Hoshina Clan

The Hoshina clan (保科一族, Hoshina Ichizoku) was one of the strongest clan throughout history, up until their destruction before the Third Shinobi World War. All members born into this clan possess the Swift Release.

Founding
The clan was founded by Hiroto Hoshina, a shinobi with tremendous speed who earned the nickname "Hiroto the Swift". This nickname later became the source of their kekkei genkai's name, the Swift Release. The Hoshina clan was one of the strongest clan in history, their kekkei genkai granting them instantaneous speed that gace them advantage over opponents with great taijutsu skills.

Massacre
The Hoshina clan was distant blood relatives with the Yume clan, however over the years as the Hoshina clan's power grew more everyday, the two clans eventually became bitter rivals. This rivalry lasted right up to the point where the Yume clan declared them too dangerous, and thus they massacred the Hoshina clan during the middle of the night. The Hoshina clan fought back, and there were casualties of the Yume clan too, but in the end, the most casualties were of the Hoshina clan, who were unprepared for the attack.

Survivors
Yui Hoshina has successfully escaped with the young heiress of the clan, Kotori Hoshina, while Kotori's father Seiichi Hoshina held up the Yume clan.

Yui escaped to the Third Hokage, and later raised Kotori, who was still a young child at the time.

Abilities
The Hoshina clan was renowned for possessing the Swift Release, an advanced nature kekkei genkai that can be used to move with instantaneous speed, granting the user an advantage over opponents with more strength than speed, such as users of Chakra Enhanced Strength. This nature therefore renders the user invulnerable against most taijutsu.

Trivia

 * The word "Hoshi" from their last name "Hoshina" literally means "star". This could be a reference to their kekkei genkai, as stars are very fast when they fall.
 * During the early days of the hidden villages, the Hoshina clan wore armour reminiscent of the period of dress. Under this they wore a long sleeve, black outfit, the shoulders of which bore the crest of their clan. They also wore black pants and bandages around their shins.
 * Blue eyes was a common trait among members of the Hoshina clan.
 * Prior to settling on Konohagakure, they resided in an enclave of small wooden buildings surrounded by forest.

Reference
The Hoshina clan is a clan for the Narutoverse created by BlossomsCherry on deviantART. Naruto and Naruto Shippuden belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.