Chapter 108: Madara's Confidence, Truth-Seeking Balls! (Seeking Subscription, Monthly Pass, Recommendation Ticket)
Mountain Graveyard!
Deep underground.
Before the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
The aged Uchiha Madara was listening to White Zetsu's incessant chatter.
"Lord Madara, that guy Sarutobi Asuma is getting stronger and stronger. I'm afraid he might affect your plan."
"After mastering the Scorch Release Bloodline Limit, that guy has also grasped Magnet Release. Moreover, he's combined Magnet Release with Lightning Style, which seems to be a Kekkei Tōta?"
"It's a shame, his sensory abilities are too terrifying. I can't get close enough to scout."
"My clone was sealed by him last time."
..."
"Do you think he can compare to Hashirama?"
Suddenly, Uchiha Madara, who had been silent, finally spoke.
"(⊙o⊙)..."
White Zetsu froze for a moment, then thought seriously and said, "Since Senju Hashirama, the God of Shinobi, is already dead, there's naturally no way to compare."
"Of course, if we compare Sarutobi Asuma to you, Lord Madara, he's naturally far inferior."
"But the problem is..."
Before White Zetsu could finish, Uchiha Madara said, "Since he can't compare to Hashirama, with the Rinnegan, there won't be any problems."
White Zetsu spread his hands: "After all, that's someone who could heavily injure the Fourth Kazekage and repel the Third Mizukage."
"Furthermore, Sarutobi Asuma has captured over a thousand Stone Ninja. I'm afraid he'll fight Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage, tomorrow."
"Wow, this is truly something to look forward to!"
"It's a pity the Third Raikage is already dead, otherwise, we might have been able to witness a battle between Sarutobi Asuma and the Third Raikage!"
White Zetsu's words flowed on without end.
Uchiha Madara was already accustomed to it. His gaze, however, fell upon Uchiha Obito, who was still training in the distance.
After rambling for a while, White Zetsu also looked at Uchiha Obito and chuckled, "What a good kid!"
"Though he's a bit foolish."
"By the way, Lord Madara, why did you choose him?"
"And with his thick nerves, I'm afraid he won't follow your plan, will he?"
Uchiha Madara said faintly, "Because his potential has not yet been unleashed."
After saying that, Uchiha Madara withdrew his gaze and asked, "Are there any movements from the Mist Ninja?"
"Mist Ninja?"
"There's a very interesting thing!"
White Zetsu's eyes lit up, and he chuckled, "The Mist Ninja seems unwilling to accept defeat by Konoha, and they also have many prisoners in Konoha's hands."
"Therefore, their radical faction seems to want to retaliate against Konoha."
"It's a shame, Sarutobi Asuma makes them very fearful. After all, even the Third Mizukage was repelled by him!"
"So, someone proposed using the Tailed Beasts!"
"Having the Tailed Beasts go to Konoha to cause destruction, what a genius idea!"
"It seems Konoha is going to be unlucky. I must go and watch then!"
White Zetsu reveled in causing trouble, fearing no chaos in the world.
A glint flashed in Uchiha Madara's eyes, and he said slowly, "The opportunity for transformation has arrived!"
White Zetsu was stunned for a moment, looked at Uchiha Obito over there, and asked, "Lord Madara, are you really going to do this?"
"Wouldn't that cause significant future trouble?"
Uchiha Madara couldn't be bothered to waste words and lowered his eyelids.
"What a pathetic fellow!"
White Zetsu sighed, then became happy and cheerful again, "It's better to be an artificial human!"
On the other side.
Uchiha Obito, accompanied by two White Zetsu, was diligently adapting to and training his "new body."
He yearned to go out!
He wanted to see Rin!
"Rin... I'll be able to return soon, wait for me!"
"And that annoying guy Kakashi!"
Uchiha Obito did push-ups, sweat beading and rolling down his body.
...
Land of Rain, mountaintop.
Behind Sarutobi Asuma, two black orbs appeared in succession.
Truth-Seeking Balls!
But there were only two.
This was because Sarutobi Asuma had fused chakra from his seven chakra nature transformations.
Although this was not a Kekkei Mōra, it could surpass all regular ninjutsu, including Kekkei Tōta!
To create Truth-Seeking Balls, one either had to fuse their seven chakra nature transformations.
Or possess the power of the Ten-Tails.
But in reality, the two were essentially the same.
Possessing the power of the Ten-Tails meant gaining the ability to control all seven chakra nature transformations.
However, if one mastered the fusion of the seven chakra nature transformations themselves, they could freely create Truth-Seeking Balls, as long as they had sufficient chakra.
If it were an external force, it would be one less with each use.
For example, Naruto in Sage Mode!
This even included Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito.
"As the fourth person, no, perhaps the third, to fully master the fusion of the seven chakra nature transformations, from ancient times to the present."
"Ōtsutsuki Kaguya ate the fruit of the God Tree and became its master. The Sage of Six Paths and Ōtsutsuki Hamura are like me."
Sarutobi Asuma mused, idly manipulating the two Truth-Seeking Balls he had created.
With casual shape transformations, they possessed the power to alter all things and could neutralize any ninjutsu except for Sage Mode!
As for the range...
One Truth-Seeking Ball shot out under Sarutobi Asuma's control, and after 100 meters, the control drastically diminished.
And this distance clearly differed from what he remembered.
"It seems the range limitation also depends on the person!"
"My mastery of the seven chakra nature transformations is currently: Yang Release is level 11, while the other six are all level 10."
"This means the manipulation range of Truth-Seeking Balls is also greatly related to the depth of one's mastery over chakra nature transformations."
"Even their actual power has variations in strength..."
Sarutobi Asuma continuously manipulated the Truth-Seeking Balls, gaining more insights.
Moreover, he discovered that creating Truth-Seeking Balls had given him new understanding regarding the fusion of chakra nature transformations.
"If I could analyze the chakra of the Tailed Beasts, I could easily fuse the Kekkei Genkai abilities of the various Tailed Beasts myself."
"Like Lava Style..."
Thinking this, Sarutobi Asuma recalled the information about Wood Release he obtained from Orochimaru previously: "Wood Release won't be a problem for me now either."
"However, my chakra limit is here. Even with Sage Mode chakra, at full power, I would definitely be no match for the First Hokage!"
The reason Wood Release was strong wasn't because it surpassed most Kekkei Genkai, or was even stronger than Kekkei Tōta.
It was because the one wielding it was the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama.
"Foundation!"
"It's still all about foundation!"
Sarutobi Asuma sighed.
Without sufficient chakra, how could he fight?
If he had Senju Hashirama's chakra, he would already be a Six Paths level individual.
Of course, he could also collect Tailed Beasts.
But becoming a Jinchuriki for a Tailed Beast was not as good as researching Fūinjutsu to seal vast amounts of chakra within himself.
"But I will reach it sooner or later!"
Sarutobi Asuma cheered himself up and then opened his system.
Creating Truth-Seeking Balls this time yielded a full 1 million experience points.
However, Sarutobi Asuma estimated this was a one-time bonus.
He wouldn't get experience points for creating Truth-Seeking Balls in the future.
Unless he created an Inflated Truth-Seeking Ball.
The night passed without incident.
The next morning, at 11 AM.
The ninja who had been closely watching the Land of Earth's movements quickly reported, "The Stone Ninja are moving south."
"Furthermore, they spotted someone in the sky."
"It's undoubtedly the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki!"
Sarutobi Asuma returned to Jiraiya's camp, and upon hearing the intelligence, he chuckled, "Then let's go meet this Third Tsuchikage!"
Truthfully, he was starting to get excited.
Meanwhile.
Amegakure.
Hanzō also received the news, and he immediately stood up, saying, "Indeed, it's time to see what astonishing talents these current juniors possess!"
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