

Although it's never a rule, it seems the standard throughout Naruto that
Ninjas married within their own clan so as to preserve their Kekkei Genkai
(Hyuuga) or just to preserve the blood lines (Uzumaki). (This can still be
broken as is the case between Minato and Kushina.)

It seems though, that in the final chapter, all the Ninja of the 'Konoha 11'
seem to marry outside of their clan, like Naruto and Hinata (Uzumaki and
Hyuuga) or Shikamaru and Temari (Nara and Sand). I understand that this was
more of a fan service chapter, but is there any in-universe explanation as to
why none of the Ninja of Naruto's generation decided to marry in-clan?


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Inter-Clan Marriage?


It is true that shinobi clans married within their respective clan so that
their Kekkei Genkai would remain in the family. But it was around the time
when all the nations were at war with each other. Once Hashirama Senju decided
to distribute all the tailed beasts among the hidden villages, the majority of
attention (of bad people) shifted from obtaining bloodline limit techniques to
obtaining/controlling tailed beasts.

Also, in case of interclan marriages, it was not sure that the offspring would
awaken his/her Bloodline Limit. It was evident in the case of Tsunade's
parents who were half Senju and half Uzumaki because very little is known
about them, but it was certain that they were no shinobi.

The concept of not having interclan marriages was high when nations were at
war and having a technique unique to only one family/clan meant that their
country would have an advantage over the enemy. Like in the case of Kimimaro's
Clan. But since it was evident that every offspring couldn't awaken their
bloodline limit, interclan marriages were often held.

In the case of the Uchiha, there was never any protocol to marry within
Uchiha. Because their Kekkai Genkai was not easy to awaken, even for those who
were descendants of great Uchiha shinobi. Even if someone from outside their
clan awakened the Sharingan, it would do a great deal of damage to one's body
and eventually lead to death (as in Kakashi's case where he was paralyzed for
an entire week after using his Mangeky Sharingan to save Gaara. Luckily by the
end of Kaguya's Arc Obito helped him control his Sharingan but it drained out
his stamina quickly).


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The idea of the post-War wake was a definitive change in mindset among all
Ninja. What was once taboo was finally available at no negative cost to the
individual. Therefore, when the surviving clan members mate it is only natural
that they would all utilize their newfound freedoms as opposed to sticking to
the harsh, restricting rules of the past. Its all symbolic of the change
Naruto set into motion.


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