After Motochika-sensei finished speaking, the four-person leadership team reacted in very different ways.
Director Chosokabe seemed to be analyzing the appointment purely from a technical standpoint...
In his view, Princess Tsunade was a star pupil of the Third Hokage and had the Senju bloodline to back her up. Her talent for Medical Ninjutsu had been widely known for a long time, so sending her to support the front lines was, on the whole, acceptable.
Still, the fact that she was not yet twenty made the old director doubt her ability to adapt under pressure... At a critical moment, the old man's conservative thinking and suspicious nature limited his judgment. But the authority inherited from Senju Hashirama and Tobirama still led him to remain silent for the time being.
By contrast, Director Usami's thoughts were more complicated.
On the one hand, the person Nara Motonari had recommended far exceeded his expectations. So much so that the trump card Hanbei had prepared in advance had suddenly lost its chance to come into play.
...After all, neither in reputation nor in background could Hatake Sakumo, at this point, compare with the granddaughter of the God of Shinobi. And if age was taken into account as well, Tsunade-hime was indeed better suited to achieving the goal of promoting a transition from the old guard to the new.
But on the other hand, Usami Hanbei's keen political instincts also showed him an opportunity to expand his network!
Ever since the Senju Clan had abandoned its family name and merged into the village as one of Konoha's foundations, the legendary family's prestige had soared to the highest possible level within the village!
Although they had now lost the institutional advantages of a traditional clan system, when the influence passed down from their ancestors rested on an