Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25124448-20140630200132/@comment-5936871-20140630210919

The Hyuga became the strongest after the Uchiha were wiped out. I mean, the Senju and Uchiha were considered the two most powerful clans, so obviously the Hyuga were weaker. So it's reasonable to assume the Uchiha were stronger, but the Hyuga were definitely a close second. But personally, I believe the Hyuga could possibly win if you ignore the statement above. I mean they excel in short-range taijutsu-based combat which could easily overwhelm a Uchiha. I mean the Uchiha excel in fire release-based jutsu and utilize their sharingan to predict enemies' movements, copy their jutsu, and place them in powerful genjutsu. The hyuga for example are capable of moving their hands at incredibly fast speeds which I believe the Uchiha could not keep up with. They can't copy their gentle fist so that wouldn't help so genjutsu is the only viable option. But they don't even need to make direct eye contact because of their much greater field of vision. Also, if the Uchiha were to launch their fire release jutsu the Hyuga could just use blow body or rotation to disperse the flames. So personally, I believe the Hyuga could win but going based on manga facts the Uchiha are stronger.