didn't he stop watching over her cause he's finally accepted her hubby's strength and their relationship and in turn is entrusting her to him completely
up til now he's been watching over her anyways, knowing she can read his thoughts so she'd know he was there
Finally, the owl shinobi arc is finished (no seriously, it took nearly half of all the chapter and it wasn't like the tanuki except the end) where each chapter is a short story.