Hokage: I Traveled Through Time With The Tenseigan

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First, the new poison she worked so hard to develop was cracked by Tsunade. Then, Tsunade personally led the team into the battlefield and wiped out the puppet troops of Sand Shinobi Village.

The puppet troops were originally the ace forces of Sand Shinobi Village. They had been active on the battlefield for a long time and had become a feared presence among countless enemies.

However, when the puppet troops encountered Tsunade, it was like they had met their nemesis.

Not only was Tsunade skilled in healing and detoxification, but she could also enter the battlefield when necessary. Although her fighting style was simple and rough, it was exactly the kind of fighting style the puppet troops feared.

With just a punch and a kick, she left behind only puppet fragments and scrapped parts.

Although Tsunade was reckless, she never put herself in unnecessary danger, making it impossible for the old woman Chiyo to use any underhanded tricks against her.

Tsunade wouldn't give her that chance.

As a result, Chiyo could only gnash her teeth and curse.

The fierce war on the front lines did not affect Shigeru. With the agreement he had with the Third Hokage, his life had entered a period of peace.

He didn't actively seek trouble, and the Third Hokage didn't play any more tricks.

Orochimaru arrived at the Anbu base.

He handed over all the puppets he had created to Shigeru.

In exchange for a portion of his chakra, Shigeru gained hundreds of puppets.

Both parties were satisfied with the outcome.

Orochimaru even took the initiative to help Shigeru dispose of the demigod's body. As for the poisonous salamander, Shigeru handled it himself.

Recently, as Zhu Ludie's people joined Anbu, Shigeru simply left all the trivial matters in Anbu to Nara Luxin and focused on studying some unusual things on his own.

Headquarters Base, Temporary Laboratory

The room was filled with various metals, rocks, and some special soil—Shigeru's experimental materials.

"Are you sure these are experimental materials?"

Shigeru wanted to conduct experiments, so Anbu operatives gathered materials from all over and transported them to the base.

Nara Luxin curiously came over to take a look but was left speechless.

In his imagination, Shigeru's experiment should have been somewhat gruesome—after all, puppets often required corpses. But instead, there was no blood, just piles of metal, parts, and various types of stone and soil.

Don't tell me... he plans to use this to make a puppet?

Shigeru's puppets were already sinister enough, and now he was using stones? If the puppet ninjas in Sand Shinobi Village found out, they would probably cry.

"Of course."

Who said rocks and soil couldn't be used for puppets?

Look at the Ōtsutsuki on the moon—wooden puppets, earth puppets, all kinds of incredible constructs.

However, they had Hamura's legacy to rely on, while Shigeru did not. He could only experiment and figure things out on his own.

Fortunately, if Shigeru had one thing in abundance, it was time.

For now, the puppets he had were sufficient, so he could take his time building new ones.

"..."

I think he's messing with me.

After standing at the door watching for a while, Nara Luxin left speechlessly.

In his opinion, Shigeru was just playing around, neglecting Anbu's responsibilities in favor of toying with these useless materials.

If various metals and parts could be used to make puppets, then fine. But stones and soil? What were they for?

Wouldn't it be hilarious if, before these so-called puppets could even be used, the enemy just washed them away with a Water Style jutsu?

He must have picked up bad habits from Orochimaru.

Orochimaru was the type to obsessively research things when he had nothing else to do, and now Shigeru was following in his footsteps.

It's really my misfortune to be this guy's assistant.

Inside the Laboratory

Shigeru examined his work.

The stone was too brittle. Covering it with soil wasn't very useful. Chakra needed to be infused into it to soften and strengthen it...

Maybe research really was addictive.

Shigeru had been in the lab for a long time.

Fortunately, Anbu affairs were being handled by Nara Luxin, and nothing major had happened in the village recently, so Shigeru could work on his puppets in peace.

"...Not quite there yet."

Looking at the oddly shaped, stiff-moving puppet before him, Shigeru felt a bit disappointed.

His research had made progress, but the results were not what he had hoped for.

On this day, while he was still buried in his research, he suddenly heard cheers coming from outside the base.

Curious, he controlled one of his puppets and sent it to investigate.

Hatake Sakumo had returned, welcomed warmly by the villagers.

Thanks to the village's strategic publicity, Hatake Sakumo's reputation in Konoha had already surpassed Shigeru's.

The F4 leadership group had successfully promoted Sakumo to overshadow Shigeru.

Nowadays, when villagers spoke of Konoha's war heroes, the first name that came to mind was Hatake Sakumo.

In terms of public relations, the F4 leadership was skilled.

Perched on a rooftop, the puppet watched as Hatake Sakumo was escorted away by the villagers.

Shigeru smirked.

He wondered—would the Third Hokage and his advisors still be laughing after the daimyo's rewards arrived?

Someone else stood beside him.

"Is your research finished?"

Orochimaru, who had also been watching the welcome party, shook his head.

"No, but the war on the front lines is intensifying. The old man wants me to end my break and return to the battlefield."

Seeing Orochimaru's gaze linger on the departing celebration, Shigeru chuckled.

"What's this? Are you envious?"

"Envious?"

Orochimaru turned in surprise. "Maybe. No one dislikes the cheers and admiration of the villagers, and I'm no exception. But... isn't Sakumo-senpai's reputation a little exaggerated? What do you think?"

In terms of actual battle achievements, Hatake Sakumo's contributions weren't necessarily greater than Shigeru's.

Even if Shigeru hadn't killed many enemies directly, defeating Hanzo the Salamander alone was a monumental feat.

Not to mention his role in the medical camp—he had saved countless wounded soldiers.

Yet, despite his major contributions, he received no corresponding recognition or reward.

Instead, someone else was basking in the spotlight.

Anyone else in his position would probably be seething with jealousy.

But Shigeru just smiled.

"I don't mind."

His eyes gleamed with amusement.

"I'm more interested in the backlash that will come later. After all, Sakumo's accomplishments have been reported to the daimyo's palace. What kind of reward do you think the daimyo will give him?"

The village's internal politics were one thing.

But the daimyo was an entirely different entity.

Orochimaru was taken aback.

Soon, he pieced things together, and a sinister smile appeared on his usually calm face.

"Hehehe... Now I'm curious too. I wonder how angry the old man will be."

"Hahaha..."

After a moment of laughter, Shigeru asked, "When are you leaving the village?"

Orochimaru smirked.

"Probably... tomorrow?"