The crisis that struck Konoha Shinobi Village was blamed on the Ōtsutsuki Clan;
Sasori's disappearance was blamed on the Ōtsutsuki Clan;
The freshly formed cliff outside Konoha was blamed on the Ōtsutsuki Clan...
In short, everything was the Ōtsutsuki Clan's fault.
The Land of Fire's publicity department also spread the word far and wide, broadcasting it to every nation.
They urged everyone in the country to take their history textbooks seriously, work harder, and study and develop the skills they excelled at, all to resist the Ōtsutsuki Clan, who might invade at any moment.
Within a few days, the Land of Fire's massive publicity campaign had once again proven the existence and threat of the "Ōtsutsuki Clan," and the entire shinobi world began taking it seriously.
Although Ōnoki and the others suspected that Yanbai had staged the whole thing, casually dropping a meteor to frighten people before making alarmist claims, they had no evidence.
The news gave everyone a sense of urgency rather than panic.
After all, the Hokage had stopped the "aliens."
As long as the Hokage was still around, they did not need to worry about the world being destroyed just yet.
At the same time, however, word that Yanbai had been injured in the incident and was gravely ill spread like wildfire.
For a while, Konoha Shinobi Village became exceptionally lively.
Nobles from various countries and representatives of shinobi villages both large and small came to visit the "gravely wounded" Yanbai.
Then, gifts in hand, they stood in the Hokage Office and saw Yanbai looking as stunning as ever, his smile positively brimming with health.
Everyone had regarded the news of his "grave illness" as a rumor and had prepared themselves for this, but they were still disappointed.
Yanbai's "illness" also brought a boom to Konoha Shinobi