Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26272658-20150910213300/@comment-28869806-20150910220740

Danzo was not a match for Sasuke none of Danzo's attacks managed to completely break through Sasuke's Susanoo and he barely landed 2 or 3 hits on Sasuke that Sasuke couldn't avoid, whereas Sasuke beat Danzo like a ragdoll and would have killed him within seconds if it weren't for Izanagi. Danzo wasn't holding back because if he was holding back he wouldn't have used Izanagi and besides holding back against Sasuke would've only drawn out the fight which wasn't advantageous for Danzo and if he wanted to fight Tobi afterward he would need to have as much chakra and eyeballs left so he would need to finish Sasuke off rather quickly or his chances of fighting Tobi would've gone down the drain, holding back would only prolong the fight meaning that if he was holding back he would've wasted time and Izanagi when he could've and should've finished the fight quickly. he wasn't holding back at all. the reason he didn't win was because Sasuke and his Susanoo were just too strong for Danzo to fight against with any chance of victory.