They had not even realized what the Ōtsutsuki truly represented.
Tobirama Senju silently watched Minato on the stage.
After all, to avoid causing unnecessary panic, the Fourth Hokage had imposed a strict information blackout on that resurrected "God of Ōtsutsuki"!
Precautions against the Ōtsutsuki had always been Konoha's highest secret. Every piece of information concerning them underwent careful discussion among the Hokage.
Konoha had been investigating Ōtsutsuki Isshiki ever since learning of his existence. With the chakra of Minato's original body inside Naruto, coupled with his mastery of the space-time ninjutsu Flying Thunder God, he was the best suited to covertly investigate such a dangerous individual.
As for the God of Ōtsutsuki, whose abilities remained unknown, Naruto and the Nine-Tails were searching the shinobi world for traces of him.
Thus, Konoha placed complete trust in the father and son's assessment of the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Hearing everyone's discussion, Minato glanced at Jiraiya, seemingly having anticipated this. Jiraiya merely waved for him to continue.
"Konoha will hold a war council regarding Ōtsutsuki Isshiki as soon as possible, and we will share the entire process of the campaign openly with the Union. This will also help everyone understand exactly what sort of beings the Ōtsutsuki Clan are."
"So, for the time being, please remain in Konoha to prevent any information from leaking," Minato said calmly.
"Hm?"
Someone caught the implication behind Minato's words. "Fourth Hokage, are you saying Konoha alone can deal with this Ōtsutsuki Isshiki?"
"Yes."
Everyone froze. What did he mean?
Yet, to their surprise, Minato elaborated. "To be precise, at present, only Konoha can face the Ōtsutsuki. We advise everyone else against approaching them before learning about their methods..."
"Hmph! Isn't Konoha underestimating the rest of us?"
The deeply displeased snort came from Granny Chiyo of Sunagakure.
Although she had