Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

A list of candidates for the upcoming battle was announced within the clan. The Hyuga clan members on the list looked solemn. After confirming the list several times, they left without saying a word, intending to say their final goodbyes to their families.

Hyuga Hizashi was not on the list; he was someone Hyuga Shin had specially left behind to assist Shinichi.

Something similar happened once before, when Nippon Football Club left.

The war mobilization in Konoha Village proceeded quickly. On the day Jiraiya returned to the village, a large number of Hyuga clan members, led by Hyuga Shin, also headed to the battlefield.

After seeing off Shinichi Hyuga and his group in the morning, Shinichi returned to the clan's territory in the afternoon. Looking around the entire Hyuga clan territory with his Byakugan, he found that the once bustling scene was no longer there.

Those left behind in the clan's territory did not feel at ease because they were not going to the battlefield. What they gained was worry about their families and unease about the Hyuga clan's uncertain future.

In a dense forest outside Konoha Village, as a large number of Konoha's elite troops left the village, Zetsu's figure slowly rose from the ground in a clearing.

"The Fourth Hokage is truly decisive! It seems Konoha is about to go to war with the Cloud Ninja!"

White Zetsu's voice was high-pitched, and he seemed very excited.

"Hmph... It's better if things are a bit chaotic, that way no one will notice our plan."

"First, we need to take control of the Land of Rain and the Hidden Mist Village..."

Black Zetsu's voice was deep and resonant. As he spoke, Zetsu's figure slowly sank into the ground and disappeared.

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The two heads of the Hyuga clan, Hiashi and Shin, led the Hyuga clan's elite troops to the battlefield one after another, and the departure of a large number of clan members has made the once bustling Hyuga clan now deserted.

The warm winter sun shone into the yard, slowly melting the snow that had accumulated some time ago.

The biting wind made the already desolate Zong family compound even more bleak.

Shinichi Hyuga, as usual, secluded himself in the dojo after waking up that day. The series of major changes in the Hyuga family did not disrupt his plans; others could sense a strong sense of tranquility emanating from him.

Inside the dojo, Uchiha Shisui, serving as Shinichi's sparring partner, fought against Shinichi with an unsharpened kunai. In a corner of the dojo, Hatake Kakashi sat cross-legged against the wall, quietly watching Shinichi and Shisui sparring in the arena.

He had witnessed all the events that had occurred in the Hyuga clan recently. Through his guard duties during this period, Kakashi had gained a deep understanding of the Hyuga clan, a bloodline family. He knew what kind of burden Shinichi, who was currently training, was carrying.

With Hiashi and Shin gone, Shinichi Hyuga has to shoulder the entire Hyuga clan's burden, a tremendous pressure for a child his age. Kakashi, as an outsider, is already feeling overwhelmed just thinking about it, but Shinichi remains as calm as ever.

This composure and calmness made Kakashi look at Shinichi with even greater respect.

Shinichi Hyuga's path to adulthood is completely different from Kakashi's. Kakashi was shrouded in loneliness during his childhood, but the word "loneliness" did not exist in Shinichi Hyuga's life. Instead, there was "responsibility" and "expectations".

However, the pressure and distress brought about by this "responsibility" and "expectation" far exceed the so-called "loneliness".

Kakashi grew up enduring loneliness, while Shinichi Hyuga is growing up carrying the "responsibility" and "expectations" of the entire Hyuga family.

After an unknown amount of time, the gate of the dojo was pushed open.

Hyuga Hizashi led Hyuga Neji to the dojo. Without disturbing Shinichi who was sparring, the two bowed briefly to Kakashi on the side and then quietly sat down in a corner of the dojo.

Hyuga Hizashi is one of the people in the Hyuga family who are closest to Shinichi, and he is also an important force entrusted by Hiashi Kazuki to protect Shinichi's growth.

He and Shinichi are uncle and nephew, and with the head of the main family absent, he also wants to fulfill his responsibility and accompany Shinichi as he grows up.

To prevent Shinichi from being too lonely, he also brought Neji along, hoping that Neji could train well and grow into an important force in the Hyuga clan in the future.

Unlike Hinata, who postponed the Caged Bird Seal, Neji, who is a year older, was already marked with the Caged Bird Seal last year.

Although young Neji knew what the Caged Bird Seal was, he had never witnessed its power and had no understanding of the seal.

If you don't understand it, you can't talk about rejection.

Neji's fundamental personality is kind and positive.

Neji's eyes were filled with longing as he watched Shinichi battling Shisui in the dojo. Influenced by Hizashi, he had a strong sense of belonging to his clan, and Shinichi's excellence had set a high bar for him to strive for early on.

His dream is to become a genius ninja as outstanding as Shinichi Hyuga.

This dojo seemed to have formed its own world. The outside world's public opinion and Konoha's political atmosphere did not affect the people in the dojo. No matter what happened outside, Shinichi was single-mindedly doing what he should do.

Shinichi's "stillness" is also subtly influencing the other Hyuga clan members.

Although the clan's elite forces had left, the clan members were initially uncertain about the future of the Hyuga clan. With the two main clan leaders going to the battlefield, the Hyuga clan members inevitably felt nervous and uneasy. They were unsure what impact the young Shinichi's control of the clan would have on the clan.

However, to everyone's surprise, the departure of a large number of elites did not affect their normal lives, and no incidents similar to foreign invasions occurred in the Hyuga clan's territory, which gradually put the Hyuga family at ease.

The fact that the Hyuga clan did not experience any major upheavals was somewhat surprising to some.

At one of Root's bases, Shimura Danzo sat behind his desk, his brow furrowed as he reviewed files concerning the Hyuga clan.

From the various materials he had collected about the Hyuga clan over the past few decades, he learned that there were serious internal conflicts within the Hyuga clan.

That stemmed from the clan conflict arising from the main family and branch family system, and was also an important part of Danzo's plan to weaken the Hyuga clan.

He hoped that the Hyuga clan would fall into a situation where the branch family was strong and the main family was weak. In this way, the Hyuga would be too busy to help the Fourth Hokage fight for power within the larger framework of Konoha.

The situation was developing in the direction Danzo had hoped for, but the results did not meet his expectations.

After analyzing a lot of information, Danzo also found the source of the problem.

"The Hyuga main family... is just too strong!"

"Even if Hiashi Hyuga and Shin Hyuga aren't in the village, with this kid around, the Hyuga clan won't be in chaos."

"Such a large family...is bound to disrupt the balance of the village and sow the seeds for cholera outbreaks."

“I absolutely cannot stand by and watch this happen.”

"Yunhai, this task is entrusted to you."

"I've heard that Hiashi Hyuga has a daughter? I think that child is quite good; making her the heir of the Hyuga clan... would be good for the village!"

In the dimly lit office, a ninja wearing a death mask emerged from the shadows and approached Danzo's desk.

As Danzo spoke, he handed a portrait marked with a red X to the ANBU member, speaking solemnly.

"If it fails... you know what to do."

Danzo stared intently at the man before him, his gaze deep and thoughtful. The latter nodded silently, took the portrait, and memorized the person depicted.

The person in the painting is none other than Shinichi Hyuga...

Although Konoha Village is not small, its power structure is already very clear, and this structure can no longer accommodate a rapidly rising powerful clan.

Compared to the Uchiha, who were mediocre in strength but arrogant, the new generation of Hyuga who had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique was more of a thorn in Danzo's side.

"Rest assured, Lord Danzo."

The member of the Dark Division, known as the Sea of ​​Clouds, responded and disappeared into the darkness.

Unkai's real name is Kurama Unkai. He is one of the Root ninjas that Shimura Danzo values ​​and relies on the most. In Danzo's view, only he can complete this difficult task!

...

Night, a cold wind gently swirls.

A spark landed unexpectedly in a secluded courtyard of the Hyuga main family, igniting the gauze curtains on the wooden window, and then a raging fire began to spread.

It wasn't until the flames had burned down most of the empty house that the Hyuga clan's ninjas discovered it, sounding the alarm in Mokubang.

The Hyuga family's house is a traditional wooden mortise and tenon structure, so once a fire starts, it spreads very quickly and is not easy to extinguish.

Upon noticing the fire, the Hyuga guards rushed to the scene and joined in the firefighting efforts.

Faced with such a fire, Hyuga, who was skilled in taijutsu, could only repeatedly extinguish it with water, which appeared somewhat clumsy.

...

On the rooftop of a tall building a hundred meters away from the Hyuga clan's territory, a gray-haired youth held a picture book in his left hand and a pair of binoculars, looking down at the fire burning the Hyuga clan's territory.

On the drawing paper of the sketchbook in his hand was a "fire diagram".

"Twelve guards, not counting the covert defenses..."

"Moreover... this reaction speed is too fast. In just two minutes, the first group of people had already arrived at the scene."

"It's too difficult to defeat a special Jonin from the Hyuga clan in such a short time..."

As he muttered to himself, the gray-haired youth silently put down his binoculars, quickly packed away his sketchbook, and then vanished from the rooftop.

...

Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Hyuga clan, the fire was quickly brought under control.

Shinichi Hyuga also heard the commotion and rushed to the scene. Kakashi and Shisui arrived even earlier than him, and Kakashi even used his Water Release ninjutsu to help Hyuga extinguish the fire faster.

When the members of the branch family saw Shinichi arrive in his pajamas, they quickly came over to greet him and explained:

"Lord Shinichi, I am so sorry to have disturbed your rest."

Although Shinichi Hyuga is young, the branch family still addresses him as "sama" (adult).

"what happened?"

While Shinichi Hinata was questioning him, he was also quickly inspecting the fire scene with his Byakugan. This empty room was a guest room, which had been vacant for years, and in theory, it was impossible for a fire to have started without an open flame.

Shinichi suspected that someone had deliberately set the fire.

However, after a thorough inspection, Shinichi found no ignition source.

As for whether someone deliberately set the fire using Fire Release ninjutsu, Shinichi has already ruled that out. While searching for the ignition source, Shinichi has also searched the clan's territory and found no trace of any strangers.

The clansmen's subsequent answers confirmed Shinichi's answer.

"I don't know... the fire just suddenly broke out."