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Sarutobii2 wrote: SuperSaiyaMan wrote: If the Uchiha were discriminated against too: they would never been able to become ninja. You can still become a ninja while being discriminated against. Just look at Naruto who became one after being discriminated against by 99% of Konoha.

That is an excellent point.

ItachiWasAHero wrote: The Uchiha weren't allowed to hold any other position of power. That is about the only true discrimination I could think of happening to them.

Itachi being an ANBU Captain is a huge position, putting him under Hiruzen's arm, maybe even aspiring to be a right hand man one day.