Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1018594-20160409062530/@comment-734582-20160830092509

Omnibender wrote: I've seen someone argue something about this once, can't remember where though. It's something i've seen pop up repeatedly. But yea, to me it seems that the Curse of Hatred is kishimoto's deconstruction of perfect memory.

At various points Kishimoto hints at the Sharingan giving perfect memory, as Sasuke can copy Lee's taijutsu simply by remembering it. But forgetting is one of the brain's defense mechanisms against trauma.

Note for instance that Obito's rejection of reality is a coping mechanism for trauma: "it didn't really happen"/ "it was just a dream". He attacks Konoha to punish Minato, because he feels that he should've been there.

So, it seems to me that the Uchiha are cursed by their own power.