Regarding Kirigakure's Rejection of Kekkei Genkai (Revised)

Today, a reader happened to mention this.

Questioning why Qi Shuang was nurtured by Kirigakure and became a ninja.

Many people likely have the same question, so I have to explain this.

First, there's a reason why Kirigakure rejected Kekkei Genkai.

It's not like the Mizukage could just say, "I don't like those Kekkei Genkai users today, kill them all."

And then have such a nonsensical decree passed, right?

Moreover, Kekkei Genkai ninja are stronger than most ninja, and coupled with hereditary lineage, they form communities and clusters, not existing in isolation.

Although, in the original work, various Kekkei Genkai ninja were very rare, only appearing one or two at a time.

But you don't think Kekkei Genkai families are supported by just one or two people, do you?

Look at the Uchiha before their extermination, a Kekkei Genkai family would have a considerable number of people.

Unless the Mizukage had water in their brain, would they reject such a large force of elite combat power?

Therefore, Kirigakure's rejection of Kekkei Genkai users was only a rejection of a portion of them, and there were specific reasons behind it, which forced the Mizukage to make such a self-damaging decision.

Haku mentioned in his memories that after the Civil War in the Land of Water, the populace greatly feared Kekkei Genkai users. (I just deliberately went back and checked, this is correct.)

To survive, many people began to live under assumed names, afraid to reveal their identities and abilities.

At that time, Haku, from the beginning of his memory, lived with his mother in a small village.

That village was not Kirigakure. Do you all think that dilapidated village was Kirigakure?

Although in Naruto, it often gives the impression that one village is equivalent to one country, in reality, no matter how small a country is, it cannot have only one village.

So, the dilapidated village in Haku's memory was not Kirigakure.

He once unconsciously used his Kekkei Genkai, and his father discovered the secret, thus identifying the mother and son as Kekkei Genkai users.

Clearly, his mother married him after living under an assumed name, and then gave birth to him. (The probability of a mother remarrying with someone is too small.)

In other words, Haku's mother was already on the run before he was born.

And Haku died at fifteen, while Zabuza was twenty-six.

Therefore, when Zabuza was around eleven, Haku was just born, and Zabuza was the same age as Kakashi. Kakashi was around thirteen when the Third Shinobi World War ended.

So, Haku's mother's escape happened during the Third Shinobi World War.

There's an interesting point here: in Haku's memory, it was because of the Civil War that Kekkei Genkai users were ostracized by the populace, and many lived under assumed names.

And the timing of this civil war just happened to coincide with the Third Shinobi World War. Don't you all find it too coincidental?

The entire country was fighting an external war, and at this critical juncture, a civil war broke out among our own people. Were some people too ignorant?

Aren't they afraid of Kirigakure settling the score later?

I don't think it's that some people are ignorant, but rather that someone is deliberately stirring up trouble!

You must know that during wartime, each side uses its own methods. Each village sends people to sabotage behind enemy lines. This should be easy to understand, right? (For example, our Hundred Regiments Offensive)

The most typical example is during the Third Shinobi World War, when Orochimaru infiltrated Kumogakure, released the Eight-Tails, and killed the previous Jinchuriki of the Eight-Tails.

Therefore, the civil war that broke out in the Land of Water at this time must have been instigated by someone deliberately causing trouble behind the scenes.

As for who the mastermind is, it's not hard to analyze.

The closest to the Land of Water are the Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire. Kumogakure lost the Third Raikage and was in chaos internally. They didn't even have the energy to fight in the Third Shinobi World War, let alone cause trouble in Kirigakure.

And at this time, the Land of Fire was at war with the Land of Water.

If Konohagakure sent people to cause trouble in the Land of Water, would there be any benefit?

The answer is yes, and the benefits are huge!

Creating internal strife in the Land of Water could alleviate the pressure on the front lines.

Moreover, during this period, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was in charge of Konoha, and Danzo was very active behind the scenes.

Therefore, the civil war in the Land of Water was clearly the result of incitement by malicious individuals.

And one of the parties involved in the civil war in the Land of Water must have been a Kekkei Genkai family, which is why they were rejected by the public.

Consequently, the reason the Kirigakure higher-ups rejected Kekkei Genkai was because they rebelled and caused internal chaos.

Therefore, they would only act against the participating forces and families, not against other innocent families.

This also explains why Haku's mother fled in hiding.

Their Ice Release family must have participated in the civil war in the Land of Water.

Furthermore, Haku was later adopted by Zabuza and even wore the mask of the Hidden Mist Anbu and the forehead protector of a Mist Ninja. This is enough to show that Kirigakure did not reject all Kekkei Genkai users.

Because at this time, Haku was alone and couldn't be traced. He didn't even have a surname. Everyone just treated him as a Kekkei Genkai user who was wandering outside.

And the setting I gave Qi Shuang is that of an orphan.

This has nothing to do with the civil war in the Land of Water. Kirigakure had no reason to attack a child with no background.

As for the origin of Ice Release.

Everyone knows that Kekkei Genkai are obtained through heredity.

Even if a person's Kekkei Genkai is not awakened, the information for the Kekkei Genkai still exists in their genes.

Even if none of their descendants awaken a Kekkei Genkai, this gene will still be passed down.

It's just that, due to the diluted bloodline, the possibility of descendants awakening it will become lower and lower.

Has anyone heard of the phenomenon of "atavism"? Occasionally, one or two people will exhibit traits from many generations of their ancestors.

Although I haven't established a direct blood relation between Qi Shuang and Haku, he possesses a trace of Ice Release genes from an unknown number of generations past. It's not impossible for it to awaken through "atavism."

This is all I have to say. If everyone insists on arguing that Kirigakure indiscriminately rejects all those with Kekkei Genkai, then there's nothing I can do.

It's a matter of opinion.