Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World.

"That's truly outstanding, Shinichi!"

"He's too outstanding! Shinichi's talent is truly extraordinary!"

The dojo echoed with compliments from the clansmen, and Hyuga Hiashi was clearly pleased with this "performance" within the clan.

But at this moment, he suppressed his laughter, kept a straight face, and pretended not to hear the compliments from the surrounding clansmen about his child. He even walked up to Shinichi, gently patted Shinichi's shoulder, and said:

"Shinichi, you have a long way to go on the path of a ninja."

"Never become complacent because of some praise."

"Train diligently, and do not tarnish the reputation of the Hyuga clan!"

In front of his clansmen, the young clan leader, Hiashi Hyuga, maintained his authority in this way.

The ultimate purpose of today's trial is that the main family has specially set up a stage for the young Shinichi Hyuga, so that he can make an appearance in front of all the clan members.

Wherever there are people, there will be conflicts and intrigue. Large families like the Hyuga clan have far more hidden darkness and contradictions beneath the surface than smaller families.

The biggest and most important conflict within the Hyuga clan is naturally between the main family and the branch family. Although the main family holds the lives of the branch family ninjas in their hands through the Caged Bird Seal, if the branch family truly does not acknowledge the leadership of the main family and does not put in any effort, it will become extremely difficult for the main family to accomplish anything.

The main family and the branch family are not only interdependent, but also rivals who compete with each other.

Fortunately, the rules and logic of the ninja world are relatively simple. The stronger one is, the more power one has. The main family has been able to maintain its superiority over the branch family by monopolizing a portion of high-level Byakugan bloodline-related ninjutsu, which has led most branch family ninjas to accept the leadership of the main family.

Even so, the main family often needs to demonstrate its strength and potential to the branch family, constantly increasing their importance in the minds of the branch family ninjas, so that the branch family ninjas feel that only the heirs of the main family can better inherit the Byakugan bloodline limit. Only in this way can the branch family ninjas be guaranteed to serve the family wholeheartedly.

Therefore, the more outstanding the successor of the main family, the stronger and more united the Hyuga clan tends to be in that generation.

With his exceptional talent, Shinichi Hyuga naturally sought an opportunity to become the "face" and "brand" of the main clan after achieving some success in his training, in order to unite the clan's ninjas.

This is similar to the succession of the throne in ancient feudal dynasties. The more outstanding the crown prince is, the more the nobles and ministers below will be able to do their jobs diligently and will not have any other messy thoughts.

However, for Shinichi Hyuga, this trial, which had other purposes, was actually just the same physical training as usual.

After exchanging polite and simple greetings with his clansmen, Shinichi prepared to leave the dojo.

His daily training schedule was very tight. Although physical training consumed a lot of his physical energy, his chakra was still plentiful. Next, he would train in chakra form transformation. He would try to avoid such meaningless social interactions as much as possible.

However, just as Shinichi and Hiashi were saying goodbye and preparing to leave, the dojo's gate was suddenly pushed open by a clansman who rushed over.

The man arrived in a hurry, his face full of excitement. It wasn't until many clansmen in the dojo turned to look at him that he realized his lapse in composure. He knelt on one knee before Hiashi at the entrance and reported in a deep voice:

"Lord Hiashi, the Third Hokage and his wife, the Fourth Hokage, have come to the clan's territory to see you."

"Now, the clan elders have gone out to greet the three of them and invited them to the front hall to await your arrival."

The ninja who came to report did not hide it from the other clan members present. The branch clan members who were "observing" Hyuga Shinichi's training in the dojo today were all considered senior members of the clan. There was no need to hide or conceal the fact that the Hokage was visiting the Hyuga clan.

Shinichi Hyuga, who had just reached the door, paused for a moment and glanced sideways upon hearing the report from the newcomer.

The Hokage, the supreme ruler of Konoha Village and the "leader" of all ninjas, can certainly be described as holding a high position of power.

In the five years since Shinichi came to this world, he has never met either Hiruzen Sarutobi or Minato Namikaze, the two Hokage.

On the one hand, it was because he was young and had little opportunity to come into contact with people of that level. On the other hand, it was also closely related to the special status of the Hyuga main family.

Complete peace has not yet arrived, and the clan's protection of him is very tight even in Konoha Village. Moreover, Shinichi himself is eager to become stronger and has no interest in playing like his peers. He has always stayed in the clan's territory and rarely goes out.

However, this does not mean that Shinichi Hyuga is not curious about the two current Hokage of Konoha.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was one thing, but the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and his wife were the parents of the Crown Prince. Both of them were important figures who would directly influence the future of the ninja world.

Shinichi has always wanted to do something to change the future, but he doesn't have any strong cards to play right now. He might be able to play some cards, but they would probably bring him a lot of trouble.

The arrival of the Hokage has stirred some thoughts in Shinichi's mind.

Shinichi's adoptive mother was recently found to be three weeks pregnant. Although Shinichi has never studied the timeline of the Naruto world in detail, he is well aware of some major events.

If things go as expected, the child in his mother's belly should be Hinata. Considering the age of his cousin Neji, who is not yet a year old, Shinichi judged that there were probably only a few months left before Konoha was hit by the Nine-Tails.

Shinichi knew that his combat strength wouldn't have much effect on the upcoming turmoil, but some of the information he was familiar with could help Konoha to a certain extent.

Shinichi Hyuga considered making contact with the Hokage during his visit, since he didn't know when he would have another opportunity to meet him so naturally.

"The Third and Fourth Hokage and their spouse have come to our Hyuga clan's territory?!"

"Is there something you need?"

Hiashi Hyuga frowned slightly upon hearing his clansman's report, momentarily unable to understand the other party's intentions. Meanwhile, Shinichi, who had already reached the entrance of the dojo and was about to leave, had somehow returned to Hiashi's side.

Upon hearing this, Shinichi gently tugged at Hiashi's sleeve and whispered, "Father, this is not the time to focus on their intentions. The arrival of two Hokage must be for something important. The most important thing is for you to change your clothes and go see them."

"It is extremely impolite of you, the clan chief, to delay in showing up and only have the clan elders receive you."

Shinichi's words brought Hiashi back to his senses, who was deep in thought.

"Yes! You're right."

Hiashi nodded and was about to leave the dojo when he suddenly remembered something at the door. He turned back to look at Shinichi, who was standing not far behind him, and waved with a smile.

"Shinichi, why don't you come with me to meet the two Hokage and the Fourth Hokage's wife?"

"Showing your face in front of the Hokage will at least do you some good."

At this moment, Hiashi was thinking about many things. Although he didn't know what Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze had to do with the Hyuga family, it was still a good opportunity to connect with the Hokage, wasn't it?

Although strength is paramount in the ninja world, it doesn't mean that personal relationships are completely useless.

Right now, Hiashi is already planning how to pave the way for his son...

Hiashi wasn't worried about making things difficult by taking Shinichi to see the Hokage, because Shinichi's maturity, which far exceeded that of his peers, had already earned Hiashi's approval.

When he heard his adoptive father call him, Shinichi smiled slightly.

He had deliberately made a sound to remind him earlier, in order to get Hiashi's attention. Everything that was happening now was within Shinichi's expectations!

"The Hokage—"

"I wonder if there are any differences between them and the ones I remember?"

The personalities of real-world characters differ somewhat from those depicted in art books, such as Shinichi's adoptive father, Hiashi Hyuga.

Hinata perceived Hiashi as rigid and serious, which brought endless pressure to her childhood. However, Shinichi did not have a similar feeling when he interacted with Hiashi.

Shinichi often received praise and concern from Hiashi, and sometimes his training was so rigorous that even Hiashi felt it was a bit too harsh.

Even the same person may display completely different underlying personality traits when facing different people at different times.

This made Shinichi feel both expectant and apprehensive about meeting the three people he was about to meet.

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