Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

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Noticing Shinichi's gaze, Kawako lowered her head even further and subconsciously tucked her somewhat tattered clothes into her hands, seemingly out of shyness.

Upon seeing this action, Shinichi's pupils constricted slightly, and he immediately realized something.

"......"

Children of this age wouldn't act this way unless they've personally experienced something. Staying the longest...does that mean she's experienced the most among all these children?

The moment Shinichi saw Qinghezi's face, he had already recognized her.

Isn't this girl named Hezi the missing daughter of that informant?!

The good news is that Hezi is still alive, but the bad news is...

"Don't be afraid, I am a ninja from Konoha Village."

"I'll take you out."

Shinichi Hyuga exhaled a heavy breath, showing no intention of asking any further questions, and casually pinned the kunai in his hand to the ground.

With a soft thud as the kunai hit the ground, Shinichi Hyuga's figure vanished from the cell.

"what??"

"Gone!"

"It...it's disappeared!!!"

Shinichi Hyuga's sudden disappearance caused the children in the cell to scream in terror. Their screams attracted the attention of the human traffickers, and heavy footsteps echoed in the corridor outside the cell, followed by shouts from the traffickers:

"What are you yelling about! All of you, shut up!"

"Haven't you suffered enough yet?!"

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Chapter 59 The Buyer!

The sound of hurried footsteps and a man's shouts rang out in front of the prison gate, and soon a dark figure appeared in front of the iron bars.

The man held an oil lamp in his hand, his fat face pressed against the bars. The dim yellow light illuminated the lower half of his face from below, making him appear indescribably ferocious and terrifying to the group of children in the cell.

The children, who had screamed in alarm at Shinichi Hyuga's sudden disappearance, now let out trembling cries of fear. The children, who had just relaxed a little, all huddled in the corner, not daring to look at the man at all.

"Humph!"

The man seemed very pleased with the intimidation he had instilled in the children, and even hummed a few cheerful hums. Just as he was about to turn and leave, his eyes widened and his face pressed even closer to the child's.

"twenty three..."

The man's gaze swept over the children in the cell, and he muttered to himself.

"Where's one missing?!"

The man seemed unable to believe his eyes, and counted again. After confirming it once more, his tone became somewhat anxious.

"Wow--"

The lock was quickly opened, and a burly man stepped into the cell. He closed the door slightly and handed an oil lamp to the children, illuminating a corner of the cell.

After confirming the number of people once again, a deep anger rose between his brows.

"What about people!"

"Where's that little devil who was just brought in!"

A furious growl echoed through the cell, but the children all kept their heads down, not daring to look at him. Their timid appearance only fueled his anger at not getting a response.

"Get out of my way!"

He grabbed a boy who was blocking his way and kicked the dry grass on the ground, seemingly thinking that the missing Shinichi Hyuga had been hidden in this way.

After chasing away several children, he still couldn't find Shinichi Hyuga, and his eyes became increasingly dangerous.

In the corner, He Zi tightened her grip on the little boy she was holding, burying her head and not daring to look. She didn't notice the man getting closer and closer to her, and the heavy breathing of the other man was now ringing in her ears.

"Say!"

Where is that long-haired brat?!

The man seemed to know He Zi very well. He grabbed the boy from the other man's arms, pulled He Zi by the hair, and dragged him in front of him, asking fiercely.

The pain in his head made He Zi cry out softly. The dragging of his body also aggravated the bruises all over his body. Pain and fear filled He Zi's eyes with tears.

He Zi slightly opened his eyes and glanced at the ferocious-looking man in front of him. His body trembled slightly, and he spoke in a shaky voice:

"He disappeared...he disappeared on his own."

To avoid physical pain, He Zi didn't hide anything and told the truth. However, her honesty led the man to mistakenly believe that she was playing a trick on him.

"Disappeared?"

"what?!"

You're saying he disappeared?!

Filled with disbelief, the man grabbed He Zi by the neck, his tone becoming increasingly hostile.

A strong feeling of suffocation came over her, and He Zi's face showed pain. However, the man looked at her suffocating appearance with a hint of intoxication on his face.

The man suddenly stuck out his tongue and gently licked He Zi's cheek. This action triggered painful memories buried deep in He Zi's heart, and his body trembled even more violently.

"Hmph...Hmph, not going to tell me?"

As he spoke, the man loosened his grip slightly, but his other hand became restless, raising it to tease He Zi's tattered clothes.

Just as he was about to make a move, a whooshing sound suddenly rang out behind him, and a kunai flew straight towards him, embedding itself in his back and piercing his heart.

The man, his face flushed, felt a sharp pain in his back, and blood choked his throat. He didn't even have the strength to turn around and see who was attacking him before he slammed his head against the stone wall and fell silent.

He Zi closed her eyes, knowing what was about to happen, her heart filled with despair. Numb from the torture, she dared not resist at all, and just sat quietly in place.

However, what awaited her was a dull thud as her head hit the wall.

Immediately afterwards, a child's voice that sounded somewhat familiar came from ahead.

"Captain, how many more cells like this are there?"

"The number of human traffickers is still uncertain, but we can wait and see, and wait for them to come to us one by one."

Four figures had appeared in the prison cell at some unknown time.

Shinichi Hyuga, who had just left, returned, and with him in the cell were Shiki Aburame, Shisui Uchiha, and Might Guy.

The person who just shot the kunai was Uchiha Shisui. Perhaps he was shocked by the scene here, because Shisui did not hold back at all when he attacked, and directly pinned his opponent to the spot.

Hearing Shinichi say this, Shisui awkwardly replied, "Sorry, we didn't leave any survivors for questioning."

However, Zhiwei didn't care about such things at all, and gently patted Zhishui's shoulder to comfort him:

"Don't worry about it, whether we leave any survivors or not won't make any difference."

The children in the cell stared blankly at the strangers who had suddenly appeared, their eyes filled with fear and confusion.

Noticing the gazes of the children around him, Uchiha Shisui silently took out his headband from his pocket and put it on: "We are Konoha ninjas, here to rescue you."

Shisui spoke gently, and as he did so, his Sharingan appeared in his eye sockets. The child who met his gaze shifted to the side and fell into a deep sleep.

To prevent any accidents from happening, and also to prevent these civilians from witnessing the bloody scene to come, the gentle Shisui cast an illusion on all of them.

"Have a good sleep."

"After I woke up, everything was resolved!"

Shisui murmured something, then noticed the key lying next to the corpse. He walked over, picked it up, and without Zhiwei saying a word, Shisui left the cell and headed towards the other prisons.

After leaving their cell, Aburame Shimi and Matt Kai headed towards the dungeon entrance.

Everyone who enters here will be controlled by them, and anyone who resists will be killed on the spot.

As for Shinichi, he left the Flying Thunder God mark on each of the unconscious children to make it easier to take them away from here.

However, he had only been doing this job for a short time when the sound of clashing weapons came from the direction of the door.

"We've run into ninjas?!"

The only ones capable of retaliating against the ambush set up by Shiki Aburame and Might Guy are ninjas!

Moreover, he is also very skilled!

Without the slightest hesitation, Shinichi sensed the mark on Might Guy and immediately unleashed the Flying Thunder God Technique. To facilitate the mission, Shinichi had placed the Flying Thunder God mark on everyone in the team.

The entrance to the dungeon was a warehouse.

However, at this moment, there were more than a dozen corpses lying haphazardly on the warehouse floor. Only a thin man dressed in fine clothes was being protected by Might Guy, and it seemed that he had been taken into custody.

Not far away, a person shrouded in black robes was confronting Aburame Shimi. Judging from his clothes, he didn't seem to be a human trafficker, but rather the thin man's bodyguard.

"This group of people is..."

Shinichi suddenly appeared next to Kai and asked, "Buyer!" Kai wasn't surprised and gestured with his chin toward the man beside him: "Buyer!"

Just as the two were talking, the man in black on the battlefield raised the kunai in his hand and licked it lightly with his tongue.

He glanced sideways in the direction of Shinichi and the others, then instantly vanished from everyone's sight.

Shinichi, who was about to use his Byakugan to check out the enemy's true appearance, was stunned by this scene, not expecting the other party to leave so decisively.