Do you think that the konoha is stronger than before right now or was stronger before the nine tails incident?
Lets look at the main characters right now at konoha- Naruto, Sakura, Kakashi, Sai, Tsunade, Neji and their friends, two elders, Konohamru.
Before
Minato, Jiraya, 3rd Hokage, Tsunade...