justice."
Uchiha Ikeizumi's steps paused. He said, "Justice is always about quality over quantity. Even one bad apple can permanently stain the word 'justice'."
"Besides."
As the three Police Force ninjas froze, he continued, "Don't limit the word 'justice' to the Uchiha clan. When you understand what I'm saying, you can come and report."
Beside him, Tora, who was following Uchiha Ikeizumi, turned his head and said in a human voice, "Meow, what Ikeizumi-sama means is for you to have some perspective. The perspective of justice should be the entire ninja world, meow!"
"If the three of you only have this much perspective, then your belief in justice is not even as good as that of a twelve-year-old Uchiha Izumi."
"Meow, when you figure it out, come find Ikeizumi-sama."
The three of them didn't expect that they would one day be lectured by a ninja cat.
And as proud Uchihas, they couldn't even find a single thought to refute it.
"Hah… Justice with the perspective of the entire ninja world." Looking at Uchiha Ikeizumi's back, which was gradually walking away, a Police Force ninja with his hand in his pocket said, "It's precisely because he has this kind of resolve that we want to follow his Absolute Justice."
"However, he's right. Compared to what a man like him sees, our vision is too narrow. We can't even see what the path of justice is."
Beside him, another person said, "So, what do we do next?"
The Uchiha ninja with his hand in his pocket said, "Of course, we carry out justice in the ninja world. He has already accepted us, because as long as we understand what he said, we can believe in justice."
"Although the three of us are not the first people from the Uchiha clan to follow Absolute Justice." A proud and sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "But compared to everyone else besides Uchiha Izumi, the perspective of the three of us is at least a hundred times better than theirs!"
…
At the Ninja Academy.
While supervising the group of noisy students, Iruka quietly walked out of the classroom and looked outside.
He found that Uchiha Ikeizumi, the several Uchiha Police Force ninjas, and even Lady Tsunade had all left.
He walked back into the classroom and coughed.
"Class dismissed! Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Ino Yamanaka, Sakura Haruno! Your punishment is over!"
This announcement did not improve Naruto and Sasuke's mood, because they had completely missed Ikeizumi-sensei's execution of justice.
Even though it had happened just a few dozen meters away from them, the classroom wall and Iruka, who had been staring at them, were like two divine punishments that they couldn't get past.
"Damn it, we completely missed it!" Naruto grabbed his spiky blond hair with both hands, making it look like a bird's nest. He complained, "Iruka-sensei is really something… The two of us are Ikeizumi-sensei's students. How can we not understand justice?"
Sasuke, with his hands in his pockets, said with a cool and expressionless face, "Indeed. It seems that this Ninja Academy teacher's level is very low. I heard he's a new teacher and hasn't taught anyone before. As expected, a new teacher's teaching level is terrible."
Iruka, who hadn't left yet: "???"
Just as he was about to give the two little guys a smack on the head to teach them a lesson.
Suddenly, a young and clear voice rang out, "You… really don't understand justice, even if you call him 'sensei'."
This sentence made Naruto and Sasuke freeze.
It also made Sakura look at Ino Yamanaka beside her in disbelief.
Ino took a deep breath. Her face had a complicated look. She looked through the window at the corpses that were being guarded by a few Ninja Academy teachers outside and said from the bottom of her heart, "You're only lamenting that you didn't personally participate in the execution of justice. You don't care about the victims who were persecuted by the evil evildoers."
"Ino…"
Sakura stared at Ino's side profile with her mouth agape. She had been feeling that Ino had been acting strangely recently, but because of their "rival" relationship, she had not been very close to Ino recently.
As a result, she didn't know what exactly was strange about Ino.
Until now, Sakura finally found out what was strange about her "rival" Ino.
Ino…
It seemed that she no longer liked Sasuke!
Otherwise, she would never have said the words "You two really don't understand justice" in front of Sasuke, especially the word "you," which included Sasuke.
If it were her, she would have definitely only said that the dead last Naruto didn't understand justice, and that Sasuke would definitely be the one who understood justice the most.
Just as Sakura Haruno's mind was running wild.
Ino Yamanaka's gaze was still on the outside and she continued, "I haven't seen you two care about the victim who was persecuted to death. You two even completely ignored her just now. Justice that doesn't care about the victim is not justice at all, okay?"
"So, don't stand here and talk about Iruka-sensei. Although Iruka doesn't believe in Absolute Justice, he definitely understands what justice is more than you two, and he understands Uchiha Ikeizumi's Absolute Justice more than you."
Ino vaguely recalled the advice her father gave her every night.
A large portion of what she said was what her father had told her.
She had come to understand Absolute Justice through Inoichi Yamanaka.
She even understood Absolute Justice more than Naruto and Sasuke.
This was one of the reasons why Ino had been "acting strangely" recently, and it was also one of the reasons why she had suddenly "become disillusioned" with Sasuke.
Ino felt that this kind of Sasuke was a little childish.
"…This child." Iruka stared at Ino Yamanaka's small back on the podium and muttered, "It must be her father who taught her these things, right? Plus, the recent changes in the Yamanaka clan have made her more mature."
He looked at Naruto and Sasuke, who were still standing in place.
"The Will of Fire… Absolute Justice…" Iruka seemed to have made a decision. He packed up the lesson plans on the podium and muttered as he walked out, "I hope Lord Hokage won't blame me. After all, Naruto and Sasuke have already chosen this ninja way. As their teacher, I can only silently support them and let them become excellent Konoha ninjas on the path they have chosen."
Even though he didn't believe in Absolute Justice, it didn't mean that he couldn't teach students who had justice and the Will of Fire in their hearts.
Iruka was not the kind of person with a "one or the other" mindset, where he could only choose between the "Will of Fire" and "Absolute Justice."
He believed that the two had a certain commonality.
…
Oh no! Oh no! Ino must have said the wrong thing. Sasuke hasn't said a word, and he hasn't even moved. Hiss… He must be angry, right?
What should I do? What should I do… Should I hint to Ino to apologize to Sasuke? But, if he dislikes her, wouldn't that be better for me?
In that case, my biggest rival will be gone.
But even though Ino-pig is annoying, she used to be…
Sakura was anxious and at the same time, she couldn't help but let her mind run wild, putting her in a difficult dilemma.
At this moment, Sakura heard Sasuke's voice finally ring out. "Ino Yamanaka. That's your name, right?"
"Yes," Ino nodded slightly in response.
"I feel that you're right." Sasuke looked at her. The cool expression on his face actually showed a hint of apology, and he said, "The dead last and I really don't understand justice as deeply as you do. We really ignored the victim just now."
Naruto stretched out a hand. "Naruto Uzumaki! The man who will become the Hokage of Konoha in the future and will spread Ikeizumi-sensei's concept of justice throughout Konoha! It's a pleasure to meet you!"
Sasuke also followed closely. "Sasuke Uchiha, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"Ino Yamanaka," Ino retracted her gaze from the outside.
She said, "It's a pleasure to meet you."
Sakura: "…"
For some reason, Sakura felt like she had suddenly become an outsider. It seemed as if a thick, transparent barrier had appeared in front of her, separating her from the three people in front of her.
She couldn't understand why Sasuke's attitude had changed 180 degrees, and why he was even apologizing to Ino?
She also couldn't understand why Sasuke was主动 showing goodwill towards Ino?
Before Ino became so "strange," she and Sakura both tried to stick to Sasuke.
Everyone…
Had become so unfamiliar.
…
At the same time.
Uchiha Police Force Headquarters.
Uchiha Ikeizumi arrived at the interrogation room—because on the way, a ninja cat and a toad hurriedly found him and told him that Uchiha Izumi had brought Jūzō Biwa to the Police Force and was trying to pry important information from his mouth.
But Jūzō Biwa had specifically asked to see him, Uchiha Ikeizumi, and that he wouldn't reveal any information otherwise.
So…
He came.
But Uchiha Ikeizumi wasn't interested in the so-called top-secret information on Jūzō Biwa. After all, no one in the entire ninja world had more information than him, and he even had a lot of information about the future.
He was interested in whether Jūzō Biwa, a former member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, was a heinous evildoer with a red name? Was he an evil person who needed to be judged and executed by Absolute Justice?
"This is quite a surprise."
This was the first sentence Uchiha Ikeizumi said after seeing Jūzō Biwa. He didn't even look at Jiraiya as he walked into the interrogation room, making Jiraiya, who was about to greet him, feel a little awkward.
Uchiha Ikeizumi stood in front of Jūzō Biwa and stared at the white box floating above his head.
"As one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, a Kirigakure ninja known for his cruelty and active during the Third Great Ninja War, you are more upright than many people I've seen. Or rather, outside of the battlefield, you are not that kind of heinous evildoer."
Uchiha Ikeizumi's indifferent tone entered Jūzō Biwa's ears, and Jūzō Biwa was also seriously observing him.
Jūzō Biwa suddenly grinned cruelly. "You are the 'Lava Beast' Uchiha Ikeizumi? You are a formidable man. Just standing in front of me gives me a little pressure."
"Uchiha Ikeizumi, aren't you curious…"
"Let him go," Uchiha Ikeizumi interrupted him directly. He said this to Izumi. "There's no point in keeping him."
Jūzō Biwa: "???"
Jiraiya: "???"
"Wait!" Jiraiya couldn't help but interrupt. "He's an Amegakure envoy on the surface, but in reality, he's a spy from an organization called 'Akatsuki'. The Akatsuki organization has a deep relationship with Orochimaru. I suspect that Orochimaru has joined Akatsuki. We can pry information about Orochimaru from him."
Anko Mitarashi was also stunned. "Ikeizumi, this guy's real purpose for coming to Konoha seems to be to get in touch with you. Aren't you curious about what kind of conspiracy the Akatsuki organization has?"
Tora instinctively jumped onto Izumi's shoulder.
He licked his paws and said in a human voice, "Meow, if I'm not mistaken, this member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist has only recently defected from Kirigakure. He probably hasn't been a member of the Akatsuki organization for long. He's probably a pure rookie in the Akatsuki organization."
Jūzō Biwa: "…"
Tora continued, "Ikeizumi-sama probably knows more about Akatsuki than this guy does. As for Orochimaru, meow, this guy definitely doesn't know where Orochimaru is hiding."
"In that case, what's his value? His only value is probably his blade, which can be sold for money."
Jūzō Biwa: "…"
Damn it! How does this talking cat know so much?!
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