"Senior, the body has turned to bones, and all the evidence should be gone. Where should we start investigating?" Izumi asked weakly.
Uchiha Chisen said indifferently, "Rookie, you go back to the Konoha Military Police Force."
"Huh?" Izumi was stunned for a moment.
Uchiha Chisen said, "Find the list of all missing persons in Konoha from the past five years and give me the list. Kijiro, have your cats and their descendants search the sewers of Konoha thoroughly, and collect all suspected human bone fragments. I'll wander around the village and see if I can get lucky."
Unfortunately, although the ninja world had the technology to extract DNA from bones, Konoha village had not established a DNA database for its villagers, making it impossible to immediately identify the victim's specific identity through this method.
While Izumi was wondering what luck the senior could find by wandering around the village...
She suddenly remembered that the senior had told her before—his pair of eyes possessed the ability to see through evil!
Hiss! The senior had found murderers like this several times before!
Izumi swept away her hesitation and hurriedly replied, "Yes, Senior Chisen!"
Kijiro also said, "Yes, Lord Chisen!"
...
Izumi hurried back to the Uchiha clan compound. Just as she was about to quickly enter the Konoha Military Police Force building, a familiar back suddenly appeared in front of her, making her freeze for a moment.
She shook her head in disbelief, closed her eyes for a full two seconds, and then opened them again.
But the figure in front of her was still there.
"...Itachi?" Izumi couldn't help but ask tentatively.
She saw him turn around.
A familiar face appeared before the young girl's eyes—it was the eldest son of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Itachi!
"It's Izumi." Uchiha Itachi suppressed his rather heavy mood, looked at his only friend, and forced a polite smile.
Izumi was immediately surprised, "Itachi, it's really you! Why didn't you say anything when you returned to Konoha? I thought you were still on a ninja mission outside the village."
Uchiha Itachi managed a smile, "I only returned not long ago."
He did not feel the joy of meeting a friend.
Because in the short time since his return to the village, he had already realized that the conflict between the village and the Uchiha clan was becoming increasingly irreconcilable.
The biggest point of irreconcilable conflict recently was that Uchiha Chisen had killed the Hokage's eldest son, Sarutobi Shinosuke!
He could already feel a dark shadow enveloping the Uchiha.
It was like a cage, trapping all the Uchiha within, with no one able to break free.
If this conflict continued to escalate, to the point where the village had to resort to special measures... the Uchiha clan would absolutely cease to exist!
And the Uchiha clan's counterattack would also cause heavy losses to Konoha, severely damage the village's vitality, and make the Hokage and the others completely lose faith in the Uchiha clan.
At that time...
Sasuke...
One bad thought after another swirled in Uchiha Itachi's mind, causing a layer of gloom to involuntarily cover his eyes.
His mood became even heavier.
"Itachi, is something bothering you?" Izumi keenly sensed that Uchiha Itachi's expression was a little off, "Is it because your Anbu mission didn't go smoothly? Or...?"
Uchiha Itachi snapped back to reality and shook his head expressionlessly, "...Nothing."
It was then that Uchiha Itachi suddenly noticed Izumi's attire—the combat uniform of the Konoha Military Police Force.
He remembered that Izumi had only graduated from the Ninja Academy a little over half a month ago.
Uchiha Itachi changed the subject, allowing his turbulent thoughts to calm down a bit. He asked in a toneless voice, "Did you join the Konoha Military Police Force? Are you getting used to it?"
Izumi nodded, showing a confident smile, "Yes! I'm currently just a trainee in the Konoha Military Police Force, and I still have a long assessment period before I can become a formal member. Although it's very tiring usually, I'm managing to get used to it! After all, Senior Chisen is only strict on the surface; he actually cares quite a bit about his subordinates."
Uchiha Itachi was stunned, "Chisen... Senior?"
Izumi's smile stiffened slightly.
Damn it, it must be because I was too tired yesterday, and I didn't sleep well last night, which caused my memory to decline.
She had forgotten that Senior Chisen and Itachi didn't have a good relationship!
"It's Uchiha Chisen, right?" Uchiha Itachi asked.
"...Yes."
Izumi nodded stiffly.
She wished she could flick her own forehead right now.
Uchiha Itachi remained silent and hesitated for a moment before finally choosing to remind his last friend, "Izumi, I hope you don't think I'm being meddlesome. Uchiha Chisen's ideology is sometimes too extreme. Shisui..."
He paused for half a second, took a deep breath, and continued, "Shisui once told me that Uchiha Chisen's stance doesn't belong to the Uchiha, nor does it belong to Konoha; it only belongs to himself alone."
"He's the kind of person who will not only harm those who oppose him but also those around him. Especially his [Absolute Justice], which will bring great trouble to the Uchiha."
"The [Absolute Justice] that Senior Chisen believes in won't bring any trouble to the Uchiha clan." When Izumi heard Uchiha Itachi say those words, she blurted it out almost instinctively.
Uchiha Itachi was taken aback.
Izumi also froze.
She pursed her lips and said, clutching the hem of her clothes, "I don't know what conflict you have with Senior Chisen, Itachi. But I want to say that Senior Chisen's Absolute Justice has never done anything wrong."
"He has also been diligently fulfilling his responsibilities and obligations as a ninja of the Military Police Force, he has been silently upholding [Justice] on his own, and he has been suppressing the corrupt and evil tendencies of Konoha."
"It's just that everyone understands Senior too superficially, and Senior's personality is such that he doesn't want to say things he deems meaningless, which has led to many misunderstandings about Senior Chisen."
"I believe that these misunderstandings will disappear one day!"
Izumi didn't know why she was explaining these things to Itachi.
Perhaps it was because she had chosen to follow Senior's [Absolute Justice], so she unconsciously wanted to protect [Absolute Justice].
And she also unconsciously wanted to protect Senior Chisen.
Uchiha Itachi gazed at the girl's hesitant yet serious expression. His expression remained unchanged as he said, "Have you made up your mind to follow that man's extreme ninja way?"
"Yes!"
Izumi said with a serious little face, "Since the Ninja Academy, I've always wanted to catch up to the footsteps of Konoha geniuses like you, Itachi. However, my talent is mediocre; I graduated from the Ninja Academy at twelve, and I don't have much of a plan for my future..."
"But I believe I can achieve my value in Konoha in another way! After meeting Senior Chisen and gradually understanding his character, I also gained a clear understanding of how to achieve my life's value."
"Itachi, to purge the 'evil' of the ninja world through the means of [Absolute Justice]—this is my ninja way, Uchiha Izumi!"
Uchiha Itachi was silent for a long time.
"Is this your capacity?" he said expressionlessly. "It certainly has spirit. However, your path has gone astray..."
"Meow, newcomer, what are you doing?" a voice with a strange accent suddenly interrupted Uchiha Itachi.
A black ninja cat was seen standing on the eaves to the side.
It spoke to Izumi, saying, "Grandfather Kijiro sent me to supervise you. Did you get the missing persons list, meow?"
"Huh! You're that ninja cat who was guarding the sewer entrance before, aren't you?"
Izumi looked up and said hurriedly, "Ah! Wait a moment, I'll go get it now!"
Watching Izumi's retreating figure as she rushed into the Military Police Force building.
Uchiha Itachi withdrew his gaze, then shifted his calm gaze to the black ninja cat.
The black ninja cat was also staring at him.
"Uchiha Itachi..." The fur on the ninja cat's back bristled slightly, and it involuntarily took a few steps back—ninja cats associated with Uchiha Chisen, like Uchiha Chisen himself, were not fond of Uchiha Itachi, the clan head's eldest son.
They could even be said to be somewhat hostile.
Uchiha Itachi hesitated.
In the end, he did not choose to use his Sharingan to interrogate the ninja cat for information about Uchiha Chisen.
"Tell Uchiha Chisen for me."
Uchiha Itachi slowly said to the ninja cat, "His actions will only deepen the conflict between the village and the Uchiha clan. When that time comes, an irreversible situation will occur. I hope he will consider the village's position and the rarity of peace."
...
"Meow! Lord Chisen! Something terrible has happened!"
The black ninja cat did not stay to wait for Izumi, as it had rushed back to notify Uchiha Chisen.
The ninja cat said breathlessly, "Lord Chisen, Uchiha... Uchiha Itachi has returned to the village, meow!!!"
"He's a Konoha ninja, isn't it normal for him to return to the village?"
Uchiha Chisen's emotions were not stirred.
The ninja cat was stunned and said, "But didn't Lord Chisen say before that Uchiha Itachi would commit unforgivable, extreme evil? And doesn't Lord Chisen have the power to see the future evil of others? Moreover, your power has never been wrong."
Uchiha Chisen paused his steps and said, "If you know that a person will commit unforgivable evil in the future, but they haven't had time to do it yet, what would you do?"
The ninja cat said with a troubled expression, "I'm just a ninja cat, my brain can't process such profound questions..."
"Perhaps..."
The black ninja cat said timidly, "I would try to stop it?"
Uchiha Chisen said, "I advised the clan head, and I also advised the clan head's wife, to have Uchiha Itachi's head examined. Their eldest son's head is definitely seriously ill. I also told Uchiha Shisui that if he protected Uchiha Itachi, he would regret it."
"I have taken many 'preventive' measures. If the other party still willingly plunges into the abyss and becomes a beast, then what I can do is to purge the evil with [Absolute Justice]."
Suddenly.
A shout from afar reached his ears.
"Senior! The... the missing persons list has been found!!!"
The Uchiha girl, holding a file with both hands, arrived.
...
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Hiss, this chapter is three thousand characters, and I accidentally lost control again, writing so much_(`」∠)__
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