Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-1018594-20150821001654/@comment-26773508-20150829140902

Lilyxflower wrote: Was Sasuke justified in killing Danzo to avenge his clan, even though his clan was going to try to overthrow the village and lead it into destruction and death of innocents? Don't get me wrong, I think the massacre of the clan could've been avoided somehow and, although Danzo maintained it was the right decision, he never felt any sympathy for Sasuke or Itachi and even tried any excuse to have Sasuke killed, even before he became a criminal. Its' just that watching the middle part of Part II where Sasuke falls too deep into his hatred and is willing to kill anyone who gets in his way makes me shiver that he was once the boy of Team 7 who was willing to risk his life for his teammates. Sasuke knew the consequences of his actions would land him imprisoned for life or executed, but he didn't care as long as he killed those he blamed for ruining his life. How will he ever explain to his own daughter when she asks him about his childhood; his former status as an international criminal, including the fact that he is a murderer who tried to kill those who cared for him and his own wife back then? Judging from Obito's transition to a ruthless villain, it's quite certain that the Uchiha would have, in all likelihood, caused trouble in the future in spite of Shisui's Kotoamatsukami. As Danzo believed, Koto would have just postponed the coup. Tobirama's analysis of the Uchiha, which was spot on btw, provides support for Danzo's position. However, that still doesn't justify the Uchiha massacre. Even Tobirama, who is resented by many Uchiha fans as the ultimate "Uchiha Hater", saw some ray of hope for the Uchiha in the form of Kagami. Had Danzo shared that hope, maybe Shisui, Itachi, and Sasuke would have ultimately lifted the Uchiha from the Curse of Hatred. But we all know what happened. You could say it was the Uchiha's "destiny" to be massacred like that, what with all the "Child of Prophesy" and "Indra vs. Ashura" nonsense Kishi pulled out of his ass during Shippuden.

Either way, I think the Uchiha massacre was totally unnecessary and unjustified. Danzo and the Elders should have recognised the Will of Fire within Shisui and Itachi. They didn't. Even Hiruzen relented in the end (which was quite possibly due to Danzo using Kotoamatsukami on him). And so, thanks to Danzo, all kinds of ugly shit went down in the Narutoverse.