Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-34436445-20180613173319/@comment-31099706-20180702084426

So, if Konoha has 14,000 shinobi, then basically it should have 14,000 house, as one ninja should have one house to stay in, or let's just say, each Ninja has a partner ninja with them, basically both husband and wife are joined together, that makes 7,000 houses. So, does Konoha really have 7,000 or 14,000 houses/rooms just for it's shinobi, not including the genin and ordinary people that will be majority. Konoha didn't seem to have any tall apartment buildings, probably they have some small ones, but that shouldn't suffice the population you're talking about. Konoha didn't even seem that large to me, they were able to rebuild Konoha in days, so, did they remake 14,000 +buildings in a matter of days? I don't honetly think so.

And I don't know you don't consider recruitment from smaller allied forces. The five village stood together of course but that doesn't mean they can't ask for help from their previous allies. There are mercenaries, jailed shinobi, missing shinobi and disbanded or retired shinobi too.

Just think about it, even in real wars, forces recruit men from their allies, as their own. And the name "Allied Forces" Instead of the five Great Villages and Samurai! or anything.

And your reasoning that there can't be any other ally, just because the meeting was done there, can't be easily taken. Take Obito's side for example.

He started war, with Kisame and Zetsu, Sasuke and the tailed beasts as his force and later he added Kabuto to his team, which kind of boosted his army.

And the Allied forces had didn't include Naruto, Bee, Taka, Orochimaru the Hokages, the tailed beasts, or any other in their team, yet look now.

And to further clear my arguement, there were only a couple of shinobi when the nine tails attacked, there were only a couple of them, when the Paths of Pain attacked, we could see the clan members stand in unision against the ten tails too, each clan was together, and it wasn't many.

So, no, either Shinobi in the leaf take their village name to the next level by living on top of trees,

Or if every village just recruited a bunch of ordinary people for war, like,

Ichigo Ramen Guy: Excuse me, but you're standing here for too long without ordering anything. Can I help you?

Shinobi recruiter: Oh, yes, you very well can.

Ichigo: I don't think I get you

Recruiter: Just be honest here, were you one of team mates of the fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, when he was under the leadership of the great Toad Sannin, Jiraya?

Ichigo: I get where you coming from, and no, I just look like that guy, I never ever went for the ninja academy.

Recruiter: *Whispers* So, he looks like a ninja who is possibly good enough to be on the team of the fourth*writes down everything. Okay, congratulations, you're officially a shinobi, welcome to the squad, mate! *Throws away hat from Ramen guy's head and places a Shinobi allience headband on it*

Ramen guy: Wow, I actually always wanted to be a shinobi! And now I judt became one! But will I be able to continue my Ramen business?

Recruiter: No time for that, mate. We need to get going, we have a war to fight in!

Ramen: Wait, what?!....

Now, even if somehow, the Leaf has that many shinobi, why do you think Fugaku, who is someone who knows war and the strength of the Leaf, try to go against such an Army? I mean, they can't go like,

Danzo: We have an army!

Fugaku: We have Itachi. It just doesn't seem to make any sense.

2. The anbu never followed direct orders? Itachi literally betrayed his clan and family and doubled spied for them. And I don't know why you are repeatedly mentioning about how the anbu are not mindless drones and such and won't flow direct meaningless orders, like as if I said the Uchiha would do that.

But even if it does, they can just play a plot and make them believe in Hiruzen(Who is under control), take this as an example of any clan you want, the Hyuga or as you've said, the Nara,

Uchihs secretly kills Danzo. Danzo's lifelesd body is found with a note on top, with Hiruzen reading it,

"We have of the Nara clan, have enough of this hypocrisy, you, as the Hokage surrendered at the Third war, left the Fourth die alone with his wife against the Nine tails, and you were around people like Orochimaru and Danzo, and yet you forgave them and let Orochimaru escape, while he killed all of our dear villagers, and yet, you think you're worthy of still being Hokage and not our clan leader, Nara Shikaku? Let this be a warning to you, Hokage, before the sun rises tomorrow, resign from your Hokage position and promote Nara Shikaku as the new Hokage, he deserves it more than anyone in the village, and if you don't, then we'll not guarantee the lives of the people inside the village, that you so dearly consider as your family. Do the right decision Hokage, don't make us have a scene inside the village. And just incase, you think of attacming our clan, We are also not alone, we have the rest of the Ino-Chi-Cho clan as our allies, they share our veiws too. -The Nara Clan."

Anbu: Can this even be? Another Anbu: Who knew the Nara could do something like this? Anbu: What do you think about this, Hokage?

Hiruzen:Parhaps I should have been more cautious to the other clans. There have been rumours that the Nara are becoming more restless ny the day, but I didn't take by heart. Until now.

Anbu: The Nara have took the guts and crossed the line by killing one of the Elder of the Leaf and further on threatening the Hokage. We must not forgive them!

Hiruzen: Indeed, we must deal with the Nara and their allies as soon possible, before things go too risky!

I'm sorry for making a dramatic long-ish letter, but this is something what I think can provoke the Anbu, even if Hiruzen doesn't need it, Itachi is also the captain of the Anbu too.

Shisui's genjutsu cannot be spotted by any Byakugan, and since Shisui was Shinobi of the Leaf, and greatly respected, he won't be suspected. Since he's already close to the Hokage.

3. You're mixing things up, Itachi was team Leaf from the beginning. He can betray the Uchiha, but not the Leaf. And since Danzo's option could solve the possible civil war and the possible Fourth war coming, and Itachi's dear own brother to be spared, he chose it. Not because he knows who the victor will be, remember how he feared war? And how he thought of the possible war to come with, when the Uchiha wins, yeah.

Itachi was basically one of the strongest members of the Leaf, and yet he can't even defeat his father, nor his clan's police force as Sasuke figured even with Itachi MS's Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu. So, he picked the smarter decision to hit the Uchiha when they are not ready and on top of that, requesting Madara(Obito) to join him.

So, yeah, under the influence of Danzo and worrying for the sake of his village and his brother, he chose to kill the Uchiha, not the other way around.

This is just my own honest opinion and personally speaking, don't mind those my jokes I added in between, it was just to make things funnier.