What I Can Do Is Purge Evil with Absolute Justice

"Senior, the corpses have already turned to white bones. All the evidence should be gone. Where do we even begin investigating?" Izumi asked timidly.

Uchiha Chisen replied flatly, "Rookie, go back to the Konoha Military Police Force."

"Huh?" Izumi blanked out for a moment.

Uchiha Chisen said, "Find me a list of everyone who has gone missing in Konoha within the past five years. Kijiro, have your cats and their descendants search Konoha's sewers thoroughly. Collect every bone fragment that could possibly be human. I'll take a walk around the village and see if I get lucky."

Unfortunately, while the Shinobi World possessed technology capable of extracting DNA from bones, Konoha had never established a DNA database for its residents. There was no way to immediately identify the victim through that method.

Just as Izumi was wondering what kind of luck her senior could possibly find by walking around the village...

She suddenly remembered what he had told her before—his eyes possessed the ability to see through evil!

Gasp! Hadn't Senior found murderers like this several times before?

Izumi cast aside her hesitation and hurriedly answered, "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 Military Police Force Building, a familiar figure appearing ahead made her freeze.

She shook her head in disbelief, closed her eyes for a full two seconds, then opened them again.

But that figure was still there.

"...Itachi?" Izumi could not help testing the waters.

She watched the other person turn around.

A familiar face entered the girl's sight—it was none other than the Uchiha Clan's eldest son, Uchiha Itachi!

"It's Izumi." Uchiha Itachi suppressed his rather heavy feelings. Looking at his only friend, he forced a polite smile.

Izumi immediately said in surprise, "Itachi, it really is you! Why didn't you tell me you were back in Konoha? I thought you were still outside the village carrying out ninja missions."

Uchiha Itachi smiled stiffly. "I only got back not long ago."

There was no joy in reuniting with a friend.

Because in the brief time since returning to the village, he had already realized that the conflict between the village and the Uchiha Clan had become increasingly irreconcilable.

The greatest point of conflict lately was Uchiha Chisen killing Lord Hokage's eldest son, Sarutobi Shinosuke!

He could already feel pitch-black darkness enveloping the Uchiha.

Like a cage, it trapped every Uchiha within it. Not a single one could struggle free.

If this conflict continued escalating, forcing the village to resort to special measures... the Uchiha Clan would absolutely cease to exist!

And the Uchiha Clan's counterattack would also inflict tremendous losses on Konoha, badly weaken the village, and make Lord Hokage and the others completely lose faith in the Uchiha Clan.

By then...

Sasuke...

One terrible thought after another lingered in Uchiha Itachi's mind, casting a haze over his eyes.

His mood grew even heavier.

"Itachi, is something troubling you?" Izumi keenly sensed that something was off about Uchiha Itachi's expression. "Did an Anbu mission not go smoothly, or...?"

Uchiha Itachi came back to his senses and shook his head expressionlessly. "...It's nothing."

Only then did Uchiha Itachi suddenly notice that Izumi was wearing the combat uniform of the Konoha Military Police Force.

He remembered that just over half a month ago, Izumi had only recently graduated from the Ninja Academy.

Uchiha Itachi changed the subject, calming his turbulent thoughts a little. He asked in an even tone, "Did you join the Military Police Force? Are you getting used to it?"

Izumi nodded, revealing a confident smile. "Yeah! I'm only a trainee with the Military Police Force for now. I still have to undergo a long evaluation period before becoming an official member. It's exhausting most days, but I'm more or less getting used to it! Senior Chisen only looks strict on the surface. He actually cares quite a bit about his subordinates."

Uchiha Itachi paused. "Senior Chisen?"

Izumi's smile stiffened slightly.

Crap, she must have been too tired yesterday and slept poorly last night. Her memory was actually failing her.

She had forgotten that Senior Chisen and Itachi did not get along!

"You mean Uchiha Chisen?" Uchiha Itachi asked.

"...Yes."

Izumi nodded stiffly.

She wanted nothing more than to flick herself hard on the forehead.

Uchiha Itachi fell silent and hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to offer a warning to his last remaining friend. "Izumi, I hope you don't think I'm being overly talkative. Uchiha Chisen's thinking can be too extreme at times. Shisui..."

He paused for half a second, took a deep breath, and continued, "Shisui once told me that Uchiha Chisen belongs neither to the Uchiha nor to Konoha. He belongs only to himself."

"He is the kind of person who will not only hurt those who oppose him, but also those around him. Especially his [Absolute Justice]. It will bring great trouble to the Uchiha."

"Senior Chisen's [Absolute Justice] will never bring any trouble to the Uchiha Clan." The instant she heard Uchiha Itachi say those words, Izumi blurted it out almost instinctively.

Uchiha Itachi was startled.

So was Izumi.

She pursed her lips and clutched the corner of her clothes. "I don't know what conflict there is between Senior Chisen and Itachi. But I want to say that Senior Chisen's Absolute Justice has never done anything wrong."

"He is also conscientiously fulfilling the responsibilities and duties of a Military Police Force ninja. He has always silently upheld [Justice] alone, and has always suppressed Konoha's wickedness and corruption."

"It's only because everyone knows too little about Senior Chisen, and because his personality makes him unwilling to say things he considers meaningless, that you all have so many misunderstandings about him."

"I believe that one day, those misunderstandings will disappear!"

Izumi did not know why she was explaining all this to Itachi.

Perhaps because she had chosen to follow Senior Chisen's [Absolute Justice], she unconsciously wanted to defend [Absolute Justice].

And unconsciously wanted to defend Senior Chisen.

Uchiha Itachi stared at the girl's hesitant yet earnest expression. His expression did not change as he said, "Have you already made up your mind to follow that man's extreme Nindo?"

"Yeah!"

Izumi's small face was serious. "Ever since the Ninja Academy, I've always wanted to catch up to Konoha geniuses like you, Itachi. But my talent is ordinary. I only graduated from the Ninja Academy at twelve, and I never had any plans for my future in life..."

"But I believe I can realize my worth in Konoha through another path! After meeting Senior Chisen and gradually coming to understand the kind of person he is, I also gained a clear understanding of how to realize my value in life."

"Itachi, purging the 'evil' of the Shinobi World through the means of [Absolute Justice]—that is the Nindo of Uchiha Izumi!"

Uchiha Itachi was silent for a long while.

"Is that the extent of your capacity?" he said expressionlessly. "It certainly sounds imposing. But your path has gone astray—"

"Meow, rookie, what are you doing?" A strangely accented voice suddenly interrupted Uchiha Itachi.

A black Ninja Cat stood on the eaves to the side.

It spoke to Izumi in human language. "Grandpa Kijiro sent me over to keep an eye on you. Did you get the missing persons list yet, meow?"

"Eh! You're the Ninja Cat that was guarding the sewer entrance earlier!"

Izumi hurriedly looked up. "Ah! Wait for me, I'm going right now!"

Watching Izumi's retreating figure as she hurried into the Military Police Force Building, Uchiha Itachi withdrew his gaze and shifted his calm eyes toward the black Ninja Cat.

The black Ninja Cat was also staring at him.

"Uchiha Itachi..." The fur on the Ninja Cat's back rose slightly, and it unconsciously took a few steps back—like Uchiha Chisen, the Ninja Cats associated with Uchiha Chisen were not fond of Uchiha Itachi, the clan head's eldest son.

One could even say they were somewhat hostile toward him.

Uchiha Itachi hesitated.

In the end, he chose not to use the Sharingan to interrogate this Ninja Cat for information about Uchiha Chisen.

"Pass a message to Uchiha Chisen for me."

Uchiha Itachi slowly said to the Ninja Cat, "What he has done will only deepen the conflict between the village and the Uchiha Clan. When that time comes, an irreversible situation will arise. I hope he can consider the village's position, and also consider how precious peace is."

"Meow! Lord Chisen! This is terrible!"

The black Ninja Cat did not stay behind to wait for Izumi. It hurried back at once to inform Uchiha Chisen.

Panting, the Ninja Cat urgently said, "Lord Chisen, Uchiha... Uchiha Itachi is back in the village, meow!!!"

"He's a Konoha ninja. Isn't it normal for him to return to the village?"

Uchiha Chisen's emotions remained calm.

The Ninja Cat froze. "But didn't Lord Chisen say before that Uchiha Itachi would commit an utterly heinous act in the future? Lord Chisen possesses the power to see through the evil others will commit in the future, right? And that power of yours has never been wrong."

Uchiha Chisen's steps paused slightly. "If you knew someone would commit an utterly heinous evil in the future, but they had not yet had the chance to do it, what would you do?"

The Ninja Cat said troubledly, "I'm only a Ninja Cat. My brain can't process such profound questions..."

"Maybe..."

The black Ninja Cat timidly said, "I'd find a way to stop them?"

Uchiha Chisen said, "I advised the clan head, and I advised the clan head's wife, to have Uchiha Itachi's brain examined. There is definitely something seriously wrong with their eldest son's head. I also told Uchiha Shisui that if he protected Uchiha Itachi, he would regret it."

"I have taken many measures to 'stop things in advance.' If he still willingly falls into the abyss and becomes a beast, then what I can do is purge evil with [Absolute Justice]."

Suddenly.

A distant shout reached his ears from not far away.

"Senior! The... the missing persons list has been found!!!"

The Uchiha girl came hurrying over, holding a file in both hands.

Gasp, this chapter is three thousand words. I accidentally didn't hold back again and wrote so much in one go. (`"∠)_