Why did Neji’s father stil have the Hyuga curse mark on his forehead even after his death?


When Neji dies in _Naruto Shippuden_ episode 365, his Hyuga curse mark
disappeared from his forehead.

However, why does his father still have it on his head which was reanimated?




The Cursed Mark of the Hyuga Branch family has two purposes:

  1. To allow the Main family to easily put under control a rebellious member.
  2. To ensure that, if they die in battle, their Byakugan will not be stolen.

Now, Edo Hizashi seems to still have the Byakugan in his power(although he
doesn’t actually use it), so it makes sense that the Curse Mark is still
present to make sure that it cannot be stolen. What does not make complete
sense is why he still has the Byakugan, although when it comes to Orochimaru
and his experiments very little surprises me at this point.

![](https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-6355d2971c0748fd6755ddc2832d2547)

Here is Neji’s forehead as he is dying, which shows that the seal is indeed
erased during death. Below is Edo Hizashi, with his Seal and apparent
Byakugan.

![](https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-663be05fabfa2cc14d5f18815e8f3a2d)

Another theory is that Hizashi wasn’t killed in a traditional way, and was
instead sealed somewhere in order to steal his Byakugan, and for some reason
the Curse Mark didn’t detect this as death and so it didn’t deactivate. Or
honestly it might have just been a mistake. Who knows...

