Chapter 170: Shisui's Kotoamatsukami!
In the Uchiha compound, Mikoto's pretty face was filled with worry. Although she had some disagreements with Fugaku at the dinner table, he was still her husband, and she was naturally worried about him rushing to such a dangerous area.
"Mother, what is that?!" Sasuke's childish voice was filled with shock and confusion.
"Susanoo."
Uchiha Mikoto took a deep breath. "That is a dōjutsu of our Uchiha clan recorded in our texts. Very few people in the entire Uchiha clan can use this jutsu."
"Because…"
She paused, then continued, "Legend says that the prerequisite for awakening Susanoo is to have the Mangekyō Sharingan."
"Mangekyō Sharingan…" Sasuke was stunned. He immediately realized something. "Does that mean that Susanoo thing was created by Ikeizumi-sensei using his Mangekyō Sharingan?!"
Mikoto shook her head. "I don't know."
But she was certain that something big was going to happen tonight. Or maybe something big had already happened and was already over.
On the other side… Izumi, who had protected the unconscious Mitarashi Anko to prevent her from being caught in the battle, was staring up in a daze at the gradually disappearing Susanoo.
She heard a voice beside her, "That's the first time I've seen Ikeizumi-sama use that jutsu. He only mentioned it to me before, but he never used it."
Kijirō glanced at Izumi's shocked face. He stretched out his cat paw and patted her pant leg. Then he said to Izumi, "Don't worry! This is Ikeizumi-sama's jutsu. That Uchiha Itachi kid also used Susanoo just now, but his Susanoo was on a completely different level than Ikeizumi-sama's. It was like the difference between the earth and the heavens."
Listening to Kijirō, Izumi stared blankly at the long, deep trench that had been cut by Ikeizumi-senpai's jutsu, which extended out of the village from one of the streets.
The trench extended from here to outside the village, cutting a huge gash in the village's walls.
It was probably a kilometer long.
"This is…"
"The power of Absolute Justice!"
The girl stabilized her mind and immediately asked Kijirō, "Kijirō-senpai, so what about Uchiha Itachi now?"
"He's dead."
This wasn't Kijirō's voice. When she heard the familiar, cold voice, Izumi quickly looked in its direction and saw the unharmed Uchiha Ikeizumi walking toward them.
Uchiha Ikeizumi was holding a scroll in his left hand and a raven in his right. He said indifferently, "The ninja blade in my Susanoo's hand is a weapon that is a fusion of Lava Style, dōjutsu, and chakra. It has a scalding temperature like lava, and the impact of its slash is as powerful as a volcanic eruption."
"When the ninja blade split his Susanoo and touched Uchiha Itachi's fragile body, he had already lost all life. Every cell in his body was vaporized. Letting him die by the blade of a Susanoo can be considered a luxurious funeral."
"He got off easy."
Hearing this, Izumi felt a strange mix of emotions. She was angry at Uchiha Itachi's foolishness and had even felt a murderous intent toward his willingness to fall into the abyss of sin.
But in the end, when she had returned to the Uchiha clan with her mother, Uchiha Izumi's only friend had been Uchiha Itachi.
"Phew…"
Izumi slowly let out a breath. The confusion in her eyes and the strange emotions in her heart only lasted for two seconds before they dissipated.
Ikeizumi-sama had even personally executed his own blood relative for the sake of Absolute Justice and to make the ninja world a better place.
With that in mind, there was no reason to pity Uchiha Itachi.
He had been to the battlefield before, so he must have known that once a decision was made, he had to pay the price for it. For someone like him, who was both stupid and wicked and refused to listen, death might be his best destiny.
And…
In the eyes of many Uchiha clan members, Uchiha Itachi's death would likely only make them cheer. After all, every day Uchiha Itachi lived, they would be filled with dread, as Ikeizumi-senpai's prophecy had too great of an impact.
"Kid! Where's the enemy?!"
A sudden voice attracted the attention of the two humans and one cat. The first person to arrive was actually Tsunade.
Tsunade leaped over from a distance, landing with such force that cracks spread across the concrete under her feet.
"Lady Tsunade, the enemy is dead." Kijirō answered Tsunade's question for Uchiha Ikeizumi.
"Dead?"
Tsunade nonchalantly put away her combat stance, and cleared her throat, not feeling awkward at all. She then said to Uchiha Ikeizumi, "What villain did you run into in the Leaf this time? Did you have to cause such a commotion? When I saw you summon that big guy just now, I thought you were going to destroy the Leaf."
"Uchiha Itachi." Uchiha Ikeizumi spoke the name.
"Huh?" Tsunade was stunned, and then she immediately reacted. "Don't tell me it was that first son of Uchiha Fugaku, that Uchiha prodigal child who wanted to annihilate the entire Uchiha clan?"
"Yes."
Tsunade was frozen for a moment. She walked over and patted Ikeizumi's shoulder. "I don't know if the Uchiha clan is lucky to have you or not."
Uchiha Ikeizumi said, "It is a blessing for the good and a curse for the wicked."
"You're bragging about yourself now, kid."
Tsunade made a "tsk" sound. "But strictly speaking, it's also the truth. So it doesn't really count as bragging."
"Speaking of which."
She looked down in confusion at the scroll and the raven in Uchiha Ikeizumi's hand.
"What's this?"
"A Sealing Fire Release Scroll." Uchiha Ikeizumi casually threw the scroll to Izumi, who was surprised and quickly reached out to catch it. "It seals a ball of black fire, which is one of Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyō dōjutsu: 'Amaterasu'. It's a flame that won't go out until it burns its target to ashes. Keep it as a trump card."
Izumi was startled. She quickly said, "Thank you, senpai!"
"Ikeizumi-sama, this raven…" Kijirō suddenly exclaimed. "One of its eyes…"
Tsunade and Izumi both looked at the raven's eye.
"This looks like…" Izumi's bright eyes widened. "A Sharingan? But why does a Sharingan have this pattern? Unless, it's a Mangekyō Sharingan!!!"
Tsunade raised her eyebrows. "Mangekyō?"
"Senpai, is this Uchiha Itachi's eye?" Izumi asked boldly.
Uchiha Ikeizumi said, "No."
"It's Shisui's Kotoamatsukami. This is a 'gift' from Absolute Justice."
In other words: It was "dropped" after executing Absolute Justice.
Otherwise, after that one slice from Uchiha Ikeizumi's Susanoo, even a raven made of steel wouldn't have survived.
In the instant he finished speaking, a series of footsteps reached their ears. They saw Sarutobi Hiruzen and a large group of ANBU ninja finally rushing to the scene.
Sarutobi Hiruzen heard Uchiha Ikeizumi's last sentence.
Shisui's Kotoamatsukami!
"Old Man?" Tsunade glanced at the late Sarutobi Hiruzen. She then looked at the dense crowd of ANBU ninja and asked straightforwardly, "With this formation… are you here to support Ikeizumi? Or are you here to be wary of him?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "…"
(End of Chapter)
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