Hokage: I Traveled Through Time With The Tenseigan

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"Tora, why did Anbu take away the elder of the Shimura clan?"

Tiger lowered his head slightly and replied, "Lord Hokage, I am only following the orders of the deputy minister. I don't know the details."

Are you not even willing to tell me the content of the mission?

Looking at his former subordinate, the Third Hokage's face darkened.

"I will handle this matter personally. Go back and tell Shigeru that this matter is over."

"Yes."

"Regroup the team."

Tiger didn't waste any time. Since the mission couldn't be completed, he ordered his team to withdraw.

Under his leadership, Anbu's members quickly regrouped, left the Shimura clan's grounds, and returned to headquarters to await further orders.

The mission had failed, but Shigeru didn't care.

The Sarutobi and Shimura clans were too close to the Hokage's office. Any disturbance would immediately draw the Third Hokage's attention, forcing Anbu's team to halt their operation.

Failure was inevitable.

"I understand. Go rest for now, but be ready. There will be a major operation in Anbu tonight."

"...Another large-scale operation?"

The pupils beneath Tiger's mask shrank.

What does this mean?

"It's difficult for your plan to succeed. The distance is too short—Lord Hokage can rush over at any time."

Nara Luxin reminded Shigeru helplessly.

If they wanted to capture the elder of the Shimura clan, they had to do it by surprise. Otherwise, if they made their move too openly, the Third Hokage would be there in an instant.

It would be a waste of effort.

"I know," Shigeru said as he sat in his chair, looking at the files on his desk.

"You know and yet..."

Nara Luxin paused. He had already guessed Shigeru's plan.

Sigh...

Lord Hokage, why make this so difficult?

So what if we can't catch him in one attempt? If once isn't enough, try twice. If twice isn't enough, try three times.

Every time, Anbu would mobilize and surround the Shimura clan first.

Even if they didn't succeed in capturing their target, just taking action would be enough to force the Hokage's office into constant motion.

Today, they'd target the Shimura clan. Tomorrow, it would be the Mito clan. After that, the Sarutobi clan.

Even if no one was caught, the stress would wear them down.

Meanwhile, Anbu itself needed restructuring—there were still too many people loyal to the Hokage's office. Shigeru needed to gradually eliminate them.

"Senior, how about selecting a group of people from the Ino-Shika-Cho clan to join Anbu and replace some of the civilian positions?"

Shigeru suddenly brought up the idea.

Nara Luxin was stunned for a moment.

"How many do you need? Ino-Shika-Cho has many capable ninjas. It wouldn't be a problem to fully replace Anbu's civilian staff. However, if you do this, you'll have to find new roles for the current personnel."

The question is—can Anbu accommodate so many people?

"I already have a plan. Don't worry, Senior. I intend to transfer the displaced personnel to the Pharmaceutical Department."

Anbu was now a special, independent department. It was better to have key positions under their own control.

This transition had to be done step by step—there was no need to rush.

Starting with the civilian positions, they would introduce Ino-Shika-Cho members and gradually replace the original staff. Eventually, Anbu would be fully under their control.

After thinking for a moment, Shigeru continued, "I plan to have the Yamanaka clan handle interrogations. No one in the village is better suited for the task."

"Good idea," Nara Luxin agreed.

This was an incredible opportunity. He couldn't refuse.

Having Ino-Shika-Cho members join Anbu would further strengthen the bond between them.

Ever since their clan aligned with Tsunade, they had been gradually pushed out of key positions in the village—replaced by people from the Sarutobi and Shimura families.

This was the hidden cost of siding with Tsunade.

Now, with Shigeru offering them a way into Anbu, it was a significant advantage for Ino-Shika-Cho.

Since Anbu was an elite force with exceptional privileges, even civilian positions came with outstanding benefits.

Moreover, they wouldn't need to take part in combat missions—just handling civilian work and interrogations was enough.

"Give me three days. I will arrange for twenty people to join," Nara Luxin promised.

"Then I'll leave this to you, Senior."

After that, Shigeru left the office—he had other matters to handle.

With the civilian side being taken care of by Ino-Shika-Cho, the operations department also needed personnel changes.

Only highly skilled and carefully vetted ninjas could enter Anbu. Strength, background, and character were all scrutinized.

This strict selection process was why Tsunade had struggled to find a solution for reorganizing Anbu.

Now, the responsibility fell on Shigeru's shoulders.

After making his rounds, Shigeru arrived at the logistics department.

"My Lord," the ninja in charge of logistics quickly stood up and saluted.

After nodding in acknowledgment, Shigeru asked, "How many complete sets of equipment does the logistics department have?"

Anbu's equipment was custom-made and expensive. Even the headquarters didn't keep too many spare sets at a time—full body armor, masks, weapons, ninja pouches—each set was costly.

The logistics ninja immediately responded, "My Lord, the department currently has fifty spare sets."

Fifty sets?

Not too much, not too little.

It would be enough for now.

"Move all these to the main hall. I will be using them. Also, submit an application under my name requesting at least two hundred additional sets from the Hokage's office."

Shigeru instructed the logistics team to transport the equipment and prepare an official request.

"Ah?"

"Two hundred sets? At least?"

The logistics ninjas were stunned.

How many people were there in Anbu?

Shigeru was asking for two hundred full sets of gear—at minimum!

They could already imagine the Third Hokage's reaction when he saw the request—his scalp would surely go numb.

After all, crafting two hundred complete sets of Anbu equipment required an enormous budget.