The Ninja World was in turmoil, and under the Sage Tree, Sarutobi Asuma remained unperturbed.
In September of Konoha Year 61, the Six-Tails was seized by the Akatsuki Organization.
October 10th.
Sarutobi Asuma once again stood outside the delivery room, with Tsunade and Yūhi Kurenai accompanying him.
Sarutobi Nawaki, with Sarutobi Mirai, waited eagerly nearby for his new sister's birth.
This was the third time. Sarutobi Asuma was no longer nervous, but he was still very expectant.
Little Nawaki was mischievous, truly the type of child who caused trouble.
But his daughter Mirai was a sweet, loving child, a precious darling.
Therefore, for his third child, Sarutobi Asuma had chosen a daughter again.
An hour later, accompanied by the cries of a newborn, the second daughter, who had already been named Sarutobi Ene, was finally born.
Sarutobi Asuma beamed with joy, leaving Tsunade and Yūhi Kurenai behind as he flashed into the delivery room.
The little one had just been born and couldn't be called beautiful yet. Her hair color had been inherited from Shizune.
And the genes within the little one included the Sage Body and all seven Chakra Nature Transformations, which both Sarutobi Nawaki and Sarutobi Mirai possessed.
Furthermore, Sarutobi Ene inherited the Kekkei Genkai Heavenly Water Life Creation from Shizune.
Finally, there was the Kekkei Tōta Electromagnetic Release, which Sarutobi Asuma had intentionally left for her.
This wasn't because Sarutobi Asuma favored his youngest daughter, but rather because Heavenly Water Life Creation ultimately leaned towards healing and lacked means of self-preservation.
Moreover, in Sarutobi Asuma's view, the inheritance of Kekkei Genkai, Kekkei Tōta, and even Kekkei Mōra was not as important as the Sage Body and the seven Chakra Nature Transformations.
His Sage Body was even more powerful than the Sage of Six Paths!
As for the seven Chakra Nature Transformations, they were the foundation Sarutobi Asuma had left for his children to reach the Six Paths level.
The understanding of the 11 Chakra Nature Transformations and the vast knowledge contained within had been passed down by Sarutobi Asuma to his three children.
As they continued to cultivate and develop in the future, this knowledge would be gradually unlocked.
Just like Little Nawaki, who was studying under Senju Tobirama, had mastered all five standard Chakra Nature Transformations in just over a year, astonishing Senju Tobirama.
After glancing at his daughter for a moment, Sarutobi Asuma went to Shizune's side.
Influenced by Sage Transformation, Shizune's physique was now comparable to Uzumaki Kushina's, so she didn't look haggard.
"Shizune, you've worked hard!"
Sarutobi Asuma gently kissed Shizune's forehead.
Shizune smiled happily. Having given birth, her greatest wish was fulfilled.
What she now longed for was for her family to be together forever.
A moment later, after being moved from the delivery room to the bedroom, Tsunade and the others all came in.
Little Nawaki, holding his sister Sarutobi Mirai, rushed straight to the crib.
"Little Ene looks a bit ugly!"
Little Nawaki couldn't help but say.
Tsunade snorted upon hearing this, "You were pretty ugly when you were born too!"
Yūhi Kurenai came to the side, looking at Sarutobi Ene, and vaguely saw Shizune's features. She smiled, "Little Ene looks like your Aunt Shizune. She'll definitely be as beautiful as Mirai in the future."
Sarutobi Asuma said displeasedly, "Hey, if she looks like me, does that mean she can't be beautiful?"
Tsunade and the other two women couldn't help but laugh.
Sarutobi Asuma's personal charm went without saying.
His appearance couldn't be described as not handsome either, but he had a more rugged look.
If one were to purely judge by appearance, Kakashi's type was certainly more conventionally handsome.
After staying with Shizune for half an hour, everyone left the room to allow Shizune to rest. Ene was already fast asleep.
"Asuma, I want a daughter too!"
Hugging Sarutobi Asuma's arm, Tsunade suddenly said in a low voice.
Sarutobi Asuma was taken aback, then laughed, "Of course, that's no problem."
Tsunade snorted, "I want two, twins!"
She had already realized that this fellow Sarutobi Asuma preferred daughters.
However, at this moment, she also preferred the well-behaved Sarutobi Mirai.
As for Little Nawaki, if he wasn't disciplined every day, he'd tear down the roof.
"Triplets are fine too!"
Sarutobi Asuma was very confident in his body, but after thinking about it, he said, "However, I'll regenerate after the great war is over."
"The Five Great Shinobi Villages are about to convene the Kage Summit."
Tsunade nodded upon hearing this.
Of course.
Although he would regenerate after the great war, Sarutobi Asuma did not let Tsunade and Yūhi Kurenai off that night. He ate a whole mille-crêpe, only stopping his "whipping" when they surrendered and admitted defeat.
Time passed quickly.
Sarutobi Asuma was enjoying a happy family life with his wife and children, while Namikaze Minato and the others were incredibly busy.
Senju Ancestral Home.
Uzumaki Kushina came over and saw Sarutobi Asuma holding Ene, with little Nawaki and Mirai surrounding him and asking for kisses. She immediately put her hands on her hips and said, "Asuma, you're going too far!"
Namikaze Minato was so busy that he didn't even have time to come home at night, yet this guy was living so carefree. It was too much!
Sarutobi Asuma held Ene and let little Nawaki and Mirai each kiss their younger sister before smiling and saying, "Kushina-nee, I'm not the Hokage!"
Little Nawaki and Sarutobi Mirai turned to greet Uzumaki Kushina after kissing their sister.
Uzumaki Kushina stepped forward, picked up Sarutobi Mirai, and snorted, "You're not the Hokage, but you caused all these troubles!"
Sarutobi Asuma looked wronged, "Kushina-nee, you're wrongly accusing me!"
"I haven't been idle either!"
"I'm keeping an eye on Naruto for you."
"And all the research, this is our confidence in winning this battle!"
Speaking of Naruto, Uzumaki Kushina immediately stopped nitpicking and asked, "Won't the Akatsuki Organization go to the South Sage Continent?"
She knew Uchiha Obito was a mole in the Akatsuki Organization, but that was all.
And the Akatsuki Organization was clearly not completely under Uchiha Obito's control, so she was still a little worried.
"Don't worry, my clone is currently teaching Naruto and the others Sage Mode!"
Sarutobi Asuma held his youngest daughter and smiled, "Also, Kushina-nee, don't underestimate Naruto and the others."
"Although Naruto hasn't mastered Adamantine Sealing Chains and the Flying Thunder God Technique yet, he has already completely mastered half of the Nine-Tails' power."
"His current strength surpasses yours!"
Uzumaki Kushina was a bit skeptical, "Really?"
Sarutobi Asuma nodded, "Kushina-nee, you've only barely managed to cooperate with the Nine-Tails, and you still can't combine Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and Sage Mode. But Naruto, as long as he masters Sage Mode, he won't need my Sage Cursed Seal, nor the Sage Power Eight Trigrams Seal, to perfectly combine the two."
"Moreover, this war is unavoidable, especially for a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"
"You know about the Sage Tree, Kushina-nee, but the Ten-Tails, or rather the God Tree, is even more domineering."
"Back then, when Gamamaru of Mount Myōboku, who is now the Great Toad Sage, guided the Sage of Six Paths' brothers to turn against Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, the ruler of the Ten-Tails, the Ten-Tails threatened Mount Myōboku."
"Facing the Ten-Tails and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, Gamamaru couldn't deal with them at that time."
For the Ninja World of Earth, Gamamaru was of course right.
However, Sarutobi Asuma was also wary of Mount Myōboku.
Although he did not intend to draw power from the Earth to fulfill himself.
Uzumaki Kushina was silent for a moment after hearing this, then smiled, "You're right, but I believe in Minato, and I believe in you!"
"After all, you've been hiding for so long, and when you make your move, you should shock everyone!"
Sarutobi Asuma smiled upon hearing this, "To be honest, I'm really looking forward to that day!"
...
Uzumaki Kushina's visit this time wasn't to bring charges, but to see Sarutobi Ene.
After a small interruption, Sarutobi Asuma continued his days as a doting father.
He left the training and research to his clones, and with Senju Tobirama and Tsunade helping, he was very relaxed.
But the Ninja World was becoming more and more lively.
This time, the Five Great Shinobi Villages quickly reached an agreement to cooperate, but they did not convene a Kage Summit.
Instead, they first reached a consensus and jointly dispatched elites to confront the Akatsuki Organization around the Seven-Tails.
On Konoha's side, Sarutobi Shinya led Nara Shikamaru and the others, followed by Yūhi Kurenai leading Hinata and the others, and then Might Guy's squad.
There was also an auxiliary member, an Anbu squad led by Uchiha Itachi.
The Village of the Rice Fields originally wanted to object.
Unfortunately, with the Five Great Shinobi Villages acting together, they didn't even have the right to object.
However, the Akatsuki Organization's actions were clearly faster.
Before the forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages could gather, they had already forcibly taken the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki from the Village of the Rice Fields.
And this time, the Akatsuki Organization mobilized almost all of its members.
...
Land of Rice.
Uchiha Itachi and the other Anbu ninjas walking at the front stopped.
Immediately after, Sarutobi Shinya, Might Guy, and the others who followed also stopped, looking at the two in front.
"Kakuzu..."
Sarutobi Shinya's gaze sharpened: "And Kisame!"
"It seems the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki has been successfully captured."
This wasn't the first time they'd met.
They had fought during last year's Chunin Exams.
However, looking at the two of them, Sarutobi Shinya felt something was a little off.
But there was no time to think further. He immediately said, "Kurenai, you and the Anbu ninjas continue on your way, make sure to stop the Akatsuki Organization from getting the Seven-Tails. As for here, leave it to my and Gai's teams!"
As soon as he spoke, four walls rose from the ground around Kakuzu and Kisame, and at the same time, pot lids descended from the sky.
And Yūhi Kurenai immediately took Hinata and the others, bypassing the battlefield with Uchiha Itachi and the others, and continued on their way.
Yūhi Kurenai shouted, "Hinata, Shino, find a way to locate the Akatsuki Organization!"
"Yes, Teacher Kurenai!"
Hinata and Shino responded in unison. Hinata activated her Byakugan, and Shino released his insects.
At this moment, a violent explosion sound came from behind.
Inuzuka Kiba couldn't help but look back and saw the four walls explode, with thick water vapor surging out.
He knew that was Teacher Shinya's Explosion Release!
...
On the battlefield.
Nara Shikamaru, Neji, and the others had already scattered.
Although they had confidence in Sarutobi Shinya, they also knew that the enemies in front of them were not ordinary.
Judging by the surging water vapor, the opponents must have used Water Style to counteract the explosion's shockwave.
As expected.
The next moment, huge wind spheres tore through the water vapor, whistling out.
Boom! Boom!
Large trees were pierced.
Sarutobi Shinya and the others dodged.
Neji summoned his chameleon summon, concealing his presence.
Nara Shikamaru, who had avoided the attack, formed hand seals and created a shadow clone to hide in the darkness.
Yamanaka Ino also summoned her squirrel summon.
"Careful, the water is coming!"
Sarutobi Shinya's shout rang out.
Immediately after, everyone saw surging water waves engulfing them from all directions.
Sarutobi Shinya leaped forward, opened his mouth and spat, soil landed, and then a stone mountain rose from the ground.
Everyone leaped onto it. Sarutobi Shinya saw the two masked monsters flying in the air and called out, "Tenten!"
"Understood!"
Tenten unfurled a scroll, and with a bang, a flying sword appeared. Under her control, it shot into the sky like an electric current.
The wind release mask on one of the masked monsters, which was about to use ninjutsu, was immediately split in two, completely disabled.
At the same time, Sarutobi Shinya opened his mouth and blew out a fireball, which collided with the fire release of the masked monster in the air, exploding with a bang.
Tenten took the opportunity to control the flying sword to return and cut the masked monster in half.
In the blink of an eye, two masked monsters were disabled.
However, Kakuzu and Kisame were not just standing there to be beaten.
The former controlled a water dragon, assisted by Lightning Style, while the latter condensed numerous great sharks, also empowered by Kakuzu's Lightning Style.
The lightning and water dragons, and the lightning and water sharks, surged towards everyone like waves.
The combination of Lightning Style and Water Style instantly doubled their power.
And it also doubled the difficulty of ninjutsu defense!
Originally, Water Style could be defended with Earth Style, but with Lightning Style, it could easily neutralize Earth Style.
Similarly, water counters fire, but with Lightning Style, Sarutobi Shinya couldn't stop Kakuzu and Kisame's combined assault.
Just as he was about to order a retreat, Might Guy shouted, "Leave it to me!"
"It's time to let the passion of youth burn!"
With a shout, Might Guy leaped forward. In mid-air, he opened the sixth gate, his entire body enveloped in a green aura.
Boom!
The water parted.
Might Guy landed, not a drop of water on him, his feet firmly planted.
"Teacher Gai, count me in too!"
Rock Lee, unwilling to be left behind, removed his weights and also dropped into the water. He, too, opened the sixth gate, his body covered in a green glow, pushing aside the water.
"Excellent!"
Might Guy bared his white teeth. "Rock Lee, let's use that!"
"Understood!"
Rock Lee nodded solemnly.
The next moment, facing the water dragon and numerous sharks, the two unleashed a barrage of high-speed punches.
The friction of their fists against the air created flames, and these flames combined with the shockwaves generated by striking the air, forming clusters of powerful fiery attacks, like a peacock displaying its plumage.
The fiery shockwaves collided with the lightning-infused water dragon and sharks, erupting in a thunderous roar and creating colossal waves.
Tenten and the others on the stone mountain created by Sarutobi Shinya, as well as Neji who was hidden and invisible in the trees, were stunned by the sight.
This was the first time they had witnessed such a spectacle!
Pure Taijutsu possessing such immense power was truly astonishing!
After all, the Hyuga Clan was also skilled in Taijutsu, but it was more accurately referred to as Ninjutsu-Taijutsu.
"So amazing!"
Yamanaka Ino and Tenten exclaimed in unison.
Sarutobi Shinya smiled, then reminded them, "Keep an eye on the enemies and find an opportunity to finish them off."
"Stay alert. Those two guys just now seemed a bit off. Their chakra felt weaker than last time."
Choji quickly asked, "Teacher Shinya, could they be clones?"
Sarutobi Shinya's mind stirred. "They're probably not ordinary clones."
At that moment, Yamanaka Ino shouted, "Behind us!"
"Little Squirrel!"
From her shoulder, Little Squirrel turned its head, and a beam of purple lightning shot out.
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