Why is Inojin's last name Yamanaka? Not Sai's last name?

coolxal said:
Sai is also one of Konoha's experimental subjects. He's got no family or last name.

Kaiser-chan said:
Yamanaka is more known in the vilage and is something he can be proud of unlike whatever Sai's last name is.

Man_of_Sin said:


Sai is not an experiment.

That's not unusual for Asian culture. I forget which, if it's Japanese, or Chinese. Whomever comes from a prominent family, passes on that name, even if it's a woman. Look at Legend of Korra. The Beifong family is Asian-culture based. When Su Beifong married Bataar, he and the kids had her name. Because the Beifong is a very respected and rich family, then the have a very famous mother, who's possibly the most skilled Earth Bender.

Ino comes from one of the great clans in Konoha, so her name outranks Sai's, even if it was known. Unless he came from someone famous. Him being a male meant very little. The clan keeps going, and new members become a member of said clan, rather than losing members, by them taking outsiders' names.

Man_of_Sin said:


Sai is not an experiment.

That's not unusual for Asian culture. I forget which, if it's Japanese, or Chinese. Whomever comes from a prominent family, passes on that name, even if it's a woman. Look at Legend of Korra. The Beifong family is Asian-culture based. When Su Beifong married Bataar, he and the kids had her name. Because the Beifong is a very respected and rich family, then the have a very famous mother, who's possibly the most skilled Earth Bender.

Ino comes from one of the great clans in Konoha, so her name outranks Sai's, even if it was known. Unless he came from someone famous. Him being a male meant very little. The clan keeps going, and new members become a member of said clan, rather than losing members, by them taking outsiders' names.