Chapter 314: Creation, Level 15 Chakra Control!
After handing Ōtsutsuki Toneri over to Uzumaki Karin, Sarutobi Asuma found himself relaxing once more.
He spent time with his wife, took care of his child, guided his disciples, and then went to outer space to plant trees.
The more Sage Trees he planted, the more Sage Power he obtained, which could naturally be used to refine elixirs.
Time flowed on.
In the blink of an eye, it was December.
Sarutobi Asuma once again visited the Land of Rain, where the experimental construction of the Sky Fortress, hosted by Konan, had finally been fully completed.
When he arrived at the Sky Fortress, he saw a great many ninjas gathered there.
On the surface, nestled within the trees, water towers and lookout towers stood tall.
Ninjas were stationed inside the lookout towers. Judging by their attire, they were former Rain Ninjas, Stone Ninjas, Cloud Ninjas, as well as Konoha ninjas and Sand Ninjas.
Under the guidance of Konan and others, Sarutobi Asuma entered the underground levels.
On the first underground level, the citizens of the Land of Rain were already living there.
Clearly, Konan and the others were striving for a realistic experiment.
Sarutobi Asuma was also very satisfied with what he saw.
Finally, he inspected the Sky Fortress's defensive and offensive systems.
For defense, there was an anti-infiltration barrier, which already existed. For example, Konoha's barrier could identify individuals.
Secondly, for the defensive barrier, they directly used Konoha's Four Violet Flames Formation. Once activated, it could envelop the entire Sky Fortress.
Moreover, it could be controlled by the Sage Tree or activated by a large number of ninjas through a jutsu.
In addition to the barriers, the entire hemispherical outer wall of the Sky Fortress had been reinforced with Earth Style by Stone Ninjas. The inner wall, as well as the honeycomb structure of the weapon passages, were covered with talismans, forming an anti-perception barrier that could effectively defend against external sensory perception of the interior.
This defense included Kekkei Genkai like the Byakugan.
Konan had already asked members of the Hyuga Clan to test it. Even Hyuga Neji, who currently possessed the strongest ocular power, could not penetrate this set of defenses.
This set of defensive talismans combined the talismans used in the Konoha Root Organization's bases, along with the collections from Iwagakure and Kumogakure, resulting in innovation.
From this, Sarutobi Asuma could see the technological revolution brought about by the integration of the various ninja villages.
Undoubtedly, Konoha had the most substantial accumulation among all the ninja villages, but the other villages were not lacking either.
Now that they were bringing their resources out and letting them collide, complementing each other's strengths and weaknesses, astonishing changes could immediately erupt.
"In addition to these, we also considered that if enemies breach the outer defenses, we have also set up various traps and mechanisms in the passages of each floor to gain time for transfer," Konan said. "In fact, we tried it before. The best way to breach this fortress is through the ground floor."
"Oh?" Sarutobi Asuma asked curiously.
Naruto immediately chimed in, "Uncle Asuma, Sasuke and I tried it."
"We broke through the defensive barrier and, before the barrier was activated, reached the surface of the sphere. If you want to break through the rock layer and directly attack the interior, you will first encounter the attack of the Sage Tree," Uchiha Sasuke added. "The Sage Tree's attack is even more powerful than Captain Yamato's Wood Style. Even Sasuke and I, if we're not careful, would be caught by the Sage Tree and have our Chakra drained."
Sarutobi Asuma nodded and asked, "But, on the ground floor, there is also a Sage Tree, and the main body of the Sage Tree is there."
"That's true," Uchiha Sasuke replied. "But, there's only the Sage Tree on the ground floor. As for the deployed ninjas, they pose no threat to strong individuals like me and Naruto. As long as the Sage Tree can be held back, one can attack."
Sarutobi Asuma acknowledged this with a nod.
Haruno Sakura then said, "There's also a simpler method: Space-Time Ninjutsu!"
"Sasuke tried it. He can directly enter the fortress's interior using Space-Time Ninjutsu."
Sarutobi Asuma was surprised and laughed, "It seems your training has yielded results, Sasuke."
Uchiha Sasuke was clearly not using Amenotejikara, but rather a further developed Space-Time Ninjutsu like the Space-Time Door.
Hearing Sarutobi Asuma's words of praise, Naruto felt a bit envious and said dejectedly, "Uncle Asuma, do you have any way to defend against this kind of Space-Time Ninjutsu? It seems that all members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan can use such ninjutsu. If that's the case, this Sky Fortress is useless, no matter how strong its defenses are." After all, any fortress, if breached from the inside, would be futile.
Sarutobi Asuma shook his head upon hearing this. "If Space-Time Ninjutsu can be rendered ineffective, then the Space-Time Teleportation Array deployed inside the fortress will also lose its effect."
Konan also added, "There's no perfect solution. If Space-Time Ninjutsu is restricted, then the fortress will only become a target that can be hit."
"Moreover, the purpose of building this fortress is actually to establish the alliance headquarters. Although the headquarters needs defenses, it cannot be built as an impenetrable place. According to the initial plan and purpose, all defensive measures are only to buy time for transfer."
Naruto sighed after hearing this, "That being said, if Space-Time Ninjutsu isn't restricted, what happens if the Ōtsutsuki Clan suddenly appears inside the Allied Headquarters?"
Upon hearing this, everyone became somewhat worried.
This was because Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had previously appeared in Konoha without a sound.
At that time, Ao and others responsible for detection within the Allied Forces' main camp hadn't noticed anything until the attack began.
Sarutobi Asuma chuckled upon hearing this, "That is indeed a problem worth considering."
"So, Naruto, have you thought about how to solve it?"
Naruto was dumbfounded, "Huh?"
"Me?"
"I don't know either, and Kurama isn't good at this."
Sarutobi Asuma smiled, "Then think!"
"Big Brother Minato is also skilled in Space-Time Ninjutsu, and Kushina excels at Barriers and Fūinjutsu."
"Sasuke also possesses Space-Time Ninjutsu."
Looking at Naruto and the others, Sarutobi Asuma said, "I'll give you a small mission: find a way to restrict Space-Time Ninjutsu."
It wasn't just Naruto; Haruno Sakura and Sasuke, and even Yamato, were stunned.
Yamato couldn't help but ask, "Asuma, might this be beyond their capabilities?"
Sarutobi Asuma shook his head, "Currently in the Ninja World, besides me, Naruto and Sasuke are the strongest."
Uchiha Sasuke asked at this moment, "Lord Asuma, can we ask for help?"
"Of course."
Sarutobi Asuma nodded, then said to Konan, "Elder Konan, please further modify this Sky Fortress and design it as a pure weapon."
"You could call it a War Fortress, solely garrisoned by ninjas, used for defense or offense."
"Even, if the entire sphere were used as a defensive War Fortress, wouldn't that be even better?"
Konan immediately fell into thought upon hearing this, and her first thought was:
If the entire sphere were used as a War Fortress for defense and offense, then it would be possible to achieve near-flawless defense and offense.
Surrounding the Allied Headquarters with such a War Fortress, no... such a War Fortress might be usable outside the Ninja World.
It is said that descendants of Ōtsutsuki Hamura reside within the moon.
"No problem, Lord Asuma!"
Konan agreed immediately.
"Naruto, Sasuke, good luck!"
After saying this with a smile, Sarutobi Asuma returned directly to Konoha.
The reason he let Naruto and the others handle it was certainly not to be lazy.
It was because he couldn't do everything himself.
Letting Naruto and the others do it would also serve to mobilize resources from various sides, accelerate integration, and cultivate talent.
Whether they could succeed was not important.
If they failed, he would step in.
Meanwhile, Sarutobi Asuma had more important matters to attend to.
Tsunade and the others were preparing for pregnancy, but he felt that if they were to have children, it would be better to wait until their life-force had undergone further transformation.
This way, their descendants could also start at a higher level.
Tsunade and the other two certainly had no objections, so they had been constantly urging Sarutobi Asuma to be more diligent lately.
Initially, Sarutobi Asuma's plan was to have the Sage Tree consume the Ten-Tails' young body, and then whether it was to extract Sage Power to refine Sage Pills or to transfer the Ten-Tails' power to Tsunade, both were options.
The Ten-Tails' young body couldn't grant someone the Rinne Sharingan or numerous Kekkei Mōra, but it should be enough to awaken a pair of Rinnegan.
Furthermore, Sarutobi Asuma felt that by continuing to improve his Chakra Control and Chakra Nature Transformation, he might be able to directly edit Tsunade and the others' genes.
However, Sarutobi Asuma now had a greater ambition.
He didn't know how the Ōtsutsuki Clan's Ten-Tails came to be.
But perhaps he could also create an existence similar to the Ten-Tails.
When he extracted the Dragon Vein, Sarutobi Asuma had learned from the Sage of Six Paths to create Tailed Beasts, and then create unique summoning beasts for himself or Nawaki.
Later, the demon beast captured from the South Sage Continent was used by him to refine the Immortal Slaying Flying Dagger, sealing the demon beast's consciousness within the flying dagger, giving it an existence akin to a "spirit."
The reason he hadn't created a "Tailed Beast" until now was because Sarutobi Asuma had always harbored the desire to obtain the Rinne Sharingan.
Now that he had the Rinne Sharingan, the Ten-Tails' young body, the power of the Dragon Vein, and the Sage Tree...
Sarutobi Asuma was also quite looking forward to it.
Under the Sage Tree.
Sarutobi Asuma opened the system.
There were still 10 skill points that could be freely allocated.
Currently, Chakra Control was still level 14.
Chakra Nature Transformation (Level 11 Fire Style, Level 11 Wind Style, Level 12 Lightning Style, Level 11 Earth Style, Level 13 Yin Style, Level 12 Water Style, Level 13 Yang Style)
First, let's add 1 to Chakra Control!
Instantly, Sarutobi Asuma's mind went blank, his consciousness seemed to detach from his physical body, turning into a stream of Chakra.
This stream of Chakra contained all of his information, and with just a thought, he could freely shape his genes and create a new body.
Even more, this stream of Chakra could merge with various substances, imbuing them with life.
Or rather, turning substances into his body.
Merging with rocks, the rocks would transform into a body.
Merging with trees, it would become something similar to the Ten-Tails…
After a long while.
Sarutobi Asuma regained his senses, but he was stunned into silence.
Chakra Control at level 15, the level of a god?
Sarutobi Asuma carefully sensed it for a bit and gradually understood: "If one day, my physical body perishes, like the Sage of Six Paths, as long as the Chakra still exists, I can reshape my physical body. That's one aspect."
"It's more like the Ōtsutsuki Clan, where one can store their backup information in another person in advance, and then wait for resurrection."
"But obviously, I am superior now… As long as there is still Chakra, and enough power, I can directly shape a physical body."
"If not enough, I can merge with plants, or merge with animals, becoming a Sage Tree or a summoned beast to accumulate strength, and then reshape my physical body."
"Or, I could possess someone else like the Ōtsutsuki Clan…"
After thinking for a moment, Sarutobi Asuma immediately controlled a crow from the Sage Realm to fly into his hand, then infused Sage Power into the crow's body.
This crow already possessed some intelligence and could almost be used as a summoned beast.
Now, after being infused with Sage Power, it immediately let out joyful and excited calls.
But soon, the calls turned into pain and shrill cries as its wings flapped continuously.
Suddenly, two streams of blood flowed from the crow's eyes, but its black pupils also changed instantly, transforming into Three Tomoe Sharingan, and then, as Sarutobi Asuma continued to inject Sage Power, it evolved into a Mangekyo Sharingan identical to Shisui's.
The crow's genes had been completely altered by Sarutobi Asuma!
"It seems I can directly edit the genes of Tsunade and the others."
Sarutobi Asuma revealed a smile.
He could edit his own genes before, but he had never dared to act on Tsunade and the others because he wasn't confident.
Moreover, he felt that his abilities were not limited to this, and it seemed to be restricted by his mastery of Chakra Nature Transformation.
Therefore, Sarutobi Asuma immediately added points to Chakra Nature Transformation.
Level 11 Fire Style +1!
Level 11 Wind Style +1!
Level 11 Earth Style +1!
Level 13 Yin Style +1!
Level 13 Yang Style +1!
With this, Yin Style and Yang Style became level 14, and the other five Chakra Nature Transformations were all level 12.
After digesting it, Sarutobi Asuma extended his hand, and iron particles from the ground flew out, which he then gathered into a humanoid iron statue.
Immediately after, a stream of Sage Power was injected into the iron statue.
Instantly, the iron statue liquefied, then reshaped itself, with facial features appearing, making it look exactly like Sarutobi Asuma himself.
A clone!
Sarutobi Asuma tapped it, and the clone made of Iron Sand made a clanging sound.
Then, he drew a stream of water from a nearby lake, also injecting a stream of Sage Power into it.
The water gathered, then quickly formed a clone.
A Water Style clone?
Sarutobi Asuma spoke, "You two, test your abilities!"
"No problem, you'll see how powerful my iron fist is!"
The Iron Clone laughed, then with extreme speed, it punched the Water Clone next to it.
Boom!
The Water Clone exploded, but streams of water, like living things, wrapped around the Iron Clone, then drilled into its mouth, nose, and ears, and even made a sound: "You brute, don't you know water can be both hard and soft?"
The next moment, the Iron Clone had seven or eight holes in its head, which had been pierced by the water streams.
However, the Iron Clone was completely unharmed.
The two clones sparred back and forth until their Sage Power was depleted. The Iron Clone then disintegrated into a pile of Iron Sand, and the Water Clone dissolved into a puddle of water.
Sarutobi Asuma watched with pleasant surprise.
This was nothing like the ordinary various clone techniques.
Glancing at the remaining 4 Skill Points, Sarutobi Asuma sighed, "It's completely not enough!"
Chakra Control, Chakra Nature Transformation, the very foundation!
Closing the System, Sarutobi Asuma stood up, stretching his body: "Next, it's time to create life!"
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