Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

"That's Konoha..."

Kushina's eyes revealed a look of reminiscence. Although it was getting late outside, Kushina, who had already started talking, had no intention of stopping. Instead, she told Shinichi in detail about Obito's deeds.

The Battle of Kannabi Bridge was a turning point in the war between Konoha and Iwagakure during the Third Shinobi World War, and it was also a lifelong pain for Kushina's husband, Minato Namikaze.

In that battle, Minato completed the mission assigned by his superiors and destroyed the Kannabi Bridge, but at the same time, the Minato Squad suffered its first casualty.

As an elite Jonin of Konoha Village, Minato Namikaze had already witnessed life and death before, but the death of his student was the first time he had experienced it, which naturally left a deep impression on him.

During the battle, the kind and warm-hearted Obito Uchiha was accidentally hit by a falling rock while trying to save Kakashi. On his deathbed, he gave Kakashi his newly awakened Sharingan as a gift.

This also allowed Kakashi, who had lost an eye on the battlefield, to regain his sight. At the same time, it was the "first" time in Konoha that a non-Uchiha clan member possessed the Sharingan.

This incident had a significant impact on Konoha at the time. As a clan with bloodline limits, the Uchiha naturally could not tolerate the leakage of bloodline limits. However, the dissatisfaction within the Uchiha clan was suppressed by Fugaku, who was the clan head at the time.

Among these factors, Obito's legacy and Minato Namikaze's influence played a decisive role.

Without a doubt, Kushina believed that a child Shinichi Hyuga's age could not possibly know what happened back then. Moreover, some details were known only to Kakashi, who was directly involved, and a few others like Minato and Kushina who were later informed of the events.

Even outsiders don't know that the Uchiha clan was never able to retrieve Obito's body. The tombstone of Obito Uchiha in the Konoha Cemetery is now a cenotaph.

As Kushina and Shinichi explained Obito Uchiha's deeds in detail, Shinichi's expression became increasingly resolute.

"Kushina-sensei, then there's no mistake!"

"That person must be Uchiha Obito!"

"Didn't you say that he was hit by a rock on half of his body while trying to save Kakashi? Doesn't that match that guy's two-faced appearance?"

"That appearance, that single Sharingan, it all matches perfectly!"

"Although we don't know how that boy named Uchiha Obito survived, neither you, Minato, nor the Uchiha have ever seen his body, have you?"

"We need to see him alive or dead, and if there's no body..."

"Although we don't know why that person concealed the fact that they are still alive, if it really is that person, Konoha must be wary of them!"

"He's clearly alive, but he's pretending to be dead. That guy's mind has probably changed for some reason."

"The other side might be doing something to harm Konoha!"

Shinichi harbored malicious suspicions about Obito Uchiha. Of course, it was precisely because he understood Obito that he used this method to open the box for Obito, thus warning Kushina.

After listening to Shinichi's analysis, Kushina lowered her head and pondered deeply.

At this moment, she was actually somewhat lost and confused. Kushina desperately wanted to see Minato and tell him all the information and intelligence she had obtained so that he could help her analyze it.

As for Shinichi's words, they also left a mark on Kushina's heart.

Reason told Kushina that Shinichi Hyuga's analysis was probably correct.

However, Kushina's emotions were contradicting Shinichi's various speculations and deductions. She believed that even if Obito was still alive, he wouldn't be a threat to Konoha. He must have...some unspeakable reason.

How could that innocent and carefree boy...?

"Obito Uchiha was saved by someone. Could that 'savior' use this to blackmail him, preventing him from appearing openly in the public eye?"

"There must be many techniques for controlling other people's lives!"

Shinichi's words once again awakened Kushina. At this moment, she suddenly thought of the death of another member of Minato's team, Nohara Rin.

Rin Nohara chose to die because the Three-Tails was sealed by the Mistkage and a cursed seal was placed on her!

Both were caught in circumstances beyond their control; would Obito Uchiha......?

At that moment, Kushina thought about many things, and seeing her deep in thought, Shinichi didn't say anything more, but let Kushina process this information on her own.

"Uchiha Obito..."

"Ah!"

Shinichi's lips curled slightly, revealing a "everything is under control" smile.

The mastermind behind it all, right?

Now, can you still hide behind the scenes and cause trouble by using Madara Uchiha's name?

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Chapter 26 Minato Namikaze's Counterattack!

That night, after Shinichi Hyuga returned home from his afternoon training, Kushina sat on the sofa, holding the framed photo of Minato's team.

"I am back!"

"Ok?"

"Kushina?"

"What's wrong with you? Why aren't you even turning on the lights? Are the lights broken?"

After a busy day, Minato returned home and saw Kushina sitting in the dimly lit living room. He asked her with some confusion.

As he spoke, Minato changed into slippers and came into the living room, casually touching the consecrated wall.

It wasn't until the bright lights came on that Kushina snapped out of her daze, glanced up at the living room light on the ceiling, and then turned to look at Minato:

"Minato! You're finally back!"

Kushina hurriedly got up, and before Minato could even react to what was happening, she threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.

"Kushina, what happened?"

Minato could sense that his wife was experiencing a great emotional fluctuation. He gently patted Kushina's back and then asked in a soft voice.

At the same time, Minato's gaze also turned to the window, and upon sensing Kakashi's chakra hidden outside, Minato secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Kakashi was the ANBU member he assigned to look after Kushina. Since Kakashi is still around, even if something happens, it won't be a big deal.

"Minato, Shinichi... saw your dead student, Obito Uchiha!"

Seeing Minato return, Kushina finally found her pillar of support, and she finally had someone to share and analyze that shocking news with.

Under Minato's puzzled gaze, Kushina handed the photo frame in her hand to Minato, and then took his hand and told him in detail what had happened that afternoon.

Minato was initially astonished to hear that Shinichi had successfully used Kagura Mind's Eye in just one afternoon, and that he was even able to extend his perception range to the Konoha Cemetery as soon as he used it. Just then, Kushina mentioned the chakra that Shinichi had sensed in the cemetery.

Based on Shinichi's description of the man's appearance and the Sharingan, a bloodline limit "unique to" the Uchiha clan, Minato also made a guess about the identity of the tiger-striped masked man that Shinichi saw.

"Obito..."

Minato was a meticulous person, and based on that person's various characteristics, he and Kushina reached the same conclusion.

When countless coincidences come together, they become inevitable. No matter how unbelievable the truth may be, the truth will always be the truth.

Minato did not doubt whether what Shinichi said was true or not; neither Minato nor Kushina ever doubted this.

In their view, Shinichi Hyuga, who was born into the Hyuga main family and was only five years old, had no reason or need to tell such an easily exposed lie.

Moreover, when Obito Uchiha died in battle, Shinichi Hyuga was nowhere to be found, so it was impossible for him to know him. If he hadn't actually seen him with his own eyes, how could he have vaguely recognized that the other person's appearance was very similar to that of young Obito when he saw the photo?

Moreover, whether it's the Sharingan or the disfigurement of half of his face, these features would lead those who know the truth about the Battle of Kannabi Bridge to speculate that the mysterious person's identity is Obito.

After all, such reasoning is just too logical.

"Minato, is Obito still alive?"

"If that's the case, that would be wonderful!"

Seeing Minato deep in thought, Kushina gently took his hand and said with some relief.

However, Minato's attitude towards this matter was not as optimistic as Kushina's. His considerations were the same as Shinichi's...

If Obito really didn't die, why hasn't he appeared before them all these years?!

Even if Obito suffered psychological trauma during the war and wanted to live a peaceful, undisturbed life, there was no need for him to appear in Konoha dressed like that.

If he truly wanted to live a peaceful life in Konoha, as the Hokage and Obito's teacher, shouldn't Minato have granted him even this small privilege?!

Just as Shinichi thought, the person who could save Obito in that situation must be a powerful figure. I wonder... what kind of purpose the person behind Obito has.

As he pondered, Minato frowned.

Seeing that her husband was ignoring her, Kushina gently squeezed Minato's hand.

"what?"

"Sorry, I was lost in thought."

"Kushina, you don't need to worry about this."

"If the person Shinichi saw was Obito, then I think Obito might just want to live a peaceful life. In that case, let's pretend we don't know and let him be."

"He has the right to choose his own lifestyle."

"If that person isn't Obito... then whatever they want to do, they will inevitably make further moves in the coming days."

"Now that we know of that person's existence, we can't be considered completely passive."

"As long as we figure out the other party's behavior patterns, we can always find that person!"

At that moment, many plans were forming in Minato's mind.

As the Hokage, he couldn't allow someone of unknown identity, who was also concealing his identity, to move freely in Konoha. At the very least, he had to find out who that person was.

Since Shinichi saw the other person at the cemetery, it is very likely that the other person will reappear there.