Clan Name: Hyuuga

Clan History:
The Hyuuga clan were one of the founding noble families of Leaf village. The clan itself is said to be the ancestors of the Uchiha clan who possess the bloodline of the Sharingan eye.

All Hyuuga clan members are born with the Byakugan, the inherited Kekkei Genkai of the clan. The clan revolves around the Byakugan and is separated into two parts, the main house and the branch house, a creation that protects the secrets of the Byakugan from outsiders. The main house runs the family while the branch house protects it. The members of the branch house are branded with a cursed seal. This seal gives the main house members absolute control over the branch members, because they can destroy the branch members' brains with a simple hand gesture, or cause them great pain to punish them. This seal also makes sure the secret of the Hyuuga's Byakugan is safe, because it seals the Byakugan after the wearer of the seal dies. There seems to be a great deal of bad blood between members of the main and branch houses, most likely due to the fact that no matter how powerful branch members become, they exist solely to protect the Hyuuga secrets.

Members of the clan are instructed in the use of the Gentle Fist style, which uses the Byakugan to view the opponent's chakra circulatory system and deal precise blows to disable and impede the flow of chakra. Due to training in this style, Hyuuga clan members tend to have excellent chakra control. This is emphasized in jutsu that utilize this chakra control, as well as the nuances of the Gentle Fist style.

Clan Location: Konohagakure

Clan Ability:
Each clan member possessed the "Byakugan" or "White Eye." When the "Byakugan" is activated, the clan member gains an extra-sensory perception, which gives them penetrating sight and telescopic vision. This allows them to see the internal chakra circulation system in other beings. This vision also grants the member a near three hundred sixty degrees view of their surroundings. The higher the skill of the clan member, the further the distance from which they can sense incoming attacks.

Furthermore, it has the power of mental and emotional insight. It can see what the person feels and is thinking at the moment just by reading their physical and outer gestures. For example, if one of the Byakugan users looked into the eyes of their opponent, they could read what they are thinking. By reading what they are doing with their hands and other body movements, they can tell what that person wants to do. The insight of the Byakugan is amazing and fearful. This is all in terms of it's power in mental and emotional insight.

The clan uses this ability in conjunction with their own chakra creating the Jyuken (gentle fist) fighting style. By focusing the chakra to their fingertips, they can press the tenketsu or chakra pressure points of their opponent’s body. When the finger nears the tenketsu the chakra is forced out, collapsing the targeted tenketsu for a period of time. The tenketsu serve as the connectors and exit points for the chakra pathways. So when the Hyuuga clan member stops them, the ninja greatly loses his or her ability to utilize their chakra for jutsu.

Clan Weakness:
For all of the Hyuuga’s impressive Kekkei Genkei, the Byakugan has a small blind spot that extends outwards from their upper back. It should also be noted that Hyuugas tend to be speed based rather then strength-based individual, thus their shortfall in strength.

Clan Leader: Hyuuga Hiashi (NPC)