It was only natural that Gaara's position as Kazekage was unstable. For one thing, he lacked experience, and many people resented his appointment.
For another, Gaara was a tailed beast jinchūriki. The Fourth Kazekage Rasa, his father, had often provoked him to test his control over the tailed beast, causing Shukaku to go on multiple rampages.
As a result, Sunagakure had suffered heavy losses from Shukaku's rampages.
The property damage was secondary. What mattered most were the people Shukaku had killed or injured.
Their friends and relatives were the ones most opposed to Gaara becoming Kazekage. Naruto's experiences made that easy to understand.
This was also a fate no jinchūriki could escape.
So it was only to be expected that someone in Sunagakure would try to assassinate Gaara.
But plenty of people did not want anything to happen to him, either. Konoha was one of those parties.
"Naraku, we don't care how Gaara handles Sunagakure's internal strife, and we have no need to interfere. Just keep him alive and in his position. That's the only requirement."
Tsunade carefully instructed him, "The Jonin leading the teams will handle the Chunin Ninja Exams. You just need to keep an eye on Gaara."
"All right, understood."
"Actually, this is just a precaution against the worst. Gaara might be able to deal with his enemies himself without you lifting a finger. He has plenty of supporters, too. After all, Mei Terumi visited Sunagakure not long ago."
Although Tsunade did not know what sort of cooperation agreement Mei Terumi and Gaara had reached, both villages would certainly benefit from it. That political achievement also gave Gaara something to rely on in securing his position as Kazekage.
Still, precautions were necessary.
And with Naraku involved, at least Gaara's safety would not be a concern.
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