Iampoorguy
there could have been many other ways to leave danzo alive but this is just stupid. the dude was caught redhanded betraying konoha. It would have been more believable if all the root ninjas died and danzo somehow escapd and got to hiruzen first and then lied to him. Then kakashi comes and tells him the truth and then hiruzen is unable to come to a conclusion since it is kakashi's words against danzo's so he lets it go. But this, this is just trash writing. really bad and dumb. I'm already invested in the overall plot, though, so I guess i'll endure the sheer stupidity and see if things get better