Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-3297904-20150315141751/@comment-17623-20150317160551

Let's be real. Everybody thought the tailed beasts were "filthy beasts" and they looked/acted the part. Hell Gyuki said he was wild and out of control until B tamed him and Kurama said he was a living mass of evil. Further, very few people acknowledged their sentience. Very few. So yeah, Madara is a massive prick but to be fair everyone was towards the tailed beasts.

A few more things:

You may want to rewatch the 4-Tailed Naruto vs Orochimaru again. Orochimaru was having fun and the only time he was in any real trouble was when the Nine-Tails fired the Tailed Beast Ball, and even then he survived.

And yes, he killed the Kazekage with a sneak attack. Like a good shinobi would against someone who can control mountains of golden dust.