Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

"Even if the investigation uncovers something, do not act rashly; report it to me first."

"Just like that, it all fell apart!"

The commotion of the battle had attracted more and more ninjas to gather here, and in order to prevent the situation from escalating further, Minato wanted to disperse everyone as soon as possible.

Although he didn't achieve his goal completely, Shinichi Hyuga had already demonstrated his strength in this brief encounter with Danzo, pushing Danzo to that point, which can be considered as having achieved his objective.

After greeting his clansmen, Shinichi greeted Minato and expressed his gratitude to Fugaku Uchiha before leading his clansmen back to their territory. He also instructed his uncle Hizashi to greet the Yamanaka clan members on his behalf.

Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to feel he had lost face, and quietly left.

Danzo, escorted by Root ninjas, hurriedly departed.

Upon hearing that the Hyuga clan had actually hired members of the Yamanaka clan to investigate the assassin's mind, Minato, interested in the mastermind behind it all, did not leave. Instead, he entered the Hyuga clan's territory at Hizashi's invitation.

Not long after the crowd dispersed, Yamanaka Inoichi of the Yamanaka clan, the current leader of the Konoha Village Analysis Team, was invited to the Hyuga clan's territory.

As the crowd dispersed, the reputation of the Hyuga clan began to spread like wildfire throughout the village. The story of Shinichi Hyuga, the heir of the main branch, nearly killing the advisor Danzo also reached the ears of the clan leaders and elders. Even ordinary ninjas began to discuss it.

However, the Hyuga clan doesn't care about these things. What they are most concerned about now is who is behind Kurama Unkai's actions.

Although Shinichi already had a guess in his mind, the main purpose of the Yamanaka clan's investigation was to gain the trust of the fourth generation.

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Led by Hyuga Hizashi, Yamanaka Inoichi arrived at the Hyuga family's shrine, where all the branch family elders who remained in the clan were gathered.

In the open space in front of the ancestral hall, Kurama Unkai's body lay flat. In the short time since Yamanaka Inoichi arrived, several elders of the Hyuga clan with extensive experience in autopsies were carefully examining the body.

Although Kurama Unkai was dead, the Hyuga clan still wanted to find some clues from the assassin and did not place all their hopes on the secret techniques of the Yamanaka clan.

If we can find the person behind the scenes with physical evidence, we can save time and effort.

The assassination attempt on Shinichi Hyuga is the most important event in the clan right now. Moreover, they have learned that the assassin was from the Kurama clan, who are from the same village. The elders of the Hyuga clan also have a feeling that a high-ranking official of Konoha is targeting the Hyuga clan. For the sake of the Hyuga's survival, this matter must be investigated thoroughly.

Remove the threat to Hyuga's survival completely from Konoha.

In the name of the Hyuga clan, they not only invited Yamanaka Inoichi to the clan to help with the autopsy, but also sent an invitation to Kurama Tsurugi, the head of the Kurama clan, "inviting" him to come to the Hyuga clan to claim the body and explain the situation.

If Kurama doesn't cooperate, Hinata can only consider him an accomplice.

With Minato Namikaze present, the elders of the Hyuga clan conveyed the Hyuga family's wishes, hoping that if any conflict arose between the Hyuga and Kurama clans, the Fourth Hokage would show some "understanding."

Before Kurama came to the Hyuga clan's territory to explain the situation before his departure, they already regarded the Kurama clan as a threat and an object that needed to be eliminated.

Minato Namikaze could clearly sense Hyuga's resoluteness, and he also believed that Hyuga was capable of doing such a thing for survival.

Even the advisor Danzo nearly died at the Hyuga clan's doorstep. The declining Kurama clan had no way to fight against such a behemoth.

Even Minato Namikaze could only try his best to appease them and promise that Kurama would cooperate with the investigation and that the Hyuga clan would not act impulsively.

With the arrival of Yamanaka Inoichi, the somewhat somber atmosphere in the ancestral hall eased a little.

At this moment, Hizashi, representing Shinichi Hyuga, briefly explained Kurama Unkai's identity as an assassin and asked Yamanaka Inoichi to search the memories in Kurama's mind to investigate the real culprit.

Minato Namikaze was also present and entrusted the same task to Inoichi Yamanaka. At the request of both parties, Inoichi Yamanaka had a vague premonition that this matter would have a significant impact, and he hesitated for a long time before agreeing.

Although the Yamanaka clan is not a large clan, and their secret techniques passed down through generations have not given their clansmen unparalleled combat power, their position in Konoha is quite stable.

The Mind Transfer Technique and its related secret techniques are very practical interrogation techniques. Ninjas who possess these skills receive relatively high treatment no matter which ninja village they go to.

Moreover, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio are closely linked, advancing and retreating together in Konoha's political landscape. In addition, with the Sarutobi clan also present, the combined power of the four clans is no less than that of a major clan like the Hyuga.

They never need to worry about their survival in the village, so they have relatively few concerns and don't have to worry about offending anyone they shouldn't.

Without any further ado, Yamanaka Inoichi, under the protection of numerous Hyuga ninjas, began to use a secret technique on Kurama Unkai.

Yamanaka Inoichi's mind connected with Kurama Unkai's brain, and in the mental world, a complex maze of memories appeared before Yamanaka Inoichi's eyes.

In the real world, Yamanaka Inoichi, with his eyes tightly closed, suddenly said in a deep voice:

"There's a seal in this guy's mind; I need some time."

Yamanaka Inoichi's words caused the Hyuga clan members present to exchange bewildered glances, while Shinichi and Minato's eyes revealed an expression of "I knew it."

At that moment, both of them already had someone in mind to suspect. For someone at that level, leaving a mark in the minds of their subordinates to prevent themselves from being traced was a perfectly logical thing to do.

"Focus on cracking the code. If you need anything, just say so."

Minato was very confident in Inoichi's abilities as the head of the analysis class; ordinary brain seals were no challenge for him at all.

Shinichi also trusted Inoichi's abilities. After all, he could even break the memory seal of the Rinnegan. Neither Hiruzen Sarutobi nor Danzo Shimura could match the power of their sealing techniques.

"There's nothing needed. If we want to speed things up, we could consider having someone with a meticulous mind help me crack it."

Inoichi studied the memory maze before him. Under his spell, a scroll-like memory link from Kurama Unkai's brain was transferred to his hand. As the scroll unfurled, Inoichi quickly broke the seal in the other's mind.

"Let me help."

"I want to see for myself who the killer is."

Shinichi spoke up, then sat cross-legged beside Inoichi. On the other side, Minato Namikaze also silently came to Inoichi's other side and said softly, "Inoichi, I'll join you too."

Hearing the noise outside, Inoichi reached out and grabbed Shinichi and Minato's wrists. The two felt a sudden darkness before their eyes, and then their figures appeared in an unfamiliar mental space.

Before them lay the brain of the saddle horse and the sea of ​​clouds.

As Hai Yi formed the hand seal, two more scrolls appeared in the opponent's brain. Minato and Shinichi pressed down on one end of the scrolls, and the pages began to slide down with a whooshing sound.

They didn't know how much time had passed, but the maze of memories that had enveloped their brains dissipated, and gradually, the various actions of Anma Yunhai before his death began to flash before their eyes.

A day in his life could easily take three people half an hour to explore, and the clues might be hidden in his daily routine.

Time passed by, and the three silently reviewed Anma Yunhai's life.

Going back from the moment the cursed seal exploded and he died, everyone saw him fighting the Hyuga ninja and knew his fear at that time; they saw him working with the craftsmen and seemed to enjoy the happiness of a simple life; they saw him living alone and raising some cats and dogs, which showed that he was a kind-hearted young man.

When a person's life is unfolded like a scroll before everyone, they can truly touch his thoughts and his personality.

Humans are the most complex animals.

Shinichi Hyuga silently flipped through the other person's life, and his emotions were inevitably affected. He initially thought that he had attacked an assassin or a villain, but after he truly understood the other person, he felt a deep sense of guilt for killing.

Although the other party did not die from his attack, but was killed by the cursed seal in his heart, the sense of guilt still lingered in Shinichi's heart and could not be dispelled for a long time.

As time passed, the other person's memories became incoherent, perhaps because the other person was already dead, and his memories were incomplete and began to become fragmented.

The older the memory, the more fragmented it becomes; however, at the same time, Shinichi and his friends' browsing speed is also increasing significantly.

They didn't know how much time had passed, but what they were searching for finally appeared.

This is a dimly lit underground space. Perhaps the actual scene of what happened was filtered through the other party's memory, but this dimness also reflects the heaviness in Anma Yunhai's heart.

What appeared in Kurama Unkai's hands was a portrait of Shinichi, with a large red cross marked on it. Without a doubt, this was what Shinichi and his friends were looking for.

To Shinichi and the others' disappointment, Kurama Unkai kept his head down the whole time, and only a hoarse and deep voice entered Kurama Unkai's mind. That voice... was unlike anyone they knew, but through Kurama Unkai's memories, they could feel his unease and fear when facing the owner of that voice.

Without a doubt, the other person's voice had also been filtered through Kurama Unkai's memory. Perhaps it sounded different to others, but to Kurama Unkai's ears, that voice should be this hoarse and deep.

His awe and fear distorted the perceptions of his five senses.

Just like if you utterly hate someone, you'll find everything they do repulsive, and even if they simply greet you, you won't perceive them as particularly kind.

Those beliefs that come from the bottom of one's heart can distort one's five senses.

The person behind the scenes was hidden in darkness, and Shinichi and his companions couldn't identify them by their voices alone. However, as they accelerated their search of the other person's memories, they still managed to find some other things.

Anma Yunhai's first half of life seemed bleak, and his life was very monotonous, consisting of constant training and missions.

But judging from the uniforms of his companions, this guy... comes from the ANBU!

It's unclear whether he's a direct subordinate of the Hokage or from Root, but one thing is certain: he comes from the Anbu.

As Shinichi delves deeper into his memories, he also learns the answers he seeks through other information.

Kurama Unkai underwent training during his childhood. There seemed to be over thirty members of the same batch of Dark Guards, but the training involved them, who had grown up together, killing each other. Only four remained, and those four were deemed qualified...

The brutal training is something that the Hokage's direct line of ANBU would never experience; this guy... is a Root ninja.

Having obtained the answer he wanted, Shinichi silently broke free from Inoichi's hand and stepped out of the mental space.

Looking at the sunlight overhead, Shinichi's negative emotions, which had been tainted by Kurama Yunhai's gloomy life, were swept away.

"The mastermind behind it all is Danzo Shimura."

Shinichi Hyuga's answer surprised his clansmen. Just as they were filled with doubt, Minato emerged from Kurama Unkai's spiritual world, came to Shinichi's side, gently patted him on the shoulder, and solemnly promised:

"I will definitely give the Hyuga family a satisfactory answer to this matter."

"Shinichi, leave this to me, okay?"

Minato had already experienced the power of the Hyuga clan before. Although he had guessed that Danzo was the mastermind, Minato really couldn't allow a large-scale conflict to break out between the Hyuga clan and Root during the war.

He absolutely would not allow a civil war.

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Chapter 101 The Conditions for Settling the Matter! (Please Subscribe)

Although Shinichi Hyuga was young, Minato Namikaze knew him far better than Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Since Hyuga Hiashi and Hyuga Shin left Konoha to go to the front lines, Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Shisui became Shinichi's personal bodyguards, representing Konoha's "attitude".