The Uchiha indeed had every right to be proud; that was their glory.
But however glorious a clan's honor seemed, it could vanish in an instant.
The longer a clan had existed, the more chaotic it became internally, and the more likely traitors were to emerge.
The World Government had endured for centuries and still maintained its rule over the world after all these years. Keeping the vast majority of the Celestial Dragons as idiots was actually a crucial factor.
The Celestial Dragons represented the World Government. Their identities and status could be said to symbolize the World Government's authority.
But after all these years, there were simply too many Celestial Dragons. So many people with power and status existing at once was destructive to both the world and the World Government.
So for the World Government, it was far better for the vast majority of Celestial Dragons to be fools rather than intelligent people.
Many people simply could not understand why the World Government indulged these Celestial Dragons and spent enormous amounts of Heavenly Tribute every year to support this bunch of useless parasites.
In truth, this was already the best option available to the World Government. Were they really supposed to give every Celestial Dragon an elite education and raise each of them into an elite? With so many Celestial Dragons, each with different ideas, what would the World Government become then?
After all, these Celestial Dragons were descendants of the victors from that era. Every one of them represented power and status. The World Government itself considered them burdens, but it had no real way to deal with them, and so things gradually developed into their current state.
Now, most Celestial Dragons had no brains at all. Apart from indulging themselves, abusing slaves, and showing off to