Thank you. So you agree with me. Now get bent

the Third attempting real and actual negotiations with Fugaku - The leader of the already marginalized clan that Danzo intended to genocide.

• The systematic failure or outright malice of the adults in Itachi's life. Grooming, passivity, ultimatums.

•The plotholes of the writing itself. Such as relying on a fucking child to do national security instead of, oh, I don't know,

Explain to me how my observations are inaccurate when I'm critiquing:

• Itachi's character and how trauma might impact someone. He's portrayed as a master strategist when he's also doing a multitude of things that do not make sense or align with his goals (poor writing)

I see you're also a debate pervert. Unfortunately, you're missing my point and the criticism I'm making.

However, the writing was poor as hell here (and in many places. I still love the series)
He was ripe for exploitation because of his age and experiences. But damn all the adults in his life were bad decision makers

If he can stabby stabberson his own clan (with Obito/Madara, sure) he could have also come for Danzo or snapped and took out other people from Konoha - either after the massacre or skipping it altogether. I maintain that he cannot plan. I'm a rabid Itachi supporter.

They're somehow my favorite group

His favorite village.

But would you let your best, most reliable boy scout play god?

I don't even trust them to remember a takeout order. Parentification and being a child soldier does play a huge part in this. But Danzo is lucky he didn't decide to just set everything on fire and sell all Konoha's secrets to

Seriously. What gaggle of idiots rely on a thirteen year old to make decisions like this? Was Danzo hoping he'd get himself yeeted off the mortal coil trying to do this?

I get it. Everyone's a ninja. suspension of belief. He was ANBU and a squad leader whatever else.

And I think it is a shame that my creativity is often cultivated by the depth of my sorrow.

It was grief that compelled me into writing
Grief that put my writing on hold
And grief that compels me once more

It may not have been as cathartic as I would have liked, but I can always go back to revise it.

Then again, I don't edit and edit and edit as much as I used to because that shit is exhausting.

It doesn't help that he raised her for ten years. Renja spent a long time smashing his buttons and pushing him to the brink of sanity, generally being an absolutely insufferable teenaged girl during his early to mid twenties when he was young and dumb

She will, low-key, mention things she knows are important to him or that he's said before, so he knows she's listening.

Envisioning them being in meetings and she keeps passing "I need you to eat that fucking guy" notes. Jezreel has a terrible time keeping a straight face.

They'll ask each other a question, get a yes or no answer, and leave it at that. Jezreel is more likely to badger Renja for the "why," but Renja doesn't really need to ask Jezreel because he's extremely expressive. She knows why and he'll usually tell her without prompting.