Everyone present breathed a collective sigh of relief as they watched Uchiha Sora disappear with the Seven Tailed Beasts.
"What powerful Space-Time Ninjutsu! He actually took all the tailed beasts away at once!" someone exclaimed in admiration of the Space-Time Ninjutsu Uchiha Sora had displayed.
Sasuke Sarutobi and the others, however, were most concerned about the remaining work involved in founding Konoha. They had just heard Uchiha Sora leave those matters to Hashirama, so once Uchiha Sora departed, they all approached Hashirama.
Hashirama could only scramble to respond to them one by one.
Meanwhile, in a forest near the Senju Clan's grounds, Uchiha Sora appeared in an instant with the Seven Tailed Beasts.
"Stay in this forest for now. Don't leave without my orders," Uchiha Sora instructed the tailed beasts.
Though the tailed beasts were reluctant to have Uchiha Sora restrict their freedom like this, his strength left them no choice but to agree.
After all, Uchiha Sora's power already surpassed theirs. Before him, they really were no different from pets.
"Hey! I'm not agreeing to stay in this forest forever!" Nine-Tails called out just then.
"What? Do you have another objection?" Uchiha Sora, who had just turned to leave, looked back at Nine-Tails with a faint, teasing smile. "Nine-Tails, are you itching for a beating?"
Meeting Uchiha Sora's gaze, Nine-Tails felt a tremor run through his little heart and hurriedly explained, "You're making us stay in this tiny forest. How is that any different from imprisoning us? That's far too unfair!"
The other tailed beasts all nodded at this.
With their big brother taking the lead in raising objections, they certainly weren't going to let this opportunity slip away.
"This forest is too small!" Two-Tails cried. "Before, every one of us occupied at least an entire mountain range!