Utatane Koharu was no fool. Otherwise, she would never have risen to her current position.
If it had been any other Uchiha, Koharu certainly would not have helped build him up. She might even have led the charge against Uchiha Yi. After all, even setting aside their own interests and those of their families, she and the others opposed the Uchiha. They were Tobirama Senju's disciples, and they had often heard him talk about the "inherently evil Uchiha."
Tobirama had practically made it a catchphrase. Even in front of Kagami Uchiha, he would say it without holding back, then lay out his reasoning and point to problems with the Sharingan. At times, even Kagami had doubted himself. Could the Uchiha Clan really be inherently evil?
Of course, Tobirama had also told Kagami in private that the Uchiha Clan was a clan of love. It was precisely because their love ran so deep that they could become extreme.
Looking at his own experiences, Kagami felt that the Uchiha Clan did seem to have serious problems. To Konoha, it might indeed be an unstable element.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura had all been deeply influenced by Tobirama Senju.
But Uchiha Yi was different. He was Kagami Uchiha's son. If that were his only connection, he would count as only half one of their own.
Strictly speaking, that alone would not qualify him to compete for the position of Hokage in the future. But he was also Tsunade's disciple, and Mito Uzumaki taught him regularly. In all but name, he was her disciple too.
Through Mito Uzumaki, Yi could even be counted as part of their generation. With her backing, the influence of his Uchiha identity had been reduced to almost nothing.
The only concern was whether Yi would