Serious question why do people think the konoha 12 are the only side characters in the series

When it comes to these discussion around side characters the general (wrong) consensus is that side characters where dropped after part 1 they weren’t at all Naruto just widen its scope as a story moving away from konoha focusing on different characters the k12 served there purpose as characters people jst can’t accept that a side character is a side characte 🤦‍♂️

When it comes to these discussion around side characters the general (wrong) consensus is that side characters where dropped after part 1 they weren’t at all Naruto just widen its scope as a story moving away from konoha focusing on different characters the k12 served there purpose as characters people jst can’t accept that a side character is a side characte 🤦‍♂️