Since Mekiya Ruri, the Fifth Kazekage, had risen to the position by an unconventional path in a sense, the issues she had to consider when building her administrative team were undoubtedly more complicated than those faced by village leaders who inherited the post through the normal process.
What was more, the previous two Kazekage had set negative examples for Ruri in different ways. As their successor, Ruri also secretly bore the identity of the number-one spy, so naturally, she acted with even greater caution in light of those lessons.
Thus, the Kazekage not only placed people like Gintaro—supporters from Bunraku Hall who were absolutely loyal to her—within her own team, but also brought in marginal figures like Takatsukasa, who was exceptionally capable yet unpopular with the mainstream.
This personnel strategy ensured that Ruri's own views received sufficient support among the upper ranks while also uniting as many active ninja from the broad middle factions as possible.
Therefore, even though Takatsukasa often raised dissenting opinions during meetings, Ruri never expressed dissatisfaction with him. She even occasionally echoed his views—through this tactic of rewarding one person to win over many, the Fifth Kazekage, who had assumed power amid crisis, won the people's support in the shortest possible time.
But it had to be made clear that, despite the highly democratic atmosphere, Sunagakure under the Fifth Kazekage still fundamentally fell within the realm of "rule by man."
In other words, this tolerance toward the opposition stemmed solely from Mekiya Ruri's personal will; there was no institutional guarantee behind it...
So when an important issue like the current one arose, one that left no room for bargaining, the Kazekage could still forcibly push through major national policy through Bunraku Hall officials closely tied to her!
—Perhaps this kind of dictatorial rule completely violated the