Koharu and Homura were two of the four senior leaders of the third Hokage era. They were neither as gentle as the Third Hokage nor as arbitrary as Danzo.
They leaned toward conservatism, somewhere between the Third Hokage and Danzo.
Whenever the Third Hokage and Danzo argued endlessly over a decision, these two would ease the conflict between them.
Koharu and Homura were not mere desk-bound leaders, either. During the Nine-Tails attack on the village, both elders had donned their ninja gear and gone into battle.
What Koharu and Homura valued about Naruto was the Nine-Tails inside him. The Nine-Tails was an asset the First Hokage had left to the Leaf Village, so Naruto should stay inside the village whenever possible.
It did not matter if he could not control the Nine-Tails, as long as he could keep him stable.
If he could control the nine-tails chakra, the village would be even more secure.
Moreover, Naruto had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique and Wood Style.
He might even have mastered the Uzumaki Sealing Technique.
Naruto was now a combination of the Fourth Hokage and Kushina. His strategic value had risen several levels.
He was practically guaranteed to become the next Hokage, or the foundation upon which a village could be built.
That was why Koharu and Homura did not want anything to happen to Naruto, especially over Sasuke, that rogue ninja from the Uchiha Clan.
Tsunade stood up and said, "Do you know how much effort Naruto has put into bringing Sasuke back?"
"Would you really want a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who disregards his comrades?"
"If he doesn't even care about his own teammates, why would he care whether the village survives?"
Koharu and Homura thought it over and found Tsunade's words reasonable. Not long ago, Naruto had nearly lost