Yeah I agree. I'm personally just pointing out the hypocrisy really. funny how they're the villains when the "protectors" are the ones creating some of these "missing nin" then hiring these same folks as mercenaries. amazing tbh lol
lol had this long post, ended up deleting it because I underestimate the logic of NDS. (I need to lay off google+) so long story short. I wish I could find it but there is a scan where hiruzen being the face of the leaf while danzo is the one doing the dirty work. which I find is BS, because the man is just as responsible.
I wanted to avoid sasuke in this thread but everyone seem to brought up his revenge, so I might as well now. I don't exactly "justify" what he did. but I can't help but laugh at the ironic twist that sasuke is product created by the very kages themselves if you think about it. the same with gaara, he was a victim and yet here he is having a conversation with these people. it's hilarious and disgusting at the same time.
re-read the kage meeting, when the kages are playing the blame game like little children there was a panel where onoki laughs at gaara, then raikage tell him about how akatsuki were hired by kages the same akatsuki who killed gaara and his father. it's not disgusting for gore reasons, it's disgusting how gaara (and sasuke to edo hiruzen) are literally talking to the very people who are indirectly if not directly responsible for their F-up'ed lives. I don't know if kishi intended that on purpose or not, but I gotta give him credit where it's due. anyway, more or less, I don't want sasuke to be demonized for trying to wipe these pigs out. seriously. I don't believe what sasuke is doing is right, but I understand.