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“I didn’t actually intend to communicate with you according to the ideas of those long-winded elders this time. I just wanted to see you.” Asuma’s expression relaxed slightly.

Asuma was a rebellious guy, otherwise he wouldn't have left Konoha at such a young age to make his way in the world.

It's no wonder that Asma was angered by the old men's incessant chatter!

“Asuma-sensei, you are an excellent Jonin and an excellent teacher,” Kitahara Kaede said.

“That’s exactly the kind of feedback I want to hear. Hong and I actually moved out a long time ago. You probably haven’t met my daughter yet,” Asma said with a smile.

“Sarutobi Mirai? I saw her on the street once before. Her fighting style is similar to yours, but it doesn’t seem like you personally taught her at all,” Kitahara Kaede said.

“Actually, I didn’t want her to be a ninja, but Kurenai believed that children need to be strong enough to protect themselves. So I just gave her my training notes.” Asuma sighed.

"Asuma-sensei, what I want to ask you now is whether you want to return to your peak?" Kitahara Kaede asked seriously.

For Kitahara Kaede, achieving this level of skill is not a difficult task.

Simply reversing time would make Asma's weakening due to aging and self-abandonment over the years disappear like smoke in the wind.

However, Kitahara Kaede always obtains the other party's consent before doing such things.

This has nothing to do with Kitahara Kaede's power; it's just his bottom line.

If it were an enemy, then it wouldn't be so troublesome.

In the ninja world, there's absolutely nothing wrong with directly killing the enemy.

Or rather, it would be ridiculous to ask for advice before killing an enemy.

Chapter 942 Sarutobi

"Does the current ninja world need a fighter like me?" Amashi asked with amusement.

He didn't think his strength was of much help to the current ninja world, and with the passage of time, he had long since lost all his ambition.

Compared to his younger self, he had lost his ambition and even found it difficult to breathe under the pressure of the Sarutobi clan.

"There's never enough combat power. If I'm not mistaken, there's a high chance that future enemies will come to us now," Kitahara Kaede said.

Those enemies that appeared first were not a huge problem, but this was not an isolated case.

The time travel limitation is not surprising at all in the ninja world at this time.

Those enemies are like cockroaches; once they appear, their numbers multiply dozens of times in places unseen!

"Is the enemy from the future? If so, everything we do now will affect the future, right?" Asuma realized this.

Although he didn't understand much about the power of time, his experience as an elite Jonin allowed him to quickly analyze the situation.

“Yes, but the enemy who came from the future will not change because of the changes in the ‘future,’ because I exist in the present,” Kitahara Kaede said.

Once they arrived at the "present" where Kitahara Kaede exists, all the changes proceeded according to Kitahara Kaede's wishes.

Everything operates within the will of the Sovereign!

As for whether the enemy will come up with something new at this time, it will not be able to shake Kitahara Kaede's nature as a dominant power!

This is an ironclad rule, and no one can change it!

"I think I understand now. So the peace in the ninja world only appears to exist, right?" Asuma sighed.

His loss of fighting spirit was largely due to the arrival of peace.

This peace didn't begin after Naruto became Hokage; rather, the conflicts in the ninja world had already started to subside after Kitahara Kaede became a top-tier ninja at a young age.

Although everyone's knowledge was limited at the time, they didn't know what the Six Paths level and higher level powerhouses looked like.

But this does not prevent them from understanding that the will of the strong is more important.

"Peace is a tapestry of blooming flowers, but a single spark can extinguish it all and plunge it back into war! It's not that there's no more war in the universe, it's just that the ninja world has achieved peace," Kitahara Kaede said.

“If that’s the case, then let me go back twenty years,” Asuma said.

Although he wasn't at his peak twenty years ago, his physical condition was still improving at that time.

Sarutobi Asuma was not a ninjutsu-based ninja like his father, but a composite ninja who trained in both ninjutsu and taijutsu to be more offensive.

If we had to find a template among the current powerhouses, the Fourth Raikage, A, would actually be more similar to Asuma in terms of fighting style.

Asuma's ninjutsu was mostly used to gain an advantage in battle, but what truly made the final decision was Asuma's unique ninjutsu!

With the help of the sharpness of wind-style chakra, Asuma's fighting style possesses powerful armor-piercing and cutting abilities!

If Asuma's strength reaches the Kage level, then he might be the most suitable ninja in Konoha to fight the Raikage.

“Asuma-sensei, going back in time won’t affect your memories, so there’s no need to worry too much,” Kitahara Kaede said with a smile.

He could see, of course, that Asma had not rediscovered his ambition, but that was not a big deal.

"I'm just worried about whether I can get back to the same level of tension I had when I was a top-tier ninja," Asuma chuckled.

This man wasn't actually a very ambitious guy, and he didn't even want to become Hokage!

As the son of the Hokage, Asuma didn't particularly admire the position of Hokage, though he didn't hate it either.

He didn't really have any ambition or desire for power. His greatest ambition was simply to prove to his father that the path he had chosen could lead to success.

It's a pity that the father and son didn't get any chance to reconcile, which is indeed regrettable.

“Asuma-sensei, since you’ve already gone this far, I’ll give you another piece of good news for free,” Kitahara Kaede said.

These words piqued Asma's interest.

"Because of his past actions, the Third Hokage won't be resurrected in a grand manner, since his reputation has already been ruined. However, due to the Second Hokage's wishes, the Third Hokage will still be resurrected, but he will appear in his younger form, no longer bearing the name Hiruzen Sarutobi." Kitahara Kaede didn't delay and directly revealed this information.

To others, this news would simply be that Konoha had gained another Kage-level savior.

But for Asma, it meant something completely different.

"Is that so?" Asuma said, somewhat surprised.

"The third generation will still be Sarutobi, but he won't have any special privileges. Asuma-sensei, you might be busier then, since the Sarutobi family's power needs to be taken back a bit," Kitahara Kaede said.

When dealing with the Sarutobi clan, Konoha cannot use the same methods they used against the Senju and Uchiha clans.

The Sarutobi clan has no bloodline limit, nor any distinctive secret techniques.

Using harsh methods against the Sarutobi clan would cause some unnecessary trouble.

However, this does not mean that there was no way to take back the power that the Sarutobi clan had expanded during the Third Generation.

To achieve this, the Sarutobi clan only needs to voluntarily relinquish their authority.

For the Sarutobi clan to achieve this level of success, it is essential to ensure that the clan leader is "one of their own."

This person cannot be the Third Hokage; the Third Hokage's reputation has long been ruined.

The only truly formidable fighter in the Sarutobi clan is Sarutobi Asuma, who appears quite old at the moment!

“In that case, I should actually give Konoha a way to control me,” Asuma said hesitantly.

“I plan to have the Ino-Shika-Cho trio lead the team. Your daughter, Sarutobi Mirai, is actually a good candidate for a member,” Kitahara Kaede said.

While Sarutobi Mirai's ninja skills weren't exactly top-notch at this point, they were more than sufficient for a Chunin.

With the guidance of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, Sarutobi's future growth will have a much brighter future than before!

Asma nodded, acknowledging the arrangement.