GoneLookingForMyself
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Okay, I'm going to risk instant death and put forth a little theory of mine, see title.
A: Let us first assume that the Second Hokage was going to choose the next Hokage out of the two teams he directed.
B: I could eliminate the other four one by one, but lets go to Sarutobi and Danzo.
Imagine that you're the Second Hokage, there's a war on, with life-and-death decisions to be made every day and subterfuge to watch for at every turn. Both of the boys have their own flaws, but which would cause the least harm in the situation the village is in? The overly serious, slightly fanatical about protecting the village, suspicious one? Or the slightly arrogant nice guy who tends to overlook things and lean towards pacifism?
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During a war? Danzo, with all his flaws, all the way. Plus, he was the 2nd's student; the Second was probably planning to stay in office longer to train the kid and work through some of his problems, after which he would be excellent Hokage material.
So why was Saru chosen and not Danzo?
Why did the Second Hokage sacrifice himself?
Yep, it's a pertinent question.
Item A! As Danzo pointed out, the Second was the greatest ninja in the village, the Leaf's leader. Letting himself die would demoralize the whole place and cause a lot of damage. He would have known that. Also, to have him not even consider the option of ambushing the enemy? He was the most powerful shinobi in Leaf and had six madly talented young shinobi with him.
Item B! He doesn't address Danzo's concern about that matter. Instead, he cuts him off curtly with a reminder not to fight Sarutobi. He then proceeds to ignore the rest of them to give a little speech to Saru and then runs off. Odd behavior...
Item C! Hashirama and Tobirama both died young. Mystery surrounds Hashirama's death: how could a man that powerful have died in battle? The more logical explanation would be that he was murdered. He and his brother were both the kind of leader that tends to get murdered.
Item D! How could that have been accomplished? That kind of mind manipulation can be wielded by Yamanakas or... Uchihas.
Yep. I think Kagami Uchiha did it in the forest clearing with a doujutsu.
Why? Either on his own behalf, or his clan's, or he was hired by a foreign power. There are several possibilities. And as to what could be gained by Saru becoming Hokage? That's obvious. It drastically weakened Konoha's strength during wartime, slowing every movement. It made it possible for all sorts of dirty business to be carried out without anyone noticing.
The only reason that Konoha survived, and not only survived but came out on top as the most prosperous village of the five, was Danzo. He decided to take matters into his own hands, build up his own task force (Root) and act as Hokage in many things.
Sarutobi's leadership and the way he handles threats is terrible. When they KNEW Orochimaru was hanging around the village during the chunnin exams basically saying 'yeah, I want you to do this and this and would somebody bring me a soft-boiled egg while you're at it?' his response was 'Ummm... maybe he's being hired by some other country... I think I'll divert all our forces there... no, we're not going to warn anybody he's here... and Aoba, could you take him that egg?'
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My theory on what Danzo did during Orochimaru's attack (because I do NOT think he was allied with him) probably should wait for another post.
Opinions on theory please? Beyond 'you suck and that's stupid'?
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A: Let us first assume that the Second Hokage was going to choose the next Hokage out of the two teams he directed.
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B: I could eliminate the other four one by one, but lets go to Sarutobi and Danzo.
Imagine that you're the Second Hokage, there's a war on, with life-and-death decisions to be made every day and subterfuge to watch for at every turn. Both of the boys have their own flaws, but which would cause the least harm in the situation the village is in? The overly serious, slightly fanatical about protecting the village, suspicious one? Or the slightly arrogant nice guy who tends to overlook things and lean towards pacifism?
...
During a war? Danzo, with all his flaws, all the way. Plus, he was the 2nd's student; the Second was probably planning to stay in office longer to train the kid and work through some of his problems, after which he would be excellent Hokage material.
So why was Saru chosen and not Danzo?
Why did the Second Hokage sacrifice himself?
Yep, it's a pertinent question.
Item A! As Danzo pointed out, the Second was the greatest ninja in the village, the Leaf's leader. Letting himself die would demoralize the whole place and cause a lot of damage. He would have known that. Also, to have him not even consider the option of ambushing the enemy? He was the most powerful shinobi in Leaf and had six madly talented young shinobi with him.
Item B! He doesn't address Danzo's concern about that matter. Instead, he cuts him off curtly with a reminder not to fight Sarutobi. He then proceeds to ignore the rest of them to give a little speech to Saru and then runs off. Odd behavior...
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Item C! Hashirama and Tobirama both died young. Mystery surrounds Hashirama's death: how could a man that powerful have died in battle? The more logical explanation would be that he was murdered. He and his brother were both the kind of leader that tends to get murdered.
Item D! How could that have been accomplished? That kind of mind manipulation can be wielded by Yamanakas or... Uchihas.
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Yep. I think Kagami Uchiha did it in the forest clearing with a doujutsu.
Why? Either on his own behalf, or his clan's, or he was hired by a foreign power. There are several possibilities. And as to what could be gained by Saru becoming Hokage? That's obvious. It drastically weakened Konoha's strength during wartime, slowing every movement. It made it possible for all sorts of dirty business to be carried out without anyone noticing.
The only reason that Konoha survived, and not only survived but came out on top as the most prosperous village of the five, was Danzo. He decided to take matters into his own hands, build up his own task force (Root) and act as Hokage in many things.
Sarutobi's leadership and the way he handles threats is terrible. When they KNEW Orochimaru was hanging around the village during the chunnin exams basically saying 'yeah, I want you to do this and this and would somebody bring me a soft-boiled egg while you're at it?' his response was 'Ummm... maybe he's being hired by some other country... I think I'll divert all our forces there... no, we're not going to warn anybody he's here... and Aoba, could you take him that egg?'
:sy:
My theory on what Danzo did during Orochimaru's attack (because I do NOT think he was allied with him) probably should wait for another post.
Opinions on theory please? Beyond 'you suck and that's stupid'?
wease:
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