As Konoha's Fourth Hokage, Ying Yue kept a constant watch on the movements of the other shinobi villages across the ninja world.
He knew full well that changes in power among the major shinobi villages would not only affect their internal situations, but could also have far-reaching consequences for Konoha.
Although A, Kumogakure's Fourth Raikage, had not come into direct conflict with Konoha for the time being, the Land of Lightning remained deeply wary of Ying Yue. He had to stay highly vigilant.
Although the unrest in Kirigakure had not yet spread to Konoha, Ying Yue had obtained information from within Kirigakure through the Dawn Organization. In particular, he had taken in survivors from bloodline-limit clans such as Kimimaro and Haku. Perhaps someday, these people would become important pieces in Ying Yue's hand.
Though Ōnoki of Iwagakure was elderly, Ying Yue still held him in great respect while keeping a close eye on him, ready at any moment to deal with possible upheavals.
Sunagakure's internal strife had temporarily subsided, but Ying Yue also realized that the Third Kazekage's manner of rule might spark another crisis in the future.
As the positions of Kage changed hands among the major shinobi villages, Ying Yue understood that the storm sweeping the ninja world was far from over.
After becoming the Fourth Hokage, Konoha's future would face even greater challenges. He had to remain vigilant at all times and lead Konoha toward a stronger future amid this storm.
In Konoha after the end of the Third Shinobi World War, new political and clan alliances gradually began to take shape.
The elderly heads of the Yamanaka Clan and the Hyuga Clan, leaders of two major clans in Konoha, began considering further strengthening the ties between their clans not long after the war.
After the war,