Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

"I can represent Hinata, but... can you represent the village?"

With a wave of his hand, Hyuga Shin moved in unison, surrounding the ANBU members.

Hyuga Hizashi stood in the very center, forming a pincer movement with his clansmen against the ANBU.

Despite the intimidation from these secret agents, the Hyuga clansmen remained unmoved. On the contrary, at Shinichi Hyuga's command, the Hyuga clansmen surrounded the secret agents without hesitation.

Judging from the situation, if the order were given to keep these ANBU members, the Hyuga clan ninjas would not hesitate at all.

Stared at by pairs of disdainful eyes, even these elite members of the Dark Guard broke out in a cold sweat.

The Hyuga clan's determination exceeded their expectations; judging from the situation, it was impossible for them to take away this corpse on their own.

Just as a fight was about to break out, the soft clatter of wooden canes hitting the ground broke the stalemate.

"doing what?"

Do the villagers fight amongst themselves?

"Put your weapons away."

Everyone looked in the direction from which the sound came, only to find that Shimura Danzo, accompanied by two Root guard ninjas, slowly walked out from the crowd and arrived in front of the Hyuga clan's territory.

Accompanying Shimura Danzo was Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Lord Hokage!"

The ANBU members surrounded by the Hyuga clan saw Hiruzen Sarutobi as if he were their savior, their voices filled with joy.

Noticing that these ANBU members were actually Hiruzen Sarutobi's direct subordinates, Shinichi's gaze deepened, and he slightly turned his head to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The corpses are intelligence; at this time, anyone who tries to snatch a corpse from the Hyuga clan is essentially trying to steal intelligence.

Who would care about Kurama Unkai's intelligence?!

It's highly likely... he's the real mastermind.

Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions aroused Shinichi's suspicion. Shinichi had never suspected Hiruzen Sarutobi before, because in his view, Hiruzen might be reluctant to give up power, but he wouldn't go so far as to send someone to assassinate him.

But now it seems... the truth is becoming somewhat elusive.

"We're all on the same side, there's no need to ruin our relationship over such a trivial matter."

"Shinichi, I've heard about what happened here too."

"These secret agents are just fulfilling their duties. I hope you won't be too harsh on them or hold a grudge against them."

"Protecting the village and investigating the murderer are their duties. You Hyuga... don't you trust the ANBU ninjas?"

If it were someone else listening to Hiruzen Sarutobi, they would naturally not say anything like "distrust" out of consideration for face. If they did say that, they would not only offend the Anbu, but also the Third Hokage, the "peacemaker."

However, Shinichi is not as young as he appears, and he is not easily swayed by such simple rhetoric.

Today, no matter who comes, they cannot take this body away!

As for offending the Anbu and the Third Hokage?!

If the people behind this are indeed the Third Hokage and the Anbu, let alone offending them, the Hyuga clan will not let this go so easily!

The person in power now is the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. No matter how mild-mannered he is, he should be happy to have one less obstacle above him, which is perfectly legitimate!

"Sandaime-sama Hokage!"

"I really don't trust the Anbu!"

"Today, no one, no matter who, will be allowed to take this body away from our Hyuga clan!"

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Shinichi Hyuga's words were resolute, implying that he didn't even trust the Anbu, which was actually a veiled expression of doubt about Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage.

For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Shinichi Hyuga, seemingly surprised by his unexpected answer.

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed slightly. Even with his composure and self-control, he couldn't help but lose his composure when Shinichi said this. He remained silent, simply looking at Shinichi quietly, as if trying to glean something from the child.

Hiruzen fell silent, but Shimura Danzo jumped out and shouted:

"asshole!"

"Do you know who you're talking to? Don't think that just because you're from the Hyuga main branch you can be so disrespectful!"

"If you can't even trust the Third Hokage's direct ANBU, then who in this village can you trust?!"

"Is this how the Hyuga family raised you?"

Danzo Shimura adopted the role of an elder and reprimanded Shinichi Hyuga, while glancing at Hiruzen Sarutobi with slightly narrowed eyes as he spoke.

He could roughly understand why Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to take the corpse; most likely, he hoped to find some clues on the corpse that would allow him to pinpoint his location.

Once Hiruzen has a solid handle on Danzo, his actions will likely be hampered by Hiruzen, and he, as the leader of Root, will probably become Hiruzen's puppet.

However... it seems that Hiruzen Sarutobi's plan is not going smoothly.

Despite his young age, Shinichi Hyuga is representing the Hyuga clan, and neither he nor Hiruzen can underestimate his power.

Shinichi didn't even bother to pay attention to Danzo's reprimand. He waved to the Hyuga clan's guards, signaling them to collect Kurama Unkai's body.

Shinichi's somewhat confrontational order caused the Hyuga clan members to hesitate briefly. They glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi, then at Shinichi Hyuga, and after a brief moment of hesitation, they ultimately chose to obey Shinichi's command.

Seeing that Shinichi Hyuga, despite his young age, was able to command these Hyuga clan members, a dark glint flashed in the eyes of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, not wanting a direct conflict with the Hyuga clan, and was about to compromise when Danzo, standing nearby, didn't give him the chance at all:

"Go, obey the Hokage's orders!"

"This body will be investigated by the secret service!"

"Those who disobey, kill!"

In this village, there was no one that Danzo Shimura dared not offend, and no one that he dared not kill.

He was a man who did odd jobs in the shadows, and reputation was just a byproduct for him.

His notification to Root wasn't based on any damned reputation, but on a cursed seal! It was fear!

Moreover, at this very moment, he is using the name of Hiruzen Sarutobi!

As soon as he finished speaking, the two Root ninjas behind him leaped out and rushed towards Kurama Unkai's corpse.

The two attacked suddenly. Hyuga Hizashi, who was standing in Kurama Cloud Sea, frowned. Without clear instructions and not wanting to completely break ties with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Hokage, he hesitated for a moment and then chose to retreat and dodge, giving way.

Two ANBU members successfully reached Kurama Unkai's body. Seeing the Root ninjas come to the rescue, the other ANBU members were greatly encouraged and quickly gathered together to face the encirclement of the Hyuga ninjas.

Seeing the Root and the Anbu take such a tough stance, the Hyuga clan members all turned to look at Hyuga Shinichi.

If it's just a verbal battle and the Third Hokage and Danzo don't show up, they naturally won't hesitate at all. But if they really want to fight the Third Hokage and Danzo's people and completely break off relations, that's a different story.

Let alone Shinichi Hyuga, even Hiashi Hyuga and Shinichi Hyuga would need to think twice.

However, Zhen's words completely dispelled the tribesmen's hesitation:

"Humph!"

"We've already been attacked at our doorstep, what room do we Hyuga clan have to back down?"

"The assassins have been killed. If we still can't find out who's behind this, how will the Hyuga clan maintain its standing in the ninja world in the future!"

"The more they try to stop our investigation, the more we will pursue this matter to the end."

"We, the Hyuga, will not fear any challenge!"

Shinichi Hyuga spoke resolutely, and before his clansmen could take any action, he flicked his wrist, releasing several kunai that shot towards the ANBU members in the field.

For Shinichi Hyuga, things had progressed to this point, and it no longer mattered whether or not they broke off relations. The actions of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo were highly suspicious, and the mastermind behind his assassination attempt was most likely one of them.

Since the other side was already planning to kill them, if they didn't join forces with the Hyuga clan to fight back at this point, it would only embolden the other side.

The ninja world is still the ninja world. If you want to fight for your own survival, you have to strike hard!

"Zizzi-"

Shinichi Hyuga showed no mercy this time, imbuing his kunai with lightning chakra. The kunai shot through the air with a sharp crackling sound, instantly attracting the attention of all the Anbu members.

Earth Escape Earthflow Wall!

An ANBU swiftly moved in front of the rest of the ANBU, rapidly forming hand seals while slamming their palms into the ground. The enemy intended to use Earth Release ninjutsu to block Shinichi's attack; however, they ultimately overestimated their own hand seal speed and reaction time.

The kunai, enhanced by lightning, had an extremely fast firing speed, far surpassing that of ordinary kunai. Before the earthen wall could even rise, the kunai had already reached them.

"Disperse!"

With a roar, the group of ANBU members instantly retreated. Although they appeared somewhat disheveled, they managed to escape from Shinichi Hyuga's attack.

"Thump thump thump!!!" Several kunai were successively nailed to Kurama Yunhai's corpse, and the muffled sounds made everyone present turn their heads.

As the ANBU who had managed to escape looked up at the spot where they had been standing, they discovered that Shinichi Hyuga had somehow appeared beside Kurama Unkai's corpse. Under everyone's gaze, Shinichi Hyuga grabbed Kurama Unkai by the back of the neck, and in the next instant, Kurama Unkai's body had vanished from the spot.

"!!!"

"Flying Thunder God Technique!"

The Anbu members were quite perceptive; Shinichi Hyuga's move caught everyone off guard and also deterred the Anbu members who were still planning to make a move.

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.