The higher-ups could forget about sitting in peace.
That had been true before.
It was even more true given the current situation.
Not to mention Kushina's warning.
Even if things really reached their most desperate point,
Tsunade and Jiraiya aside, the two elder advisors wouldn't even entertain such an idea. This wasn't a matter of whether they were kindhearted; it was a matter of whether they had any sense. With a powerful enemy at their gates, they would be stirring up internal strife—and against the village's largest shinobi clan, no less. What higher-up would be stupid enough to do that? "Secure the inside before repelling the outside" wasn't necessarily the wrong choice, but there was a time and place for it, and the people involved mattered. A blanket decision like that would only backfire in the end. So when it came to the Hyuga Clan, or even the unease of most of the village's other clans and ordinary Ninja, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the two elder advisors could only choose to ignore it for the time being.
The situation forced them to avoid taking any dangerous measures.
"Don't worry, Kushina. At least we won't do something like that."
Tsunade managed to force a smile onto her pale face and spoke softly.
Kushina gave Tsunade and Jiraiya a long look, then bowed slightly before turning and striding away. She deeply respected both of them and understood their circumstances and difficulties. But just as she had said, she was no longer the wife of a Hokage. She was simply a mother. For Minato's sake, and for the old bonds she shared with elders like Tsunade and Jiraiya, she could promise not to attack Konoha. But she couldn't bring herself to help it, either.
The unfair treatment her son had suffered in Konoha for