Byakugan VS Sharingan

There are two great dōjutsu in the Hidden Leaf, the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan and the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.

Now it’s clear that Sharingan is the more highlighted dōjutsu for most of the series, but I will be going into and comparing the significance and strengths of both in a clan perspective and a strength perspective. As well as their overall impact in the series.

Which is more powerful?

Lets get the more important question out of the way first. Which is stronger? Well at a base level the Byakugan could be seen as superior to the Sharingan. Here’s why.

Sharingan

The Sharingan allows users to see chakra as color in order to distinguish it by its composition and source (the Byakugan can also do this but at a much more precise and significant scale).

Sharingan also gives an insane amount of perception, enabling users to mimic movements and once fully devolved grants predictive abilities. More adept users can even copy certain jutsu not including Kekkei Genkai.

However, not all clans members are born with the Sharingan and those who are born with it can only unlock it when he/she experiences a powerful emotional event.

Byakugan

Byakugan users have near 360º vision, meaning they can see any attack or otherwise coming even if their not facing it. The range of vision can even increase to 10 kilometres with training.

Its users also have x-ray vision, allowing them to see though walls and all other objects. The Byakugan is also able to follow high-speed movements to better react to an attack or jutsu (not a predictive capability like the Sharingan).

The Byakugan can also see a persons chakra points, allowing Hyuga members to use the Gentle Fist to either seal or forcibly open these points, thus giving the user complete control over their opponent’s chakra.

Conclusion of power

The byakugan is stronger than the sharingan at base levels. What the Byakugan lacks is the ability to upgrade and evolve. Once a Sharingan turns into a Mangekyo Sharingan, it overtakes the Byakugan in power by a landslide.

The Byakugan CAN evolve into a Tenseigan, but its so rare that its unfair to pit it against the Mangekyo. However, the Byakugan could be seen as the superior dōjutsu due to the fact that all Hyuga members are born with it, and the Sharingan is somewhat rare among Uchiha.

Significance of Byakugan throughout the series

Kaguya used her Byakugan to extend the range and potency of her genjutsu. This allowed her to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi on entire nations. Hamura Otsutsuki alongside his brother Hagoromo were able to seal away Kaguya using the power of Byakugan and Rinnegan.

Significance of Sharingan throughout the series

The Sharingan plays a darker role throughout Naruto. The Sharingan gave mass power to Naruto’s most notorious villains such as Madara and Obito. Its also the main ingredient in Infinite Tsukuyomi, and has been used to posses political figures and tailed beasts such as the 4th Mizukage and the Nine Tails.

So there you go. I hope I shed a little light on the very over shadowed Byakugan and I hope you enjoyed this list!