In Konoha Village, even the commoners were aware that Naruto and the Nine-Tailed Fox were two separate entities. Otherwise, even with the Third Hokage's orders, the villagers would have found a way to eliminate Naruto.
The law doesn't hold accountable the masses, a concept that also applied in Konoha!
By that time, it wouldn't just be a matter of the villagers refusing to sell things to him or giving him the cold shoulder.
But the inner fear and unease needed an outlet—
Jinchuuriki, in all the great ninja villages, no matter what their status, had quite tragic childhoods because the power of the Tailed Beasts, if ever out of control, was simply too terrifying.
Six years ago, the scene of the Nine-Tails wreaking havoc in Konoha was still vivid in Haruno Cho's mind as if it had happened just the day before.
