Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26127155-20150222120624/@comment-24209213-20150222131014

[monotonous voice] Maybe he was doing it for the good of the village, yeah. ANBU Root was supposed to represent the dark side of the Leaf Village, and in the demented head of his, he probably believed that he was doing everything and anything he could for the sake of the village.

The Rain situation, yeah? [yawns] Probably believed that by making a deal with Hanzo to take out the Akatsuki and then double-crossing him later would probably eliminate a potential threat against the Leaf Village in the future.

And Itachi? Danzo, besides being the 'selfless' man he confessed to be at his death bed, is still human, therefore inherits our hunger for more power. And thus, why give Shisui the green light and go ahead with his plan when Danzo knows that if he allows that to happen, the Uchiha Clan would still be alive and well, and he won't be able to harvest their eyes for his sick, sick mutated arm. In another angle, Danzo may have thought that Shisui's plan was only short-term and that the Uchiha could break out of the genjutsu and start a revolt once again (highly unlikely, that genjutsu is off the charts!), and thought that eliminating the threat now would be better than later.

As for the Uchiha-bastard (a.k.a Sasuke) I don't care. Danzo dug his own little bed six feet under the moment he gave the thumbs up to Itachi for the Uchiha Massacre. Like you said, you were relieved he died, I'm relieved he died, so who cares what he did to Sasu-gay?!

And don't get me started on Orochimaru! Danzo wanted power and immortality in a way. Who has the closing thing to that? [fake surprise] OROCHIMARU, of course! Those two slimy snakes walk hand in hand together and really, is there a reason for him to 'cause' Orochimaru? That wasn't really Danzo's fault. In actuality, Orochimaru caused Danzo! That's right. Where do you think he would have gotten his sick ideas from? Only from the best.

Therefore, summarizing it up, Danzo did all the things he did to protect the village from threats (in that wayward way of his) by eliminating the potential threat early on before it has a chance to mature and become a threat. Like eating half-formed baby ducklings. Inhumane, and cruel. And for the sake of acquiring more power for himself, yeah. Like all villains do...

P/S: DO NOT argue with me about Danzo sitting on the fence on the hero/villain role of his in anime. I know. I think he's a villain, and he will remain a villain in my eyes.