Tsunade is a bad Hokage

1)"All the elite shinobis were already on high ranking missions because of the Sand and Leaf war" What important high ranking missions? The war was already over. There can be very few missions that rank more important than allowing a shinobi with high potential such as Sasuke to join forces with the most powerful and dangerous enemy of the hidden leaf village. Orochimaru even stated himself that it was very important that Sasuke join his side. "The Hokage sent 3 Genin and 1 Chunin to take down 4 Genin ( The entire sound 4 were genin)" You could not be more wrong. If we include Kimanaro, there were actually five of them. The entire sound 4 were Orochimaru's elite bodyguards. They did not only have just a cursed seal, which has been shown to increases one's strength and speed dramatically, but a level 2 cursed seal, even more powerful than a normal cursed seal. Here is data on the missions the sound four ninja were on: Kimanaro: "0 D-rank, 0 C-rank, 15 B-rank, 5 A-rank, 2 S-rank." Sakon and Ukon: "20 D-rank, 15 C-rank, 8 B-rank, 2 A-rank, 1 S-rank." Jirabo: unknown Kidomaru: "20 D-rank, 15 C-rank, 8 B-rank, 2 A-rank, 1 S-rank." Tayuya: "20 D-rank, 15 C-rank, 8 B-rank, 2 A-rank, 1 S-rank." http://naruto.wikia.com... Since Genin can usually only complete either D or C missions, it is obvious these were not genin. "Tsunade did not take it lightly she called for reinforcements from the hidden sand village which included Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari shinobi who were already thought of as shinobis that had chunin/jonin type skill already" She sent the villages ENEMY to help them out! That's not the best idea. Also, all those sand ninjas were genin not chunin, and especially not jonin. "it would have only been a matter of time before he attempted to leave the village again to join Orochimaru" Not necessarily. Sasuke was in a bad state of mind after meeting his brother and feeling inadequate due to Naruto becoming stronger than him. If he was not in this state of mind, he probably would not have joined Orichumaru. Also, Naruto said that he would take Sasuke back even if it was through force. The point of the mission was to send Sasuke back, not convince him to return. If Sasuke decided to come back on his own, it would be even better, but the main point was so that Sasuke would not join Orochimaru, even if it meant by force. "Sasuke wanting to destroy the hidden leaf is accumulated by a number of mistakes made, way before Tsunades rule as Hokage." Your examples of the other hokage's actions are bad. The first hokage defeated Madara and thought he killed Madara, it is unknown how Madara lived. The Uchiha clan had a grudge against the leaf village before the second hokage arrived. The second Hokage tried to resolve peace. The third Hokage tried his hardest to settle peace. The forth Hokage saved the village from the nine tailed fox to save the village. All these Hokages did the best they could to resolve issues in their time. The same does not go with Tsunade, since she failed to assemble an adequate team to return Sasuke back to the village. 2)"Tsunade realized that she could not stop Naruto" Not controlling your own soldiers = bad hokage "Tsunade put faith into the growth of Naruto" In the Gaara rescue arc, Deidera was almost able to capture Naruto by showing Gaara's corpse. This caused Naruto to chase after him, causing Naruto to fall into his trap and almost get captured. Not exactly showing much growth there. http://naruto.wikia.com... 3)Tsunade's temper is indeed a huge drawback. The art of war by Sun Tzu, the greatest guide to warfare, that has lasted not for centuries, but for millenniums shows us many examples of why Tsunade's behavior might not be ideal for a leader. "There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: (1) RECKLESSNESS THAT LEADS TO DESTRUCTION; (2) cowardice, which leads to capture; (3) A HASTY TEMPER THAT CAN PROVOKED BY INSULTS; (4) a delicacy of honor which is sensitive to shame; (5) over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble." "The general, UNABLE TO CONTROL HIS IRRITATION, will launch his men to the assault like swarming ants, with the result that one-third of his men are slain, while the town still remains untaken. Such are the disastrous effects of a siege." http://classics.mit.edu... 4) However, since she is a compulsory gambler, she is at a high risk of a relapse. Anybody who has a serious problem like that will often experience a relapse. Addictions never truly go away. She's only been hokage for three years. IT is still likely for her to return to her ways. Also, notice how while the war between the sand village was going on, although she was very powerful, she did nothing to help the village since she was gambling. She could have been a powerful ally in the battle but was instead decided to screw the village. 5)Jiraiya was at a weakened state since Tsunade drugged him. Also, Naruto almost died because Tsunade was too afraid to fight. And what was this big bad fear? Blood! Risking Naruto's life against an enemy much more powerful than himself over a fear of blood is unacceptable. With Orochimaru in his weakened state, and two of the legendary sannin against him, it was by far the greatest chance they had. It is true they still could have failed, but their chances of success would have skyrocketed if Tsunade had not ruined this chance by drugging Jiraiya. Nice one Tsunade! 6)Danzo holds no grudge against the hidden leaf village. His affliction is to the village and holds their best interest in mind. He uses Roots to eliminate threats to the village. For example, he sent Sai to kill Sasuke, a terrorist that is a grave threat to the village. He tried to kill both Sasuke and Madara. In his earlier years, he was willing to risk his life to help the village but Sarutobi volunteered instead. Tsunade has been shown that she is very unwilling to compromise. Danzo and the elders asked that Naruto not be sent on any more dangerous missions and to better protect Naruto. However, Tsunade refused, even though the elders used better, logically arguments, while Tsunade just used emotional arguments.