Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-18016240-20160208110013/@comment-18016240-20160210221001

Yeah, that bit with the Yamanaka clan being misnamed was my bad Marc.

I dunno about that Ichi, his developments would be copied by pretty much every other country/hidden village and while his actions did isolate the Uchiha, they were rather necessary due to the tensions that arose, particularly after Madara's tantrum. Not saying it was a nice thing to do by any means, but I can see why he did it.

Hiruzen was also the Hokage who was reigning at the time of the Uchiha clan's massacre though. Of course, that was more because of Danzo than him, but the Third wasn't really known for having the best track record for judging a person's character.

The Uchiha lived pretty well and overall had the most influence in Konoha if we're going by a clan to clan level. Especially after the Senjus started to die off. I'm fairly certain that had Obito not shown up and attacked the village things would've progressed much more peacefully.