Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

If it really is Obito... then the reason that kid would be at the cemetery is very simple...

When Obito was alive, his only relative in the world was his grandmother. Obito's grandmother passed away not long after news of Obito's death reached Konoha.

Because she was not a ninja and was a member of the Uchiha clan, Obito's grandmother's funeral was handled by her fellow Uchiha clan members, and she was buried in the Uchiha family cemetery.

Besides this relative, only Kakashi and Rin, his two teammates, were Obito's closest friends.

And now, lying in the Konoha Cemetery, is only... Rin!

Let's go to Lin's grave and set up a simple Flying Thunder God trap...

If it really is Obito...

While comforting Kushina, Minato secretly made plans in his mind.

In his heart, he already had a guess about the identity of the man in the tiger-striped mask. All that was left was to confirm his guess.

Now that Shinichi has pointed out Obito Uchiha's existence, it shouldn't be difficult for Minato to find any clues about him with his abilities.

Even the young Itachi Uchiha was able to detect Obito's presence. How could someone like Minato, with his exceptional sensory abilities and meticulous mind, possibly find nothing when he was determined to search for him?

Obito's methods of concealment were not particularly sophisticated; he had already left countless traces in Konoha.

It's only a matter of time before it's unearthed!

Shinichi was reassured about this, so after returning home, he temporarily put the matter out of his mind and focused on his own affairs.

Time passed peacefully, day by day, and at the same time, Kushina and Shinichi's mother Hanako's belly grew bigger day by day.

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Chapter 27 Will it? No? If it will!

The war in the Third Shinobi World War gradually subsided. Although there were still frequent frictions between the five great villages, no large-scale wars occurred again.

The impact of the war on the residents of Konoha Village today is almost invisible.

However, as Kushina's belly grew larger, Shinichi Hyuga could clearly sense that the nerves of Konoha's higher-ups were starting to tighten.

During the months that Shinichi Hyuga was learning the Flying Thunder God Technique from Kushina, he had met several important figures from Konoha at Minato's house.

During this time, Jiraiya, who was traveling, also received news that Kushina's due date was approaching, and he made a special trip back to visit his disciple and his disciple's wife.

Through prenatal checkups, Minato and Kushina learned that they were carrying a boy. After reading Jiraiya's latest novel, Minato asked Jiraiya for the name of the novel's protagonist, intending to name his son Naruto!

During the time Jiraiya was a guest at Minato's house, Shinichi would also study and train at Minato's house in the afternoons, but his interactions with Jiraiya were very limited.

Although Jiraiya was impressed by Shinichi Hyuga's ninja talent, he was used to seeing geniuses and didn't think much of Shinichi.

He had already seen the legendary Rinnegan, so a Hyuga child with "some" talent was not even worth his attention.

Furthermore, Shinichi isn't the talkative type, nor does he seek to curry favor with Jiraiya. For him now, there's already enough to learn, and he'll be extremely busy for a long time to come.

Besides Jiraiya, who returned to the village, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his wife Biwako also visited Kushina at Minato's house several times. Even Tsunade, who had been away from the village for many years, made a special trip back to personally conduct a prenatal checkup for Kushina.

After checking on the fetus in Kushina's womb and confirming its health, Tsunade didn't linger in the village and quickly left the heartbreaking place to continue her "fat sheep" journey.

It must be said that although the Minato couple are young, they wield considerable influence within Konoha Village.

This is not only closely related to their own strength, but also deeply connected to the network of relationships between the couple.

It's worth mentioning that Jiraiya's original intention in returning to the village was because Kushina's due date was approaching, and considering the risks of childbirth for a Jinchuriki, he specifically returned to the village to see if there was anything he could do to help.

However, his good intentions were subtly rejected due to the Third Hokage's meticulous arrangements.

The location for Kushina's delivery has been chosen, and the ANBU guards protecting Kushina have been assembled early on. After the addition of the Hyuga clan's elites, these ANBU squads have practiced several times to deal with emergencies, and the results have greatly satisfied the Third Hokage.

Although Jiraiya was very strong, Hiruzen Sarutobi was confident in his own arrangements, and joining Jiraiya at this time would only require a new protection plan.

Of course, more importantly, in the eyes of the Third Hokage, even the formidable Jiraiya was not necessarily stronger than the Anbu squad he had arranged!

To date, Jiraiya's most glorious achievement was actually that he, Tsunade, and Orochimaru briefly held off Hanzo of the Salamander, who was known as a demigod, in Amegakure, and at the same time earned the title of the so-called Legendary Sannin.

After that, Jiraiya actually improved again, but he never had the chance to go all out again.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know much about his background.

In the Third Hokage's view, with Minato personally protecting Kushina, plus the support of the Anbu squad, there would be no problem no matter what.

At this stage, the Yellow Flash's reputation in the ninja world is far more renowned than that of the Legendary Sannin.

Knowing he couldn't be of much help, Jiraiya stayed in the village for a while but couldn't stand the loneliness and left again.

Even Shinichi Hyuga, who knew the future course of events, had no reason or excuse to intervene in this matter and persuade Jiraiya to stay.

As Kushina's delivery date approached, Shinichi Hinata officially began "suspending classes" in mid-September.

In the evening, the sun was setting in the west.

Kushina Uzumaki slowly stood up from the sofa, stretched, and then silently walked to the dining table.

At this moment, Shinichi was sitting in a chair, and on the table in front of him were dozens of kunai. Shinichi was holding a kunai in his hand, trying to carve his own unique mark on it.

A week ago, Shinichi Hyuga had already mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Imprinting marks and time-space jumps are all things that Shinichi Hyuga can do.

However... compared to Minato's ability to imprint the Flying Thunder God mark the moment he touches his opponent, Shinichi Hyuga is much less skilled in using the Flying Thunder God technique.

It takes him about 15 seconds to imprint a Flying Thunder God mark.

After this period of training, he has reduced the imprinting time to half of what it used to be, which is about 7.5 seconds. However, the fact that imprinting marks takes so long is undoubtedly a significant weakness in actual combat.

However, engraving a spell seal is like forming hand seals to release ninjutsu. This kind of thing requires practice to master and is undoubtedly a slow and steady process. Even if Shinichi is a genius, he still needs to practice repeatedly.

Even when releasing the Water Dragon Bullet ninjutsu, the speed at which different people with varying levels of understanding of ninjutsu release it can be drastically different.

Some people have to slowly and carefully form 44 mudras to release their power, while others only need three simple mudras.

Some people can form one hand seal per second, some can form six hand seals per second, and some can even conjure up whatever they want just by putting their hands together.

As Kushina approached behind Shinichi, Shinichi slowly opened his eyes, placed the kunai in his hand on the table, and then let out a heavy sigh.

The kunai has a "Hyuga" mark on its handle, and this Flying Thunder God kunai is now complete.

However, Shinichi, who had completed the engraving, did not smile. Instead, he sighed heavily, his little face filled with disappointment.

The progress of completing the Flying Thunder God technique is still not ideal.

"Shinichi, why do you still have that same expression?"

"Didn't I already tell you? You've done very well."

"You should know that you are the third person in Konoha in all these years to successfully master the Flying Thunder God Technique."

"Even Minato, when he had just mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, it took him about a minute to inscribe the mark."

"What you need to do next is practice repeatedly until you are completely proficient."

Even if you are a genius, this cannot be rushed.

Kushina looked at Shinichi's dejected face and smiled brightly. She came up behind Shinichi, affectionately reached out and pinched Shinichi's cheek, forcibly pulling a smile out of him.

Kushina had been watching Shinichi's training progress closely, and she was very fond of this disciple who was both easy to manage and exceptionally talented.

After spending this time together, Kushina had already come to regard Shinichi as one of her own.

Shinichi is good at everything, except that he lacks self-confidence. I don't know why, but he never seems to feel proud or complacent about his achievements.

Even though it was an achievement that others would consider remarkable, it was difficult to see any joy on Shinichi's face.

"Shinichi, relax a bit, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"My due date is approaching, and I will be staying home to prepare for childbirth during this period."

“You should also take a proper break. You’re still a child, so don’t always have that long face, just like your father.”

It was already a known fact that Kushina was about to give birth, and this was not kept from Shinichi.

Although he was still a child, his status was undeniable, and not only did the Minato couple not suspect him, but Kakashi, who was guarding outside, also knew this.

"Well, I will."

"Kushina-sensei, please accept this as a gift for Naruto!"

Shinichi gently rubbed his cheek, then casually picked up a marked kunai from the table and handed it to Kushina.

Seeing the kunai, Kushina's smile widened. She pressed Shinichi's head down and laughed:

"You little rascal, are you worried about me?"

"Haha, don't worry, it's just having a baby!"

"I've already asked Hanako and Mikoto, and having a baby isn't all that difficult!"

Hanako and Mikoto, one is Shinichi's mother and the other is Itachi Uchiha's mother, and both of them can be considered Kushina's close friends.

Unlike Kushina, they both had experience with childbirth, and since it was their first time giving birth, Kushina wasn't as calm as she appeared. She had already secretly discussed it with her best friends.

"However, I will accept your kindness!"

"You're Naruto's older brother from the womb, Naruto will definitely become an excellent ninja, even better than Minato, even better than you~"

Hearing Kushina's hopeful words, Shinichi smiled and echoed her sentiments:

"Of course, after all, he is your son, Ms. Kushina."