Danzo

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Danzo Shimura (团藏) 226
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Konohagakure and Root, formerly; later joins Madara Uchiha’s faction 166 172 173
Occupation/Role	Former Hokage’s assistant and leader of Root 166 225
Status	Alive; imprisoned in Konoha’s Security Force, awaiting a public trial for betraying the village 272 273
First Appearance	Confronts Han Guang in Konoha’s back mountain 29

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
White Zetsu arm transplants and right-eye Sharingan	226 227	Madara replaces both arms with White Zetsu arms and implants a Sharingan into his right eye. Danzo gains access to Wood Release; Madara instructs him to use the Sharingan to suppress the transplanted cells and predicts complete fusion in about a year.

Background / History

Root Leadership and Orochimaru’s Laboratory

Danzo initially serves as Hiruzen Sarutobi’s assistant while commanding Root. He also collaborates with Orochimaru, visiting a concealed laboratory in the back mountain and warning that the Sand Ninja’s attack will interrupt the experiments. When he encounters Han Guang nearby, he orders the boy to leave 29 166.

After three Root ninja are killed, Danzo helps interrogate Team 9. His questions repeatedly suggest that Minato Namikaze was responsible, although Han Guang and Rin state that their teacher arrived afterward. The inconsistent interrogation results lead Danzo and Hiruzen to pursue further investigation 46.

An explosion exposes Orochimaru’s laboratory. Danzo recognizes the entrance and knows that Orochimaru did not cause the blast, but follows Hiruzen inside. The investigators discover infants and the bodies of Uchiha and Senju ninja, including Uchiha Aki 47 48.

Yamato’s Exposure

Han Guang reveals that Danzo is secretly nurturing a Wood Release user. Minato reports this to Hiruzen, who threatens to remove Danzo from Root’s leadership and expel him from the Elder Council unless he hands the ninja over. Danzo initially denies the accusation, then agrees on the condition that the boy join Team 9 65.

After Yamato’s placement, Danzo considers Han Guang’s ability to counter Wood Release a useful check on Yamato’s future power. Meanwhile, he searches for the source of the leak by examining Hokage Building visitor records. Minato’s repeated visits draw his suspicion, and a later sketch identifies Han Guang as a visitor to Minato’s home 68 69 72.

Attempts to Control Team 9

Danzo regards Han Guang as his top mole, but does not realize how much the boy conceals from him. Learning that Han Guang possesses Wood Release leaves him regretting his failure to recognize the ability earlier 63 93.

He repeatedly tries to bring Han Guang and Team 9 into Root. Hiruzen rejects the recruitment proposal and instead expands the Anbu. Danzo subsequently suggests giving Team 9 Root uniforms, transferring them after the Anbu’s losses, and taking command of them when they disobey orders 94 116 132 144 161.

Danzo also questions Madara Uchiha’s reported survival. Believing that the First Hokage would not have mistaken Madara’s death, he orders Root to gather all available information on the Uchiha clan and Sharingan 83.

Experimental Scandal and Conflict with the Uchiha

Orochimaru publicly claims that he conducted the research while Danzo captured the human test subjects. Furious that this intelligence is circulating among other villages, Danzo issues the highest pursuit order against Orochimaru. He also considers using Han Guang’s Anbu position to gather unfavorable information about himself 125.

Fugaku Uchiha concludes that Danzo supplied Uchiha clan members as experimental subjects. He additionally blames Danzo for Obito’s disappearance—a mistaken suspicion, since Obito is actually held by Madara. After overhearing that Root is hunting Orochimaru, Fugaku mobilizes his clan’s elite ninja to intercept Root 127 139.

More than twenty Root ninja are subsequently found dead outside Konoha. Danzo challenges Fugaku’s explanation for discovering them and attempts to attack him with a Wind Release blade, but Hiruzen restrains his wrist. The elders’ decision to investigate rather than immediately act against Fugaku further angers Danzo 134 135.

Ambush and Loss of Root

Danzo requests an Anbu escort for a negotiation mission. Han Guang instructs the escort to observe rather than protect him and retreat when attacked. When Fugaku’s group ambushes Danzo, the Anbu flee, leaving him to fight alone 164 166.

During his escape, a pebble attack severs Danzo’s right arm. He identifies the attack’s direction as the Anbu’s position and vows retaliation. He nevertheless escapes the Uchiha pursuit using his summoning beast 167.

While Danzo is absent, Han Guang eliminates the remaining Root members and replaces them with White Zetsu, including an impersonator of Danzo. The real Danzo later returns to the base, notices his supposed subordinates’ abnormal expressions, and is attacked by emerging branches. Mistaking the replacements for disguised Anbu, he blames Hiruzen for dismantling Root 168 172 173.

Defection to Madara

Danzo initially refuses Madara’s invitation, believing he can still recover his position through Root. After the attack at his former base, he agrees to defect. He demands Konoha’s destruction, then accepts Madara’s promise that he can eventually gain the strength to accomplish it himself 172 173.

His defection causes alarm throughout Konoha. Hiruzen receives a false report claiming that loyal Root ninja fought Danzo after he ordered them to defect, leaving the Hokage unaware of the organization’s replacement 173.

Working with Madara, Danzo persuades the Fourth Mizukage to attack the Land of Fire’s border. Madara later tells him that Han Guang destroyed Root, and intelligence about Han Guang’s battlefield victories forces Danzo to reconsider the boy’s strength. He sends Hiruzen letters warning about Han Guang’s schemes and inviting him to join Madara if necessary 189 190 195 196.

Danzo’s dependence on Madara becomes increasingly uncomfortable. When Han Guang takes control of the Three-Tails, Danzo still urges Madara to attack; Madara instead hypnotizes him and orders Black Zetsu to carry him away. In another letter, Danzo complains about his living conditions and fears that Madara intends to experiment on him 205 220.

Transplant and Mountain Graveyard Alliance

Danzo initially refuses Madara’s proposed transplant because its stated success rate is only twenty percent and Madara’s hands tremble. News that Han Guang has become Fourth Hokage—and that one of his Wood Release clones destroyed a large Sand Ninja force—changes his mind 225 226.

The operation succeeds, giving Danzo White Zetsu arms and a right-eye Sharingan. He believes he is using Madara to secure his revenge, unaware that Han Guang can control the transplanted White Zetsu cells 226 227.

At the barren Mountain Graveyard in the Land of Lightning, Danzo learns that Madara avoids vegetation because Han Guang gathers intelligence through trees. He later exchanges messages with Orochimaru through a snake and welcomes Orochimaru and Hiruzen into the hideout 259 266.

The three form their own alliance, excluding Madara, while questioning his offer to leave them an army of White Zetsu. They eventually accept his purported plan to resurrect the “God of Order” using the nine Tailed Beasts and receive sealing scrolls 267 268.

Defeat and Imprisonment

When Han Guang arrives, Danzo attempts Wood Release—Four Pillars Prison Technique. His transplanted hands refuse to meet, and he discovers that he cannot move his body at all. Han Guang’s control over White Zetsu cells renders the transplant a decisive weakness rather than an advantage 270.

Han Guang overpowers Danzo, Hiruzen, and Orochimaru with spiritual pressure and returns them to Konoha as prisoners. Fugaku takes custody of the three pending a public trial. At the prison entrance, he threatens the immobilized Danzo with a short sword aimed at his crotch; the passage does not establish the outcome 270 272 273.

Appearance

• Right-arm injury: Loses his right arm during the Uchiha ambush 167.
• Transplanted arms: Later receives White Zetsu replacements for both arms 226.
• Right eye: Receives a transplanted Sharingan from Madara 226.

Personality

Danzo considers himself better suited to the Hokage position than Hiruzen. He treats powerful ninja as political assets, repeatedly attempting to recruit Team 9 and retaining influence over Yamato’s placement even when forced to surrender him 65 94 144.

He is suspicious and retaliatory. He investigates the leak of his Wood Release project, seeks Orochimaru’s elimination after the experimental scandal, and directs his anger toward the Uchiha, Anbu, and Hiruzen after losing Root. His belief that Han Guang remains a loyal mole causes him to underestimate the person dismantling his position 69 125 172 190.

His ambition coexists with strong self-preservation. He fears traveling without protection, initially rejects a dangerous transplant, and secretly reserves an illusion-dispelling talisman for a critical moment. Reports of Han Guang’s growing power ultimately push him to accept the operation despite its risks 161 225 226.

Abilities & Skills

Wind Release

Danzo can form a Wind Release blade around his palm 134.

• Combines it with a rapid movement behind Fugaku to attempt a close-range attack.
• Hiruzen catches his wrist before the strike lands 134.

Body Flicker Technique

Danzo uses Body Flicker for rapid movement 134.

• Appears suddenly before Hiruzen to report Root’s losses.
• Moves behind Fugaku during their confrontation 134.

Summoning

Danzo possesses an unnamed summoning beast 167.

• Uses it to escape Fugaku and the Uchiha attackers despite losing an arm 167.

Transplanted Wood Release

White Zetsu arms grant Danzo access to Wood Release 226 227.

• Madara predicts that complete cellular fusion will take approximately one year 226.
• Attempts Four Pillars Prison Technique against Han Guang 270.
• The transplanted cells remain vulnerable to Han Guang’s control, allowing him to prevent hand seals and immobilize Danzo 227 270.

Transplanted Sharingan

Danzo’s right-eye Sharingan accompanies his White Zetsu transplants 226.

• Madara instructs him to use it to suppress the arms and maintain balance.
• His access to Sharingan power is subsequently acknowledged by Madara, but no specific ocular technique is demonstrated in the supplied passages 226 267.

Intelligence and Negotiation

Danzo directs Root investigations and conducts political negotiations 69 83 189.

• Uses visitor records and surveillance reports to trace the disclosure of his secret project 69 72.
• Orders comprehensive research into the Uchiha clan and Sharingan 83.
• Persuades the Fourth Mizukage to launch a border attack 189.

Equipment / Items

• Illusion-dispelling talisman — Secretly kept as a safeguard against illusion techniques; Danzo reserves it when Madara previously hypnotizes him 225.
• Tailed Beast sealing scrolls — Receives them from Madara for the purported “God of Order” resurrection plan 268.
• Wood Release secret techniques — Stored at Root’s base and later taken by Han Guang 169.
• Private funds — Yamato secretly takes money from them to pay for a flying divine artifact 197.

Relationships

• Hiruzen Sarutobi — Political partner and rival. Hiruzen blocks his recruitment efforts, while Danzo criticizes his leadership; after defecting, Danzo continues corresponding with him and eventually welcomes him into Madara’s hideout 65 94 196 266.
• Han Guang — Supposed top mole turned adversary. Danzo trusts him to collect intelligence, only later learning that he destroyed Root and helped bring about his downfall. Han Guang ultimately captures and immobilizes him 63 125 127 190 270.
• Orochimaru — Research collaborator who exposes Danzo’s alleged role in capturing test subjects. Danzo orders his pursuit, but they later reunite within Madara’s faction 29 48 125 266 267.
• Yamato — Secretly cultivated Wood Release user whom Danzo is forced to hand over. Danzo insists on his placement in Team 9; Yamato later steals from his private funds 65 68 197.
• Minato Namikaze — Target of suspicion during the Root-death investigation and the search for the Wood Release leak. Minato later infiltrates Madara’s faction in toad form 46 69 267 268.
• Fugaku Uchiha — Enemy over the use of Uchiha as experimental subjects and the deaths of Root operatives. Fugaku leads the ambush against Danzo and later becomes his jailer 127 134 166 272 273.
• Madara Uchiha — Patron and transplant surgeon after Danzo’s defection. Their alliance is distrustful: Danzo believes he is exploiting Madara, while Madara treats him as a pawn and uses hypnosis to force his retreat 172 205 226 227 267.

Notable Quotes

“As expected, the position of Hokage is the most suitable for me.” 65

“I want you to destroy Konohagakure!” 173

Trivia

• Danzo advises Hiruzen to get rid of Sarutobi Yakumaru because his name is unlucky. Hiruzen instead asks Yakumaru to change it 196.