"It's nothing major. I've just decided to move my residence here. My son and grandson will come along too... Since I'm here, I should at least let Tsunade know." Biwako Sarutobi briefly explained why she had appeared here.
Yuhara immediately understood. "Did something happen in Konoha, or is there some inconvenience?"
Under normal circumstances, an old woman—especially the widow of a former Hokage—would not just move on a whim. With the political legacy left behind by the Third Hokage, and as a ninja who had retired long ago, Biwako Sarutobi was able to maintain a detached position. She might not possess any real power, but she could still exert considerable influence over certain matters.
The problem, however, lay precisely in that political legacy. After the Third Hokage's death, along with the deaths of the two advisers and Danzo, Biwako Sarutobi's position became all the more conspicuous by comparison.
Because the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, had become the ruler of the Land of Fire, most Konoha Ninja were currently in an excited state, even feeling honored by association. They believed the future prospects had grown broader, and thus worked with great vigor. But nothing could satisfy everyone. Some hidden conservatives were dissatisfied with the changes the Third Hokage had brought to Konoha, so they were even less satisfied with the changes brought by Tsunade.
They believed that the Hokage and Konoha were recklessly expanding their influence, meddling in and attempting to lead the government of the entire Land of Fire—a path to certain death. The reactions of neighboring countries and the opposition voiced throughout the shinobi world were proof and forewarning of that...
But if they looked at it from another angle, if all the ill-intentioned neighbors reacted so quickly to what he had done, perhaps that could, in some sense, prove