Summary
The Third Hokage’s reliance on corrupt advisors created tragedies in the Hidden Leaf Village, such as the Sasuke Clan massacre and the rise of Akatsuki. Danzo’s appointment to the Council was a grave mistake, as his ruthless behavior and alliance with enemies caused countless crimes and threats to Konoha. The Third Hokage’s lack of wisdom in choosing his advisors led to the appointment of corrupt councilors such as Danzo, Homura, and Koharu, leading to horrifying events that could have been prevented.
Throughout the iconic comic series Naruto, The beloved leaf-hidden village has suffered countless tragedies, such as the Sasuke clan’s massacre and Pain’s destruction of the village. There was a massive system error on the part of one of Konoha’s leaders that allowed many of these tragedies to occur, and Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi was surprisingly behind many of these failures.
The Third Hokage was one of the most revered and respected leaders in Naruto’s history, retiring to allow Naruto’s father Minato to become the Fourth Hokage, and once again lead the people of Konoha after the Minato’s tragic death. However, because of Sarutobi’s inaction, naive trust in those around him, and lack of transparency, the Third Hokage allowed a small group of corrupt individuals to control the future of Konoha, leading to many bad events. Worst in Naruto history.
The Third Hokage put his trust in the wrong person
Each Hokage appoints a group of wise advisors to the Konoha Council, or Konoha Go-Ikenban, to assist village leaders in making difficult but necessary decisions in both peace and war. The Third Hokage appointed three people to the Council, all of whom worked under the Second Hokage, a man whom Sarutobi respected greatly. These three leaders – Homura Mitokado, Danzo Shimura, and Koharu Utatane – were all excellent strategists and politicians, but it is clear from Naruto that their harsh views on punishment and lack of compassion hidden has made them become bad leaders, easily corrupted, and leaders. Sarutobi lost his way again and again.
Many horrifying events happened to the Village Hidden in the Leaves, but one of the most traumatic and affecting events was Itachi Itachi’s massacre of his entire clan. Ultimately, it is revealed that this massacre was facilitated and promoted by Danzo, and that both Homura and Koharu supported this violent conclusion, opposing Sarutobi’s request for continued peace. Even though Sarutobi removed Danzo from the Council after he directly disobeyed the Hokage’s wishes, he continued to keep Homura and Koharu, who continued to give him terrible advice that would impact negative impact on the village for many years to come.
Appointing Danzo to the Council was a terrible mistake
For many years, Danzo and the Third Hokage were bitter rivals, with Danzo trying to become Hokage through his ruthless, sneaky behavior. Due to Sarutobi’s trustworthy nature, he appointed Danzo to the Council to hopefully appease him, but the Third Hokage should have been wiser and more careful when placing Danzo in such an important political position as So. Danzo’s precarious alliance with Kumogakure’s Hanzo directly led to Yahiko’s death and Nagato’s becoming the leader of Akatsuki, a group that remained a major threat to Konoha’s heroes for many years. By placing Danzo on the Council, he gave him unprecedented political power, allowing him to get away with countless atrocities.
The Third Hokage made many personal mistakes throughout Naruto, such as not fulfilling Kushina’s wish to raise Naruto or letting Orochimaru escape after discovering his improper experiments, but perhaps wrong. His biggest mistake was appointing unreliable people to his advisory council. The corruption of Danzo, Homura, and Koharu led to many terrible things happening to Konoha and its residents, and if Sarutobi had been more thoughtful when appointing these leaders, many of the most tragic events would have occurred. happened in history. Naruto will never happen.