The Uchiha were the most infamous and I think that's where the disconnect between fans occur, being the most infamous does not equate to being the strongest.
All Otsutsuki descendants were capable of not relying on other clans, Hyuga, Uzumaki, Senju and Hyuga all had the power to dominate the clan wars if they wanted to.
But Uchiha dominated because they inherited Indra's philosophy of "power rules everything around me", they made it their purpose to conquer everyone and prevent bloodshed through rulership.
On the other hand, Hyuga and Uzumaki did not give two sh*** about the wars since they were isolated form everyone else, Senju had to be involved because they inherited Ashura's responsibility over humanity's future. Their involvement in the clan wars as a direct response to Uchiha's involvement.