The Konoha Meeting ended.
Everyone hurried off to make arrangements for what came next.
They had expected a long, drawn-out political struggle, but the information Konoha provided exceeded anything they had imagined, leaving them with plenty to arrange as soon as they returned.
Their first priority was to send people to Konoha as quickly as possible to learn the technologies it intended to release. These were not limited to ninjutsu; Konoha was also sharing other technologies and intelligence. For many factions that cared little about military strength, those were even more enticing.
Quite a few people could already sense that the times were about to change.
Of course, the most important thing was the Shinobi War a year from now—the chance to enter spirit pacts with the tailed beasts!
Nor could they pretend they had not heard about the Ōtsutsuki threat. After all, Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze had said this right in front of them.
"The Ōtsutsuki are not a single individual. They are a clan, a race, and the entire starry sky is their hunting ground...
"The Ōtsutsuki are not invincible, but neither are they easy to defeat. Konoha is sharing its technologies in the hope of raising the overall strength of the shinobi world, so we can face the Ōtsutsuki Army that will inevitably come!"
The Ōtsutsuki Army!
After witnessing Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's power, it was impossible for these pampered leaders not to fear that description. The thought of Ōtsutsuki arriving in droves, when even the First and Madara Uchiha could not defeat one, multiplied the pressure they felt.
Still, they were not driven to despair. Naruto's swift, overwhelming defeat of Isshiki had given them tremendous reassurance.
Most people admired strength. Knowing that the strongest fighter was on their side made them more inclined to try to solve the