Yeyu had rarely left the village over the past two years.
He wasn't the sort of person who liked going out for fun, either.
So, in the entire Ninja World, the only people who knew Yeyu existed were those who had seen him during the Chunin Ninja Exams.
Even in Konoha, Yeyu was known only among the various ninja clans.
Not many ordinary villagers had even heard of him.
By contrast, many high-ranking officials in the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind knew about Yeyu.
In fact, over the past two years, they'd sent people to contact him many times.
They all knew perfectly well that Yeyu was all but certain to become the Fifth Hokage.
And that he was incredibly powerful.
But Yeyu already held a position of great authority. He was second only to Hiruzen in Konoha.
Even the two Hokage Advisors and Danzo had less power than Yeyu.
After all, Yeyu was now in charge of Konoha's Anbu. He also handled the village's affairs and made all the decisions that didn't concern Konoha's very survival.
Hiruzen rarely overruled Yeyu's decisions.
In truth, Yeyu's position now was much the same as when he'd served as Acting Hokage.
That was precisely why Yeyu rarely left the village.
What Hokage regularly left the village to take on missions?
With Yeyu in Konoha, Hiruzen and the other village leaders had even felt safe letting Jiraiya take Naruto away from the village.
They weren't at all worried that Konoha would be attacked by another village while its Jinchuriki was away.
If anything, they trusted Yeyu even more than they trusted their Jinchuriki.
Yeyu rarely showed off his strength, but the abilities of Neji and Sasuke, whom he'd trained, spoke for themselves.
Sasuke was immensely powerful and had made a great