Hinata was heir to the clan so she was considered an elite throughout the main branch and the clan. I havent seen the last so if you want to enlighten me you can, but everything in this thread is still manga facts.Here's where your post lost credibility my friend. Even in the manga Hinata was NEVER considered Elite. She was passed up for her little sister by her father as future clan leader because she didn't have what it takes. But I am not disagreeing with the rest
In terms of overall clan strength, Part 1 Neji being like 2nd strongest in the strongest clan on the leaf means Hiashi himself is carrying the bulk of the clan.
You cannot tell me that the strongest clan in the leaf has Part 1 Neji as it's No.2, That makes zero sense.
So either Neji in part 1 is an actual power house compared to most singular shinobi in the leaf, or Hiashi is so strong most of the strength of the strongest clan is on his back alone, Again would make him one of the strongest leaf shinobi since he alone is enough to carry a clan with part 1 Neji as the clans No.2
It's not hate, It's the truth. Sasuke's current strength isn't solely down to his Genes/Genius. Same goes for Naruto too
Also Yes Hebi does have better feats but that's because he was actually developed and skills were shown in the first place, Neither Neji's jutsu strength was explored nor developed much and Hiashi was outright ignored until the war arc where again he got minimal screen time.
If your trying gauge a clans strength, adding factors such as Hagoromo's gifts to sasuke which have nothing to do with the uchiha clan, It's like trying to gauge an average uzumaki strength by Naruto's strength while using the kyuubi or the Sages chakra.
Never said he was the 2nd strongest even althoughby feats he sure as hell was. Unless you can name me a stronger Hyuuga?
It's backed by the manga so this argument won't go anywhere unless you accept that. Also, I'm not saying p1 Neji couldn't be defeated by other members of the clan, but it would only be because they have more experience than Neji and not actual skill or ability. Usually the strongest members of the clan do stand out and make their power more reputable. Just look at Hashirama for reference.
I also don't see the problem using Sasuke to gauge the clans strength when Sasuke was actually the last legit member of the clan. EMS Sasuke can also be considered a demi god. Just look at how feared Madara was with EMS. Are you going to say as a EMS user and Indra reincarnate MAdara can't be considered as well when he was the leader?
Hago gifts can be left out the equation I suppose.
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and thats long after the clan had been wiped out
Dope stuff man.
After part 1 I thought the K11 would have more screen time in part 2. Kishi treated them all nicely in that Sasuke retrieval and chunin exam arc, I was hoping they would get expanded on. Especially neji I thought he would contend with the best but I suppose Kishi only cared about his mains.I think Hyuuga were supposed to be alot more to the story early on then changed his mind when sasuke got so popular.
Early on in the manga Hyugga were the original royal clan of the leaf. Like the one scene where the Hokage makes the whole village go to some kind of meeting and Hiashi tells him to **** off because its Hinatas birthday and the whole clan skipped. The "curse of hatred" was originally Nejis story not Sasuke. The sharingan was originally the successor of the byakugan before the rinnegan and sage of six path ever existed. The Byakugan had better "foresight" than the sharingan.
I think if Neji got more popular the Hyuuga would've been alot stronger in the series.