Two Months Later
"We can start recruiting now, too. At the moment, the Academy has only one student who's signed up."
Aside from that boy from the Aburame Clan, the entire Art Academy was practically empty.
They didn't even know where to find teachers.
But two months should be enough to gather both teachers and students.
With that in mind, Torifu immediately began drafting an advertisement. They could distribute it throughout Konoha, and anyone interested would naturally come to them. It was a convenient approach.
"We should put up advertisements in the other villages, too."
Art wasn't limited to shinobi or ordinary people, so this was a major recruitment drive aimed at the entire Land of Fire.
They were recruiting both teachers and students. Konoha had only fifty or sixty thousand people, while the Land of Fire's population was much larger.
Once he broadened his thinking, the matter became much easier to handle.
A lot of people would probably sign up.
"We'll have to screen them then and bring in those who are genuinely interested in this field."
After all, the first term would only be an experiment. If it went well, they could consider expanding the Academy a little.
But Torifu intended to train people to become stars, so they had to pursue a top-tier, all-around approach. That wouldn't suit people with only average talent.
For now, they could only take things one step at a time.
Torifu sent his plans to Minato, who replied at once, saying he would pass the word along before the end of the day.
Anbu members would go to villages throughout the Land of Fire to recruit people interested in the arts.
Then they would select the most suitable candidates with the greatest talent to join the Art Academy.
As for teachers, if