the sheer stupidity of this ask oh my god…like….the shinden novels have been out for so long now, it’s not even a matter of differing opinions/interpretations that Danzo meticulously planned the massacre, it’s literally there in black and white….
[[ klsksfkljskllks i know??? we’re literally told how Itachi’s thinking and the things he fears, and Danzo focuses on them. The novels are just Danzo’s 8 Year Plan to get rid of the Uchiha.
Either Itachi did it or the ANBU would. Itachi, scared of war and bloodshed, chose the option with the “least” harm. Is this fundamentally true? No, but he’s a thirteen year old boy who’s still in pain from losing his best friend and has way too much responsibility and pressure on him. If these people would just look at it his way for once in their godamn lives. ]]



