Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31278419-20170217002708/@comment-31278419-20170217041756

Another reason to hate the Uchiha clan. Controlling the tailed beasts like it's nothing even though at the start it is said the weakest tailed beast is stronger then the strongest shinobi. Killing the council would have sparked a civil war. The rest of the village wouldn't let the council be assassinated without retaliation.