Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-1018594-20150821001654/@comment-28869806-20150827185749

Minamoto15 wrote: Fearlandscape wrote: Strong or not, Danzo was a coward. Trembled at the thought of being a decoy when Tobirama needed one (which cost him the Hokage job) and ran to hide when Pain invaded, even though by then there was knowledge of Pain's abilities. Cowardice isn't the label you should be using, especially in regards to your Pain reference. Remember, Danzō is the founder of a separate darker faction within the ANBU, and he always wanted to reform Konoha the way HE felt appropriate. By not getting involved when Pain invaded, he betters his positioning for the Hokage seat if/when the council decides it's time for a new direction. Hell, it almost worked. All that was left was the Jounin vote of confidence assuming he came back from the summit in one peace (which thanks to Sasuke, he didn't) and thank god he didn't come back to the village Danzo as Hokage would have led to the destruction of the leaf.