Ultimate Defense: Zero Blind Spot!
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| Ultimate Defense: Zero Blind Spot! | |
| Premiere date: | 3 December 2003 |
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| Episode Length: | 24.5 minutes |
| Episode Code: | 061 |
| Episode Airdate: |  3 December 2003 20 March 2007 |
| Manga Arc: | Chūnin Exam |
Ultimate Defense: Zero Blind Spot! (Japanese: 死角ゼロ！もうひとつの絶対防御 - Shikaku zero! Mō hitotsu no zettai Bōgyo) is episode 61 of the anime series Naruto. The episode's storyline is from the Chūnin Exam manga arc. It deals with the second part of the Naruto vs. Neji battle
[edit] Plot
Naruto has performed another Shadow Clone Jutsu to attack Neji. Neji reasons that the real Naruto must be the one that attacks the least, and runs toward the Naruto that was the farthest back. Neji hits that Naruto, and a bunch of shadow clones disappear. However, Naruto had only used that as a distraction, and he had been attacking full force the whole time.
This gives Naruto the chance that he was looking for, and together with another clone, attacks Neji. However, Neji uses Hakkeshou Kaiten (Divine Whirl), which destroys the clone and knocks Naruto back. Naruto tries again with five clones, but they are destroyed again by Kaiten.
Neji now begins his attack. Naruto is within his divination circle, and Neji does Hakke Rokujūyonshou (Divination Field, 64 strikes) and closes all of Naruto's tenketsu.
Naruto still does not give up, even though he cannot use any chakra. Neji is surprised, and Naruto exclaims that he does it because he can't understand why Neji did what he did to Hinata. Since Naruto was so interested, Neji decided to tell Naruto the fate of the Hyuga Clan.
In the Hyuga Clan, there are two families: the head family and the branch family. Hinata and her sister Hanabi belong to the Head Family, while Neji belongs to the branch family. When Hinata turned three, Neji was inbued with the Cursed Seal, which is a rare technique passed on to all branch family members. One day, Neji sees the power of the seal, when Hinata's father Hiashi activated the seal on Neji's father Hizashi. Hizashi had tried to kill Hinata, but Hiashi was able to use the seal to destroy brain cells and also close off the Byakugan's abilities. This was perfect for the head family to control the branch family, and for the branch family to protect the head family.
On the day when Konohagakure and Kumogakure signed their peace treaty, Hinata was kidnapped. Hiashi had caught up to the perpetrator, and killed him. The perpetrator was actually the head ninja of Kumogakure who signed the treaty. Kumogakure did not recognize the crime, and demanded payment: the body of Hiashi. To prevent a war, and to protect the secrets of the Byakugan, Hizashi was sent instead, since Hizashi was Hiashi's twin brother, and when Hizashi died, the Cursed Seal sealed off the Byakugan forever and disappeared.
These events caused Neji to believe that people are born into a preordained fate.
[edit] Trivia
- The Curse Seal on Neji was the Indian peace symbol in the manga; however, since the swastika is just the reverse, the anime wanted to avoid any reprimands and changed it to an x.
- Hanabi Hyuga is supposed to be five years Hinata's junior, yet in Neji's flashback in Episode 61, Hiashi is standing between Hanabi and a three year old Hinata. Both look about the same height and age. Next, a four year old Neji is shown with his father, indicating this was nine years ago, two years before a present seven years old Hanabi's supposed birth.
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