Naruto Art Makes A Fan-Favorite Ninja Unrecognizable With One Change
Hinata Hyuga is one of Naruto's best characters. Art found on Instagram reimagines her to have colored eyes, and she looks unrecognizable with them.
It's no understatement to say that Naruto is one of the largest and most well-known manga series in the world. Not only does the series tell an emotionally gripping story, but it also features a colorful and iconic cast of characters. Hinata Hyuga is one of the main characters and is well known for her relationship with Naruto. Artwork found online changes one small detail about her, and it is major enough to make her look like a completely different character.
Being part of the Hyuga clan, Hinata sports the Byakugan in both of her eyes. The Byakugan is an ocular jutsu that allows the user to see through walls and objects in nearly 360 degrees, as well as chakra points and currents. the Byakugan is a powerful jutsu, with one small weakness. The Byakugan appears in its users' eyes as a large off-white iris with very faint pupils.
On the second slide of an Instagram post, user uchihakyubi reimagines Hinata to show what she would look like if she had normal eyes instead of her Byakugan, and she almost becomes a different character. Instead of the cloudy white irises of the Byakugan, Hinata is shown with bright blue eyes and a clearly defined pupil. It really shows how drastic and important eyes are to character design because not only does Hinata look like someone else in the picture, but each shot adds an extra layer of emotional intensity to her. One can clearly tell what she is thinking or feeling just by looking at her eyes, rather than that being completely ambiguous.
With colored eyes, Hinata resembles her daughter Himawari much more than she did before. Although Himawari still has and can use the Byakugan, she did not inherit the eyes of her ancestors, instead inheriting her father's and grandfather's bright blue eyes. This led a lot of fans to believe that she did not inherit the Hyuga clan's famous jutsu, but this was cleared up right away in a light-hearted and humorous anime short about the day Naruto became Hokage. If Hinata had normal eyes regularly, the confusion most likely would not have happened. Despite this though, the Byakugan is inseparable from Hinata and allows her to do things even Naruto can't do.
Seeing Hinata with colored eyes is strange at first and makes her look like someone else entirely, but after getting used to it, one realizes it's a shame that it's not part of her normal design. The eyes add a whole extra layer to her character, and as one of the more dynamic characters in the Naruto series, it would have been great if this was reflected in Hinata's appearance as well as her speech. Special thanks to uchihakyubi for pointing this out.
Source: Uchihakyubi