Chapter 201: Summoning Island, Discovery of a New Continent! (Second update, seeking subscriptions and monthly passes)
Seeing the Dragon Vein Consciousness he had captured, nine Truth-Seeking Balls appeared behind Sarutobi Asuma.
However, just as he was about to obliterate the Dragon Vein Consciousness, he stopped.
Recalling his idea to refine the Immortal Slaying Flying Dagger, he pondered for a moment, then put away the Truth-Seeking Balls, and sealed the Dragon Vein Consciousness back into the golden gourd.
Let's keep it for now!
Having dealt with everything, Sarutobi Asuma vanished from his spot and returned directly to Konoha.
Under the Sage Tree.
He stored the golden gourd in the underground research facility, then, after some thought, created Shadow Clones to gather data.
For example, snakes, hawks, deer…
He needed to understand the structure of these animals.
All of this was preparation for creation.
After resting in the Sage Domain for a day, Sarutobi Asuma went out to sea again the next day to plant trees.
The sea areas he had previously visited were only a small part; he had been heading east and hadn't explored north or south.
Meanwhile, in Konoha, another large-scale Chunin Exams had begun.
This time, in addition to the smaller ninja villages, the other four major ninja villages also sent participants.
However, Sarutobi Asuma wasn't concerned with these minor matters.
His main body was overseas planting trees, while his Shadow Clones were busy researching and developing Kekkei Genkai.
Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune, however, had become examiners for this event, keeping them quite busy each day.
Hokage's Office.
Uzumaki Kushina couldn't help but complain to Namikaze Minato, "This is a perfect opportunity to openly send spies!"
"There's malice everywhere!"
"Now I can't even tell who is White Zetsu!"
Namikaze Minato smiled and comforted her, "You've worked hard. Don't worry, Kakashi and the others are secretly monitoring anyone suspicious."
"Besides, Asuma is in the village, so there won't be any problems!"
Uzumaki Kushina's face lit up with a smile, "That's true. Kakashi and the others have grown up and can handle things independently. Konoha is stronger now than ever before!"
"However, Shizune mentioned that Asuma's main body is off somewhere unknown, only returning at night."
Namikaze Minato chuckled, "Perhaps he's planting trees on some deserted island!"
"Hahaha…"
Uzumaki Kushina burst into laughter.
Sarutobi Asuma was indeed on an island at that very moment.
But it wasn't a deserted island!
What surprised him the most was that he could sense Nagato's Chakra.
"Besides Nagato, there are many other powerful Chakras. Did they establish a secret base here?"
"For what purpose?"
"Could it be for the Eight-Tails?"
Sarutobi Asuma speculated silently.
This island was indeed not far from Kumogakure to the northwest.
"Let's observe first!"
Distorting the light, Sarutobi Asuma concealed his presence and approached silently.
Only then did he realize he might have been mistaken.
"So, all these Chakras belong to summoned beasts. So many giant summoned beasts."
Sarutobi Asuma was slightly startled.
The summoned beasts below looked very familiar. Good heavens, so Nagato's Summoning Path summoned beasts are from here.
"So, this island is a place for researching summoned beasts!"
Some memories resurfaced for Sarutobi Asuma. In the original story, there was indeed such a place, and it even seemed like someone from the Uzumaki Clan was there?
Too bad.
It wasn't that his memory was poor, but rather… he hadn't seen the whole picture.
Watching Nagato below selecting summoned beasts, Sarutobi Asuma's expression became a bit strange.
This is unbelievable, they even sell summoned beasts here!
And.
Could this include money earned by one of your clones, Kakuzu?
Of course!
After Uchiha Obito took control of the Fourth Mizukage, the Akatsuki's business in political assassinations really took off.
"It's good that Nagato is one of my pieces. Not a total loss,"
Sarutobi Asuma comforted himself, quietly watching Nagato take away the two Summoning Beasts.
Furthermore, Nagato didn't take the Summoning Beasts directly back to the Land of Rain but settled them on a deserted island.
Unfortunately, he had just planted a Sage Tree there not long ago.
"Tsk!"
"What a coincidence of fate!"
"Nagato can't sense Natural Energy, but he does have his own unique intuition. He really picked a good place to let the Summoning Beasts roam freely."
Sarutobi Asuma smiled. "Looks like I'll have to go collect my debt later!"
After seeing Nagato off, he returned to the Summoning Beast island to investigate. Indeed, he found a red-haired girl among the ninjas researching the Summoning Beasts.
A bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan!
And a pure-blood at that!
However, she seemed much younger than Uzumaki Kushina and the others.
Sarutobi Asuma didn't reveal himself immediately. Instead, he left a Shadow Clone to continue observing secretly while he proceeded with his tree-planting plan.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
Southern Hemisphere.
Sarutobi Asuma looked down at the vast land below.
This was virgin territory.
The indigenous people there were still in an extremely primitive state of life.
"This area is similar to Australia in my past life, both in size and geographical location."
Sarutobi Asuma enveloped the entire region with his immense perception. He didn't sense any Chakra.
However, the Natural Energy here was extremely abundant.
"This is an undeveloped treasure trove!"
"In terms of area, it's even larger than the Land of Fire, and its resources are also extremely rich."
"It seems my descendants will have another place to live in."
Sarutobi Asuma pondered.
With the current technology in the Ninja World, large-scale immigration would result in heavy losses.
In the vast ocean, encountering harsh weather, the power of ordinary ninjas would be insignificant.
"It looks like I need to push for technological development, especially in navigation."
"Or perhaps combine Chakra with technology for air transport... but these things will have to wait until after the war. For now, I can lay the groundwork."
After much thought, Sarutobi Asuma descended from high above to the center of the continent and planted a Sage Tree.
The roots of this Sage Tree spread out, covering the underground of the entire continent.
This would also become the Sage Tree that provided the most power among all the ones Sarutobi Asuma planted!
"With so many wild animals here, this is a good place to cultivate Summoning Beasts."
Sarutobi Asuma thought.
He wouldn't need to spend a lot of time and effort on experiments.
He could let the Sage Tree help the wild animals here evolve naturally.
With the support of such a large population, it would likely only take a few years to evolve some excellent Summoning Beasts.
"The little ones are fortunate!"
Sarutobi Asuma smiled. Standing atop the Sage Tree, he looked out at the continent and thought, "I'll call it... the South Sage Continent!"
Whoosh!
Sarutobi Asuma's figure vanished.
That evening, during dinner, Tsunade and the other two women were astonished to learn that Sarutobi Asuma had discovered a continent even larger and richer than the Land of Fire.
"Asuma, why don't we go take a look after dinner?"
Yūhi Kurenai suggested with great curiosity.
Shizune didn't speak, but her large eyes were fixed on Sarutobi Asuma expectantly.
Tsunade said, "With the Sage Tree as a marker, the Chakra consumption for the Flying Thunder God Technique should be manageable, right?"
"Of course, no problem."
Sarutobi Asuma smiled.
After quickly finishing dinner, Sarutobi Asuma brought the three women to the South Sage Continent, which he had named, to experience the exotic scenery.
"Huh? What is that? It looks a bit like a rodent, and why does it seem to have a pouch on its belly?"
"How about calling it a kangaroo?"
"Haha, that's very fitting!"
"Whoa, look at the little guy in the water, it has a bill like a duck, but its body looks like a beaver."
...
Even though it was nighttime, there were still many places worth exploring on this land.
As the sun began to rise, Sarutobi Asuma and the other three stood on the beach, quietly watching the bright red sun slowly emerge from beneath the sea.
The sunlight shone on the sea, shimmering.
"It's so beautiful!"
Yūhi Kurenai exclaimed.
Shizune nodded in agreement, her voice cheerful as she said, "We can't see scenery like this in Konoha!"
A moment later.
As the sun completely broke the horizon, Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune suddenly gasped and flew into the sea one after another.
Sarutobi Asuma laughed heartily, scooped up Tsunade, and also plunged into the sea.
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