Besides Soji's matter, Minato's decision to reveal himself before the Third Hokage and discuss handling the Uchiha Clan's affairs himself in the future was also brought up.
The Third Hokage did not object to this.
After all, regarding the Uchiha Clan, the Third Hokage himself knew that his prejudice might lead him to exclude the Uchiha Clan from certain decisions.
For example, matters concerning the position of Hokage.
But as Hokage, such thinking was absolutely unacceptable!
The Third Hokage knew his thoughts were wrong, but they had taken root too deeply for him to change them.
Even though the Uchiha Clan was now so powerful, deep down, he still unconsciously excluded them from the candidates for Hokage.
Otherwise, after the Nine-Tails Attack, it would not have been him returning to office. Uchiha Homura, a hero of the village, should have inherited the position of Fifth Hokage.
After all, if Uchiha Homura had not awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, Konoha's losses that night would definitely have been far greater.
There was nothing wrong with calling Uchiha Homura a hero of the village.
He had the strength, and he was one of those who quelled Nine-Tails Night. No matter how one looked at it, he was the strongest candidate for the position of Fifth Hokage.
Yet simply because his surname was Uchiha, the Third Hokage subconsciously eliminated him from consideration.
It could be said that the Third Hokage hoped the Uchiha Clan would become a weapon of the village, rather than its rulers!
Although the Third Hokage's attitude was more moderate than Danzo's and the other two elders', he still harbored prejudice against the Uchiha Clan.
Otherwise, during the Night of the Coup, why had the Third Hokage not dared to directly answer Shisui's soul-searching question?
The question, "Is the Uchiha Clan unable