Shoji Kengen was born to Kizoku Hyūga and a unamed Hōzuki Clan woman who had a relationship against the wishes of the Main Branch of the Hyūga Family . His mother died soon after he was born and thus Kizoku had to abandon Shoji against his wishes. He was adopted by one of the Kirigakure Elders who had close connection with his mother and was given the name Shoji Kengen(けんげん しょじ,Kengen Shoji). Shoji Kengen grew up normally like a villager without knowing much of his history and he thought of his white eyes as a gift of God.. Once during an mission his adoptive father was killed, which caused Shoji who was hiding behind and watching his father much sorrow, that he forced himself to open one of the Eight Gatesand kill most of the Chuunin. This made his mother, believe that he has potentials t