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Since the only problem from the leaf side was Danzo, why didn't Itachi and
Fugaku convince Hiruzen and even possibly Obito to take down Danzo?

There is no possible reason for Obito to help Itachi but if the only reason to
help Itachi was his recruitment to the Akatsuki, then why would he not agree
to help Itachi if Itachi agreed to join the Akatsuki.

The only problem remaining is the bad Uchiha comrades. Their demands could
have been fulfilled or they could have taken down. They didn't seem to possess
the mangekyo sharingan given how Itachi was surprised when he saw Fugaku show
his Mangekyo.

Was a slaughter essential only for the plot development of the series or was
it something that was the only option?


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Was a slaughter by Itachi the only option?


Danzö wasn't the only one with a _problem_ against the Uchiha. As a matter of
a fact, the whole of Konoha's high ranks were suspicious of them since the
[Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nine-
Tailed_Demon_Fox%27s_Attack "Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack"), because their
Sharingan was the only thing capable of "controlling" the fox.

You suggested that Fugaku could convince The Third Hokage to take down Danzö,
but that has absolutely no feasibility, since Danzö was one of Hiruzen's most
trusted counselor and his loyalty to the village was demonstrably great. And
also, Fugaku had no knowledge of Konoha's plan to wipe out the Uchiha, he just
knew they were being segregated.

Obito also couldn't do anything beacause he didn't want to. You need to take
into account that Obito, under Madara's strong influence, **wanted** to wipe
out the Uchiha. Madara had a grudge against the current clan because he felt
betrayed when they wanted to stop the battles against the Senju.

In the manga, Fugaku was the prime idealizer of the clans coup d'état, and
wasn't just "going with" the majority of the clan. He also doesn't have the
Mangekyö Sharingan, nor did anyone else besides Itachi and Shisui at that
time. Well, Tobi had it, but he wasn't a de facto clan member at that point of
the story anymore.

Now, the slaughter probably _wasn't_ necessary to end the conflict with the
Uchiha. Maybe not isolating them to a section of the village would be a better
option, but that's speaking in real world terms. The manga (and by extension,
the anime) shows the Uchiha clan as being cursed with hate. Their döjutsu is
based on [chakra mixed with hate](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Curse_of_Hatred
"Curse of Hatred of the Uchiha"), and based on those premisses, they were
bound to be distrustful, angry and power hungry, so maybe there wasn't much of
a choice.


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