It could be said that, before Uchiha Gengetsu's overwhelming power, the Nine-Tails was subdued in an instant, before it could even begin wreaking widespread destruction in Konoha.
The whole process was so fast that it felt unreal.
In the distance, the Konoha Ninja standing guard watched the terrifying Nine-Tails, which had seemed capable of destroying the world a moment earlier, take a beating from Gengetsu and get sealed away again the next. They stood stunned for several seconds.
Then the entire crowd erupted!
"We won! We won!"
"The Fifth Hokage defeated the Nine-Tails!"
"He's so strong! This is our Konoha's Fifth Hokage!"
Countless ninja raised their kunai and ninja blades, shouting excitedly with tears filling their eyes.
They had thought they would endure another Nine-Tails' Rampage tonight, losing their homes and loved ones.
But none of them had imagined that Gengetsu would subdue the terrifying Nine-Tails so easily, or that the village's crisis would be resolved so quickly!
They could not help comparing it to the previous Nine-Tails' Rampage.
"If we'd made the Fifth Hokage our Hokage sooner, we might not have suffered such heavy losses last time!"
"Exactly! Last time, sealing the Nine-Tails cost us countless comrades, dead or wounded. Even the Fourth Hokage and Lady Kushina both sacrificed their lives. But the Fifth Hokage handled it so easily!"
"Only a few buildings in the village were destroyed, and casualties were practically nonexistent! The Fifth Hokage really is Konoha's savior!"
The Konoha Ninja cheered fervently, excitedly discussing it at the tops of their voices.
After all, today's Nine-Tails' Rampage had lasted only an hour, all told.
Compared with the horrific scenes of the previous Nine-Tails' Rampage, with corpses strewn everywhere, the difference was like night and day!
Listening to the distant cheers of the Konoha Ninja, Shimura Danzō's face