Even the Hakusan family themselves had no idea how valuable their ancestral katana was, and after murdering the Hakusan family, Fuwa Kurō had even deliberately left behind a similar sword to throw people off the scent. Yet even that failed to deceive Keizumi!
"That is all! Today, in the name of Absolute Justice, I pass judgment on you!" Keizumi gripped the hilt of his sword, but after a moment's thought, he looked Kurō in the eye again. For a man of such utter evil, even too swift a death would be a stain upon justice. "Feel the pain of those you harmed! This is the Eye of Judgment from hell!"
The tomoe in Keizumi's Sharingan spun rapidly, merging into a four-pointed pinwheel pattern resembling a giant shuriken, and then he activated the Mangekyō dōjutsu of his left eye.
Using a Mangekyō dōjutsu to execute a Kirigakure jōnin was certainly like using a cleaver to kill a chicken, but with Keizumi's current ocular power, there was no need for him to care about such a minor level of consumption.
"AAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" His body pinned in place by the Sharingan's genjutsu, Kurō immediately let out a howl that hardly sounded human. Just like those victims who had died miserably at his hands, he personally experienced every bit of the pain they had suffered. More terrifying still, the Eye of Judgment's dōjutsu forced upon him an utterly immersive experience.
Within Kurō's mental world, he became the embodiment of those two sisters. Not only did he have to personally endure the physical agony of being raped and murdered, but that was layered with the psychological trauma of watching his own beloved family die before his eyes.
Even though he was a cold-blooded and heartless scumbag, under the influence of the dōjutsu he could personally and vividly experience just how severe the psychological damage suffered by the victims had been.
Even more terrifying was that this was only the beginning. Before Kurō could recover from the double blow to both body and mind, he became the child whom he had abducted and tied up that day. Realizing what was about to happen next, Kurō let out a terrified scream.
Yet no matter how he begged or threatened, the other "Fuwa Kurō" acted as though he heard nothing, baring a savage grin as he swung the long blade and cleaved him cleanly in two at the waist.
The unprecedented agony made Kurō wish he could die on the spot, but when Kurō had tested the blade back then, he had deliberately avoided those vital organs. That child had wailed for nearly half a day before finally dying, and now the one personally experiencing everything had become Kurō himself!
Again and again he relived the victims' personal experiences. Under any other circumstances he would already have gone mad, but under the effect of the dōjutsu, Kurō participated in every experience in a "fully restored" state each time. After countless cycles of "dying and reviving," Kurō's body finally reached its limit.
Bang!
Letting out an inhuman howl, Kurō collapsed stiffly to the ground. His body twitched uncontrollably and he lost control of his bowels and bladder, yet he could not produce even the slightest sound. His consciousness was still being tortured within the dōjutsu, but his body had already instinctively refused to accept the pain signals from his brain.
"Still trying to play tricks!" Keizumi's expression darkened slightly. Although this was merely Kurō's body reacting instinctively, in Keizumi's eyes it was ironclad proof that Kurō was attempting to evade punishment. "Heaven's Punishment Flame!"
Blood flowed from Keizumi's right eye socket, and a massive cluster of crimson flames surged violently from within Kurō's body. The body, already severed from its consciousness, was instantly burned to ashes.
Yet the truly terrifying part was not the destruction of the physical body. If any of the Kirigakure shinobi present had been able to see souls, they would have discovered Kurō's soul howling endlessly above the body that was turning to ash. Originally only his consciousness and body had been subjected to the execution, but since Kurō's body had instinctively refused to accept the punishment, Keizumi had no choice but to make his soul take its place.
In the world of consciousness, Kurō had endured endless torment, yet in reality only an instant had passed. Watching as Kurō was killed just like that by Keizumi, the Kirigakure shinobi also began to stir.
"That guy really doesn't take us seriously at all…"
"Damn it! What right does he have to kill Kurō! What evidence does he even have for those things!"
"This monster clearly came here to kill! We can't just sit here and wait for death!"
…
The Kirigakure shinobi—especially the members of the conservative faction—immediately prepared for battle. Under the suppression of the Fifth Mizukage, Terumī Mei, and Genji, they could grit their teeth and pretend to submit to Keizumi, but that did not mean everyone was convinced in their hearts.
In particular, after seeing blood flow from Keizumi's right eye, some Kirigakure shinobi even assumed that it was the result of an injury. Their side had several hundred people and was clearly in a position of strength, while the enemy had already gone through repeated bloody battles and now even his most important eye was injured—wasn't this the perfect opportunity to strike?
"Silence!" However, Mei immediately stepped forward to stop them with a sharp shout. She had not told others about the "judgment" ability of Keizumi's Sharingan precisely to prevent criminals from refusing to meet him after learning of it.
Therefore, when she saw Keizumi executing Fuwa Kurō, she was not surprised in the slightest. Unfortunately, her original plan—to ask Keizumi to give these people a chance—had completely fallen apart.
Just Kurō alone had committed so many crimes. As far as she knew, Kurō was not even the most beastly member of the conservative faction. It was not hard to imagine that next the conservative faction would likely be wiped out entirely.
"There is no need to panic, and no need to harbor any illusions of luck. These eyes of mine can see the crimes you have committed in the past and those you will commit in the future. This has long been common knowledge in Konohagakure." Keizumi calmly swept his gaze across the restless Kirigakure shinobi. Considering that among them were quite a few white names and even some innocent people without borders, he deliberately explained one more sentence. "In the name of [Absolute Justice], I will not wrong a single innocent person, nor will I let a single person who deserves death escape!"
"As long as you have nothing to hide in your heart, there is nothing to worry about. Keizumi-sama's ability has been verified by Genji. As long as you have not committed unforgivable crimes, you still have a chance to atone!" Mei hurriedly added, even deliberately bringing Genji into it to strengthen her persuasion—though she also took the opportunity to slip in a bit of her own agenda.
Keizumi frowned slightly. Among those white names were quite a few individuals already approaching red names, and he had no intention of letting them off easily.
However, there was no need to emphasize such matters right now. At the moment, the red names had to be dealt with first. Since matters had priorities, the punishment of the white names could only be temporarily set aside.
In the end, it all came down to the fact that he was still not strong enough. Back then, because he was not strong enough, he had been unable to truly carry out the execution and could only temporarily let Danzō go. Now, again because he was not strong enough, he could not instantly execute all the red names at once and could only temporarily spare the white names.