Quote:That's it, that fits exactly - though I think that while Hinata would be part of the blade, the piercing point is Itachi. However strongly they feel about it, however, clan autonomy comes first if anything comes to a vote, so while Haruno-oijsan might applaud the end of the Hyuuga house division, it MUST come form within and he'll have no part in trying to force it. His eternal rival Maito-ojisan, on the other hand, would be a willing ally for Hinata in that respect, and is something of an activist in the Villiage Council despite being of a minor clan - the Maito attitude towards the springtime of youth, passionate power, and putting your all into wathever you do is multigenerational, even if they do calm down... a bit... eventually.
I'd also point out that another reason the Haruno might be moderates is that their bloodline gives them a constant and consistent reason to study and understand psychology, for many of the same reasons that Aburame will tend to know a lot about entymology. A healthy childhood, in the clan leadership's minds, would go a long way towards creating successful shinobi - if for no other reason than what happens when you push a kid too hard, like Hinata was.
I'm kind of thinking that the Aburame took over for the Haruno as the merchant family of the Leaf in TXY - initially a sideline in weaver-bug silk, their ninja side is the same size but the civilian side of the family, with a much greater proportion of Weavers (who usually only deal with lining the passages in the body-hives) to combat bugs, has grown and expanded into general carriers of what's made here and sells there. There are distinct business advantages to being an Aburame as well, as seen in the canon chuunin exam and when Shino is talking to Kabuto in TGNH.
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