User blog comment:Jopjopjop/Volume 18 Spoilers/@comment-116.75.55.109-20150515081430/@comment-3965848-20150515083124

Not exactly, The Hyuga trait is solely an eye ability that has 360 degree x-ray vision.

The purpose of Penetrait is to bypass any barriers, guess it's kinda similer when used on the eye's but that's like a sub ability.