Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-34436445-20180613173319/@comment-26107879-20180701050844

The whole reasoning Itachi wiped his clan out in the first place, was due to the fact if the Uchiha waged war, other villages would take advantage of the situation. The Uchiha aren't going to wipe the Hyuga, Nari, Akimichi, Sarutobi, etc; with ease. Nor will the latter. It would be a long bloody war. And no matter who came on top, the winner would be met with heavy casualties, the likes of which the other villages would probably conquer Konoha. So in the end, if the Uchiha went through with it; Konoha would of been destroyed or taken over by another village. That, or Itachi is actually an idiot. Whichever you prefer.