Hokage: I Traveled Through Time With The Tenseigan

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He rubbed his eyes vigorously and patted his face to wake himself up before continuing to read.

Surprised… weird… suffocated laughter to the point where he couldn't even laugh or cry.

In just a short moment, Tsunade's expression changed again and again.

Darling, this guy Shigeru has really caused a lot of big things and actually forced the old man to give in.

In the scroll, the Third Hokage complained in various ways, listing Shigeru's "crimes"—saying that Shigeru did not follow the rules, took revenge in various ways, arrested the Shimura clan, and expelled many Anbu members for no reason.

Even when Anbu operatives were given orders, Shigeru would counter them with death orders, making Anbu hesitant to obey.

What's even more outrageous is that Shigeru simply refuses to contribute the puppet and still uses it to fly.

He even replaced Anbu members with puppets, leaving many Anbu operatives idle and disrupting the village's structure.

Although the Third Hokage didn't say it outright, he heavily implied that Tsunade should persuade Shigeru to hand over the puppet, as it was needed by the village.

"Ha! Still not giving up, huh?"

At first, Tsunade felt a little sympathy for the Third Hokage, but by the end, she decisively threw the scroll aside.

Same old trick—playing the emotional card for the sake of the village, hoping Tsunade would soften up and convince Shigeru to hand over the puppet.

But there wasn't even any mention of benefits, just a blatant attempt to take advantage of him.

There was no way Shigeru would just hand over the puppets. If the village had been willing to invest from the start, Shigeru wouldn't have minded sharing some puppets and selling them to Konoha.

Once the village got a taste of the benefits, they would naturally want more.

However, instead of a fair exchange, they wanted everything for free.

Who would put up with that?

Not just Shigeru—even Tsunade couldn't stand it.

Persuade him? Not a chance. If anyone could do it, they were welcome to try, but Tsunade certainly wasn't going to.

The F4 team wanted Shigeru's puppets just as they wanted Tsunade's drugs and potions. Tsunade kept researching and developing medical advancements, while they kept producing. Yet, all Tsunade got in return was a Konoha Hospital salary—no dividends, no incentives for research and development.

The last time was enough!

Tsunade was willing to contribute for the sake of the village, but the Third Hokage and others simply wanted to take advantage of her.

Even if the puppet was truly valuable to the village, this kind of exploitation was unacceptable.

If the higher-ups hadn't been so greedy from the beginning and had cooperated to mass-produce puppets, Konoha's casualties and losses would have been significantly reduced.

They could have even taught Sand Shinobi Village a proper lesson.

If the war had ended early, it wouldn't have been impossible.

Just imagine—a battalion of fearless puppets charging into enemy ranks, fighting relentlessly.

They wouldn't fear death or injury.

Their sheer desperation would instill fear in the enemy. And even if the puppets were destroyed or dismembered, they would self-destruct, causing further damage.

It wouldn't take many. A mere thousand puppets on the battlefield could make Sand Shinobi Village truly understand fear.

But some people were too arrogant. They always wanted everything for free, using the excuse of "for the village" to demand contributions.

What was laughable was that while they expected others to sacrifice, they themselves were always looking out for their own interests and their families.

Their calculations were clever, but unfortunately, they ran into the wrong opponent—Shigeru.

And so, there was nothing more to be said.

Tsunade put down the Third Hokage's scroll and picked up the casualty report. Her frustration turned into a heavy sigh.

Since they weren't willing to pay or compromise, they would just have to suffer the consequences.

Konoha had recovered too quickly since the First Ninja War, and its strong foundation had made the F4 group overconfident.

"Old man, the village is strong, but Sand Shinobi Village isn't weak either…"

Unfortunately, the Third Hokage wouldn't listen to such reasoning.

Tsunade recalled Shigeru's evaluation of Sand Shinobi Village and immediately dismissed these thoughts.

Because Shigeru's assessment of Sand Shinobi Village was… shocking.

Meanwhile, in the Sand Shinobi Village camp…

Chiyo was responsible for all camp matters. Late at night at headquarters, she stared blankly at a photo on the table.

In the photo, a young man and woman stood together, the woman holding a cute baby girl in her arms.

Chiyo gazed at the image for a long time, tears gradually welling up in her old, clouded eyes.

The young man and woman in the photo were Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law—parents of the Red Sand Scorpion.

Sadly, they had both perished in the Land of Fire, cut down by Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo.

They hadn't even been able to recover their bodies.

"Chiyo-sama."

Snapped out of her sorrow, Chiyo quickly put the photo away and wiped her tears, regaining her cold composure.

"Come in," she said calmly.

A reporting ninja entered, carrying several intelligence scrolls and placing them on the table.

"Chiyo-sama, these reports were sent by Ebizō-sama. He also mentioned that Konoha is highly vigilant toward our village and asked whether we should send more personnel to infiltrate the Land of Fire for intelligence gathering."

Chiyo and her brother, Ebizō, worked in tandem—one overseeing warfare and the other village intelligence. Together, they were the Third Kazekage's right and left hands.

Meanwhile, the Third Kazekage, known as the strongest Kazekage, remained in the village, avoiding direct battlefield involvement.

Like the Third Hokage, a Kage would not personally step onto the battlefield unless the village faced a dire crisis.

Among the Five Great Ninja Villages, only Raikage, the leader of the Cloud Village, actively fought on the battlefield, often infiltrating enemy lines himself.

Chiyo picked up a scroll and scanned it before speaking without looking up.

"Tell him to increase efforts. Send more operatives into the Land of Fire for intelligence gathering.

According to our spies within Konoha, the village is not as stable as it appears."

"Yes, Chiyo-sama."

Each village naturally placed spies within their rivals, but it was difficult for these operatives to rise to high positions.

At best, they could gather basic information, but transmitting that intelligence during wartime was another challenge.

After a long silence, Chiyo finally put down the scroll.

She gazed toward Konoha's camp, then suddenly slammed the table in frustration.

"Tsunade!!!"

Chiyo burned with the desire to personally lead an army into the Land of Fire and avenge her son and daughter-in-law.

However, Sand Shinobi Village lacked the strength to do so.

The war between the two villages remained deadlocked, and Hatake Sakumo had yet to appear on the battlefield, staying active within the Land of Fire.

Though Chiyo despised Hatake Sakumo, she couldn't make rash moves and had no choice but to remain in camp and direct the war from afar.

At the outbreak of full-scale war, Sand Shinobi Village had received several early victories.

But ever since Tsunade arrived at the front lines, those victories had ceased.

Instead, the only reports coming in were bad news.