Holy sh*t! that was beautiful :T_T:
It really seems like you are on to something, I can only agree with what you said lol. My knowledge on the hyuuga is limited but you seem to know what you are talking about and on top of that it all makes a lot of sense. The only thing I didn't really understand was the last sentence. What do you mean by "With that the Uchiha's Origins would lie within the Hyuga"?
Also kinda off-topic: I just watched the new episode and since you are a big hyuuga fan in general, I was wondering what you thought about it. I think we kinda had this convo before but what did you think about how the anime handled it?
Oh I was just going to what Kakashi said during the Chunnin exam.
It was a great episode but nothing too special. I didn't feel that sad for the characters that died in this episode but it was still more emotional than the manga. It was rushed, imo. It looks like Kishi pulled that move out of nowhere because we never expected Neji to die. The animators had the perfect chance to correct this scene in the manga by showing more scenes involving Neji so that it will make a more emotional impact to the audience when he dies. I'm still disappointed that Neji did not get enough build ups that he deserve in this war.
However Neji's death was executed perfectly. it felt real, and Neji holds this significant meaning to his death which represent his freedom and I love this symbolism played out. That aspect of the death is what I loved about this episode and this Hinata and Naruto development really brings in the nice touch.
The art, animation, the soundtrack and the voice actor especially Obito was beautifully done, and I think that was the strongest point of the episode.
Speaking of Neji death seal, he purpose of the Hyuuga Main Branch seal has been something of an oddity to me for some time, now..
Kaguya is stated to have been using humanity to create soldiers to fight against... probably whatever/whoever out-badassed her.
For reasons yet to be explained - she persisted, the "Juubi problem" existed, and Hagoromo thought it would be a good idea to give everyone chakra (probably because he played a part in making sure Kaguya was not destroyed - but that's because I believe Hagoromo is a 'heretical sage of the outer path').
Anyone powerful and/or wise enough to accomplish this would have likely realized that the problem was far from over and that there would be a time when Kaguya came back to cause problems (or someone doing her bidding)
The Seal was likely developed as a means of keeping the broader population of Hyuuga (that would eventually come in the wake of settlement) from being able to seek broader power as Kaguya did. The true "Power of the Main Branch" likely does not sit with the Gentle Fist style, but with abilities similar to (though probably not the magnitude) of Kaguya. Though it's possible those abilities have been forgotten simply out of adherence to a strict doctrine of not utilizing them.
The true purpose of the "Caged Bird Seal" is to prevent the rise of another Kaguya, and quite possibly to seal off branch members from greater abilities.
