Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

The third-generation son that Hyuga Shin mentioned should be his son who is now the head of the ANBU. As for the third-generation youngest son, he seems to have had a falling out with his family last year and ran away from the village to become one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja under the daimyo.

In the era of peace, the Daimyo seemed to feel somewhat wary of Konoha Village's formidable military strength.

On one hand, it was for their own safety; on the other hand, they also intended to establish peace with Konoha's military forces. For these two reasons, the Daimyo formed the Twelve Guardian Ninja last year, all of whom were top talents recruited from all over the country.

Each one of them possesses the strength of a Jonin.

In this world, there are not many high-level Jonin. These 12 elites are enough to change the outcome of a small-scale war. Therefore, although there are only 12 Guardian Ninjas, the energy they contain is not insignificant.

If they were to combine this with the daimyo's own protective forces, these people could probably easily conquer a small country.

The Daimyo's actions have not changed Minato's established policy; his current focus is on consolidating the village's power.

The establishment of new secret agencies is simply a means to strengthen control.

Danzo's Root, the Third Hokage's direct subordinate Anbu, and now the Fourth Hokage's newly established Anbu—the small Hidden Leaf Village has three Anbu systems.

It has a flavor of building the Embroidered Uniform Guard and then the Eastern Depot, and then building the Western Depot.

It's unclear which of these three secret units is the powerful department with "royal authorization to act first and report later."

"You didn't do anything wrong by not accepting the Fourth Hokage's invitation."

"There is no need for our Hyuga clan to get involved in the village's internal strife."

"Whether it's the Third Hokage, the Fourth Hokage, or even the Advisor Danzo, our Hyuga clan has the resources and strength to remain untainted."

"Instead of joining the Anbu and being controlled by others, it's better to do something practical for our Hyuga clan."

"Now that's what a proper Hyuga main family member should be like."

Shinichi Hyuga has a clear understanding of the current situation within the village and has expressed his support for Shinichi Hyuga's seemingly wavering stance.

While it's true that the Hyuga clan are allies of the Fourth Hokage, that doesn't mean they prioritize the Fourth Hokage's interests in everything they do.

A cunning old fox like Shin Hyuga naturally understands the principle that a helping hand should be extended at a crucial moment.

Minato's position is now very secure, so the Hyuga clan doesn't need to be too eager, otherwise people will underestimate them.

All they need to do is continue to strengthen their clan and stand by Minato's side to stabilize the situation the moment the village's balance is broken. Only in this way can they demonstrate the weight of the Hyuga clan.

But then again, if the Fourth Hokage were to achieve a crushing victory in the political struggle against the Third Hokage, Danzo, and others, would the Hyuga clan be subjected to a cold reception as a result?

The Hyuga clan doesn't need to worry about this at all, because they are a clan with a bloodline limit, and Konoha absolutely cannot afford to lose the Byakugan clan.

"Grandpa, it seems that besides working hard to cultivate, I can't really help the family in any other way."

"Besides, it seems that the family doesn't have any urgent matters to deal with at the moment."

As they spoke, Shinichi Hyuga also looked toward the shrine. On the offering table was a dried human head, but strangely, the right eye of the head was covered with a talisman.

That head belonged to Ao, a member of the Mist Ninja clan. It was cut off by Shinichi Hyuga himself, who led a team to the Mist Ninja battlefield. That mission was the first time Shinichi had ever been away from home for such a long time.

So many years have passed, and the white bones on his head are now exposed, but the seal on the Byakugan still exists, and even though Aozao has been dead for many years, the power of the seal can still be activated.

The Hyuga clan didn't care about this. As long as the eyes remained within the clan, it didn't matter whether they were sealed or rotten.

That was the first time Shinichi "made a contribution" to the clan, but it seems there is no similar need within the clan now.

"Cultivation?"

"You are capable of many things, how could you only be good at cultivation?"

Hinata Shin chuckled and shook his head, saying that although he hadn't seen Hinata Shinichi for more than two years, with Hinata Shin's discerning eye, how could he not see that Hinata Shinichi had greatly improved in strength compared to the past?

Considering Shinichi's age and current strength, Shinichi Hyuga was actually thinking that it was time to let Shinichi Hyuga go out and see the world, so that those ninja clans that were close to or hostile to the Hyuga clan would know what kind of quality their new generation of heirs was.

Simply put, Shinichi Hyuga no longer believes that Shinichi Hyuga is likely to die young!

With the protection of the Hyuga clan and Hyuga Shinichi's own strength, aside from large-scale military raids, there are very few people in this world who could pose a threat to Hyuga Shinichi's life.

If Shinichi Hyuga has already reduced the risks to this extent and still can't move freely in the ninja world, then it can only be said that it's his fate...

From the Warring States period to the present, every ninja clan that has a prestigious reputation in the ninja world has relied on its strong combat capabilities to establish itself, and the Hyuga clan is no exception.

“Shinichi, one of our family’s gold exchange shops was attacked by the enemy a few days ago and suffered huge losses.”

"The attacker was a person completely shrouded in a black cloak with red auspicious cloud patterns painted on it."

"A large amount of money stored in the gold exchange was looted. The clan has already sent people to investigate this matter, but there is still no news about it."

"Shinichi, how about I leave this matter to you?"

While pondering, Shinichi Hyuga walked to the offering table in front of the shrine, then took out a scroll from a hidden compartment under the table, turned around and walked back to Shinichi's side before handing the scroll to him.

As Shinichi Hyuga listened to the information he received, he took the scroll and began to examine it. Shinichi Hyuga's mind became tense.

Shinichi Hyuga had heard before that his family ran a gold exchange business.

The essence of the exchange shop is a black market bounty, which can be simply understood as an "underground ninja village". Employers post missions at the exchange shop, and the exchange shop offers a bounty. As long as a ninja can bring the target's head to the exchange shop, the bounty reward can be immediately paid.

Of course, the exchange will charge a certain fee for each completed gold exchange transaction.

In order to seize the market, exchange shops often prepare a large amount of cash to facilitate "cash withdrawal". Only exchange shops with fast cash withdrawal can gain the trust of ninjas, who are more willing to trade in exchange shops with "cash".

The Hyuga family has substantial financial resources, and their gold exchange business has always been quite successful.

However, the long years of war created many wandering ninjas. As the war ended, the lives of these wandering ninjas gradually became more difficult. Powerful employers were naturally willing to hire the regular "ninja village ninjas" who were now idle. In order to make a living, some of them inevitably set their sights on the money exchange.

The Hyuga clan's gold exchange had naturally encountered ninja attacks before, but it had never been breached. The huge loss suffered by the Southern Gold Exchange was the first such incident in recent years, which immediately caught the attention of the Hyuga clan.

What really caught Shinichi's attention was the attacker's attire as described by Shinichi Hyuga: a black robe with red auspicious clouds... If Shinichi's guess was correct, then it must be an Akatsuki ninja!

According to Shinichi's understanding, Akatsuki had mutated into a mercenary organization after Yahiko's death. In the early stages, they accumulated a large amount of funds, and in the later stages, they began to attack various ninja villages to collect tailed beasts.

At this stage, Akatsuki probably doesn't dare to reveal their ultimate goal of collecting the Tailed Beasts yet; they are still in the process of raising funds to seal off the Land of Rain.

The only Akatsuki member who could possibly target the gold exchange is probably that one person...

"Grandpa, was there only one attacker?"

Looking through the files, Shinichi Hyuga asked with some doubt. In his memory, Akatsuki should have operated in pairs. Was it because Akatsuki didn't have enough members in the early days, or were they in the stage of operating alone?

"Number of people?"

"Hmm, according to the information provided by the Hinata clan, there should only be one."

"you mean..."

Shinichi Hinata glanced at Shinichi, who, after a moment's thought, casually offered an excuse:

"Don't you think the attacker's clothes are a bit flashy? A black robe with conspicuous red auspicious clouds, isn't that very ninja-like? I wonder if it's some kind of organization trying to quickly gain notoriety."

That's why I asked that.

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Before Shinichi Hyuga asked, Shinichi Hyuga had never considered that the attackers who attacked the Hyuga clan's exchange shop would be an "organized act," after all, there were quite a few "lone wolves" like this in the ninja world.

However, under Shinichi Hyuga's deliberate guidance, Shinichi Hyuga followed Shinichi's line of thought and actually felt that such a possibility existed.

Just as Shinichi Hyuga said, the other party's attire was rather conspicuous. Normally, ninjas would try their best to conceal their identity when doing similar things.

However, the other party's actions seemed to make it seem as if he was afraid others wouldn't know that he "has a status".

The striking black robe with its red auspicious cloud pattern would be strange not only to ninjas, but even ordinary people would probably find it hard to look away.

"Shinichi, if your assessment is correct... then how should our Hyuga clan resolve this matter?"

Shinichi Hyuga's gaze was deep. This matter could be considered a preliminary test for Shinichi Hyuga. He did not doubt Shinichi Hyuga's strength, but a mature leader of a large family needs more than just strong strength.

"Is the gold exchange necessary for the Hyuga clan?"

Instead of stating his own thoughts directly, Shinichi asked a question in return.

The best solution to this problem is, of course, to play the coward. The enemy is in the shadows, while we are in the open. The existence of the exchange shop is a prime location for Akatsuki. Even if the Hyuga clan wants to track it, they may not be able to achieve any results. The effort, money, and even personnel losses incurred are all unknown.

If the existence of the gold exchange business is irrelevant to the Hyuga clan, then simply shrinking their sphere of influence and closing the gold exchange would solve the problem.

If the gold exchange is very important and an industry that cannot be abandoned, then the approach naturally needs to be changed.

"The gold exchange is very important to our Hyuga family. It is not only an important source of income, but also a very important intelligence exchange station."

"Moreover, this industry is different from other industries; once you exit, it's not an easy thing to re-enter."

"I said this, do you understand?"

Hyuga Shin's tone was solemn. The importance of the exchange shops to the Hyuga clan was not just what he mentioned. The various exchange shops throughout the Land of Fire housed a large number of collateral clan members who had not yet awakened their potential. For these people who were not restrained by the Caged Bird Seal, they needed to be given generous rewards if they wanted them to continue to serve the Hyuga clan.

The existence of the gold exchange industry also plays a very important role as a link.

"Since it's so important, then we don't have a choice, do we?"

Shinichi Hyuga has already said so much, so there are really very limited ways to deal with it.

"Let's throw out some bait and see if we can lure someone out."

"If their goal is money, they will likely take action again, and their targets are probably not limited to our Hyuga family's businesses."

"While throwing out bait, I also searched the opponent's activity range. I have mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique. Great-Grandpa, please distribute my Flying Thunder God kunai to all the gold exchange shops under the Hyuga clan."

Shinichi Hyuga understood that this matter concerning the gold exchange should be the beginning of his gradual sharing of the clan chief's responsibilities.

He naturally wouldn't resist this; he needed the identity of the Hyuga clan head, only then could he act freely.