Naruto: Starting as the Third Hokage with Tears in His Eyes

Chapter 546 Substitute for the Mountain

White teeth!

Upon hearing this name, some of the older generation elders present couldn't help but tremble.

That was a nightmare from the previous era, a code name that once struck fear into the hearts of countless Sand Ninja.

Although Konoha's White Fang had reportedly retired many years ago, the deep-seated fear he felt had never dissipated.

"Sister, that's all in the past..."

Ebizo whispered his advice, not wanting his sister to be consumed by hatred.

"past?"

Chiyo's voice finally crackled with barely suppressed rage. "Now, Konoha might have sent people again. Killing people on our territory using such sinister methods. Isn't that a provocation?"

Black Zetsu inside Retsumon almost burst out laughing with excitement when he heard the name White Fang.

God help me too!

It keenly sensed the hatred suppressed in Chiyo's heart and immediately added fuel to the fire, speaking through Retsumon in a sorrowful and angry tone:

"Advisor Chiyo is right! This is definitely not just simple harassment! Konoha is using this method to humiliate our entire Sunagakure!"

"They're just trying to tell us that we can come and go as we please, and kill whomever we want!"

Retsumon suddenly stood up, and a powerful wave of chakra emanated from him.

"This is yet another provocation! It's a trampling on the heroic spirits of all the Sand Village soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the war!"

These words acted like the most powerful catalyst, completely igniting the volcano of revenge within Chiyo's heart.

A fierce flame ignited in her cloudy eyes—a murderous intent that would fight to the death.

Looking at the resolute expression on his sister's face, Ebizo sighed deeply.

He knew that no one could stop her now.

"I see."

Ebizo no longer objected. He sat down again, then stood up and bowed to Retsumon, saying, "I will lead the village's perception troops to guide the puppet army."

The siblings have joined forces again after many years.

A satisfied smile finally appeared on Liemen's face.

"Granted!"

Chiyo said no more and turned to leave the conference room.

Instead of going home, she went straight to the deepest part of the village, to a long-abandoned puppet workshop.

The workshop was covered in dust and cobwebs, but Chiyo skillfully pressed several mechanisms on the wall.

With a creaking, heavy mechanical sound, a long-sealed hidden door slowly opened.

A unique smell, a mixture of engine oil, wood, and metal, wafted over.

Inside the secret chamber, hundreds of combat puppets of various shapes and sizes were neatly arranged.

They stood silently in the darkness, each joint gleaming with a cold, metallic light, each body inscribed with complex magical techniques.

These are the pinnacle of puppetry techniques in Sunagakure over the past century. Among them are the legendary Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters, a legacy of the first puppeteer.

Monzaemon was the first puppeteer, an elite Jonin from Sunagakure in the Land of Wind during the time of the Second Kazekage. He inherited and innovated the puppetry system developed by the Second Kazekage, creating the iconic ninja tool White Secret Technique: Chikamatsu Ten.

Chiyo walked slowly into it, like a king inspecting his army.

She reached out and gently stroked one of the puppets, where dried, dark red marks still remained.

"Old folks."

She spoke coldly, her voice echoing in the empty, secluded room.

"It's time to get out and stretch our muscles."

……

Meanwhile, at the training grounds of Sunagakure.

The piercing assembly whistle cut through the sky.

Under Chiyo's personal supervision, a massive pursuit force consisting of thirty elite puppeteers and twenty top-tier sensory ninjas rapidly assembled in a very short time.

An atmosphere of impending doom permeated the sky above Sunagakure.

In the vast sea of ​​sand, hundreds of kilometers away from Sunagakure Village.

Hatake Sakumo, who was moving at an astonishing speed, suddenly stopped without warning.

Danzo and Uchiha Kagami, who were behind him, also stopped immediately and looked around warily.

Sakumo didn't turn around; he simply turned his head slightly, as if listening to something.

The sound of the wind, the sound of sand flowing...

Sakumo calmly turned around and looked at his two companions.

"The fish has taken the bait."

His voice remained as steady as ever. "And, it's a big one coming."

In Uchiha Kagami's eyes, three tomoe slowly rotated.

He looked in the direction Sakumo indicated, and even from a great distance, the enormous chakra mass soaring into the sky was clearly visible in his field of vision.

A very faint curve was outlined at the corner of her lips.

No, there's more than one.

His gaze shifted to Sakumo beside him, a hint of amusement in his voice.

"It's an entire school of fish."

"It seems your script is about to reach its climax ahead of schedule."