The Hokage’s Slacker Life

By the time Dan Katō became the Fourth Hokage, the Third Shinobi World War had, logically speaking, only just ended. He should have spent some time letting the village recover, gradually spreading his ideals before taking the next step. Whether to expand outward should have waited a few years. But Madara's existence placed unprecedented external pressure on Konoha, leaving Dan Katō able to do only one thing these past few years. Externally, Meikyō held back Madara's pressure.