Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-30804826-20170627073808/@comment-734582-20170627081308

there was a topic like this a few days back. But oh well.

I think the obvious answer here is that Danzo was supposed to be polarizing. he did some bad stuff but he also did good stuff. The majority of what he did was sanctioned and backed by Hiruzen, so it wasn't all super-bad. Plus if you look at what the other villages did, most of Danzo's actions weren't exceptional or disproportional.

Sure he did dickish stuff and it's completely fair to love or hate him. But he was valuable.