Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-37790263-20181211231405

The year is coming to a close and recent events have gotten me thinking alot about what happened to the Uchiha Clan. Specifically, I've been disturbed by the coldness directed at the clan, especially in regards to the Massacre. The belief I've come to see from some fans is that they deserved what they got. But did they, really? The clan appeared to be guilty only of irrationallity. They weren't performing human experimentation like Orochimaru, or slavery like the Hyuga. The clan was angry over the suspicion placed on them for a crime they didn't commit. But even then, they submitted to forced relocation and surveillance for 11 yrs. Placing spies in the village makes sense when you're apprehensive of a government that has placed you into a ghetto. Real life has a particularly nasty example of what happens when governments do that. Furthermore, everyone goes on about the Uchiha being a disloyal clan, but no one mentions that when Madara warned the clan about future persecution, they IGNORED him, and sided with the village, and peace. No one mentions that the Uchiha had served the village without issue for 60 yrs. Then, when they finally get pushed to the edge, they're massacred like dogs. Shisui Uchiha became my favorite, because although he disagreed strongly with the coup, he appeared by his actions, to empathize with the clan. He understood the reason the clan wanted the coup, but was far sighted enough to see that only ruin would result from their actions. Thus he tried to use Kotoamatsukami to save them from themselves. I apologize forthe essay, but recent events in the world like the Syrian war and genocide in Myannmar have caused me to revisit the massacre. 