"Recruitment can begin as well. The academy only has one pre-enrolled student right now."
Other than that young man from the Aburame Clan, the entire Academy of Arts could be said to have no one at all.
They did not even know where to find teachers.
But two months should be enough time to gather both teachers and students.
With that in mind, Torikaze immediately began drafting advertisements. When the time came, they would be distributed throughout every corner of Konoha. Anyone interested would naturally come looking. It was quite a convenient method.
"We need to place advertisements in the other villages too."
Art did not distinguish between shinobi and Ordinary People, so this was a major recruitment drive aimed at the entire Land of Fire.
They were recruiting both teachers and students. Konoha only had a population of fifty or sixty thousand, while the Land of Fire had far more people.
Once he broadened his thinking, the matter naturally became easier to handle.
There should be plenty of people signing up.
"When the time comes, we'll have to screen them and bring in those who genuinely enjoy this field to study."
After all, the first enrollment was only an experiment. If the results were good, they could consider expanding the scale somewhat.
But Torikaze planned to cultivate star-like talents, so they had to follow an elite, all-rounder path. That was not particularly suitable for people with average talent.
For now, they could only take things one step at a time.
Torikaze sent his thoughts to Minato, who immediately replied that he would have the matter arranged before the day was over.
Anbu members would travel to every village in the Land of Fire to recruit people interested in this field.
Then, they would select the most suitable and most