Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-3001903-20170408092600/@comment-30168130-20170408182516

if u think bout it, they didn't have a full fledged kage at the time. they had a noob tsunade. and a lot of people died, so the shortage in man power did make a lot of sense. but yeah, they made some stupid actions. did they care bout byaku more than sharingan, in a way yes, and in another no. the hyuga was one of the oldest clans, even older than konoha, and cuz of this a few other things, like them having the clan leader as someone important in the konoha counsel thingy, they had lots of influence. but the uchiha had danzo, shisui, itachi, and people like that to worry bout, who either were obsessed with having the sharingan (danzo), keeping their bloodline pure, or just protecting their clan (itachi/shisui), the safety of the uchiha was highly put in a pedestal.