Igniting the Flames of Change: From the Shinobi World
Chapter 250

Yuhara the Doctor, What a Fine Doctor

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Kushina Uzumaki could naturally understand that Shimura Danzō's accusations against Yuhara were pure slander. In fact, Yuhara rather liked having the Third Hokage in office, so he had no reason to assassinate the Hokage... The Third Hokage had barely interfered with any of Yuhara's plans, and even when he did, the interference had been extremely limited.

As the saying went, the Third Hokage was a ninja who was very "good" at delegating authority. That authority might be placed in someone else's hands, or it might be placed in Yuhara's. Therefore, having the Hokage remain in office was a good thing, not a bad one.

Shimura Danzō's targeting of Yuhara was essentially the same as targeting Kushina Uzumaki, because over the past few years, Yuhara and Kushina Uzumaki had acted in lockstep. Not to mention that Kakashi had just revealed that Shimura Danzō's "Root" had taken action against her son. That was something she absolutely could not tolerate.

The reason she did not want Yuhara to take excessive action was that she was unwilling to believe that the Third Hokage, who had suddenly come under attack, would truly meet with misfortune. Once the Third Hokage returned, Yuhara, who had genuinely taken action, would have to bear the corresponding responsibility... After all, Kushina Uzumaki still did not know what Danzō's reinforcements were. She did not believe that Danzō had any exceptionally powerful ninja under his command; she trusted the Hokage's strength more.

But the problem now was that Yuhara had not only acted—he had acted cleanly and decisively. Under these circumstances, further restraint was meaningless. From a political perspective, what should be done now was to stop leaving the Third Hokage any opportunity to smooth things over.

If the Third Hokage returned while both Danzō and his own side were still present,

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