Danzo

Danzo Danzo (ダンゾウ, Danzō?) is one of the oldest characters in Konoha, and possesses a sort of advisory position with the Hokage. He is more militant than most in Konoha, favoring aggression and war over passiveness and peace. In the past, he competed with Sarutobi for the position of Third Hokage. Danzo believes that Konoha must go through a fundamental ideological shift in order to survive, as he states that the First Hokage's influence has meant that subsequent Hokages have proven to be indecisive and weak as they adopt his philosophies. Danzo appears to have lost an arm and an eye at some point, the causes of which remains unknown. He also created Root and acts as its leader. Both Jiraiya and the current Hokage, Tsunade, suspect Danzo of wanting to use Root to bring down Konoha and take over the village. Their suspicions are briefly confirmed during the Sasuke and Sai arc when he appears ready to form an allegiance with Orochimaru, but this is revealed as a ploy designed to kill Sasuke, at the time Orochimaru's subordinate. His seiyu is Hiroshi Ito.