Would you have killed your own clan

[Avani]

It isn't the actual act that matters, it isn't like this situation would ever happen to me. What does matter is the way people think and approach things. This sort of thing can be applied to daily situations as well.

This is a real story that happened to me. Recently my best friend's brother broke a law, both my friend and I were aware that he did this and had proof that he did it. I urged my friend to tell either his parents or the police, I did not do so because I was leaving it up to him to decide, it wasn't a serious enough crime that I felt it was urgent for authorities to know about it. Anyway I urged my friend to tell someone with the authority to punish, instead my friend confronted his brother and talked about it telling his brother he wouldn't tell anyone if he promised not to do it again. Now a short time later his brother broke the same law again, in basically the same situation. Did anyone benefit from my friend supporting his brother instead of what is right? No it hurt society as a whole and his brother learned nothing. No good can come from supporting anything over what is right.

That kind of thinking stifles growth in both the individual and society. That is why I care alot about this post, not because I think my family is going to plot to kill people but because I don't think supporting family is as important as goodness and justice.

You said that my response was heartless but I ask, which is more heartless, to let innocent people die or to save them at a personal cost?

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Family is above all? Sure but , there are times when one has to look at the larger picture. For Sarutobi the whole village was his family. Minato sacrificed his all for the village as well.

Itachi tried to talk to his father for years and it only resulted in bitterness among them. He tried to talk to his clan and clan instead told Shisui to spy on him. To the guy who said report it to the police- Itachi's clan was the police force in Konoha.

In his shoes I would probably have done the same. Though I might have tried to talk to Sarutobi one more time maybe- but that's my POV at this time and since I'm not the same person as Kishi imagined. W are supposed to think that Itachi felt he was out of options and time.

 

[knots23]

He killed the clan to save Konoha if I'm not mistaken. The Uchihas were planning on starting some sort of riot for being accused of sending the Kyuubi to attack the village, and Itachi knew all the Uchihas attacking Konoha would be trouble, so he killed all of them.

He just couldn't kill Sasuke, because he loved him too much.

I think Itachi knows what's coming. He wanted Sasuke to grow in power for a reason; he knows he's going to fight Madara.

Sasuke will get EMS, he'll try to kill Madara in an attempt to cleanse the Uchiha name, and get revenge for Itachi, but he won't be strong enough, and he'll team up with Naruto.

The series will end with Naruto and Sasuke doing that weird little two-finger handshake thing.

You heard it here first, folks.

Wow!!..Lets jud hope this will be the outcome

 

[DigitalMonster]

It isn't the actual act that matters, it isn't like this situation would ever happen to me. What does matter is the way people think and approach things. This sort of thing can be applied to daily situations as well.

This is a real story that happened to me. Recently my best friend's brother broke a law, both my friend and I were aware that he did this and had proof that he did it. I urged my friend to tell either his parents or the police, I did not do so because I was leaving it up to him to decide, it wasn't a serious enough crime that I felt it was urgent for authorities to know about it. Anyway I urged my friend to tell someone with the authority to punish, instead my friend confronted his brother and talked about it telling his brother he wouldn't tell anyone if he promised not to do it again. Now a short time later his brother broke the same law again, in basically the same situation. Did anyone benefit from my friend supporting his brother instead of what is right? No it hurt society as a whole and his brother learned nothing. No good can come from supporting anything over what is right.

That kind of thinking stifles growth in both the individual and society. That is why I care alot about this post, not because I think my family is going to plot to kill people but because I don't think supporting family is as important as goodness and justice.

You said that my response was heartless but I ask, which is more heartless, to let innocent people die or to save them at a personal cost?

first off you talk without thinking,like in itachi's case,he killed his own family without thinking that there's a better solution like discussing with the clan etc. you actually mean to tell me you could kill your own clan without thinking of a better solution. just because your family turned evil it doesn't mean it is your responsibility to eliminate them from this world.killing is not the only solution.seriously thats the only solution you could ever think of?(and we're speaking about family.) if you still have heart,imprisoning them will be a happier and better solution

(my apologies,if my family accidently read what were been said in this whole thread)

 

[Itachi Namikaze]

first off you talk without thinking,like in itachi's case,he killed his own family without thinking that there's a better solution like discussing with the clan etc. you actually mean to tell me you could kill your own clan without thinking of a better solution. just because your family turned evil it doesn't mean it is your responsibility to eliminate them from this world.killing is not the only solution.seriously thats the only solution you could ever think of?(and we're speaking about family.) if you still have heart,imprisoning them will be a happier and better solution

(my apologies,if my family accidently read what were been said in this whole thread)

How did I not think? I think you didn't read either of my posts thoroughly. I said I would try and talk to them and convince them not to do it. If however they kept on going then in Naruto's world what would you do? It isn't our world at all and the situations aren't the same, they fight and kill all the time, it is their way of life. How would you imprison the entire police force and their families? Obviously I wouldn't kill them in real life but if you actually read my story about my friend's brother then you would understand how I would react. Authorities are usually the best solution to create justice.

You however are attacking me when you didn't understand what I wrote and are putting words in my mouth.

Edit: Read more carefully please.

 

[JustBetweenYouAndI]

If you were put in Itachi's shoes?

I think Itachi is the main reason Sasuke is nutty with killing Konoha, and he trolled the hell out of everyone when Sasuke killed him and he found out he was only looking out for him..

Itachi is crazy, and his plan backfired.. He expected Madara to die from his Amaterasu if he ever saw Tobi..

What was the point of killing your clan if you keep one alive that's raised on revenge?

I wouldn't have killed my family. If anything I'd take my younger bother and leave. When I look at the history of the leaf it always comes off as disgusting to me. I wouldn't want innocents to die, and while it wouldn't be completely avoidable in this situation I'd have to think of how I'd account for this.

Still, no. I wouldn't have gone about things Itachi's way. Whatever his intentions were he pretty much helped greatly in ****ing up his brother's mental health. People talking about how he thought ahead should think about how he some how missed planning for that. When I think about it, it should have been the biggest thing he planned for if he truly wanted to help his brother.

By saving him from one situation he has greatly tortured him with something else. Something that has lasted from that moment until now.