Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25464204-20140925215818/@comment-1018594-20141003023605

Ame wasn't always a poor country, it became that way due to the constant wars and conflicts on its land.

Maybe Mei just didn't use her Kekkei Genkai. It's also possible that Kiri's attitude toward them changed before she was born.

Itachi had no other option. Danzo gave him a clear message that the Uchiha Clan would be annihilated any way. His only option was to die with them or let Sasuke live.

Naruto didn't have a foster family because nobody would take him in. Hiruzen couldn't just force him on someone because that's fucked up. So he became something like a ward of the state.

All we know about Konohamaru's parents is that one of them was the child of Hiruzen and Biwako, and also Asuma's sibling. Most likely, they weren't a ninja.