Hokage: I Traveled Through Time With The Tenseigan

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Just because they tipped off the Third Hokage doesn't mean they wanted to leave Anbu.

Still, they got kicked out.

Once the news spreads, they will lose face. Even if Shigeru does not record this incident in their files and does not let it leave a stain, they themselves will be the biggest stain.

They will become traitors in the eyes of others.

After these people disarmed their armor and weapons and left dejectedly, Shigeru said seriously:

"This is the first time, and I hope it will also be the last. If someone makes such a mistake again, it will not be as simple as leaving Anbu. Anbu will not collapse or feel lonely if anyone leaves."

With that, Shigeru took out a scroll. After unsealing it, dozens of puppets appeared.

"Put on this gear."

Under Shigeru's order, the puppets quietly picked up the equipment on the ground and began to put it on.

Seeing dozens of figures emerging from the sealed scroll, each with glowing green eyes, the surrounding ninjas realized that these were the rumored puppets of the Vice Minister.

Each puppet quickly donned its equipment and stood neatly under the podium, facing the Anbu ninjas in the operations department, their green eyes constantly scanning them.

Shigeru put away his serious expression and joked with a smile:

"Honestly, I don't really care how many people Anbu retains.

I really hate the act of betraying from within.

If you can't accept this, you're free to leave.

I won't force you to stay, nor will I deliberately embarrass or make things difficult for you.

But there will be some stains on your record."

"As long as you stay, do your job well and obey orders. Otherwise, I will let my puppets replace you."

"Actually, replacing you with puppets has many advantages. For example, these puppets are only loyal to me. They can also serve as communication tools at any time. No matter where they are in the ninja world, I can see what they see and hear what they hear.

And their cost is incredibly low—so low that you can only buy a few detonating charms for the same price. Tell me, don't you think these puppets are useful?"

"..."

The Anbu ninjas at the scene all had expressions as if they were constipated.

They never imagined that one day they would be replaced by puppets.

And not just any puppets, but cheap ones that cost no more than a few detonating charms.

This was outrageous!

Unbelievable!

From today on, no one would be able to interfere with Anbu from the outside.

Nara Luxin admired Shigeru's skill and was left speechless.

First, he used special operations to lure out disloyal members, then removed them from Anbu. Then, he replaced their numbers with his own puppets, ensuring Anbu's strength did not decrease but actually increased.

Finally, he told the remaining members that his puppets could replace them at any time—and that these puppets were cheap and highly efficient.

This created a strong sense of job insecurity among the remaining Anbu members.

Replacing Anbu's personnel with puppets was something no one had expected.

Moreover, Shigeru's puppets were well-suited for the job. Unlike human Anbu members, who had emotions and personal concerns, puppets had no humanity.

For example, if Shigeru ordered Anbu to attack the Third Hokage, they would hesitate, bound by loyalty and regulations. But if he ordered the puppets to do the same, they would not hesitate for even a second.

"Now, the special operation to surround the Shimura clan has begun. No one is allowed to enter or exit without my order."

"Yes!"

Dozens of Anbu ninjas responded in unison.

As the special operation began, Shigeru's puppets dispersed, taking up positions around the headquarters. Without orders, they stood motionless in the corners like statues, eyes closed as if lifeless.

But the moment any change occurred, these puppets would activate and kill the enemy immediately.

"Shigeru, I'm too old for this kind of stress. I'll head back and rest," Nara Luxin said.

The special operation was underway, and he saw an opportunity to leave. It wasn't that he was physically unable to handle it, but he feared that when the Third Hokage arrived, he would get dragged into the conflict.

It was safer to leave early.

"Alright, senior, go ahead."

Shigeru smiled and told Nara Luxin to rest well and select new recruits for Anbu.

The puppets were highly versatile, but they were only suitable for combat operations. Administrative work still required real people.

After sending Nara Luxin away, Shigeru turned his attention to contacting Orochimaru.

Somewhere in a hidden underground research base in Konoha, Orochimaru was studying the extraction of special chakra from the puppets.

The lab was filled with discarded puppet corpses.

Suddenly, the green light in the eyes of a seemingly inactive puppet flickered like a flame.

Seeing this, Orochimaru stopped what he was doing.

A slight smirk appeared on his lips.

"Shigeru-kun, have you changed your mind?"

"How many corpses do you still have?"

Shigeru didn't bother with small talk. Previously, he had refused to use puppets made from corpses, but now, looking back, he realized how valuable they were.

His interest was piqued.

Orochimaru grinned. "I still have hundreds. If that's not enough, I can check the Kawanogakure camp—there should be plenty of corpses there."

"Alright, as before, make the puppets for me.

You cover the costs yourself.

I'll give you a portion of the finished puppets, but you need to first use up all the materials you have and help me deal with the demigod's body.

I've prepared some special materials. You might find the demigod's corpse… interesting."

"Of course, I'm very interested."

A demigod's body was definitely worth studying. Orochimaru would research it first and then turn it into a puppet.

It would be an exceptionally powerful puppet.

Shigeru didn't want to deal with Hanzō's body himself, so it was best to leave that task to Orochimaru, who was eager to experiment on it.

As for the remains of Hanzō's poisonous salamander, Shigeru would handle that personally.

Perhaps it was psychological, but Shigeru never liked working with human corpses—it made him uncomfortable.

But when it came to animal remains, he had no such reservations.

"Well, happy cooperation! I'll have all the puppets delivered to Anbu within ten days."

Now that business was secured, Orochimaru abandoned his chakra research and got to work.

He glanced at the broken puppets he had been experimenting on.

If he recycled them, they could still be useful.

After some thought, he decided to do just that. The materials for making puppets were difficult to come by, so he needed to be as resourceful as possible.

And who knew? These puppets might even have one final use—self-destruction.