Chapter 307: Alliance Headquarters, Floating Fortress!
Konohagakure, Sage Domain.
Hot Spring Lake.
Looking at Tsunade and the other two women, who were completely spent and lying around like puddles of mud from his attention, Sarutobi Asuma felt refreshed.
After washing up, he carried Tsunade and the other two back to their rooms to rest before taking Nawaki and his two daughters to play.
Sarutobi Mirai was already almost two years old, able to waddle on her little legs behind Nawaki, chasing the colorful butterflies within the Sage Domain.
Sarutobi Ene was born on October 10th of Konoha Year 61, making her just over half a year old now. She could only crawl around on the soft grass, babbling happily, looking very cute.
When Kakashi and Nohara Rin arrived, they witnessed such a heartwarming scene.
I worked myself to death, and you're here playing the doting dad?
Kakashi looked on, speechless. He stepped forward, "Isn't the way you're leading the alliance a bit too easy?"
Sarutobi Asuma glanced back at Kakashi and said lazily, "I'm not like Brother Minato, doing everything myself. Otherwise, what's the point of me being the leader?"
"With so many talented people available, why would I need to do it myself? That would just make me an idiot."
Kakashi couldn't help but twitch his face upon hearing this twisted logic.
Sarutobi Asuma looked at Nohara Rin, who was already playing with his daughter Ene, and smiled, "It seems Rin really likes children. Kakashi, you need to work harder!"
"Uh..."
Kakashi froze.
Although he was already a loyal reader of Jiraiya's "Paradise of Passion," saying such things in public still made him feel a bit "shy."
Sarutobi Asuma had no intention of letting up and continued, "Kakashi, you need to hurry up!"
"This way, our children can still be in the same graduating class."
"Also, spend more time training. Rin is going to achieve Sage Transformation, and she'll be able to live for several hundred years. You don't want to die so early and leave Rin all alone, do you?"
Nohara Rin, upon hearing this, couldn't help but blush and chide, "Asuma!"
"Hahaha!"
Sarutobi Asuma burst into laughter, "Don't be shy!"
"Kakashi here has great talent, he's just a bit too lazy, especially lately."
"Study Kekkei Genkai powers more. If your main body doesn't have time, you can use Shadow Clones!"
"If you don't work hard, you'll soon be surpassed by your children. When the Ōtsutsuki Clan invades later, you'll only be able to watch them fight to the death!"
Kakashi couldn't help but put his hand to his forehead, feeling that Asuma was getting more and more outrageous, even though what he was saying seemed to have some logic.
However, when the Ōtsutsuki attacked in the future, it wouldn't be his and Rin's descendants who would be involved, right?
There was Sarutobi Asuma for the next decade.
Going forward, Naruto and Sasuke would definitely be at their peak.
On the contrary, Rin... her physical condition already far surpassed his!
Wait!
Kakashi broke out in a cold sweat. His thoughts were completely being led astray. He quickly tried to cut through Sarutobi Asuma's incessant chatter and asked, "Asuma, regarding the choice of the alliance headquarters, do you already have a target in mind?"
"Well..."
Sarutobi Asuma rubbed his chin and asked back, "What do you think is a suitable location, Kakashi?"
"The moon!"
Kakashi said, "Or... using the Rinnegan's Kekkei Genkai, Chibaku Tensei, to create a giant meteor and suspend it in the sky as the alliance headquarters."
Clap!
Sarutobi Asuma snapped his fingers, "Kakashi, that's a great idea!"
"Let's go with that!"
"Sasuke can accomplish it quite well."
Kakashi almost wanted to complain.
This seemed too casual.
However, even though Sarutobi Asuma hadn't attended the meeting, he could imagine that someone must be arguing about the location of the alliance headquarters.
While the ninjas had already united and the ninja villages were a thing of the past, people ultimately had attachment to their hometowns and regions.
Not to mention, ninjas from the Ninja World couldn't all gather in one place.
So, even though the ninja villages were gone, Konohagakure, Iwagakure, and other villages would continue to exist.
At least for now, before a super city could be developed to accommodate all ninjas, tens of thousands of ninjas couldn't gather together.
After Kakashi and Nohara Rin left, Sarutobi Asuma continued to take care of the children.
In the evening.
Tsunade and her two companions were displeased and fought Sarutobi Asuma again, but they were still thoroughly defeated. In the end, they signed a treaty allowing Sarutobi Asuma to eat a sandwich once a week.
The next day.
Hatake Kakashi, Mabui, Kurotsuchi, Ao, Temari, and Uzumaki Miri, secretaries from the secretariat, gathered ahead of time to discuss the feasibility of building a floating fortress as the alliance headquarters using the Rinnegan.
"I heard Lord Asuma say before that the moon was created by the Sage of Six Paths using Chibaku Tensei. If we can create such a giant sphere and then carve out half of it, it would indeed be suitable as the alliance headquarters."
Ao spoke first.
Mabui, however, said, "The moon's interior was once inhabited by many descendants of Ōtsutsuki Hamura. If we want to replicate it, with Lord Asuma's strength, it should not be a problem."
"But if a floating fortress is used as the alliance headquarters, will it be inconvenient to enter and exit? Even if we can establish a spatial channel or even use a large-scale Space-Time Teleportation Array, it's ultimately not as convenient as being on the ground."
Temari then added, "There's also the issue that if it's a floating fortress, its height must not be too great, otherwise it won't be suitable for people to live on."
"But if that's the case, the floating fortress will become a target for enemies."
Kurotsuchi mused, stroking her chin, "Why can't the floating fortress move?"
"The future Ninja World will be very vast, right?"
"If the floating fortress can move, then the alliance can patrol the entire Ninja World."
This suggestion made everyone's eyes light up.
Ao, the eldest, said, "It's indeed an astonishing idea, but for such a huge fortress to move, it might be difficult. At the very least, it would require powerful energy to propel it."
As soon as he said that, everyone exchanged glances, and the first thing they thought of was the Tailed Beasts.
However, the Tailed Beasts had already returned to their Jinchuriki. Should they be extracted?
Although current Medical Ninjutsu could ensure survival even after extracting a Tailed Beast, it didn't seem right, did it?
After all, they had just fought side-by-side. Now, they were going to capture Tailed Beasts to use as energy?
Uzumaki Miri said, "Besides Tailed Beasts, there might be other ways to make a giant aerial fortress move."
"First, we can use Iwagakure's Super Light-Heavy Rock Jutsu to reduce the fortress's weight."
"Alternatively, we could use ninjutsu, like Fire Style and Lightning Style, to generate thrust and propel the fortress."
"Of course, this would require many ninjas to provide Chakra."
Ao nodded upon hearing this, "This is indeed a solution, and we should be able to convince the elders."
Kakashi, however, thought of Sarutobi Asuma's Sage Tree.
The Sage Tree could absorb Natural Energy and sunlight to convert into Chakra.
Therefore, they could plant Sage Trees on the fortress for energy storage and release them when needed.
Konoha already had successful experience in this regard.
Konoha's large-scale Space-Time Teleportation Array was powered by the Sage Tree's strength.
Temari then said, "There's another issue, which is... the connection with the ground."
"If it moves, can the spatial channel remain stable?"
"There are also significant limitations to using a large-scale Space-Time Teleportation Array."
This was also a problem.
Ninjas who could fly were, after all, a minority.
Even if ninjutsu like Light-Heavy Rock was made public, only a small portion of ninjas would be able to master it.
Uzumaki Miri said, "Space-Time Teleportation Array is one method. If we use it frequently, perhaps we can create a means of transportation."
"Means of transportation?"
Mabui, Temari, Kurotsuchi, and others asked in unison.
Kakashi interjected, "Are you referring to airships, Miri-senpai?"
Airships?
Mabui and the others were even more confused.
Kurotsuchi couldn't help but ask, "Ships that fly in the air?"
"Do such things really exist?"
"You could say that..."
Uzumaki Miri nodded and smiled, "It might not be easy for people to fly into the sky."
"But falling from the sky and landing safely isn't difficult. It can be easily achieved using Wind Style."
"As for airships, they are a concept previously proposed by Lord Asuma. They are not yet very perfect, but I think they can be used as a backup for the future."
Due to the development needs of the South Sage Continent, Konoha, or rather the Land of Fire's technological development, has been extremely rapid in recent years to promote the development of the shipbuilding industry.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the technological level of the Ninja World itself is not bad.
Therefore, once investment is made in a certain direction, it can quickly lead to breakthroughs.
And airships, in essence, are transport planes, a concept proposed by Sarutobi Asuma.
Once allied with Jonin-level ninja, actual flying aircraft for one or several people could be realized.
However, Sarutobi Asuma felt that fighter jets were not as suitable for ninja as mechs designed for ninja use.
Instead, large "flying ships" like transport planes and passenger jets would have widespread applications in the Ninja World, deepening exchanges between different regions.
After Uzumaki Miri's brief introduction, Ao and the others couldn't help but be surprised.
Soon, everyone reached a consensus. Uzumaki Miri then drafted a proposal to be submitted to Onoki and the others for review and decision.
However, everyone was confident that this plan was definitely the best!
As expected.
When the meeting started and the proposal was presented, Onoki and Gaara stopped their bickering and fell into deep thought.
Konan from Amegakure was also present at this meeting and immediately stated, "If the vision within the plan can be realized, I believe it's entirely feasible and the best location for the alliance headquarters."
"However, I think we need to equip this aerial fortress with sufficiently powerful weapons to deal with enemy attacks."
"After all, even if it can move, such a massive entity cannot be fast."
Mei Terumi immediately followed up with, "You're right, I agree!"
Yesterday, watching Onoki and Gaara, one old and one young, spit and argue was quite amusing. But today, she didn't want to see it anymore.
Onoki and Gaara exchanged glances, ceased their arguments, and nodded in unison.
However, Onoki still said, "The key to such an aerial fortress is to ensure sufficient resources for survival."
"Food can come from the land, but water might not."
Kakashi immediately replied, "Wood Release should be able to solve this."
Mei Terumi also added, "We can also set up jutsu to purify collected rainwater. If the aerial fortress can move, rainwater shouldn't be an issue."
"Even without rain, we can use ninjutsu to create heavy rain."
Konan said, "The Land of Rain will not be short on rain!"
Gaara stated, "Then let's start preparations. We'll need to use the Rinnegan to create a giant sphere first before proceeding with the design!"
With that, he looked at Kakashi and asked, "Kakashi, does this matter require the Alliance Leader's intervention?"
Kakashi replied, "Sasuke also has the Rinnegan, let him act first."
"As for Wood Release, please ask Yamato. Coincidentally, this task can be assigned to their team."
Mabui said, "Building a complete aerial fortress will definitely require a long period of design and multiple attempts."
Hearing this, Onoki's gaze shifted to Konan as he asked, "How about you take charge of this matter?"
Konan agreed without hesitation, "No problem."
...
On the spacious training grounds.
The three of them, Naruto, were training under Yamato's supervision.
Among them, Naruto was the most active, creating numerous Shadow Clones for nature transformation training.
However, he couldn't help but complain about such tedious training: "Isn't it true that I'm now the strongest ninja in the Ninja World, besides Uncle Asuma?"
"I still need to undergo this kind of training..."
Haruno Sakura, not far away, unhesitatingly chimed in, "Naruto, don't forget, you're still a Chunin!"
"Moreover, Sasuke's strength is by no means inferior to yours."
"If I remember correctly, you lost two matches yesterday!"
Naruto's face twitched, and he then shouted at Uchiha Sasuke, "Sasuke, let's have another match. This time, I'll definitely win!"
"That way, we'll be tied!"
Uchiha Sasuke remained coldly silent, not even glancing at Naruto.
He felt that looking at him would lower his intelligence.
Yamato rubbed his forehead and said, "Naruto, although your current strength is already very formidable, a portion of your power comes from the Nine-Tails, and another portion is from the Sage of Six Paths."
"According to Asuma, the Sage of Six Paths' power will eventually be depleted."
"Your Truth-Seeking Balls will also be consumed, unless you master seven types of chakra nature transformations yourself and create Truth-Seeking Balls before then."
"And various Kekkei Genkai abilities..."
In the Sealing Space, the Nine-Tails also spoke, "Naruto, this guy is right."
"If you want to reach the Sage of Six Paths' realm, or even surpass Asuma, you truly need to rely on your own strength to master various Kekkei Genkai abilities and Truth-Seeking Balls."
"Don't forget, there will be powerful individuals from the Ōtsutsuki Clan descending here to steal the Tailed Beasts and then use the Ten-Tails to drain the Ninja World's energy!"
Compared to Yamato, the Nine-Tails clearly understood Naruto better.
This guy had simply lost his goal, and because the Sage of Six Paths' power was still present, he felt empty.
"Alright!"
The Nine-Tails mentioned the Ōtsutsuki Clan, and Naruto immediately perked up. He clapped his hands together and exclaimed, "Don't worry, I can definitely master it!"
"Sasuke, let's have a competition and see who finishes their training first!"
Uchiha Sasuke coldly retorted, "You're bound to lose!"
"Tch, Sasuke, stop being so cool. I'll definitely beat you!"
With that, Naruto let out a roar and created more Shadow Clones to train.
Yamato let out a long sigh as he watched Naruto regain his spirit. Then, he sensed someone approaching and turned to see a figure rapidly approaching. An assignment must be here, he thought.
However, a mission that requires Naruto and Sasuke…
Yamato's heart skipped a beat as he considered it.
Soon, the person arrived before him, who turned out to be Shiranui Genma, holding a cigarette.
"Yamato, there's an order from the Alliance Headquarters. We have a mission, let's gather!"
...
Half an hour later.
Outside Konohagakure, Yamato and his group, joined by Konan, headed east.
Watching Konan fly through the air with wings formed from paper, Naruto exclaimed in surprise, "Konan, you can also use a flying ninjutsu!"
Haruno Sakura wasn't seeing it for the first time; she had witnessed Konan use it during the last Ninja World War. Still, she felt curious and asked, "Konan, is this also a Kekkei Genkai?"
"Paper Style?"
Konan shook her head. "No, it's just a secret technique!"
"Amazing!"
Naruto exclaimed, then asked, "In that case, will everyone have to fly together to travel?"
Uchiha Sasuke frowned.
He could fly with his Susanoo, of course, but he couldn't maintain it continuously.
Yamato then said, "I'll use Super Light-Heavy Rock Jutsu!"
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