Originally Posted by Abdula
all that may be true, but it still doesn't explain why when other ninjas were fighting and dying for their country (village) Danzo was hiding in an underground hole.
special note, he, one of the village elders, was hiding and allowed Tsunade (the hokage, he's superior) to die in battle. and did he try to save the kids and the helpless people of the village? no. he made sure his personal guard doesn't fight.
that's the fine line between being a realist (making sure that the village as a concept can survive after the attack) and being a asshole.
Which is really too bad, since I really did like Danzo before, and I thought he could take the series into a new level.