Quote Originally Posted by -=DS=-S.W.A.T3
what i don't get is how people just plunge into someone thinking that they are the enemy or the "bad" guys its Nagato's parents fault for their death they rushed into action without even thinking of what other alternatives they have. But yea i see its a war torn village but still the whole act now and make foolish mistakes is what costs Nagoto's parents lives>.> i guess it just all happens at one time but that's such a foolish excuse to try and be heroic
Everyone is stressed in a war torn village. When stress builds up in you, anything you do is, in the contemporary society's viewpoint, as primitively instinctive behavior.

Surely, you should know what it feels like to live in an urban area such as that of a peaceful city. Suddenly, your city becomes a war-zone and everything is in ruins. There are dead people everywhere, including your neighbors and your family (assuming you are of male gender) including your wife and only child have been hiding out in an emergency shelter inside your home. Soldiers of the opposing belligerents (who suggestively started the war) come into your home.

What would you do?

It is not a situation where you can come out to sit and talk with these soldiers. After all, these are soldiers from another country you are unknown to you. They may be racist, or have orders and intent to kill civilians on sight. Put yourself in those parents' shoes. These soldiers were looting food from ruined houses. What were the chances that you were going to survive?

Plus, you are really stressed out, and have been doing everything in your power to protect your family. Even though in an audience view, it seems as a reckless and rash act to attack soldiers (who are armed and skillful), it was to save your loved ones from a possible traumatic death. When humans are stressed, it is natural of them to act in an animal-like state and to attack others if provoked. No, the parents were not trying to be heroic. Even though it was highly unlikely that they would survive, they wanted to live.

Lastly, you should put yourself in the intruders' shoes. You are raiding civilian houses and the atmosphere itself is very deadly. After all, these intruders were ninjas. And rivaling ninjas fight against other ninjas the last time I checked. Ninjas are sneaky as well, it is very likely that these ninjas may be hiding in the shadows or behind walls in these civilian homes until you drop your guard.

Quote Originally Posted by SleepyFans
I... I had no idea civilians there were still here.
One can deduct from this quote that an evacuation order was called and Nagato's family was left behind in the confusion, and that the Konoha intruders were to attack anyone that was left in the village - assumed to be enemy ninjas.