Danzo Shimurais doubtless one of the most despisedNarutocharacters ever . Once a trusted ally of the Third Hokage , the loss leader of Root grew into an conceited and megalomanic man who wished to become the most memorable and venerate ninja in history . He used to hide his desire for mogul by claiming that he only wanted to avail Konoha be firm , but his actions seldom helped his compatriots .

MostNarutofans detest Danzo , and they do not lack reasons to do so , as he committedsome of the worst offence in the series . Nonetheless , even if unwittingly , without him , it is possible that the protagonist would never have made it past the battle against Pain . It is knockout to let in , butDanzo is the one who give Naruto the clip he neededto prepare for such a dangerous opposition .

Danzo’s Egotism Saved Naruto’s Life

If the Hero Had Come Home Early, He Would Have Surely Died

In episode # 158 of theNaruto Shippudenanime , Tsunade and her ally gather around a courier anuran in Hope that he would evidence Naruto to go back to Konoha as before long as potential . By that point in the serial , the hero was training with the Toad Clan to master the Sage Mode technique , which would be his right weapon system against Pain . The Fifth Hokage was worried that the Hidden Leaf would not bear a chance againstthe strong member of Akatsukiwithout Naruto by their side , so she postulate him to stop his education and return .

Danzo , not require to ease Pain ’s mission and expecting Pain to kill Tsunade , decides to murder the salientian , preventing the substance from hit the protagonist . While the drawing card of Root might not have been aware of this , his selfish action were what give Naruto enough meter to overcome the proficiency and prepare for his fight against Nagato . If Naruto had receive the content , he would not have been able-bodied to properly use Sage Mode , as he discovered shortly after that Kurama prevent him from merging with Fukasaku , who helped Jiraiya with the technique .

The Third Hokage , through inactiveness and bad judgement , indirectly caused many of Naruto ’s worst tragedies by constitute corrupt loss leader to his Council .

Naruto is Surprised

The paladin also discovered that he could use his Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu to absorb Nature Energy even when fighting . Without these tools by his side , Naruto would undoubtedly have lost the battle , as Pain is without a doubtone of the impregnable villains in the franchise . The time Danzo purchase the agonist was vital for him to win the strength and skills necessary to defeat Nagato ’s Six Paths and save Konoha from sealed destruction . In a twisted way , Danzo Shimura was indirectly responsible for for carry through the Ninja World , as Naruto would have died without him .

Naruto Fought a Debilitated Pain

The Hero Did Not Have To Deal With a Full-Powered Deva Path

When Nagato assail Konoha via his Six Paths , the villager were told that their painful sensation would terminate if they surrendered Naruto to Akatsuki . Even though the citizens never mat straight grasp for the male child , they refused to reveal his localization , enrage the baddie to the item where he did not care if his object died . By usingone of the most destructive technique in anime chronicle , the Shinra Tensei , Pain efficaciously erased Konoha from existence in episode # 162 , leaving a crater in the center of the valley .

Although Naruto is known to form bonds with many of his foes , one foeman ’s manoeuvre were so brutal that he did n’t merit to be forgiven .

His attack , while effective in see that Naruto was indeed not in the village and killing many of his enemy , did pull up stakes his Deva Path incapacitated for quite some time . Yashiko ’s consistence needed rest before utilizing his Repulsion abilities once again . Naruto was fortunate enough to arrive moments after the Deva Path became passive , break him enough clip to defeat Pain ’s five other bodies quickly . Nagato himself demonstrated the veneration of having to fight the hero without one of his good techniques at hand , turn out he did indeed call for the Deva Path to defeat the Uzumaki .

Image of Naruto Shippuden’s Akatsuki group standing together under a full moon. Each wearing outfits they wore before officially joining the group.

Naruto Arriving Early Would Have Been Catastrophic

​​​​​​​Pain Would Have Extracted Kurama and Destroyed the World

Despite it seldom coming up in talks about the character , Pain ’s original goal was beyond terrifying . Tired of all the botheration because of ninjas and their unvarying conflicts , Nagato dreamed of a world where everyone would understand the pain of loss and would decide to inhabit in heartsease . To accomplish his imagination , he wanted to extract the tycoon of the nine Tailed - brute and use them to bring bedlam and devastation like never seen before by any Shinobi . He thought that only then would humans live in harmoniousness with each other .

The most probable issue of his fight with Naruto , before the hero mastered the Sage Mode , would have beenthe origin of Kurama and the death of the protagonist . This stand for that , without Danzo ’s noise , Nagato would have achieved his goals and there would be no one left to kibosh him . The death of the protagonist would have been the small outcome the Shinobi World would have to allot with , as the Ten - Tails would have been let loose into the world , killing everyone in his way of life .

Danzo Is Still Not Justified

​​​​​​​His Greed and Inaction Almost Cost Hundreds of Lives

disregarding of whether Danzo ’s actions saved Naruto or not , there is no way for fan to vindicate the damage and wipeout that his hunger for power and greed have . The serviceman had no way of knowing that giving the protagonist more metre would help him defeat Pain down the pipeline , he simply wanted to keep Kurama away to utilize him as a weapon later . The man never fancy the booster as a human worthy of respect , only the vas for the village ’s biggest tool against their opponents .

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Moreover , during Pain ’s attack , the leader of Root decided he would not assist his fellow citizens defend their abode . According to his words , he would first ensure Tsunade was unequal to of holding the position any longer , desire the Fifth Hokage would die in conflict . He would then emerge as the Italian sandwich and take his stead as the leader of the Hidden Leaf . Danzois an reasoning and manipulative scoundrel who make love on the dot what he needed to do to achieve his goals . He might be hated , but there is no denying that he isone ofNaruto ’s best villain .

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