Danzo

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Danzo Shimura (团藏) 54 58
Alias(es)	Root of Konoha; “the darkness of the shinobi world” 18 50
Gender	Male 3
Affiliation	Konohagakure; Root; Shimura Clan 50 58
Occupation/Role	Leader of Root; former Shadow Advisor to the Hokage 17 50
Status	Killed by Namikaze Mirai; later summoned through Impure World Reincarnation and used in energy experiments 57 238
First Appearance	Chapter 3, “Sarutobi Bites the Dust! Taste My Railgun, Ya!” 3

Background / History

Earlier Political Activities

During Minato’s tenure as Hokage, Namikaze Mirai repeatedly used his influence to suppress Danzo. Danzo welcomed Mirai’s disappearance, believing that Minato would lose an important source of support 3.

Danzo and Root had previously manipulated public opinion to drive Hatake Sakumo to his death. During the Nine-Tails Attack, Danzo also prevented the Uchiha from providing reinforcements—an action he later defended as necessary to contain the clan 17 20.

Failed Assassination and Loss of Office

After Mirai returned, Danzo interpreted his visit to the Uchiha compound as evidence of a possible conspiracy, despite admitting that he did not know what they were planning. He arranged Mirai’s assassination against Hiruzen’s objections and intended to have Root researchers dissect the body to investigate his unusual Magnet Release 13 16.

Mirai annihilated the ten-man assassination squad: five Jonin and five Special Jonin skilled in sealing techniques. Danzo then accused him of murdering fellow villagers, while privately regretting that he had arrived without Hiruzen’s protection 16 17.

Hiruzen stripped Danzo of his Shadow Advisor position. Mirai destroyed Danzo’s left eye in retaliation for obstructing Uchiha reinforcements during the Nine-Tails Attack 17.

The eye could not be treated and required removal. With his right Sharingan covered by bandages, Danzo was temporarily unable to see; Root subsequently found a compatible civilian donor for a replacement eye 18.

Rumor Campaign and Political Pressure

Danzo next tried to undermine Mirai through a paid rumor campaign involving Naruto. The Uchiha Police Force detained participants, who confessed how Root had recruited them, paid them, and supplied their lines. The campaign escalated into demands to expel Naruto, alarming Danzo because he regarded the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki as an indispensable military asset 20 21 22.

During the dispute over the slain Kumogakure envoys, Danzo worked with Hiruzen to place responsibility on Mirai. Hyuga Hiashi disrupted their effort by explaining that the envoys had kidnapped Hinata and that Mirai had killed them to rescue her 35 36.

A further assassination attempt relied on Aburame Ryoma’s Nano-Poisonous Insects. Ryoma’s death instead allowed Mirai’s Magnetic Fluid Clone to enter Root’s base concealed inside his corpse 40.

Secret Research Exposed

Mirai’s infiltrating clone discovered numerous stored Sharingan, Uchiha tissues, and exceptionally vigorous flesh identified as Hashirama’s tissue. Mirai and Uchiha Setsuna then spread rumors linking Danzo’s research to the Nine-Tails Attack, making him a public scapegoat while attempting to draw out its actual mastermind 41 43.

Danzo had also continued Wood Release experiments after Hiruzen ordered them stopped for consuming resources without results. The discovery of Yamato after Root’s destruction revealed that this secret research had produced a Wood Release user 58.

Naruto’s Abduction and Death

Danzo offered to overlook the Uchiha dispute if Shisui brought Naruto to him. After Shisui refused, Danzo sent Kan and Wen, Root’s best infiltrators, through a weakness discovered during years of surveillance of the Uchiha compound 50 51.

His plan was to use Naruto as leverage against Mirai and bring the Jinchuriki under his control. Silver Fluid protecting Naruto repeatedly killed his captors, but Danzo continued toward Root’s base while ordering other operatives to delay Mirai 52 53 54.

Mirai destroyed the base and rescued Naruto. Enraged at the loss of his life’s work, Danzo attempted to kill Naruto and was beheaded. He revived through Izanagi and summoned Baku, but neither measure stopped Mirai 56.

Danzo repeatedly revived, fled, and was killed again. On his final revival, he begged Hiruzen to save him. Once the Sharingan implanted in his arm were exposed, Hiruzen stepped aside, and Mirai killed him permanently 57.

Posthumous Fate

Root’s destruction caused fatalities exceeding seventy percent and left rebuilding nearly impossible. The Shimura Clan recovered only scraps of Danzo’s flesh and hair, burying them with his clothing. The Uchiha celebrated his death for three days and nights 58 59.

The former Root facilities were later repurposed for Mirai’s research enterprise. When Orochimaru returned to Konoha, villagers were told that Danzo had wrongly accused him; the resulting backlash further damaged the already weakened Shimura Clan 90 96.

In the Pure Land, Danzo joined spirits attacking Mirai and fired a Vacuum Great Sphere at him. Later, Orochimaru’s account of Mirai’s rise—including unifying the Ninja World and defeating Kaguya—left Danzo stunned 234 237.

Danzo was subsequently summoned through Impure World Reincarnation and placed inside a Gundam’s energy chamber. His chakra was repeatedly extracted and converted into energy, causing intense pain and humiliation. Mirai retained him as a template for further experiments despite dissatisfaction with the initial output 238.

Appearance

• Aged, scarred face: Described as sinister and intimidating, particularly when angry 3 21.
• Bandaged right eye: Conceals a transplanted three-tomoe Sharingan 17.
• Bandaged right arm: Hides additional implanted Sharingan used for Izanagi 50 57.
• Cane: Carries and leans on a walking cane, sometimes striking it against the ground in anger 21 50 53.
• Heavy facial bandaging after injury: Following the destruction of his left eye, bandages covered his face from the bridge of his nose upward 18.

Personality

Danzo treats the Uchiha as inherently dangerous. His suspicion of Mirai’s visit to their compound arises from instinctive hostility rather than evidence, and he invokes the Second Hokage’s teachings to justify that prejudice 13.

He habitually presents attacks on his opponents as acts of village protection. After sending assassins against Mirai, he condemns Mirai for killing them; during the Kumogakure dispute, he again attempts to portray Mirai as disloyal to Konoha 17 36.

His confidence repeatedly collapses into anger when plans fail. He considers Hiruzen weak for hesitating, berates subordinates as useless when they cannot overcome Naruto’s protection, and continues the abduction despite mounting casualties 40 50 53 54.

Although Root is his cherished life’s work, its destruction drives him to attack the very Jinchuriki he intended to control. When facing permanent death, political defiance gives way to desperate appeals for Hiruzen’s protection 56 57.

Abilities & Skills

Izanagi

Danzo uses transplanted Sharingan to negate fatal outcomes and return after being killed 56 57.

• Revives after beheading and other lethal attacks 56 57.
• Draws on multiple Sharingan implanted in his right arm 57.
• His observed activation lasts roughly one minute, which Mirai judges inferior to a true Uchiha’s use 57.
• Cannot conceal his returning body from Mirai’s Biological Magnetic Field perception 57.
• Has a finite supply: Danzo explicitly identifies his final revival as his last life 57.

Shadow Clone Technique

Danzo creates four Shadow Clones and sends them fleeing in different directions alongside his real body 57.

• Intended to confuse pursuers and enable escape 57.
• Ineffective against Mirai, who immediately identifies and shoots the real body 57.

Summoning: Baku

Danzo summons Baku during his final confrontation with Mirai 56.

• Uses the summon to fight while attempting to survive 56.
• Baku is quickly defeated, leaving Danzo without protection 56 57.

Wind Release

• Vacuum Great Sphere: Fired while Danzo’s spirit participates in the collective assault on Mirai in the Pure Land 234.

Covert Operations and Public Manipulation

Danzo directs assassinations, infiltration, abductions, and rumor campaigns through Root 16 20 51.

• Trains operatives through brutal selection and enforces obedience with punishments feared more than death 16.
• Uses paid civilians to distribute scripted accusations 22.
• Exploits surveillance intelligence, barrier weaknesses, and rehearsed extraction routes 51 52.
• Plans to place a curse mark on Naruto to bring him under control; Root’s destruction prevents that objective 56.

Relationships

• Sarutobi Hiruzen — Longstanding friend and political ally. Hiruzen repeatedly criticizes his recklessness and initially tries to negotiate for his life, but ultimately permits Mirai to kill him 3 18 57.
• Namikaze Mirai — Principal enemy and eventual killer. Their conflict escalates from political suppression to assassination attempts, Naruto’s abduction, and Danzo’s posthumous exploitation 3 16 51 57 238.
• Naruto Uzumaki — Target of manipulation and abduction. Danzo regards him as a military resource and potential hostage, then attempts to kill him after Root is destroyed 22 52 56.
• Uchiha Clan — Persistent target of suspicion and suppression; their Sharingan are collected for his research and implanted in his body. The clan celebrates his death 13 41 57 59.
• Uchiha Shisui — Attempts to recruit him to abduct Naruto by promising leniency toward the Uchiha; Shisui refuses 50.
• Aburame Ryoma — Most trusted subordinate, whose poisonous insects Danzo believes will guarantee Mirai’s assassination 40.
• Kan and Wen — Personally trained infiltration specialists entrusted with kidnapping Naruto 51 52.
• Yamato / Tenzo — Root operative and Wood Release user produced by Danzo’s secretly continued experiments 58.
• Shimura Clan — His clan buries his recovered remains and later suffers political suppression and public hostility associated with his actions 58 96.

Notable Quotes

“Since Namikaze Mirai is the root of the problem, why don't we just eliminate that root?” 13

“As long as you bring the Nine-Tails to me, I will take charge of the Uchiha matter and let bygones be bygones.” 50

“Hiruzen, save me.” 57

Trivia

• Danzo’s habit of violently slamming or breaking the Hokage Office door creates recurring replacement expenses. Hiruzen identifies the door destroyed during one visit as the third that month 10 13.
• Tsunade dismisses calls to respect Danzo after his death and suggests that Konoha might be better off without him 60.