> > "Screwed up" HOW, pray tell? The Uzu no Kuni thing isn't THAT
far-fetched...
>
> Well, perhaps not screwed up so much as...
>
> Hmm, i dunno. I guess i just get a little annoyed when genre
> conventions become so ingrained that it's almost like something _must_
> happen in a particular fashion because that's how it happened in many
> other examples of the genre. I probably shouldn't read shounen manga
> at all...
Well, yeah, certain staples tend to come with the territory when it comes to
shounen manga. :)
> And, as a character, it kind of... cheapens Naruto to have _both_ of
> his parents be historically significant figures; i dunno...
Kushina isn't exactly "historically significant" aside from having gotten
knocked up by the Fourth. :P There's no indication that she was anything
other than a skilled kunoichi of a country which no longer exists who just
happens to be Naruto's mother.
> > Clan politics. If Neji were to marry Hanabi, Hanabi would not be the
clan
> > head--*he* would. In order to install him as the head of the main
family, he
> > would HAVE to have the seal removed so he would be able to display his
bare
> > forehead.
>
> Do we have a canon example, perhaps Hiashi's wife? Of course, if the
> marriage was arranged before she was sealed, then i suppose she might
> not have ever had one...
Assuming she was Hyuuga. Which is a rather large assumption. Given the
stability of the bloodline in its present state, I rather doubt there is
THAT much inbreeding going on.
Now, if she'd been Uchiha, THAT would've made sense. But that's best left
for later speculation.
> And would the elders really sit well with having a clan head that is
> so openly hostile to clan tradition? Hiashi can't make this decision
> in a vaccum...
Regardless of his personal views, Neji is still Hyuuga. VERY BLATANTLY
Hyuuga. He's EXACTLY LIKE every other member of the clan except Hinata. If
they put him at the head of the clan, he'd do exactly what they expect of
him.
(Besides, as clan head, he'd have considerably more leverage to infuence
tradition and try to do away with the whole branch/seal issue. He wouldn't
be able to do it in one generation, but his heirs...you never know.)
> > No, I'm pretty sure if Neji got forced into a marriage with Hanabi, his
seal
> > would come OFF, and Hinata would be branded in his stead.
>
> Assuming the Hyuuga main house has a secret method of doing such a
> thing; if he feels such a deep debt toward Hizashi, why didn't Hiashi
> adopt Neji and have him unsealed in the past, before Neji's resentment
> had years to fester?
Because Hiashi's a dumbshit :P It took watching Neji go off on his emo rant
while fighting Naruto to shake loose some of the shit clogging up his brain.
> > Allowing her to live her life the way she wants, for the most part, free
of
> > the burdens of shame and failure and clan politics. Like I said, it'd be
the
> > kindest thing the clan could do to her at this point.
>
> Wasn't disagreeing with you; there are just a lot of people who seem
> to see only portents of doom and despair in what has happened to
> Hinata here...
Heh. That's just because nobody likes the thought of cute little Hinata-chan
getting a big ugly brand on her pretty little face. :)
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