At this moment, the war had, in fact, already ended.
Kumogakure and Iwagakure's surrender was neither perfunctory nor a trick.
In the following days, the two Kage personally issued ceasefire orders to their respective forces and opened the borders.
The shinobi of Konoha, Sunagakure, Hidden Mist, and Dawn Shipping followed closely behind, beginning to take over the affairs of the two nations.
They reformed them according to the established blueprint for the new order.
Under the direct guidance of Naruto's Shadow Clones and with the cooperation of shinobi who had already submitted in various regions, the nobles within the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning were eliminated one by one. The ill-gotten wealth they had accumulated over centuries was used for postwar reconstruction and improving civilian livelihoods.
There were still a small number of shinobi unwilling to accept reality...
But their resistance was so weak it could practically be ignored.
Because the shinobi on the front lines had all seen the vast disparity in strength between the two sides. There had never been any chance of winning the war.
More importantly, many lower- and middle-ranking shinobi mentioned the same thing during private conversations.
Their own daimyo's merciless insults on screen, where he had called them—and even the Kage they respected most—"trash."
Combined with Naruto's advocacy for abolishing the old shinobi mindset, the daimyo's ugly face formed a stark contrast.
Their will to fight naturally dissipated quickly.
Naruto also fulfilled his promise.
All surrendered shinobi were gathered and reorganized, while the wounded received prompt treatment.
After undergoing Naruto's malicious intent sensing, most Iwagakure and Kumogakure shinobi were permitted to return to their former posts and await further instructions.
As for the Fourth Raikage A and the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, after formally surrendering, they were allowed to return to their