Half a day later, As the final breath of Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, slowly faded away, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally controlled the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and completed most of its revival.
Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a breath of relief.
Although his constitution was absurdly powerful and his stamina had suffered little drain, maintaining such intense concentration for so long had still left his mind slightly fatigued.
"Only the Nine-Tails remains."
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought to himself.
Naturally, he could not bring seven-year-old Naruto here and forcibly extract the Nine-Tails from him.
He was not that cruel, and he could not play the villain to the protagonist of this world.
Sarutobi Hiruzen intended to use Impure World Reincarnation to summon Namikaze Minato and extract the other half of the Nine-Tails' Chakra from him.
"Third Hokage-sama..."
Uchiha Shisui suddenly appeared and bowed.
"The wars across all battlefields have already ended."
"All Ninja villages have been taken and have surrendered."
"Konoha's forces have completely brought them under control."
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded at that.
Half a day was indeed about enough—enough time to capture the other three major Ninja villages.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had struck with preparation against the unprepared, and he also had a Space-Time Ninjutsu user like Uchiha Shisui to relay information back and forth.
Moreover, the Kage of the other villages had long since been crippled by Sarutobi Hiruzen. It would have been difficult for them to lose this war even if they tried.
"Then bring all the Ninjas under control."
"Plant Sealing Jutsu on them. Don't let them gather into groups!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen issued his orders.
"Konoha's Ninjas are not to return to the village for now. Station them in the other villages to keep the situation under control."
"Do not oppress the civilians either. Let everything continue as usual,