Board Thread:Chapter and Episode Discussions/@comment-4271790-20141108071032/@comment-9567825-20141110143913

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It can do. But that's the thing I don't think anyone does fear Sasuke. I mean yes he's powerful and apart from Naruto no one really stands a chance against him but these are people who thought in the war, if Sasuke ever rebels which he won't they will stand untited against him. Also I think they trust Naruto's judgement. Also I think they probably know the whole story about everything so I can even see some sympathy there for him. Don't get me wrong their is probably some anger towards Sasuke in the beginning and a lot of mistrust but that probably died down over the years.

But this is a good example as I pointed out about the cycle of hatred ending. Because it wasn't just the Uchiha clan's curse of hatred that was the problem but the shinobi's world/ Showing forgivenss towards Sasuke and Sasuke showing forgiveness towards certain Konoha elders ending the cycle not just in the Uchiha but in the shinobi world. Which is why, and although some argue against this, Sasuke being pardoned not just in Konoha but the whole shinobi world had to be done.