Time passed, and during Naruto Uzumaki's travels, nothing major happened across the shinobi world.
The Hidden Leaf Village had been peaceful for over two years. Tsunade had finally put the village's internal affairs in order and become a Hokage worthy of the title. Even if her control over the village had not quite reached the level of the First Hokage or Second Hokage, it was not far off—certainly greater than it had been under the Third Hokage.
With Danzo no longer causing trouble in the shadows, the Hidden Leaf Village's development went smoothly. And with Yinsen, that overwhelmingly intimidating weapon, standing as a deterrent, the great clans of the village no longer dared to openly obey while secretly defying the Hokage's orders.
Of course, there were always fools in any era and any place. But those few who were dissatisfied with the Hokage holding absolute power were eliminated by the Anbu before they had the chance to do anything.
Having previously lost serious points with the Hokage, the Anbu were eager to restore their image in her eyes. They had been extremely proactive over the past two years, which meant many crises were snuffed out before they could truly emerge.
In other words, the Hokage had not even needed to deploy Yinsen, her ultimate weapon, to completely crush the few dissenting voices. Such strength also extinguished any desire these people had to continue fighting for power and profit. They obediently contributed to the Hidden Leaf Village's growth, quietly waiting for the next Hokage to take the stage.
Although Tsunade could guess what those people were thinking, she had no particularly good solution. So she called Yinsen over and asked him to fulfill some of his duties as Hokage advisor.
Yinsen's answer was always simple and brutal: ignore them when they