When Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune returned, Sarutobi Asuma immediately changed his plans. He sent a Shadow Clone with Honoka to meet Uzumaki Kushina and the others.
Nothing was more important than spending time with his wife!
After having lunch with Tsunade and the other two women, Sarutobi Asuma met his brother, Sarutobi Shinya, in the afternoon.
Sarutobi Shinya had now officially become the head of the Sarutobi Clan.
This time, Sarutobi Asuma had come to discuss the establishment of a summoning beast cultivation base on the South Sage Continent.
The team from Kawadai had excellent skills, and this was a good way to make money.
Although the Lightning Burst Talisman, Medical Talisman, and Heavenly Sun Talisman also brought Sarutobi Asuma considerable income, along with large training fees each year, research and cultivating clones were truly expensive.
Selling summoning beasts was clearly a good business.
However, to expand the scale, more personnel were needed.
Furthermore, the experimental personnel required security.
It was too dangerous for Honoka to seal out-of-control summoning beasts by herself.
Therefore, mobilizing personnel from the Sarutobi Clan was an excellent choice.
This matter also benefited the clan, so Sarutobi Shinya readily agreed.
After discussing with his brother, Sarutobi Asuma went to the Hokage's office to meet Namikaze Minato.
"What?"
"Constructing a large-scale space-time teleportation jutsu?"
Namikaze Minato exclaimed in surprise, then asked, "Is this to prepare for a future major war?"
Sarutobi Asuma nodded and shook his head. "It's not to prepare for war, but to shorten travel time for ninjas."
"Of course, right now it's for sending people to the South Sage Continent."
He then explained the plan to build a summoning beast cultivation base on the South Sage Continent.
Namikaze Minato couldn't help but marvel, "This is a massive plan!"
"But it's a good thing for ninjas."
Namikaze Minato pondered, "A large-scale space-time teleportation jutsu would need to be based on the Flying Thunder God Technique and summoning jutsu."
"However, for such a long distance and with many people being teleported, the consumption would definitely be immense."
"The research for the jutsu shouldn't be a major problem, but activating such a jutsu isn't something ordinary ninjas can do."
Sarutobi Asuma was prepared and said with a smile, "Sage Tree!"
Namikaze Minato was stunned, then smiled, "Then there's no problem."
"The village's Fuinjutsu squad, along with Kushina and Miri, plus my Shadow Clone and you, Asuma, should be enough!"
Sarutobi Asuma thought for a moment. "Let's also ask the Third Hokage. Many hands make light work!"
Namikaze Minato chuckled, "You go and invite the Third Hokage."
Thus, the large-scale space-time teleportation jutsu research group was established.
Its purpose was to research a stable space-time teleportation jutsu capable of transporting large numbers of people or items over long distances.
With Sarutobi Asuma and Namikaze Minato, who were proficient in space-time ninjutsu like the Flying Thunder God Technique, leading the way, along with the knowledgeable Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uzumaki Kushina, who was skilled in Fūinjutsu, the prospects were bright.
Although both Namikaze Minato and Sarutobi Asuma were participating via Shadow Clones, space-time ninjutsu wasn't actually that unattainable.
For example, summoning jutsu was a type of space-time ninjutsu.
Fūinjutsu also involved space-time.
This was also the reason Namikaze Minato had gathered Konohagakure's Fuinjutsu squad.
After arranging this matter, Sarutobi Asuma sent another Shadow Clone to the South Sage Continent to control the Sage Tree and lay the foundation for the upcoming summoning beast base.
The main task was to build a rudimentary experimental base and divide the cultivation areas.
Suddenly, summer passed.
Uzumaki Kushina, who was researching the space-time teleportation jutsu, brought happy news.
She was pregnant again!
After receiving the news from the Shadow Clone, Sarutobi Asuma, who was training under the Sage Tree, was momentarily stunned but then smiled.
It was only natural!
October, Konoha Year 53.
After nearly five months, the large-scale space-time teleportation jutsu was finally completed.
This project brought Sarutobi Asuma a full 150,000 experience points.
Furthermore, his Flying Thunder God Technique level had also increased to Level 9 as a result.
Unfortunately, Substitution Technique got stuck at level 11. It was only 5% away from level 12, but I couldn't reach it.
The jutsu matrix was successful.
Sarutobi Asuma immediately began constructing a teleportation altar within his Sage Domain, using the Sage Tree as a foundation.
Concurrently, the Sarutobi Clan gathered the personnel they had planned to deploy all along.
Thirty ninja, forming ten squads.
Additionally, one hundred regular members of the Sarutobi Clan would also travel to the South Sage Continent to establish a base of operations around the Sage Tree.
This marked the beginning of their pioneering efforts!
Sage Domain.
Beneath the Sage Tree, atop an octagonal altar.
Sarutobi Amayo stood with the other twenty-nine Sarutobi clan ninja.
Besides them, various items destined for transport were also present on the altar, packed into large bundles.
Seeing the somewhat nervous genin, Sarutobi Amayo reassured them, "Don't worry, this jutsu matrix was developed by Fourth Hokage-sama and Asuma, with everyone's help. I heard they even conducted a test run, so there shouldn't be any problems."
Below the altar, Sarutobi Asuma said, "If everyone's ready, we'll begin."
"Once we arrive, I'll need to trouble Senior Amayo and the others to cooperate with my Shadow Clones to construct an identical altar as quickly as possible."
"Regular people are not like us ninja, after all, so we need a two-way matrix to ensure safety."
In truth, if the Sage Tree wasn't there as a coordinate marker, it would require a jutsu matrix for marking, just like the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Therefore, it usually necessitated the use of the same jutsu matrix.
However, considering that constructing an altar isn't a simple task, especially during wartime, ninja scrolls would be used instead.
This was an issue that had already been considered during the development phase.
"Asuma, we're ready!"
Sarutobi Amayo announced.
Sarutobi Asuma nodded. With a thought, the Sage Tree's root system, connected to the altar, infused it with a massive amount of Sage Power.
Instantly, brilliant light erupted from the altar. Sarutobi Amayo and the others were enveloped in a faint golden Chakra Cloak.
The next moment.
Sarutobi Amayo and the items on the altar vanished completely.
Five seconds later.
Through the Sage Tree, Sarutobi Asuma learned that Sarutobi Amayo and the others had arrived safely on the South Sage Continent, with no loss of transported items.
"There were no issues."
Sarutobi Asuma turned to Tsunade and the others with a smile.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
While they had tested it before, those tests primarily involved their Shadow Clones being teleported.
Three days later.
The teleportation altar on the South Sage Continent was also completed.
The one hundred regular members of the Sarutobi Clan were subsequently teleported over.
Aside from a few instances of vomiting, there were no other incidents.
After all, the previous experiments had only used death row inmates. Even with over a hundred test runs, they couldn't guarantee that absolutely no problems would arise.
That same day, in the Hokage's office.
Sarutobi Asuma, Tsunade, Namikaze Minato, and Sarutobi Hiruzen gathered, with Uzumaki Miri present as the Hokage's assistant.
The reason for this gathering was that with the development of the South Sage Continent, Konoha would inevitably face a shortage of personnel.
However, with the existence of the large-scale spatial teleportation jutsu, they couldn't bear to simply watch the abundant resources of the South Sage Continent go undeveloped.
"Even if we need to train personnel, it's too late now, isn't it?"
Tsunade stated, "We can only expand the Ninja Academy's scale and train more ninja, and they won't be useful for another decade or so."
"Furthermore, with current seafaring technology, sending large numbers of people to the South Sage Continent isn't feasible."
"Even with spatial teleportation jutsu, there's a limit to the number of people and items that can be teleported at once."
"Even with the Sage Tree, it takes time to accumulate power."
"Therefore..."
Tsunade looked at Namikaze Minato and asked, "Fourth Hokage, you must have another idea, right?"
Namikaze Minato nodded and looked at Sarutobi Asuma.
Sarutobi Asuma smiled, "Minato-aniki's idea is to leverage the strength of the village's major ninja clans."
"This is a period of peace. Although there are still many minor conflicts with the other hidden villages, there is still a surplus of strength, especially among the major ninja clans."
Namikaze Minato nodded solemnly. "Asuma is right."
This was his consideration as Hokage.
Sarutobi Hiruzen gave Namikaze Minato an appreciative glance but didn't immediately state his opinion. Instead, he looked at his second son.
The South Sage Continent was discovered by Sarutobi Asuma, and the spatial-temporal teleportation array also relied on the Sage Tree.
It could be said that the South Sage Continent belonged to Sarutobi Asuma, and to the Sarutobi Clan.
Bringing in other ninja clans would inevitably mean giving up a portion of the benefits, which, from the current perspective, harmed the interests of the Sarutobi Clan.
As the head of the Sarutobi Clan, Sarutobi Shinya also remained silent, his gaze fixed on Sarutobi Asuma.
Tsunade didn't speak immediately either, her eyes turning to her man.
Suddenly, all eyes were focused on Sarutobi Asuma.
Sarutobi Asuma smiled. "I have no objections to letting other ninja clans participate."
"The South Sage Continent is vaster than the current Land of Fire. With just the tens of thousands of people in the Sarutobi Clan, who knows how long it would take to develop it."
This was the truth.
Even if they didn't involve other ninja clans now, they would still need the strength of others in the future.
Of course.
He, Sarutobi Asuma, and the Sarutobi Clan would undoubtedly secure the largest share of the benefits.
Namikaze Minato smiled upon hearing this. Although he was confident Sarutobi Asuma would agree, he was still secretly relieved at this moment.
Sarutobi Hiruzen then said, "The Fourth Hokage and Asuma's considerations are excellent. For such a vast area, not to mention the Sarutobi Clan, even Konoha as a whole is too weak."
"Now that we have the large-scale spatial-temporal teleportation array, we can indeed take out a portion of our strength to develop it while the Ninja World is at peace, thereby acquiring resources and expanding the ninja academy to train more ninjas."
"This is not only for the future development of the South Sage Continent and the life forbidden zones that Asuma is currently transforming but also to counter Uchiha Madara's Moon Eye Plan."
Namikaze Minato nodded. "Third Hokage, you are right. That is exactly what I intended."
"Brother Minato, you're going to be very busy from now on."
Sarutobi Asuma chuckled mischievously.
Cold sweat broke out on Namikaze Minato's forehead. He quickly said, "Asuma, that is your territory. You can't just wash your hands of it, can you?"
Sarutobi Asuma shrugged. "I have Shadow Clones!"
Namikaze Minato was rendered speechless, a mix of crying and laughing.
Who could blame him? Sarutobi Asuma's Shadow Clones were too monstrous!
Sarutobi Shinya chuckled and added, "It won't be too tiring, really. Once the Fourth Hokage sets the plan, the various ninja clans can carry it out."
At this moment, Sarutobi Asuma said, "Brother Minato, don't we have many single... ah, single men among Konoha's ninjas?"
Huh?
Namikaze Minato and the others all turned to look at Sarutobi Asuma in unison.
Sarutobi Asuma smiled slyly. "The descendants of ninjas can basically all become ninjas."
"I think the village should encourage everyone to have more children."
"And those single men, you're wasting your genes too much."
Sarutobi Shinya couldn't help but wink and smile. "Asuma, you're 20 now too. You should have a few more children yourself."
Uzumaki Miri couldn't help but secretly giggle, her gaze shifting to Tsunade.
Tsunade's expression remained blank, but she was already planning to beat up Sarutobi Asuma once they got back.
Don't ask why. If you must ask, it's because her fists were itching!
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