Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-28869806-20150506190650/@comment-734582-20150511201822

he said, "he needed to" but in the end he went all out since he wasnt able to defeat sasuke in any other way...

the MS was only possible to be used at the end, that was where he was already badly wounded thanks to chidori spear... 1: indeed, in the end he fought all out. But that means that for the most of the fight he didn't. 2: That's not what i meant. The point i replied to was that Danzo wouldn't be able to use Sishui's eye, yet during the fight he was able to create plenty of opportunities to do so.

Now i gave this some thought, and i believe what killed danzo is madara's name. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, so let's look at this in-depth.

We learn Danzo's strategy at the end. His endgame was to use Sishui's eye on madara, and if that failed he would use the Sealing jutsu. We know Danzo served under the second Hokage, and as far as he was aware the man with the mask was Madara. This makes it likely that he might have witnessed the battle that created the Valley of the End, or he would've been able to hear witness accounts years later. Considering the power Madara shows later (even without Rinnegan) it's clear he's well beyond any shinobi (at the time).

We know Danzo was aware of Sasuke's apprenticeship, and that he would likely had to fight Madara after. It's safe to assume Danzo's not stupid enough to think he can beat Madara, making aforementioned Endgame his only options. However, he had used Sishui's eye on Mifune before and it was recharging. He didn't take Sasuke very seriously from the start, but then i realized something else:

Danzo was stalling for time. While this may seem weird, he broke Izanagi once when he had Sasuke cornered. If he considered him that much a threat, why not put a sword through his throat. Answer? He was stalling for time. Remember that if he killed Sasuke, Madara would either step in to save him, or avenge him. It would instantly turn the battle in a 1v1 on Madara. Given the above information, it seems likely Danzo didn't think he could beat Madara without Koto-whateverthehellthename.

This raises a question of why he didn't use Sishui's eye on sasuke in stead of the Seal, but i think the above answers this pretty much already: he took a shot at sealing madara over the certain defeat of sasuke. Once more, considering Sasuke's power and Madara's power, this seems like a no-brainer.

Lastly, this illustrates very nicely a point Tsunade makes during the war. The name Madara was enough to draw the nations into a war. If they had been aware that it really was Obito, would they have done the same? would Danzo have made the same decision knowing the man in the mask was a Kage-level shinobi in stead of being on par with a God of Shinobi? After all, Minato already beat him once.

Thus the conclusion is that because "Madara" was there, Danzo's strategy became to defeat him. If it was a 1v1, Danzo's strategy would've been to kill Sasuke.

Though i'll add that if they did a rematch, Sasuke would win (even 1 on 1) since he would pretty much be aware of all Danzo's secrets, and his susanoo matured during the fight and became a lot stronger. Especially that arrow is useful in quickly depleting Izanagi.