Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

"To practice sensory ninjutsu?"

Shinichi wasn't surprised to hear Kushina's arrangement.

At the same time, he did not underestimate sensory ninjutsu just because he had mastered the Byakugan. As Kushina said, sensory ninjutsu and the Byakugan are completely different.

The Byakugan has a 360° all-around vision with no blind spots, and those who have awakened the Byakugan can even see an area a kilometer away.

Each pair of Byakugan in the Hyuga clan has a different viewing distance, but they are generally within this range. Even Shinichi Hyuga's Byakugan can only cover a range of "only" five kilometers at most.

Furthermore, due to the user's limited ability to receive information, Byakugan users often need to be extremely focused when detecting enemy activity in the distance.

The range is relatively small, but the accuracy is extremely high; this is a characteristic of the White Eye perception.

However, the sensory ninjutsu that Kushina mentioned is quite different. Sensory ninjutsu generally focuses on sensing chakra, and cannot sense things that do not carry chakra. Its accuracy is far inferior to that of the Byakugan.

However, the range of sensory ninjutsu is much larger than that of the Byakugan. Of course, this depends on the user's own conditions; not everyone can have such a wide range of sensory perception.

Among them, the most outstanding practitioners of sensory ninjutsu were the Fourth and Second Hokage, the two masters of the Flying Thunder God Technique.

The second generation has a strong sense of perception. It can accurately sense the location, number, and strength of some of the enemies simply by touching the ground with its hand.

The Fourth Hokage's sensory abilities were also terrifying; he could even sense the battlefield of the Fourth Shinobi World War a hundred kilometers away from within the shrine where he had been resurrected through Edo Tensei.

The defining characteristic of sensory ninjutsu is its strong targeting, acting on individuals possessing chakra, while also covering a sufficiently large area.

For the Flying Thunder God Technique, the user needs to be aware of the location of their mark. This makes the Byakugan's ability relatively weaker, since there's no time to carefully search for the mark's location within your field of vision during a battle!

However, sensory ninjutsu is different; it allows one to jump between spaces as soon as they sense their own chakra.

The Byakugan and sensory ninjutsu are ultimately two different systems.

In this respect, even Jiraiya, who was Minato's teacher, was far less capable than Minato Namikaze. Jiraiya needed to actively use techniques like the Heavenly Canopy Formation to sense the enemy's location, but Minato Namikaze could sense the enemy without even needing to form hand seals.

Many of the ninjas who failed to master the Flying Thunder God Technique did so because they lacked the talent to learn sensory ninjutsu.

The Uzumaki clan's secret perception technique is Kagura's Mind's Eye, which can easily cover a range of ten kilometers.

"Sensory ninjutsu is also called enemy detection ninjutsu."

"To put it simply, it's about sensing different chakra."

"Whether it's from the enemy or your own, you need to sense and distinguish these chakras."

"The technique I'm about to teach you is called Kagura's Mind's Eye."

"By merging one's own chakra into the air, one can expand one's sensory field."

"How far one can perceive depends on individual ability."

"I'll teach you the hand seal. Try it out first and see how it feels."

Under Kushina's tutelage, Shinichi began practicing Kagura's Mind's Eye. Before this, he thought Kagura's Mind's Eye was a bloodline limit unique to the Uzumaki clan, but now it seemed that it was at most a secret technique, and not a bloodline limit.

Furthermore, the way this ninjutsu is performed is also very special. Unlike Nagato's sensory ninjutsu, Rain Tiger Free Technique, this technique combines chakra with air to enhance the range of perception.

Nagato's technique combines chakra with rain, making any place in the Land of Rain where it rains fall within Nagato's perception range.

Having grasped the basic principles of sensory ninjutsu, Shinichi could probably understand why Tobirama could sense the enemy's location and strength simply by touching the ground with his hand.

The basic principle should be the same, but the objects combined with chakra are slightly different, resulting in different effects for different techniques.

It's hard to say which of these sensory ninjutsu is superior or inferior.

Kagura's Mind's Eye would likely have difficulty sensing chakra fluctuations underground; Tobirama's sensory ninjutsu would also have "blank areas," and in terms of accuracy alone, these techniques cannot compare to the Byakugan.

But if it's for using the Flying Thunder God Technique...

"The range of sensory ninjutsu is often positively correlated with the amount of chakra the user possesses."

"The larger the chakra, the greater the range of perception."

"I can sense that Shinichi, your chakra is enormous, even comparable to mine."

"Calling you a tailless tailed beast wouldn't be an exaggeration. If you can master Kagura's Mind's Eye, your perception range after becoming proficient should be no smaller than mine."

Kushina used "encouragement-based education." While teaching Shinichi to disperse his chakra and combine it with the air, she was also sensing Shinichi's chakra.

At this moment, Shinichi closed his eyes and formed a hand seal with one hand to help him release his chakra.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but when he closed his eyes, a bright spot suddenly appeared in the darkness and chaos of the inner world. This bright spot felt very powerful and very warm to Shinichi.

Upon closer inspection, a violent aura emanated from the depths of the bright spot, causing Shinichi to tremble involuntarily before he quickly opened his eyes.

At the same time, inside Kushina Uzumaki's body, the Nine-Tails, which had been dormant, seemed to sense something and suddenly opened its eyes.

His body was firmly bound by chains formed by sealing magic, and sealing nails pinned his tail and body to a rock sphere.

The moment it awoke, the Nine-Tails roared and howled within the sealed space, its terrifying force causing the sealed space to tremble.

Kushina, sitting next to Shinichi, seemed to sense something, her brows furrowing slightly before she gently rubbed her lower abdomen.

Within the sealed space, golden chains shot out from the void and wrapped around the Nine-Tailed Fox's mouth. The roar abruptly ceased, and the sealed space returned to silence.

Bloodshot veins appeared in the Nine-Tails' eyes, and a deep-seated hatred surged within him.

Freedom... freedom that is desirable but unattainable.

Outsiders only know that the Nine-Tails is a collection of so-called "hatred and chakra". But how could humans know that the Nine-Tails' hatred was accumulated day by day in this dark and hopeless life of imprisonment?

When the Sage of Six Paths created the Tailed Beasts by splitting the Ten-Tails, Kurama was just a harmless and cute little fox. When it parted from the Sage of Six Paths, it even dropped little pearls.

However, the hatred and rage contained within its chakra can now even affect the Jinchūriki.

After sensing the emotions contained within the "spot of light," Shinichi Hyuga suddenly opened his eyes and withdrew from his inner vision.

He glanced at Kushina in front of him, somewhat stunned, his eyes filled with shock.

"That is...."

Shinichi guessed what the light spot in the inner vision was; it was Kushina's chakra. The oppressive emotion emanating from the depths of the light spot was probably...

"Huh?"

"Did you sense it?"

"That's a tailed beast, the Nine-Tails sealed inside my body!"

"Shinichi, after sensing that terrifying presence, were you afraid? Afraid of me, this... monster..."

Kushina lowered her head and asked with a complicated expression. When she looked up at the young Shinichi beside her, a hint of expectation flashed in her eyes.

Are you scared? A little.

Upon hearing this, Kushina's eyes dimmed, but only for a moment.

"However, I'm afraid of the tailed beasts, not Kushina-sensei."

"A tailed beast is a tailed beast, and Kushina-sensei is Kushina-sensei."

"You're not a monster, and I'm not afraid of you."

Shinichi Hyuga smiled brightly and said sincerely.

Hearing this, Kushina suddenly laughed: "I thought so too."

As she spoke, Kushina murmured:

"I think my future child...won't be afraid of his mother either..."

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Chapter 24 The Evil Ninja Detected!

Shinichi's talent for sensory ninjutsu is exceptional, so much so that even Kushina was surprised by his excellence.

As a member of the Uzumaki clan, Kushina's talent for learning sensory ninjutsu far surpasses that of ordinary people, but Shinichi's training speed is now even faster than hers.

In just one afternoon, Shinichi had already mastered the essentials of sensory ninjutsu. On his very first attempt, he had already brought light to the originally dark inner world and was even able to sense the Nine-Tails sealed inside Kushina.

After an afternoon of familiarization and repeated practice, Shinichi Hyuga's perception field was already able to cover the bustling downtown area of ​​Konoha Village.

As the Hokage, Minato Namikaze's residence, though not large, was located in the central area of ​​Konoha Village, less than a kilometer away from the Hokage Building.

This is the very center of Konoha, and Shinichi's perception field can cover the downtown area of ​​Konoha, which means that his perception radius has exceeded three thousand meters.

On his very first day of practicing sensory ninjutsu, with his proficiency still not high enough, he already possessed this range of perception. Once Shinichi fully mastered the technique and continued to delve deeper into it, his sensory field would be able to rival or even surpass that of Kushina, who was a member of the Uzumaki clan.

As Shinichi's perception range expanded, his understanding of the village also reached a new level.

Within Shinichi's sensory field, he discovered many powerful chakras that he had never felt before.

These powerful chakras gave Shinichi different sensations, some warm and gentle, others cold and malevolent.

Based on their location, Shinichi was also able to roughly determine which area these powerful individuals were currently active in.

The Hokage Building, the Uchiha clan's territory, the bustling streets, and even a chakra aura residing within the cemetery.

"Um?!"

Konoha Cemetery?

The setting sun painted the sky a fiery red, and Shinichi, who was using sensory ninjutsu indoors, suddenly became more aware of the powerful chakra emanating from the direction of the Konoha Cemetery.

Upon closer inspection, the chakra exuded a chilling aura, a feeling extremely similar to the chakra sensed within the Uchiha clan's territory.

"Could it be..."