honestly it really doesn't matter if he came back today or in 2027 the results would have been the same the government will most likely target him and he will be putting himself in danger not only from the governments but from people with ill intentions

if i were satoshi i would never come back as well the network is operating properly and it is still secure and doing its purpose and more so nothing else he can really do for the network at this point though his presence would maybe invite more people to invest in bitcoin