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== Trivia == |
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* [[Ao]] from [[Kirigakure]] killed a member of the Hyūga clan to obtain his Byakugan eye. Whether he killed a '''main''' or '''branch''' house member is still unknown, but it is however likely that he killed a member of the Main House or he removed the eye of a Branch member while his opponent was still alive; whether the Hyūga seal prevents this is unknown. |
* [[Ao]] from [[Kirigakure]] killed a member of the Hyūga clan to obtain his Byakugan eye. Whether he killed a '''main''' or '''branch''' house member is still unknown, but it is however likely that he killed a member of the Main House or he removed the eye of a Branch member while his opponent was still alive; whether the Hyūga seal prevents this is unknown. |
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Revision as of 19:13, 25 April 2012
This seal is branded on all branch house members in the Hyūga clan by members of the main house. Its main purpose is to seal their Byakugan ability when they die, preventing an enemy from learning its secrets. Its secondary purpose is to control the branch house members, since it can be activated at will by a main house member with a hand seal only known by them to destroy the wearer's brain cells.
The seal is branded on a branch member's forehead when the next heir or heiress of the main house turns three years old, (Neji Hyūga received his at the age of four on Hinata's third birthday), and is only removed upon their death. Branch house members tend to keep their foreheads concealed because of the seal.
Trivia
- Ao from Kirigakure killed a member of the Hyūga clan to obtain his Byakugan eye. Whether he killed a main or branch house member is still unknown, but it is however likely that he killed a member of the Main House or he removed the eye of a Branch member while his opponent was still alive; whether the Hyūga seal prevents this is unknown.
References
- ↑ First Databook, page 194
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