I don't care if Orochimaru did help save the world, it was his apprentice and his stolen zombie jutsu that put it in so much danger in the first dang place! He still deserves to die for all the evil he did.
...But yeah I guess Tsunade didn't really have a choice but to pardon him. If you mortal enemy switches sides and saves your life, you can't just kill him after that no matter how much you want to. That would just convince all your other enemies that burying the hatchet with you is impossible and you'll stab them in the back if they reach out with a peace offering. If you want to create an era of lasting peace you have to include even Orochimaru in that peace.
TC_Hazard said:
ankokudaishogun said:
Because Mitsuki is not Orochimaru, and children shouldn't bear any responsibility for the actions of their parents.
Also, from outside the story, to further show the new era of peace and how the circle of hatred has been broken by having Konohamaru teaching the child of his grandfather's murderer without any prejudice.
Plus, Naruto can sense evil. Literally. If Mitsuki was bad news he would know about it.
...Oh, right. I forgot Naruto could do that. I guess that objection is withdrawn then. Doesn't matter how shady the kid is, if Naruto says he's cool then he must be cool. There's no fooling a guy who can sense malicious thoughts.
...wow, Naruto must be a nightmare to negotiate with for anyone who doesn't know about his sensing ability. It's literally impossible to negotiate with him in bad faith no matter how smooth and charismatic you are.
ankokudaishogun said:
EDIT: also, I wonder: what if the Lee clan was founded by Rock Lee?
But why would Lee create a new clan named after his own first name? Why wouldn't he just continue the Rock clan?
That'd be like Naruto naming his kids Boruto Naruto and Himawari Naruto. It would be bizarre.