> > > Yeah, just ask a few pointed questions about Uzumaki Kushina and
> Namikaze
> > > Minato sometime...
> >
> > They just _had_ to invent a 'Whirlpool Village' so Naruto can be the
> > last remaining descendant of them, didn't they?
>
> s/they/he, Naruto is a one-author manga, thank you drive through...
>
> (Pet peeve!)
Are you _absolutely_ certain? O_o;...
Sorry, i'm one of those mildly paranoid people that can't resist
assigning a generic, nebulous 'bad actor' whenever something gets
screwed up. How can we be _absolutely_ that this 'Masashi Kishimoto'
isn't actually a collective of hyperactive 11-year olds and marketing
execs, deftly manipulating the original author's well-preserved corpse
from behind a silken screen?
> > The Lord Haruno tries to make sure his guests feel welcome...
>
> Could be worse. They could be rigged up to "dance" while hidden speakers
> play "Ninja Rap" from TMNT2. "Go ninja go ninja go!"
If animatronics existed with good availability in the Naruto world,
it's not something i'd put past him...
>
> > > ...waaaah, Hina-chan's been branded ;_;
> >
> > Maybe it isn't as bad as it looks... ^_^;;;;;.... maybe...
>
> Actually, I kind of keep expecting there to be a role-reversal in canon. If
> the clan elders force Neji to marry Hanabi, then Neji becomes the de facto
> successor to the clan; that would automatically make Hinata a branch family
> member, and she'd be branded with the seal while Neji's would be removed.
There is a question of whether or not the seal _can_ be removed, as it
was specifically designed to be permanent- though with Tsunade there,
i suppose such restrictions might as well carry the same weight as the
'tamper-proof' seals on over the counter drugs...
But why would they need to remove the seal, really? From the evidence
we have, i kinda doubt it would prevent him from getting Hanabi
pregnant...
>
> In strictest, coldest political terms, it IS the most logical thing for the
> Hyuuga clan to do. It defies the very tradition that MADE Neji a branch
> family member in the first place, but it would be an almost guaranteed way
> to produce an exceptionally powerful heir--Hanabi is stronger and more
> skilled than Hinata, and Neji is the single most powerful Hyuuga to come
> along in what, three generations? If I were a clan elder, I'd be all over
> that, even if I had a soft spot for Hinata.
Again, i don't seen why it would really be necessary. Japan has a
tradition where a groom of a lesser house can marry into his bride's
house, rather than the other way around. Just have Neji marry Hanabi
as he is. Hanabi remains the heir and Neji becomes her protector. When
their first child is born, he or she would be counted as 'main house,'
unless Naruto has managed to monkey with the Hyuuga enough by that
point that the distinction is no longer needed.
>
> (Truthfully, it's probably the kindest thing the clan could do to
> Hinata-chan at this point.)
>From Hinata's point of view... she's practically been discarded by her
father already; she's been that way since she graduated from the
academy and was assigned to Kurenai. At the same time, to the Hyuuga,
she's still a commodity that must be protected with the utmost care,
as her Byakugan isn't sealed.
I suspect this would put pressure on Kurenai that isn't present for
other team leaders, and Hinata would probably be aware of this. If
Hinata were sealed as a branch member, the stigma of being a weak heir
and the pressure of being a liability to the clan and to her team all
goes away...
> > Now i need to figure out how badly Sakura broke her...
>
> *Hinata stumbles around Konoha in a daze, singing "I Touch Myself" under her
> breath*
Innuendo is a powerful weapon indeed; if only Sakura could learn to
use that power for the forces of good- rather than just the
satisfaction of carnal desires...
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