Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

At least before Itachi died, Akatsuki did not "carry rice" over Konoha.

The difficulty of Shinichi and his team's mission... is actually extremely high.

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Shinichi is going out on another secret mission. Although his family already knew about it, they still felt reluctant and worried when Shinichi packed his bags to leave.

Hinata, who had just returned from school, heard about this during dinner and simply ate in silence. Hiashi, on the other hand, gave her a lot of instructions, acting even more "nagging" than Hanako.

Perhaps Hijikata also sensed the strength of the enemy and realized that his son's deployment this time was extremely dangerous.

This is a final farewell...

That's how it is in ninja families; every time a ninja goes out on a mission, it may mean a life-or-death separation.

After dinner, Shinichi packed his bags in his room, sealing some clothes and personal items into a scroll he carried with him.

During the meal, Hinata, who had been keeping quiet, stood silently outside Shinichi's door, watching her brother pack his things.

Although the child's personality seemed to have become somewhat arrogant, her kind nature remained unchanged, and she was just as worried about Shinichi's trip.

"Hinata, train hard."

"When your brother comes back next time, I hope to see you grow into an excellent ninja."

After packing his bags, Shinichi crossed his arms and went outside. He then gently patted Hinata's head and said softly.

Hinata gently brushed Shinichi's hand away and muttered, "Don't die out there!"

With that, Hinata turned and walked towards her room.

"Ugh, that's a really harsh thing to say."

"They can't even say something nice."

Hinata's words were rather rough, but Shinichi could still sense her concern in them.

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The next morning, Shinichi Hyuga dressed himself neatly and, before leaving the room, casually shot a kunai that stuck into the wall.

He then closed the door and left the Hyuga clan, heading towards the gates of Konoha Village.

He didn't say goodbye to his family again; dragging his feet wasn't in Shinichi's nature.

However, after Shinichi left home, Hiashi and Hanako, a married couple, came to the open space in front of the clan's territory to watch Shinichi leave.

Hiashi gently put his arm around Hanako's shoulder and comforted her, "Hanako, don't worry, you'll be back safely."

"He is already a mature ninja, an excellent Jonin who has carried out S-rank missions."

Hiashi's words of comfort did not bring Hanako any comfort: "It's different... Even though the mission to protect Kushina is S-rank, it's still different, isn't it?"

"Jiraiya-sama accompanied us on that mission, and Minato would often go to check on things."

"But this time..."

Before Hanako could finish speaking, Hiashi interrupted her:

"Nothing's different. Jiraiya-sama didn't accompany her the whole time, and Kushina went berserk quite a few times during her training!"

"Shinichi is far stronger than you think. Don't treat him like a child!"

"He killed Sasori, the assassin who tried to kill the Kazekage, in a one-on-two situation!"

"There are very few ninjas in the village stronger than him!"

"Don't worry, everything will be fine!"

Hiashi and Hanako have different ideas. Perhaps in Hanako's eyes, he will always be a child; but in Hiashi's eyes, his son has become a powerful ninja who can stand on his own.

Shinichi was unaware of the couple's conversation. At that moment, he had already teleported to the entrance of Konoha Village and reunited with his companions.

Once everyone was present, the group hurriedly set off and quickly disappeared at the entrance of Konoha Village.

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Chapter 137 The Freeloader! (Please Subscribe)

After the survey team assembled at the entrance of Konoha Village, they set off towards the Land of Rain.

Shisui, Kakashi, and Might Guy were unaware that Shinichi Hyuga had no intention of infiltrating the Land of Rain. They were simply focused on quickly entering the Land of Rain and beginning their investigation.

However, Shinichi knew perfectly well that the Land of Rain was probably already Akatsuki's territory. With just a few of them, even if they managed to infiltrate the Land of Rain, they would only be easy prey. Let alone investigating information about Akatsuki, it would be a big problem if they could even get out of the Land of Rain safely.

Although Shinichi did not tell the other team members what he was thinking, he was slowing down the team's progress by taking action.

One reason for not using the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel quickly was that Shinichi would often stop in villages and towns along the way on his way to the Land of Rain.

Of course, they wouldn't just stay there doing nothing; they would eventually go to places like the black market and underground casinos to gather intelligence.

After nearly a month of covert investigation, they didn't find any information about Akatsuki, but they did find out a lot of other miscellaneous information.

Examples include, but are not limited to, a famous "easy target" who squandered millions in an underground casino and lost it all in one night; a well-known writer who was blacklisted for failing to pay his bills in a red-light district; and a mysterious wealthy businessman who offered a high bounty on the twelve guardian ninjas of the daimyo, regardless of their lives.

All sorts of information, gathered by Kakashi and Shisui, eventually reached Shinichi Hyuga's side.

Panshi Town.

This is a large town located on the northwestern border of the Land of Fire. Although it is called a "town", Rock Town is actually the largest logistics support base in the northwestern battlefield of the Land of Fire. Merchants come and go in an endless stream, and there is also a guard that the town lord has recruited and formed himself.

During wartime, these guards were responsible for assisting ninjas in transporting supplies, protecting the rear, and transmitting intelligence, while in peacetime they were responsible for maintaining internal security.

Due to the town's unique characteristics, its underground forces are quite complex. Black markets, black markets, slave markets, and other illicit industries are scattered throughout the town.

The political system in the Naruto world is anything but modern, and the series of stories surrounding Konoha Village has not fully exposed the dark side of this world.

However, in reality, apart from the ninja village system, the lives of ordinary people under the daimyo rule system were not exactly affluent.

The chaotic situation caused many ordinary people to lose their businesses and become refugees. Some of these people were lucky enough to have some labor power and went to a new city or village where they might be able to survive by working hard.

However, if there is no able-bodied person or pillar of the family, and people lose the land they depend on for survival, they have no choice but to sell their children.

At the same time, fierce wars often give rise to many rebels. These rebels do not produce goods and rely on plunder for a living. After they plunder the people's "means of production", they will create more refugees.

The daimyo are high and mighty, and the nobles of the Land of Fire only care about their own lives. They don't pay much attention to the refugees who have no way to survive.

For their social class, people without the ability to produce have no value in life. At that point, they can't even be considered citizens.

In such an environment, if even a large country like the Land of Fire is in such a predicament, the situation will only be more difficult for other smaller countries with weaker economies.

The chaotic and diverse town of Rock Town also made Shinichi and his group inconspicuous. Even though Shisui and Kakashi frequently disguised themselves to gather information in those underground places, their existence remained unnoticed.

Rock Town is the most densely populated place for information exchange, so Shinichi was not in a hurry to leave after arriving here. Instead, he planned to stay for a while. If they still did not make any new gains during this period, then Shinichi would have no choice but to take them to the Land of Sand.

This was something they had planned long ago, and they had already consulted Minato. Minato had already contacted the high-ranking officials of the Sand Village, and once they went there, they would be able to obtain some information about Sasori.

In short, he had no intention of foolishly leading Shisui, Kakashi, and the others into the Land of Rain.

However... the investigation during this period was not entirely fruitless.

Although no eyewitness information about Akatsuki was obtained, one piece of information that was compiled for him caught Shinichi's attention.

Inside the inn, Shinichi Hyuga sat at a square table by the second-floor window, enjoying the afternoon sun as he pulled out an information card from his stack and placed it in front of everyone:

"Kakashi, Shisui, is there any more specific information about this report?"

Shisui and Kakashi looked at the note in Shinichi's hand and found it was about a writer who didn't pay for prostitution.

The two, not understanding what was going on, began to look at Shinichi with strange expressions.

"Hmm? Don't look at me like that, this is important!"

"I just want to know if this freeloading writer is Jiraiya-sama."

Shinichi gently tapped the table and said with a serious expression. Upon hearing this, Shisui and Kakashi looked away, but at this moment, their eyes also showed a hint of doubt.

"Shinichi, are you looking for Jiraiya-sama? What does that have to do with our mission?"

Kakashi was somewhat puzzled, but of course, his puzzlement wasn't limited to just that. After spending more than a month together, Kakashi could more or less see that Shinichi was "going through the motions but not putting in the effort."

Although he kept this doubt to himself, he couldn't help but have some thoughts when he heard Shinichi's plan to find Jiraiya.

Given the relationship between Shinichi and the Fourth Hokage, would finding Jiraiya be any difficult task?!

Using the Flying Thunder God Technique to communicate with the Fourth Hokage, wouldn't it be easy to determine Jiraiya's location by using the toads of Mount Myōboku?

Shisui also had this doubt in his mind. He knew very well that Shinichi, like Jiraiya, had a summoning contract with the toads of Mount Myōboku.

If Shinichi wanted to find Jiraiya, it would be a piece of cake!

Furthermore, Shisui didn't understand what connection Jiraiya had with their mission.

Whether it's related or not... it's hard to say right now.

"Whether there are dates or not, it's just a shot."

"Do you know... what Lord Jiraiya went to do after leaving the village?"

Shinichi kept it a secret. Orochimaru's defection was not a glorious thing, and the Third and Fourth Hokage actually tried their best to hide the news. Not many people knew about it.

However, Shisui was a bodyguard ninja who trained with Kushina and had heard about this matter, while Kakashi, as the Hokage's disciple, knew even more about it.

Upon hearing Shinichi mention it, Shisui chimed in at the opportune moment, "Wasn't it to bring back Lord Orochimaru?"

"Him and this matter..."