Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-28469898-20170302022418/@comment-734582-20170306175233

BakumatsuWarrior wrote: And that's EXACTLY what I'm saying. Danzo could have finished Sasuke way earlier If Danzo had an instant death wish, that's what he should've done. He'd be dead on the floor before he was able to really scratch him. Obito intervened before (just minutes/hours prior where he saved Sasuke from an already-firing ninjutsu). He was about to intervene when Danzo had him in the seal.

There's no way Danzo could've finished the fight earlier. Fight too hard and Obito intervenes. Fight too weakly and you die to sasuke. It wasn't a winnable fight for Danzo, and Danzo knew that. His Kotoamatasukamki plan was a long shot, and so was his seal.