So after discussing this with several friends, I decided to create a book where I write metas and analyses regarding the Naruto manga. Most of the content derives from Asks I've received on Tumblr and a good portion these revolve around Madara, so o...
The Creation of the Uchiha outcaste-order: the significance in their relocation and duty within the KPD framework (Pt.1)
Assigning the Uchiha to police the village (and by extension having them superintend both the prison system and KMPF), isn't the concession the pro Tobirama crowd would make it out to be.
I've taken the liberty of selecting a few iconic phrases used in certain bloggers' metas, and tweaking them here and there:
In an effort to reduce the distance between the community and the Uchiha, Tobirama gave them control of the police force.When Uchiha supporters attempt to attribute Tpbirama's role in the Uchiha being arrogant and bad cops, you know they are illiterate.. As if it's Tobirama's responsibility to instill moral character in them!No amount of discourse can make the law enforcement / KPD some malicious scheme to oppress them (the Uchiha) since it is an intrinsically strong position in every community.The Uchiha were haughty, dishonest police. Let the police take responsibility. Even Orochimaru could see that the Uchiha were dishonest and corrupt.
I detest this conviction that Tobirama's establishment of the Konoha Police Force and having placed the Uchiha in charge of its supervision was some brave and peaceful endeavour, as if it were the epitome of the wise leader's deeds, because it's fundamentally flawed - at a conceptual level, it's quite simple to debunk Tobirama's ostensible moral superiority in this, but this isn't what I'm endeavouring in this specific part 1 meta; rather, I'd like to tackle the matter by piecing together a series of historical notions that serve as parallels to the Narutoverse.
I've already spoken amply of my interpretation of Tobirama's character and how his actions profoundly reflect the Fascist ideology , and , just in case it slipped anyone's attention — Konoha is far from representing a just system and as it lacks the basic attributes of what it means to be "good", which can be interpreted in various ways, the most striking being that it's just a better-oiled war-machine as opposed to the feuding clan system. And that's Tobirama's doing, mind you.
So what exactly occurred with the Uchiha and how were they rendered an outcaste-order?
Now, there's a fascinating significance in the notion that the Uchiha were forcefully stationed at the margins of the village, in proximity of the Leaf's prison, as stated by Orochimaru (a notion partially confirmed by Obito, though his testimony is a little fickle):
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Kishimoto was truly brilliant in the ways in which he mapped out striking parallels between the Universe he created and shinto and buddhist mythos - And It's no secret that Kishimoto drew much of his inspiration directly from medieval Japanese history: exaltation of Bushido code of honour practices, heavy references to the Edo period, to the Meiji restoration, and so on and so forth... And this is where another fascinating theme correlates to the Narutoverse and specifically the Uchiha.
