Tsunade, who had originally intended to listen properly, immediately had her pretty face darken.
So he wanted to freeload?
The kind with absolutely no compensation?
Tsunade could not help recalling how, over the past few years, the medicines and potions she had developed had also been continuously freeloaded by the village.
The Third Hokage's excuse had always been that it was for the village.
Well, after getting used to freeloading, he was now using the village's name to openly rob her, was he?
Then take your time playing. I'm not sticking around.
Tsunade had no intention of continuing the conversation with the Third Hokage and rose to leave.
Bang!!!
Watching the door slam shut, the Third Hokage fell silent.
It seemed Tsunade was no longer as easy to talk to as she had been before. Trying to freeload under the village's banner no longer worked.
So how was he supposed to get his hands on the puppets?
The Third Hokage had never considered paying money or offering compensation of any kind.
He hoped Jingyi would understand the bigger picture and contribute the puppets, preferably along with all their secrets.
After all, it was all for the village.
After leaving the Hokage Office, unsure of the puppets' communication range, Tsunade could only have one of them deliver the scroll to Jingyi.
Iwagakure, Tsuchikage Office. Ōnoki stared at the intelligence scroll in his hand for a long time without speaking.
"What kind of goddamn luck does Konoha have?"
After a long while, Ōnoki cursed under his breath.
Unlike Sunagakure, which was determined to start a war, Konoha, which was forced to retaliate, and Amegakure, which had been dragged into the conflict, Iwagakure had never intended to wage war against other villages.
At least not yet, because their neighboring rivals had been watching