[FFML] [C&C] [Fanfic][Naruto] Suiren, Chapter 14: Blood...

[The Eternal Lost Lurker]

> > s/they/he, Naruto is a one-author manga, thank you drive through...
> >
> > (Pet peeve!)
>
> Are you _absolutely_ certain? O_o;...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masashi_Kishimoto

> Sorry, i'm one of those mildly paranoid people that can't resist
> assigning a generic, nebulous 'bad actor' whenever something gets
> screwed up.

"Screwed up" HOW, pray tell? The Uzu no Kuni thing isn't THAT far-fetched...

> 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?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masashi_Kishimoto

> > 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...

I don't think there's a seal that can be branded into someone that can never
be removed...not even the seal imprisoning Kyuubi.

Granted, the Hyuuga branch family seal is rather more invasive even than
THAT, but I seriously doubt it's unremovable.

> 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...

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.

> 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.

Under most circumstances, I would agree with this. However, there are
numerous reasons to do it the other way in this case. Neji would go along
with either path, of course. I think, though, that if nobody else, Hiashi
would insist on Neji being unsealed and made the official clan head, for two
reasons:

1. To repay his debt to Hizashi in full.
2. Because Neji IS the current living pinnacle of the Hyuuga. Having him
remain sealed even while married to a main family member would...probably
not do much for the clan's image in the eyes of their peers.

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.

> > (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.

Right. It's like disowning a princess and then keeping her locked in a tower
instead of throwing her out on her ass.

> 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...

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.

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