Minagawa Uchiha was unlike Uchiha Fugaku. Fugaku had concealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and appeared deeply calculating, but Konoha High Command had long since seen through his character. In the end, he was merely someone with exceptional patience. Moreover, as the Clan Head of the Uchiha Clan, he could never abandon his clan, leaving no room for reconciliation.
Yet judging from how Minagawa Uchiha had concealed his strength and calmly handled their schemes, Konoha High Command determined that he was intelligent and cautious. Coupled with his strange ocular techniques, ambushes and assassinations would be difficult to pull off.
The only way to deal with him was through a direct confrontation, which would inevitably draw the attention of other shinobi in the village and spies from other villages. Furthermore, he possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan. Should he use Susanoo, that so-called power of the gods, both the commotion and destructive force would be immense.
They would then have to consider the village's losses and the High Command's reputation. And given his bizarre ocular techniques, he might even escape in the end. The gains would not outweigh the losses.
Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other higher-ups had never intended to insist on keeping Minagawa Uchiha behind and taking on such a thankless task. They could only choose to eliminate Uchiha Fugaku first, forcing him to leave on his own.
"Mm, but Uchiha Fugaku won't be easy to deal with either. As the Clan Head, he has spent most of his time within the clan grounds.
"Furthermore, ever since Uchiha Itachi turned against us, we no longer have an insider within the Uchiha Clan. We must also avoid Minagawa Uchiha and prevent the two from joining forces.
"So if we want to make a move against him, we'll have to wait for another suitable opportunity."