Hearing Jiraiya's unequivocal answer, Naruto was not surprised. He merely stood where he was, his expression as calm as ever, and said evenly, "Then, before that..."
The moment his words fell, Naruto's hands had already formed a cross-shaped seal before his chest.
"Poof! Poof! Poof..."
The next second, dozens of plumes of white smoke burst forth.
Dozens of Shadow Clones identical to Naruto instantly appeared inside the Hokage's office, nearly filling all the remaining space.
This was nowhere near Naruto's current limit.
If he fully tapped into the Nine-Tails' Chakra, the number of clones could increase severalfold.
The main task of these Shadow Clones was to help manage the governmental affairs of the various countries and shinobi villages after the Daimyo Purge Plan was complete.
Every one of them was capable of using the Shadow Clone Technique again.
Just as Naruto had used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique during the Fourth Shinobi World War in his first life to counter Edo Tensei Madara's Deep Forest Emergence.
As long as there was enough Chakra, managing more than half the shinobi world would not be difficult.
Of course, this was ultimately only a temporary transition.
But when the situation in Kirigakure would stabilize was the real key.
So, to be safe, Naruto had not yet reclaimed the other half of the Nine-Tails sealed within the Reaper's body.
After all, his parents' trip to Kirigakure was not merely to deal with Obito. They also had to work with Zabuza and Dawn Shipping to bring the Land of Water and Kirigakure under their control while avoiding large-scale bloodshed as much as possible. The difficulty was extraordinary.
Only once the Land of Water and Kirigakure were completely under control would Naruto reclaim the final half of the Nine-Tails.
At that point, the number of his