When he saw the corpse, with more than half its head missing, collapse to the ground, Sasuke's little face had already turned pale with fright.
He even saw the corpse's remaining eye glaring in his direction as if "looking" at him.
This made Sasuke involuntarily shiver.
"He... he killed someone..." Nearby, Konoha civilians were also quite terrified and uneasy, repeatedly saying, "Quick... hurry and notify the Uchiha's Konoha Military Police Force..."
"We are the Konoha Military Police Force!" Izumi took a deep breath and then stood forward, her loud declaration silencing the surrounding Konoha civilians.
Yes...
The killer was a Konoha Military Police Force ninja. Even if they called for other members of the force, would it make any difference?
Izumi noticed many people showing fear in their eyes. She spoke louder, "The one executed was named Aburame Keiya. He was a ninja who forgot the original intent of the Will of Fire and harmed innocent lives! His crimes include, but are not limited to—trafficking illegal drugs, murder, desecration of a corpse..."
"Furthermore, he was the one who initiated force just now, intending to resist the Military Police Force's enforcement! My senior, Uchiha Chisen, could only do what he did, using [Absolute Justice] to execute criminals who intended to resist on the spot!"
Perhaps the maiden's shouts truly sounded righteous and awe-inspiring.
Perhaps the deterrence of the Military Police Force and the legitimacy of their enforcement made it difficult to muster any thought of rebuttal.
Of course, it was even more likely that the name "Uchiha Chisen" was enough to have the effect of "making even crying children stop."
Izumi found that some of the nearby civilians seemed less panicked.
This also made her feel a slight sense of relief from the bottom of her heart.
"Senior, what do we do now...?" Izumi could still speak forcefully when facing the Konoha civilians' doubts and fear regarding her senior's actions, but when facing her senior himself, she lacked confidence.
"A Ninja Cat will run back to the Military Police Force to call for people to handle the body," Uchiha Chisen said in a calm tone.
Izumi saw a Ninja Cat crouched in the corner of the alley swiftly leave.
These Ninja Cats must be Senior Chisen's most trustworthy partners and capable assistants, right?
Ah! No, no!
I am Senior Chisen's capable assistant!
Izumi corrected her mindset.
...
After Uchiha Chisen left the street, the Konoha civilians, who dared not shout loudly, finally mustered their courage after exchanging glances and walked towards the corpse with half its head missing.
"Hiss, what a gruesome death... How many people has Uchiha Chisen killed in the village this month?"
Someone's skin crawled all over: "Is he a law enforcement officer of the Military Police Force, or a murderer?"
"Didn't they say that Uchiha Chisen guy has eyes that can see through 'Future Evil'? The Uchiha Clan's Sharingan is already very strange. Maybe he really saw through someone's 'evil,' and he's naturally someone who hates evil as much as he hates righteousness."
"The girl just now said this person killed someone. He was killed by Uchiha Chisen of the Military Police Force, so he deserved to die, right?"
"But this is too extreme. Shouldn't they arrest him and interrogate him first? What if he made a mistake? What if he didn't commit a crime?"
"...That Lord wouldn't kill innocent people indiscriminately. He's not that scary. He only wields his blade against guilty people. You don't need to be so afraid of him."
Amidst the murmurs of disagreement, a very discordant voice suddenly rang out.
Instantly, many people turned their gaze to the speaker.
—It was a man with a rather dejected expression.
The man didn't care about being stared at by others with strange looks; what he cared about was that Lord Chisen was being misunderstood.
He lowered his head, revealing his own scars in front of everyone, and gritted his teeth as he insisted, "If it weren't for Lord Chisen executing justice for my fiancée, who was brutally murdered, I wouldn't have known how to make those three beasts pay the price."
The man clenched his fists, and tears of pain instantly welled up in his eyes. He choked out, trembling, "You all have so many prejudices against Lord Chisen just because you think his enforcement methods are harsh."
"But how could you possibly know... In the eyes of people like me, whose lives have fallen into pain and darkness. Someone like Lord Chisen is the only ray of light that makes me believe justice exists!"
"So! Please don't misunderstand that Lord! He is never an enemy to ordinary people like us who have never done evil!"
...
Sasuke, following behind Izumi with a dazed mind and stumbling steps, vaguely heard the shouts from the distance behind him.
Even Sasuke himself didn't know why he had inexplicably followed Izumi, especially when he had been so scared by that man, Uchiha Chisen...
His little heart was now pounding wildly.
"Sasuke-kun. I'm sorry, that unexpected interlude happened, and I haven't been able to answer your question about the 'rumors' concerning your brother, Uchiha Itachi."
At this moment, Izumi's voice finally brought Sasuke back from his daze.
He hurriedly focused his gaze on Izumi.
Sasuke also suddenly and keenly noticed that Izumi's way of referring to his brother had changed.
He vaguely remembered that Izumi had previously called his brother "Itachi-kun," a very close friend's address.
Now the address had changed to "Uchiha Itachi."
It felt like things had become much more distant.
Izumi's emotions seemed to sink, and her tone carried a hint of disappointment. She gently tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and slowly said, "Sasuke-kun, only half of the rumors you heard in the village today are rumors. The other half is true."
Sasuke: "???"
Sasuke almost stopped breathing. His small face panicked as he stammered, "Wh-which part... is real?"
Izumi initially felt it was cruel to tell Sasuke the truth, but as one of the parties involved in the Future Evil, perhaps Sasuke shouldn't be kept in the dark. Perhaps he should know his brother's true nature.
Izumi said, "Senior Chisen has the power to see the Future Evil. He saw the future of your brother, Uchiha Itachi. In one year, the Uchiha Clan will be massacred by Uchiha Itachi."
As Sasuke's small face watched in horrified panic...
Izumi delivered her shocking words: "Your father, your mother, your friends, your relatives. They will all die by Uchiha Itachi's hand, all killed by him!"
"This matter... your father, Clan Leader Fugaku, was aware of it; your brother, Uchiha Itachi, was also aware of it. They both chose to believe in Senior Chisen's abilities."
"Your father believed his eldest son would destroy the Uchiha Clan in the future, but he chose to cover for Uchiha Itachi."
"Your brother believed he would commit such evil deeds in the future. He stated directly that he would not regret it."
Izumi stopped walking. She turned around, bending her knees slightly.
Her clear, bright eyes met Sasuke's confused eyes, which were welling up with tears.
"Sasuke-kun... this is Uchiha Itachi's 'Future Evil.' He will kill almost everyone in the Uchiha Clan."
"This is perhaps not the answer you most desired."
"I'm sorry, Sasuke-kun..."
"This is the truth."
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