Things had gotten out of hand...
The Gekko Clan might not be a large ninja clan, but they were still part of the village's clans. What's more, Gekko Hayate was the clan head's only son. If Root could target the Gekko Clan head's only son today, would they target my son tomorrow?
Could they really do this?
No!
Absolutely not!
If civilians were the foundation of Konoha, then the ninja clans were its backbone. Without them—or if they lost faith in the village—the damage to Konoha would be far too great.
What's more, this was wartime.
They had to give everyone an explanation today.
On top of that, there was Uchiha, which was giving the Third Hokage a headache. The Uchiha had changed. They were no longer obedient or easy to manipulate, and they had gotten smarter. They had used this opportunity to make the Gekko Clan deeply indebted to them. More than that, they had subtly used this incident to mend relations with the other ninja clans in Konoha. Everyone's impression of the Uchiha Clan had begun to change. It was a development he couldn't accept.
Over the years, ever since the Second Hokage, how many things had they done to isolate the Uchiha?
Hadn't it all been to cut the Uchiha off from Konoha and leave them without allies?
Everything had gone smoothly, but now the Uchiha seemed to have figured something out. Over the past year, their conduct had gradually begun to change. They had grown increasingly tough with Root, yet had softened their approach toward the major ninja clans and even the village's civilians. Combined with their achievements, this had significantly improved the village's view of the Uchiha Clan. The first signs of their power becoming too great to control had begun to emerge.
No. He