Chapter 220: Fugaku, Are You Going to Kill Sasuke?!
As soon as Ikeizumi Uchiha returned to Konoha, he learned that Fugaku Uchiha had already resigned from the positions of Clan Head and Commander of the Military Police Force.
This meant that the entire Uchiha Clan was currently without a leader.
Surprisingly, the leaderless Uchiha Clan and the Konoha Military Police Force did not descend into chaos.
All order remained as meticulous and stable as ever.
This situation perfectly highlighted how dispensable Fugaku Uchiha was.
"Senior Ikeizumi, that's how things are."
After talking until her throat was dry, Izumi continued to add: "Senior, many clan members now hope that you can take over as the Commander of the Konoha Military Police Force and lead the Military Police Force toward Absolute Justice. As for the vacant position of Uchiha Clan Head, the clan members are currently still discussing who should fill it."
"Lord Ikeizumi, I think you really should take the position of Military Police Force Commander," an Uchiha Jonin said. "Only you can command respect. If you sit in this position, no one will object."
Another Uchiha Jonin advised: "If Lord Ikeizumi doesn't take this position, the deposed Fugaku Uchiha might become restless again."
"That guy still retains a shred of prestige within the Uchiha Clan. If he were to be reinstated, his ideology would surely obstruct the Uchiha's Absolute Justice."
Ikeizumi Uchiha saw no reason to refuse. Whether from a short-term or long-term perspective.
His position as Commander of the Konoha Military Police Force would indeed help the power of Absolute Justice take root and spread in Konoha.
"Good."
When the brief word left Ikeizumi Uchiha's mouth.
It signified the true change of hands for the position of Konoha Military Police Force Commander.
And this news quickly spread throughout Konoha Village.
The first to hear the news was Hiruzen Sarutobi. He slowly stood up, walked to the window with his hands behind his back, and gazed at the view outside.
From the heights of the Hokage Building, he could overlook most of Konoha Village.
Looking at the bustling crowds in the streets below, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath and muttered: "Some of Konoha's rules, some of its existing structures, are going to be rewritten after today."
The Commander of the Konoha Military Police Force held a certain level of power to independently establish laws unique to Konoha Village.
The former Fugaku Uchiha had never abused this power.
Because Fugaku Uchiha felt that arbitrarily revising the laws would certainly arouse the suspicion of the village elders, and then all his efforts would be ruined by his own actions.
It was this "restraint" of Fugaku Uchiha that Hiruzen Sarutobi admired.
But now, the "restrained" Fugaku was forced out of office.
Replaced by the "radical" Ikeizumi Uchiha.
"Hah..." Hiruzen Sarutobi let out another breath: "Given Ikeizumi's extreme personality, he will certainly issue a series of very radical laws in the village to complement his Absolute Justice. The biggest problem is that the Old Man cannot easily object to him, because this is his right. At the same time, opposing him will inevitably lead to conflict."
Hiruzen Sarutobi did not voice the rest of his thought If you look across the entire Konoha Village, there are probably very few people who would dare to oppose Ikeizumi Uchiha's Absolute Justice!
If he, Hiruzen Sarutobi, were to "charge" forward, he probably wouldn't have many people standing with him!
This was the most critical issue.
"What? Ikeizumi Uchiha is the Commander of the Konoha Military Police Force? Did he get the Hokage's approval? Did he get the approval of the elders? How can he just become the Commander?!"
Inside the Konoha Prison.
Although Koharu Utatane and some Root ninja were temporarily imprisoned, a portion of Root ninja could still act as Koharu's eyes, relaying intelligence into the Konoha Prison one by one.
Koharu Utatane had known that Fugaku Uchiha was forced out of office.
But she hadn't anticipated that the person replacing Fugaku would be Ikeizumi Uchiha.
"Is Hiruzen not planning to stop this? Letting that extreme justice brat take a position that is virtually among the highest-level elders in Konoha, second only to the very top?! That's simply unacceptable!"
Koharu Utatane's face was stormy.
A Root ninja reported with lowered head: "Currently, Lord Hokage has shown no action. He seems to be choosing to silently observe, neither approving nor opposing."
Koharu Utatane felt a headache coming on.
"Hiruzen he was so unyielding when dealing with his own clan members, even when dealing with me. Why does he become so indecisive when it comes to Ikeizumi Uchiha?"
"Is he ultimately just afraid of that brat's power? Or has he already given up fighting against Absolute Justice? Is he not afraid that the Will of Fire will be marginalized by Absolute Justice?"
Koharu Utatane grit her teeth.
Koharu Utatane had never felt that Hiruzen Sarutobi was such an unqualified Hokage as she did today.
In Konoha's history, when has a Hokage ever been cornered into such a state of inaction by an Uchiha ninja? If Master Tobirama were to come back to life, he would surely be enraged to death by Hiruzen!
While this news was circulating in the village, another equally shocking piece of news hit the villagers like a sledgehammer.
The culprit who killed the Hokage's daughter-in-law had been uncovered. It was a farce orchestrated by Sarutobi Nadoko herself, aiming to plunge the village into internal strife to eliminate an enemy by proxy! And several Sarutobi clan ninja were deeply involved, not hesitating to collude with a spy from Kumogakure for this purpose!
The entire Konoha was instantly aghast and in an uproar!
The Sarutobi clan members, who had previously been emotional and ready to cause trouble, were now completely speechless.
The gates to the Sarutobi clan compound were tightly shut.
All the Sarutobi clan members held a clan meeting.
A clan meeting without Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"...This is the truth uncovered by Lord Hokage's ANBU ninja, and Lord Hokage has directly made the truth public. Our Sarutobi clan's reputation is completely ruined."
A Sarutobi clan elder said slowly, his face grim: "In the eyes of others, three missing-nin have emerged from within our Sarutobi clan. Everyone, let's hear your thoughts."
As the elder finished speaking.
A relatively young Sarutobi clan ninja immediately stood up impatiently.
He gritted his teeth and said: "I don't believe this so-called truth! Lord Hokage must have been deceived by false information. There must be ninja in the ANBU who hate our Sarutobi clan! They are framing the Sarutobi clan!"
"Lady Nadoko and her husband were Lord Hokage's right-hand and left-hand people. She was absolutely loyal to Konoha and fully upheld the Will of Fire! How could she possibly collaborate with a Kumogakure spy just for revenge?"
"Furthermore, the so-called evidence is just memories extracted by the Yamanaka clan? Who doesn't know that the Yamanaka clan has become a dog for Absolute Justice now?"
"How could Lord Hokage so easily believe evidence provided by a bunch of justice-dogs? I don't understand!"
He sat down, gasping for breath after his outburst.
At this, another Sarutobi clan ninja said gloomily: "Even if Lord Hokage doesn't want to believe it, he has no choice but to believe it. Because Ikeizumi Uchiha's power is so immense that Lord Hokage is no longer strong enough to contend with it."
His words were shocking and treasonous: "This is Lord Hokage's indecisiveness based on his own weakness! He is old!"
No one refuted the Sarutobi clan ninja's statement.
Even those who showed hesitation remained silent.
The consensus among the Sarutobi clan members was essentially Even if the Sarutobi clan was truly in the wrong, aren't you, the Hokage, also part of the Sarutobi clan? What's wrong with protecting your own clan members? If you can't even do that, it means you don't care about the ninja clans!
Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi had initially predicted, any choice he made would result in some negative consequences.
And this time, his reputation and prestige within the Sarutobi clan had hit rock bottom.
Whether his actions were right or wrong, in the eyes of many Sarutobi clan ninja, his behavior was that of The person with the highest status in the Sarutobi clan is turning his back on his own people!
Evening.
When he heard sounds coming from outside the door, Fugaku Uchiha immediately hardened his face. As the footsteps approached, he said coldly, without turning his head: "Why are you coming back so late again today?!"
Sasuke Uchiha was slightly taken aback. His father had never asked him this question before.
Why does Father seem a bit strange?
Sasuke, having that question in his mind, felt he might be overthinking it.
Sasuke dismissed the stray thoughts. Just as he was about to answer, he was immediately interrupted by Fugaku Uchiha's cold tone: "Were you following Ikeizumi Uchiha again to carry out so-called Justice?"
Fugaku Uchiha's tone made Sasuke frown slightly.
But he still answered honestly: "Yes. Me and that Dead Last, Naruto, were on the way home from the Academy "
"Enough!"
Fugaku Uchiha turned around, his eyes fixed on Sasuke. He spoke with unprecedented severity: "From today onward, you will not attend the Ninja Academy. I will personally instruct you in Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Ninja theory. Until you become an outstanding Uchiha ninja that I approve of, you are forbidden to step out of this house."
"It is decided!"
Fugaku Uchiha's words made Sasuke's eyes widen.
In the past, Sasuke would have been overjoyed.
He would have felt that his father was finally willing to meticulously instruct him, which meant his father finally acknowledged him and placed him on the same level of care as his brother.
But now, Sasuke thought deeper.
If he was forbidden to leave the house, how could he carry out Absolute Justice? And how could he follow Teacher Ikeizumi and become stronger?
"Father "
Sasuke's small hands clenched slightly into fists. He tried to muster his courage, his small face taut, and said in a low voice: "Please allow me to refuse!"
Sasuke's response made Fugaku Uchiha's expression turn grim.
He had never anticipated that his supposedly weak younger son would reject his command with such a firm attitude.
The reason Fugaku decided to personally mentor Sasuke was that he had a realization in front of Itachi Uchiha's gravestone today.
No matter how weak Sasuke was, no matter how inferior his talent was to Itachi's, he was still his son in the end! And the person most likely to carry on his and Itachi's will in the entire Uchiha Clan.
He couldn't allow Sasuke to be further brainwashed by Ikeizumi's Absolute Justice!
He needed to instill his and Itachi's capacity for greatness into Sasuke alone.
Only then could the Uchiha Clan retain a final shred of future.
And not be completely usurped by Absolute Justice!
However...
Fugaku didn't expect his beginning to immediately be an end.
Sasuke Uchiha was even more disappointing than he had imagined!
Fugaku's face had completely darkened.
He thought he could remain calm, but his slightly quickened breathing and the greater rise and fall of his chest indicated that Fugaku Uchiha's accumulated rage was becoming difficult to contain.
Sasuke didn't notice the abnormality in his father's expression.
He gritted his teeth, bowed his head slightly, and whispered: "Father, I have already decided to follow the path I choose for myself. Only this way can I live up to your expectations. And only the power of Absolute Justice can allow me to surpass "
The sentence was incomplete. Sasuke suddenly widened his eyes, a fleeting look of confusion and panic in their depths.
His feet involuntarily left the ground.
Sasuke frantically reached out with his small hands, desperately grabbing at Fugaku Uchiha's palm, trying to pry off the large hand that was choking his neck.
But it was completely useless!
The intense sensation of suffocation had turned Sasuke's small face slightly blue.
He was even more shocked to see his father's eyes turn into the scarlet Sharingan!
And it wasn't the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, but a bizarre pattern he had never seen before!
Fugaku Uchiha stared at his struggling younger son in his grip.
"You don't even understand what it truly means to live up to my expectations! Sasuke, you disappoint me greatly!"
Just as these words left Fugaku's mouth.
A gasp came from the other side: "Sasuke?! Fugaku! What are you doing? Are you going to kill Sasuke?! Put Sasuke down quickly! He's suffocating!"
Mikoto Uchiha's anxious voice, along with the sound of rapid footsteps, made Fugaku Uchiha slowly take a deep breath.
He gave a casual toss, directly throwing the nearly passed-out Sasuke against the wall, making Sasuke grimace in pain.
Mikoto finally rushed over, placing herself between Fugaku and Sasuke.
Just as she was about to speak, she was cut off by Fugaku Uchiha.
"You don't need to prepare dinner for me tonight," Fugaku coldly stated. "Also. Sasuke, you don't have the right to choose freely. What I say goes. Only I, your father, can train you to be infinitely close to Itachi."
"Your grounding starts now! If you violate the grounding, even if you are my son, I will punish you in the most severe way, though I will not kill you."
"This "
"is also the test Itachi once endured."
Watching Fugaku Uchiha turn and walk away, Mikoto Uchiha looked at her husband's back with a grim expression.
She felt that Fugaku had become even more unfamiliar.
And even more extreme.
If this continued...
Something bad is going to happen!
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