Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World.

"Wasn't it said that all we needed to do was defeat Kakashi Hatake?"

"In that case..."

"Let's begin!"

Shinichi Hyuga calmly uttered these words, causing everyone present to turn their attention to him. Mitokado Homura and the others, who had previously looked away, now turned their gazes back to Shinichi Hyuga.

Mitokado Homura looked at Hyuga Shinichi's "innocent" face and couldn't help but chuckle:

"Child, your name is Hinata Shinichi, right?"

"Do you know who Kakashi Hatake is? He is the disciple of the Fourth Hokage and a genius ninja who became a Jonin of Konoha at the young age of 12."

"He's 14, nine years older than you. It's way too early for you to challenge him!"

"We know you are interested in the Flying Thunder God Technique, and the reason we made this request is to prevent you from being overly ambitious."

"You should hone your skills and accumulate experience for a few years before looking forward to the Flying Thunder God Technique."

"The promise the Hokage made to your Hyuga clan remains valid; there's no need to rush."

Although Mitokado Homura genuinely viewed Hyuga Shinichi as an arrogant brat, out of respect for the Hyuga main family, he tried his best to control his tone and carefully choose his words to make them sound as pleasant as possible.

He assumed that the young Shinichi Hyuga did not know Kakashi Hatake.

However, what Mitokado Homura didn't know was that Shinichi had already recognized Kakashi by his attire, hair color, and physique.

Under the Byakugan's X-ray vision, Kakashi's young and handsome face overlapped with the person in Shinichi's memory.

"Genius ninja...Kakashi Hatake."

"I know."

Shinichi Hyuga didn't look at Homura Mitokado, but instead looked at Kakashi and nodded slightly.

Little did Mitokado Homura know that Shinichi Hyuga's words were actually the result of careful consideration!

Upon learning that there was now an additional requirement for borrowing the sealed book, Shinichi Hyuga began to ponder how to respond.

Are we just going to head back home like this?!

How is that possible?

Since we've already come all this way, it would be too embarrassing to just leave like this.

Of course, more importantly, Shinichi Hyuga did not think there was absolutely no possibility of this request being fulfilled.

On the contrary... if, as Minato and Homura Mitokado said, we were to wait a few years before challenging Kakashi again, waiting for him to master the Sharingan? Waiting for him to copy a thousand ninjutsu?

Then there's probably really no hope.

Although Shinichi is much older than Kakashi now, with his Byakugan bloodline limit, he might not be unable to defeat Kakashi in his current form.

The power of Gentle Fist lies in this: this special ninjutsu largely eliminates the gap in strength. Even Kakashi, when struck by Shinichi's Gentle Fist, had his chakra sealed.

If you absolutely have to defeat Kakashi to borrow the Book of Seals, then now is actually the best time!

Shinichi Hyuga's most frequent sparring partner from childhood to adulthood was Hiashi Hyuga.

Admittedly, even with his abilities, he still couldn't defeat Hiashi Hyuga. Even if he tried his best, he could only make his defeat less embarrassing.

But... on the other hand...

If Shinichi Hyuga couldn't defeat Hiashi Hyuga, how could Kakashi, at only 14 years old, possibly do so?!

It's hard to say who would be stronger in a fight between him and Kakashi!

The reason why Shinichi Hyuga is called a "genius" by his clan is because his strength cannot be simply represented by his age!

Upon hearing Shinichi Hyuga's words, Hiashi, who was about to leave, stopped in his tracks.

Looking at his son beside him, who had a calm expression, Hiashi silently turned around and suddenly smiled:

"Fourth Hokage, my son wants to give it a try, so in that case..."

"Then please make the arrangements?"

Shinichi Hyuga's words quickly calmed Hiashi down from his hot-blooded state. Seeing that his son wanted to give it a try, Hiashi immediately expressed his support without hesitation.

He had just been intimidated by Kakashi Hatake's reputation as a Jonin who had become a Jonin at the age of 12. Upon closer reflection, he realized that his own son wasn't entirely without a chance.

The title of Jonin is indeed impressive; at first glance, it seems like something extraordinary.

However, Kakashi Hatake became a Jonin during the Third Shinobi World War. Due to the war, almost all of Konoha's ninjas, regardless of age, were thrown into the meat grinder of war in the preceding years. During this era, the threshold for becoming a Jonin was greatly lowered.

His son was exceptionally talented, the most gifted bloodline limit user in the Hyuga clan in hundreds of years, and even he could feel the pressure from Shinichi in their past sparring sessions.

Although he always won due to his superior physical strength, that was because he was also a user of Soft Fist, possessing a certain ability to strike pressure points, and his stamina was far greater than his young son's. But if the opponent were someone else...

Hiashi Hyuga's sudden change of attitude surprised Minato, Hiruzen, and the others.

Only then did Danzo and the others look directly at Shinichi Hyuga.

Although Minato felt that Hiashi and his son were just being stubborn when he heard this, after a moment's thought, he nodded in agreement.

"Let's have a simple contest, no need to go anywhere else, just take place in the open space in front of the building."

Minato had complete confidence in Kakashi's strength. In his opinion, Kakashi could defeat a five-year-old child in no time.

Since that's the case, there's no need to go to any training grounds; a quick battle will suffice.

He also planned to give Japan a few days to calm down after Kakashi won, and then he would go to Kakashi's house to explain and apologize in order to ease tensions.

"The open space in front of the building..."

Hiashi looked out the window and then nodded.

"Sigh..." Kakashi sighed inwardly, glancing at Shinichi Hyuga beside Hiashi, a hint of apology flashing in his eyes.

...

"What's going on? What's going on? The Hokage and his advisors are all here?"

"What happened?"

As the two Hokage, their advisors, Hiashi, Shinichi, and others arrived at the open space in front of the Hokage Building, the passing ninjas keenly sensed something and began to converge there.

In the open space, Kakashi had already taken off his mask and was wearing an ANBU uniform. He stood face to face with Shinichi Hyuga, who was wearing a loose kimono. The distance between the two was only one meter.

"Form hand seals."

The Fourth Hokage, acting as the referee, ignored the growing number of ninjas gathering around him, who were eager to watch the spectacle, and spoke loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Kakashi and Shinichi Hyuga formed opposing hand seals.

"start!"

At Minato's command, Kakashi leaped out almost simultaneously.

Kakashi had no intention of holding back. His thoughts were similar to Minato's; he didn't want to waste time with the child in front of him and planned to finish the fight quickly.

However, facing Kakashi's charging attack, Shinichi Hyuga calmly raised his arms, the veins at the corners of his eyes clearly visible.

"Eye roll?"

"This little guy has already developed his eyes at such a young age?"

"How is this possible?"

Seeing Shinichi Hyuga's appearance, Hiruzen, Minato, Danzo, and the others who were watching the battle were taken aback.

Even Kakashi's pupils shrank upon seeing this scene, but he had already rushed in front of Shinichi and had no time to change his move, so he directly punched Shinichi's face.

"Who are you... underestimating?"

Shinichi had completely seen through Kakashi's movements, and seeing his opponent's attack, Shinichi was somewhat disappointed.

So... even a genius Jonin is only this good?!

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