Pupet Master in Konoha

"Since everyone really likes toys so much," Hideki said, "Then we might find a way to transfer their enthusiasm for toys into learning and cultivation..."

At this, the Third Hokage also rubbed his chin thoughtfully and said, "Is this like your Pocket Puppetmon?"

"Hokage-sama, you are truly wise," Hideki casually complimented him before continuing his explanation.

"But educational materials like Pocket Puppet Beasts, which perfectly combine play and practice, aren't so easy to find."

"So, this time, we won't use the process of playing with toys, but instead, we'll use the toys themselves as motivation for everyone to practice."

"In short, we could establish a rewards system in schools."

"For example, we can use toys to reward students who perform well in exams, competitions, classes, or who make significant progress."

"Naturally, everyone will study as hard as possible..."

At this moment, the Third Hokage couldn't help but ask, "But Hideki, isn't your workshop about to start selling these toys?"

"Will people really work hard for something that can be bought so easily?"

Hideki smiled slightly and replied, "Then, what we reward them with is naturally a toy that's not available on the market."

"In fact, it's similar to some commercial strategies."

"As long as we change the color, use slightly better materials, or add some patterns, we can claim that this toy is a rare collector's edition that's not available in stores."

"Although it may not seem like much to others, for the students who truly love the original toys, it's a treasure they'll want to have in their hands no matter what..."

This is too devious!

The Third Hokage couldn't help but feel sorry for the students.

Because he knew that Hideki's method sounded a bit outrageous, but it could actually work.

After all, it's similar to the premium pricing of luxury items.

For example, his family has a fruit business, and he knows that some fruits are simply more attractive than regular ones and can be sold for dozens of times the difference in price, yet many people still go for them.

It's just that the students would pay the premium for Hideki's rare toys with hard training...

Hideki continued, "Of course, considering that some kids aren't as excited about toys, we could also choose other things as rewards."

"For example, it could be a snack package, a free ramen coupon, or even ninjutsu, ninja tools, or materials, or even your personal guidance, Hokage-sama..."

"Of course, to make it easier to manage, we can introduce a points system."

"We could award students points for their good performance at various levels."

"Then, the points can be accumulated and used to redeem rewards of different tiers."

In fact, the plan Hideki mentioned was designed to be implemented in his own class after the enrollment for the training course at the end of the month.

After all, as he said, the inexpensive toys that kids like are the perfect bait to encourage everyone to practice.

How could Hideki, with such a powerful tool in his hands, not take full advantage of it?

However, to remedy the problems caused by the toys, Hideki brought it up in advance to see if it could bring any benefits to the kids.

But this time, the Third Hokage didn't respond immediately. Instead, he unconsciously lit his pipe, smoking while thinking about the pros and cons.

After a while, he took a long puff of smoke and said, "Since it doesn't cost much, you can really try this method."

"But to avoid any future issues, I'll send someone to work with you on this."

Wait, I was just giving my opinion, but I didn't say I wanted to participate in this!

Hideki screamed inwardly.

Although he was just a teacher for the training course, with all the tasks related to the workshop and material collection, Hideki was very busy.

But since the incident started because of him and he proposed the solution, if others took on the task, the responsibility for failure would fall on him.

So Hideki reluctantly accepted the task.

However, when he asked who would be sent to cooperate with him, the Third Hokage didn't say. He only replied, "You'll know when the time comes..."

The puzzle leaves Konoha! Hideki complained inwardly.

"Hokage-sama, if there's nothing else, I'll leave now."

After discussing the matter, Hideki was ready to say goodbye and leave.

However, the Third Hokage stayed and said, "Don't worry, actually, I have some personal matters I want to discuss with you, Hideki."

Personal matters?

Are you thinking about remarrying?

Seeing the pleasant expression on the Third Hokage's face, Hideki really didn't know what was going on, so he had to wait and see what he would say next.

"Hokage-sama, please tell me."

The Third Hokage said, "Hideki, do you remember Asuma? He's been attending your puppet class."

Seeing Hideki nod, the Third Hokage sighed bitterly and said, "Then you must have seen this child's character."

"It's strange to say, although there's no difference in my teaching methods, this child is completely different from his brother. He's not obedient and doesn't work hard at cultivation. That doesn't really bother me."

"So, I want to hire you, Hideki, to be his part-time tutor and help supervise his cultivation. If you can change his difficult personality, it would be even better."

Inviting Hideki to become Asuma's tutor was, of course, not an impromptu decision by the Third Hokage, but one that had been carefully considered.

First of all, as he had just said, although Asuma was very talented, he didn't train hard enough.

It just so happens that Hideki is excellent at using various novel and interesting methods to stimulate students' enthusiasm for cultivation.

Secondly, after last weekend, the Third Hokage had a higher evaluation of Hideki's actual teaching ability.

Although chakra carving techniques aren't widely spread in ninja schools, as Hokage, he naturally has people informing him of all the details.

So, whether it's the principles behind the technique, the learning method, the various shape changes, or even the final form of Chakra Workshop, he knew it all clearly.

This not only gratified him regarding Hideki's Will of Fire, but it also amazed him at his seemingly endless creativity and inspiration.

What most surprised the Third Hokage was that Hideki allowed a group of ninja students to master a C-ranked ninjutsu in just one day.

The key, of course, was the step-by-step diagram Hideki drew on the board to show how to use chakra to create a sword.

Since Hideki never erased the diagram, the Third Hokage had seen a copy of it.

In fact, according to the ANBU agents who went to copy it, when they sneaked in at night, they found at least three groups of kids doing the same thing...

The Third Hokage was speechless. This kid is so ruthless...

However, after following the step-by-step instructions to create the chakra carving knife, he finally realized why Hideki was so helpless.

Each person's chakra characteristics are different, and the locations and sizes of chakra points are not exactly the same.

Therefore, it is possible to create a carving knife according to the step-by-step diagram, but the effect is only about 60-70% of the perfect form.

It works for crafting, but it's absolutely impossible to use it in battle.

It's easy to guess the secret of the perfect carving knife. It's hidden in the process where Hideki teaches everyone step by step.

In other words, Hideki created a chakra carving knife for each person based on their individual chakra characteristics and the location of their acupoints.

To do this, the Third Hokage assumed that Hideki must have a highly precise perception.

As for whether it was natural or achieved through ninjutsu or ninja tools, the Third Hokage wasn't sure.

However, he wasn't too interested in probing into it.

There has always been a shortage of ninjutsu with various magical effects in the Sealed Books, but there is a lack of talents who can learn these techniques.

Now that Hideki was focusing on using his methods to help Konoha cultivate more talents of this type, the Third Hokage wasn't about to waste the opportunity.

But, as a selfish father, he still hoped to use Hideki's abilities to help his foolish son a little.

Especially the chakra carving knife.

This method of shaping chakra into a sword would actually be extremely powerful if combined with Wind Release chakra.

And Asuma's natural chakra attribute just happens to be Wind...

As for the Third Hokage's thoughts, Hideki could guess them quite well.

No wonder the Third Hokage was so chatty today—he was obviously waiting for this.

Hideki wasn't too cold about teaching Asuma.

After all, this kid was almost the poster child for the party that disregarded his training in the class.

During lectures, he watched performances and was especially active when playing with Pocket Puppet, with a mentality always rushing to play.

A member of a great ninja clan who couldn't focus on puppets couldn't offer much help to Hideki's plan.

Hideki was already very busy, and now he had the additional task of creating a points rewards system. It seemed like a waste to spend his precious time on this kid.

However, if he became Asuma's tutor, there should be many hidden benefits.

At least it would be easier to talk to the Third Hokage in the future, and Asuma would have strong combat abilities when he grew up.

Hideki reflected for a moment, and after carefully weighing the pros and cons in his mind, he finally gave his response:

"Hokage-sama, I appreciate your offer, but I must decline..."

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