"So I've always had a question—"
Pakura hesitated, then finally voiced what had been bothering her. "Jinchūriki may be vessels for Tailed Beasts, but they're still citizens of Sunagakure first. They've given up their freedom to shoulder a responsibility they never had to bear. In that sense, they're no different from those who fight on the battlefield. They should be treated as heroes of Sunagakure—
"So why do we make them endure the villagers' hostility instead? It makes no sense."
"Well..."
Chiyo hesitated under Pakura's questioning. "The One-Tail did cause serious destruction in Sunagakure many years ago. Quite a few older Sand Ninja were killed or left disabled. Time has passed and the wounds have healed, but people still need an outlet for their feelings.
"Besides, other villages treat their Jinchūriki the same way. It isn't just Sunagakure."
"Does something being the way it's always been make it right?"
Pakura shook her head. "The One-Tail is a beast. It defended itself when its territory was invaded. I don't see anything wrong with that. We were the ones who wanted its power, captured it in the wild, and brought it here. Of course it came to hate us.
"Besides, before Sunagakure was founded, the Ninja Clans of the Land of Wind fought one another for years. In the end, they made peace and founded the village together, didn't they? If humans can turn enemies into allies, why can't Tailed Beasts be tamed like summoning beasts?"
"Uh..."
Chiyo had no answer.
Now that she thought about it, Pakura had a point.
Sunagakure had gone to enormous lengths to capture the One-Tail. At the first Five Kage Summit, they had even rejected Hashirama Senju's offer to divide up the Tailed Beasts, letting the Seven-Tails, which they might have obtained, fall into Takigakure's hands.