Board Thread:Wiki Discussions/@comment-24772621-20140501232434

Ok so this is kinda old, but was going through old episodes waiting for Naruto and Sauske vs Madara like everyone else, and I realized something. In the flashbacks where Kushina and Minato were alive, they were very prominent members of the village. I know that Naruto was given Kushina's last name instead of Minato's so that the village wouldn't know Naruto was their son, but what was the point of that? Everyone knew Kushina and Minato were married, and I'm sure at least some of them know Kushina's last name. Some, like Sauske's mom, even saw her while she was pregnant and leaving the village. So how is everyone in Konoha so stupid that they couldn't put two and two together and realize who Naruto was? And they definitely didn't figure it out and then decide to not tell Naruto, because if they did I am sure they would have been nicer to Naruto. I mean even though the title jinchuriki is bad, I'm sure the title of son of the hokage would have helped him out with being accepted in the village.  