Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

Kakashi, the squad leader of the Anbu, rushed over after hearing the commotion and happened to witness the conflict between the two sides.

"With such a commotion, the entire Konoha ninja community must have been alerted."

"Shouldn't you explain what happened to the public?"

"Simply preventing the secret agents from entering to investigate seems a bit unreasonable, doesn't it?"

Kakashi may be young, but he is experienced and shrewd. Since he is already here, if the Anbu can't get any information, he won't be able to explain to his superiors tomorrow. But if he forces his way in, he will obviously be attacked by the Hyuga.

Bloodline limit families are different from others; the consequences of angering the Hyuga clan are not something a mere ANBU squad leader like him can bear.

"The main family was attacked, but the enemy has been eliminated."

"Someone will explain the specifics to the Hokage tomorrow."

“All irrelevant personnel, please leave now!”

The words were forceful and domineering. Even Kakashi frowned upon hearing them. Things had progressed to this point, and the Anbu were helpless; the Hokage needed to intervene.

However, compared to the easy-going nature of the Anbu directly under the Hokage, the other Anbu factions are not necessarily so easy to communicate with.

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Chapter 75 Showing Off Muscles!

At another location outside the clan's territory, another team of ANBU was intercepted by the Hyuga clan members. However, compared to the Hokage's direct ANBU, they were noticeably more forceful in their wording and attitude when communicating with the Hyuga ninjas.

"We are the root force; we need to go inside and investigate. No one can stop us!"

Although both were dressed in ANBU uniforms, the three-person ANBU squad, now intercepted by four Hyuga clan members, exuded an aura of impatience. The ANBU members stated their identities directly, believing they should be able to move freely based on those identities.

However, to their disappointment, the Hyuga clan ninjas had no intention of letting them pass.

"I apologize, everyone. The orders from the main family are to prevent anyone from approaching the clan's territory."

"Whether you are from the Dark Guard or not, you are not allowed to approach!"

By this time, it wasn't just the three-person Anbu squad that had been intercepted. Long before them, many other ninjas who had arrived had already been stopped. The Konoha ninjas were standing at a distance, and when they heard that it was Root, they all turned to look.

The news of the enemy's annihilation was naturally spread through the mouths of the Hyuga ninjas. However, there would always be plenty of people eager to join in the fun, no matter the time or space. Even after becoming a ninja master who had mastered "extraordinary power," the desire to join in the fun would not diminish in the slightest.

"Are you Hyuga... prepared to disobey Lord Danzo's orders?!"

The three Root ANBU members spoke in an unfriendly tone, directly accusing the Hyuga ninja of a serious crime. Hearing the ANBU members' words, the surrounding ninjas sensed that a good show was about to begin.

"We are just carrying out the mission given to us by the main family!"

Without directly responding, Hyuga, clearly a seasoned veteran, spoke first. However, as soon as he finished speaking, the three ANBU members suddenly drew their swords and charged towards the Hyuga clan's territory from three different directions.

“Ninjas who come near our clan's territory will be considered enemies by the Hyuga clan!”

Upon seeing this, the Hyuga branch family's elites all changed their expressions. They acted quickly, sternly warning the ninjas watching from the sidelines while intercepting the Root ninjas. The two sides immediately engaged in a chaotic battle.

As the sounds of battle spread, more and more ninjas, noticing the commotion, rushed towards the scene. Among them were ninjas concerned for Konoha's safety, some simply bystanders, and of course, a few spies from other villages hoping to take advantage of the chaos.

Everyone had different thoughts, but their actions were surprisingly consistent, all heading in the direction from which the sounds of battle were coming from.

"what happened?"

Kakashi and several Anbu ninjas also heard the commotion and rushed over. Seeing the ninjas fighting on the long street and the onlookers around them, they looked at one of their colleagues with puzzled expressions and asked.

"Root has clashed with the Hyuga clan."

"Wow, brilliant! What a show!"

The Anbu members belong to different orders, so their stances naturally differ. The Anbu members from the Hokage's faction also heard the commotion and, after learning the identities of the Anbu members who were fighting the Hyuga clan, they had no intention of helping. Instead, they watched the show from the sidelines.

The ANBU member who answered Kakashi even had a hint of schadenfreude in his tone.

Upon hearing this, Kakashi looked towards the arena and saw that several Anbu ninjas were being forced to retreat under the siege of the Hyuga clan. One of the Anbu members had been hit in some kind of pressure point and was fighting with only one arm.

Despite having a numerical advantage in a four-on-three situation, the Hyuga clan's opponents were none other than the Root organization, known for its "elite" members. However, unexpectedly, even the Root elites struggled to withstand the Hyuga clan's bloodline limit.

The battle lasted only five or six minutes before ending with all the Root ninjas captured. The Hyuga clan didn't even use ropes to restrain them; the ANBU members who had been hit by the Gentle Fist during the battle had their pressure points sealed and were no longer able to fight.

The Root ninjas were left to guard in a corner of the wall by the branch family, like sardines by the roadside.

The Root ninjas are indeed elite, but aren't those branch family members who were left in the clan's territory and regarded by Hiashi as the core of Shinichi's team also elite?

While the Byakugan's bloodline limit is often criticized, that's in comparison to those overpowered ninjas like Jinchuriki or the Mangekyou Sharingan. Compared to ordinary ninjas, the Hyuga clan's starting point might be an end that others could never hope to reach even after a lifetime of effort.

Even the Root, which undergoes brutal training, cannot compare to the Hyuga ninjas without powerful secret techniques.

Similar situations have occurred in more than one place.

Tonight, for some unknown reason, the Root ninjas seem to have received some kind of order. Five Root squads, under the pretext of "reconnaissance," want to enter the Hyuga clan's territory.

However, all of these dozen or so Root ninjas were intercepted by Hyuga ninjas and blocked outside the clan's territory.

Hyuga Shin, who was stationed in the center, naturally received the relevant reports. When he heard his clansmen report that the ninjas from the Anemo clan had tried to break in and were captured, the wrinkles on his aged face couldn't help but gather together.

Shinichi Hyuga sensed something amiss in Gen's actions.

Why would these people from the Roots want to force their way into their territory? What are they trying to find? Or... are they trying to prove something?

Does this prove that Hyuga's defenses are currently weak and vulnerable?

Or is it to prove that they acted "with Danzo's special permission, acting first and reporting later"?

A fog enveloped Hyuga Shin's mind, and just as he was racking his brains, Hyuga Shinichi behind him suddenly spoke:

"Grandpa, don't overthink it."

"The Mist Ninja who broke into the clan's territory this time were most likely sent by that advisor Danzo."

"Thinking about it now... wasn't it stupid of him to be wearing a Kirigakure headband so conspicuously?"

"Lord Danzo probably wants to show off his muscles to us Hyuga."

"It's just that... we weren't able to demonstrate it successfully."

Although Shinichi Hyuga stayed at the entrance of the dojo without going back inside to rest, nothing that happened outside escaped his perception.

Furthermore, the branch family members did not conceal their information from Shinichi when reporting to Hyuga Shinichi, so Shinichi naturally knew about the relevant information as well.

Shinichi Hyuga was different from Shinichi. He would never regard Danzo, the second Hokage's disciple, as an enemy. In his view, Danzo was ultimately a high-ranking member of Konoha and a disciple of the second Hokage. How could such a person possibly be detrimental to his own people?

However, Shinichi's view of Danzo is completely opposite to that of Shinichi Hyuga.

He could speculate about Danzo's intentions with the utmost malice, and even Shinichi's guess was close to the truth.

"Danzo?!"

"How can this be?"

Shinichi Hyuga clearly didn't believe it, because he couldn't understand why Danzo would target the Hyuga clan.

However, Shin Hyuga never considered that for a ninja village, and for the village's leaders who were brainwashed by power, an excessively powerful ninja clan was itself a huge problem.

Whether it's the Senju, Uchiha, or Hyuga...

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Chapter 76 Danzo's "Goodwill"!

As an elder of the Hyuga clan and having experienced both the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars, Shin's trust in the Second Hokage and his disciples was far beyond what Shinichi could change with just a few words.

In Shinichi's eyes, Danzo was the kind of person who would do any evil for power.

However, in the eyes of the vast majority of Konoha ninjas, Danzo was a member of the advisory group, a disciple of the Second Hokage, the Third Hokage's most trusted comrade-in-arms, an outstanding ninja who carried the darkness of Konoha, and an important partner who was willing to give everything for Konoha.

Shinichi Hyuga would rather believe that the Mist Ninja who attacked Shinichi Hyuga was a skilled spy who had successfully infiltrated the Hyuga clan's territory by bypassing Konoha's layers of defenses than believe that it was Danzo's doing.

The huge information gap led Shinichi and Shinichi Hyuga to have completely different understandings and judgments about the same thing.

Seeing the incredulous look on Hinata Shin's face, Shinichi knew that he probably wouldn't be able to convince his great-grandfather.

People are often bound by their own experience and judgment, and even Shinichi Hyuga was unable to break free from fixed impressions.

"Grandpa, I'm tired, I'll go back and rest now."

"Please cover for me in this matter. The attackers were killed by the elite of our Hyuga branch family, not me."

Shinichi had no intention of staying any longer. Now that he had his answer, he would naturally be more vigilant in the future.

Honestly, if the enemy really is Danzo, then it would be a real problem for the Hyuga clan.

Danzo and Orochimaru are currently in a honeymoon period of cooperation; to deal with Danzo is tantamount to dealing with Orochimaru.

They are at least two Kage-level powerhouses. Given the current strength of the Hyuga clan, I'm afraid...

However, we can rest assured that Danzo and Orochimaru are unlikely to take action personally at this stage. They may try to put pressure on the Hyuga clan, but they are unlikely to cause trouble under the watchful eyes of the Third and Fourth Hokage.

Today's "assassination" was at most a small test, nothing serious.

On the contrary, the probing of the Hyuga clan by the Root ninjas attracted by the explosion is more concerning.

Shinichi was relieved to find that the Hyuga clan's elite forces were very strong, and the Root ninjas were unable to break in smoothly.

In doing so, the Hyuga clan indirectly demonstrated their power, and Danzo would have to think twice before taking any further action.

If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to have some peace and quiet for a while.

Shinichi already had a plan for the present and the future. For him, the most important thing at this stage was not to worry about this or that, but to work hard to cultivate and increase his strength.