Chapter 92: The Situation is Changing, Sage Power Eight Trigrams Seal! (Seeking subscriptions, monthly passes, recommendation tickets)
"Hey, Asuma, what is this?"
As Jiraiya walked into the tent, he saw scrolls covered in scribbles on various tables.
Upon closer inspection, he asked, "Fūinjutsu?"
Sarutobi Asuma looked up and replied, "It's Fūinjutsu, modified based on the Yin Seal."
"Modifying the Yin Seal?"
Jiraiya was startled and quickly picked up a scroll to examine it.
It wasn't for nothing that the Sannin were so famous.
Not only did each of the Sannin have their strengths, but they were also all versatile.
Tsunade had amazing Taijutsu, her Medical Ninjutsu was unparalleled in the ninja world, and she was also skilled in Fūinjutsu.
Jiraiya was also proficient in Fūinjutsu, using techniques like the Sealing Technique: Fire Sealing Method and Five Elements Seal with great skill.
Orochimaru was in a league of his own.
After looking for a while, Jiraiya asked with a confused expression, "Asuma, what are you trying to seal?"
Sarutobi Asuma continued designing the Fūinjutsu, replying, "Natural Energy!"
"Natural Energy?"
Jiraiya's eyes widened.
However, thinking of Sarutobi Asuma's unique Sage Mode, he quickly understood Asuma's goal.
Then, he immediately thought of himself, his eyes lit up, and he became even more interested in studying Asuma's drafts.
It was only because the war with the Mist Ninja had reached a stalemate that he had the leisure to be here.
Soon, Jiraiya joined Sarutobi Asuma, contributing his own intelligence to the new Fūinjutsu.
As the saying goes, one person's wisdom is limited, but many people's wisdom is abundant.
Jiraiya's mastery of Fūinjutsu might not have surpassed Sarutobi Asuma's, but his experience far exceeded it.
This greatly accelerated Asuma's research.
April 12th, Konoha Year 46.
Bad news arrived from Konoha.
On the Land of Rain battlefield, Konoha and the Sand Ninja had actually been defeated.
This stunned both Sarutobi Asuma and Jiraiya.
The two villages had joined forces, yet they were still defeated?
Looking at the intelligence report, Jiraiya could only sigh, "Mitokado Homura is getting old!"
Sarutobi Asuma couldn't help but scratch his head.
If Danzō had been in command, would they have lost?
Did this matter have anything to do with him?
At this moment, Nara Shikaku asked, "Lord Jiraiya, what were the losses?"
"The losses weren't too significant."
Jiraiya handed the intelligence report to Nara Shikaku and said, "Orochimaru has taken over command and has stabilized the situation."
"However, on the Land of Grass side, the Stone Ninja have intensified their offensive, and it's unlikely we'll receive reinforcements here."
Sarutobi Asuma understood.
Counterattacking in the short term was out of the question.
With insufficient troops, they could only continue the stalemate with the Mist Ninja.
Sarutobi Asuma asked, "Lord Jiraiya, did they say how they were defeated?"
Nara Shikaku answered on behalf of Jiraiya, "It was Hanzō!"
"Hanzō made a move?"
Sarutobi Asuma was surprised.
"No."
Nara Shikaku shook his head. "Hanzō didn't make a move, but an elite unit of Stone Ninja used the Amegakure to conceal their movements, found a weak point in the main army, and struck a decisive blow."
Sarutobi Asuma instantly understood; Hanzō hadn't acted directly, but he had used the Stone Ninja's strength to weaken the forces of Konoha and the Sand Ninja in the Land of Rain.
The older generation truly was more cunning!
Even though Konoha and the Sand Ninja deeply resented him, they wouldn't engage in war with the Rain Ninja at this moment, further weakening their own advantage.
However, if the results continued to be delayed like this, the Sand Ninja might decide to withdraw.
As expected.
Sarutobi Asuma's guess was correct.
On April 16th, Konoha received new intel.
The Sand Ninja had retreated!
Moreover, it was reportedly not the Kazekage breaking the agreement, but pressure from the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.
The Daimyo of the Land of Wind directly cut off Sunagakure's economic support, forcing them to withdraw from the war.
Whether this was a staged act between the Kazekage and the Land of Wind's Daimyo, or if the Daimyo truly acted alone, Konoha was now facing three enemies!
It could be said that.
the defeat on the battlefield in the Land of Rain had completely erased all the hard-won advantages gained before.
Sarutobi Asuma could only remain stationed at the Mist Ninja front with Jiraiya, preventing the Mist Ninja from breaking through the defensive line and entering the Land of Fire on a large scale.
With his current status and position, he could only manage this Mist Ninja front.
Therefore, he accelerated the modification and research of the Fūinjutsu.
April 20th, Year 46 of Konoha.
With Jiraiya's assistance, Sarutobi Asuma finally completed the modification of the Fūinjutsu.
Inside the tent, under Jiraiya's expectant gaze, Sarutobi Asuma brought his hands together and lowered his eyes, beginning to set up a seal on his abdomen.
Soon, on his abdomen, numerous black, tadpole-like symbols appeared.
Immediately after, Jiraiya sensed a vast amount of Natural Energy entering Sarutobi Asuma's body.
This absorption of Natural Energy was different from how he had absorbed it using cells before, and thus, it was extremely fast.
In just half an hour, the stored Natural Energy was sufficient to be converted into 300 units of Sage Mode Chakra.
This was equivalent to fully charging Sarutobi Asuma 100 times.
At this point, Sarutobi Asuma had completed the first step of the seal.
This was a one-time storage seal.
Next was the second step, a continuous, slow absorption of Natural Energy from nature, accumulating over the years.
This was similar to the Yin Seal, except one intercepted Chakra from one's own normal reserves, while the other absorbed Natural Energy from the natural world.
The third step was the Eight Trigrams Seal.
This was essentially designing a charging circuit, preventing the Natural Energy within the seal from being released all at once, and preventing himself from absorbing it all at once.
This seal was designed to control the rate at which Natural Energy flowed out of the seal.
Another 15 minutes passed, and Sarutobi Asuma completely finished the seal and opened his eyes.
Jiraiya quickly asked, "Asuma, how is it?"
"Perfect!"
Sarutobi Asuma chuckled.
Jiraiya was overjoyed.
With this Fūinjutsu, even without summoning the two Great Sages, he could maintain Sage Mode for a longer period, and also significantly shorten the time it took to enter Sage Mode.
This was also the most difficult aspect of the normal Sage Mode.
One could only absorb Natural Energy when in a stationary state, but if one needed to fight, it was impossible to remain still.
Therefore, it was impossible to continuously refine Chakra for battle like a ninja.
One could only absorb a burst of Natural Energy and create a portion of Senjutsu Chakra for combat.
This determined that the greater the amount of Chakra, the longer the duration of maintenance.
To compensate for this flaw, Uzumaki Naruto used Shadow Clones, while Jiraiya used the summoning of the two Great Sages.
As for the time it took to enter Sage Mode, it depended on talent.
For example, Minato could enter instantly, and Senju Hashirama could too.
Naruto in his later years could also do it.
Jiraiya's training was insufficient, and he needed the assistance of the two Great Sages for summoning, so the preparation time was exceptionally long.
Now, with this Fūinjutsu, all these problems could be solved.
Store Natural Energy in advance, and when needed, release the seal to allow the Natural Energy to leak out from the seal. This would eliminate the need for a stationary state to absorb Natural Energy.
It would be possible to continuously produce Senjutsu Chakra until one's stamina was completely depleted.
"Let's call this seal the Sage Power Eight Trigrams Seal!"
Sarutobi Asuma casually gave it a name, and the system awarded him a full 100,000 experience points, no less than an S-Rank Ninjutsu like the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken.
However, the setup of this seal required Senjutsu Chakra to withstand the erosion of Natural Energy for a prolonged period.
Jiraiya had the initiative to have Sarutobi Asuma set up a seal for him.
Leaving the tent, they found an open space, under the watchful eyes of Yūhi Kurenai, Shizune, and Might Duy.
Sarutobi Asuma clasped his hands together, the ground vibrated, and then a stone octagonal altar rose from the earth.
This was an Eight Trigrams Seal platform he had directly created using Earth Style ninjutsu.
"Lord Jiraiya, please sit in the center."
Sarutobi Asuma gave the order.
Jiraiya took off his shirt, revealing his well-built upper body, and sat down in the middle of the seal platform.
In front of the seal platform, Sarutobi Asuma placed a palm on it: "Sage Power Eight Trigrams Seal, begin!"
Intense white light bloomed from the edges of the seal platform, followed by a large number of tadpole-like symbols appearing and surging towards Jiraiya. They crawled up his body from his legs, converging at his abdomen to form the first seal.
"Lord Jiraiya, immediately absorb Natural Energy!"
Sarutobi Asuma reminded him.
"Understood!"
Jiraiya nodded solemnly, lowering his gaze and doing his best to absorb Natural Energy.
After about 15 minutes, Jiraiya opened his eyes. "It's done!"
Sarutobi Asuma nodded and immediately completed the second and third seals.
Once the sealing was complete, a vortex-like black pattern appeared on Jiraiya's abdomen, with the character for "Sage" in the center.
Jiraiya put on his clothes and couldn't wait to try it out.
He had already mastered the method to release the seal; with just two hand seals, the seal was broken, and Natural Energy flowed out from within it.
The next moment, under the gaze of Sarutobi Asuma and the others, Jiraiya's face showed markings, but it was different from the last time he was with the two Great Sage Toads; it didn't carry any toad-like features.
"When we get back to Konoha, Minato will be absolutely shocked when he sees this, hahahaha!"
Jiraiya laughed, unable to resist showing off to Minato.
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