Pupet Master in Konoha

Many young ninjas were confused by what their teacher had done.

Although the teacher, Hideki, had made every effort to make the lesson content as innovative and interesting as possible, in reality, many students were still not very interested in puppets or lacked talent and only came to class for the Pocket Puppet Beast.

Therefore, once the classroom and Pocket Puppets were made available to all students, many of them chose not to return.

Hideki's actions seemed to be driving people away!

In fact, the children guessed correctly that Hideki was intentionally driving people away.

After being overwhelmed with Pocket Puppets and new toys, the number of students attending puppet classes had risen to nearly two hundred.

So much so that the originally spacious warehouse now felt a bit crowded.

Hideki had made every effort to get as many students as possible to attend the class from the start.

But he didn't intend to accept them all—he just wanted more options to choose from.

Especially now that there were many students who didn't contribute to his plan, Hideki naturally had to work a bit to weed out the bad and keep the good.

That's why he opened the puppet classroom, allowing students who hadn't signed up for the course to play with Pocket Puppet Beasts.

The reason he didn't directly discourage those students was that most of them, being children of the ninja clans, would likely become high-quality clients for his workshop in the near future.

To avoid straining relations and to cultivate the habit of everyone playing with puppets, Hideki was willing to spend money to open a puppet classroom.

As the saying goes, if you're reluctant to let go of your children, you won't catch the wolf.

Sooner or later, Hideki would recover ten times, a hundred times the money spent on these brats...

After the announcement, the class moved into the stage of practicing chakra control through Pocket Puppet Beasts.

The little ninjas temporarily suppressed their surprise at the opening of the Puppet Arts Classroom and took the time to experience the joy brought by the Pocket Puppet Beasts.

After a few classes, the children could now weave usable puppet strings on their own without Hideki's help.

And as their skill level improved, they gradually developed different ways to play with the Pocket Puppet Beasts.

For example, in one corner of the warehouse, students built a small obstacle course under Hideki's guidance.

They would take turns controlling the puppet beast to challenge who could clear the obstacles in the shortest time, solve puzzles, and reach the goal.

Due to the limitations of the puppet string, they all had to run behind the puppet beast, which gave Hideki a sense of déjà vu as he watched them like remote-controlled cars...

And the young girls who were addicted to playing house had recently brought their talents to the world of Pocket Puppets.

Hideki could only watch helplessly as they decorated the high platform where he gave his lectures, as if on a stage.

The Yusanjia, dressed in homemade floral skirts with heavy makeup, were under their control, acting out incredibly bloody dramas.

"Oh, Charmander, Charmander, why are you Charmander..."

Princess Squirtle, dressed in a long gown, sang Red's lines.

Seeing this, Hideki could only hide his face and leave. If he didn't leave, he would have to complain...

He moved to the battle area, which took up most of the warehouse space.

Watching the children excitedly control the Pocket Puppet Beasts in battle, Hideki couldn't help but nod.

This was the right way to play with Pocket Puppet Beasts. What the hell are they acting for...?

There was no doubt that battling with Pocket Puppets was the most popular method among the young ninjas.

Since the Pocket Puppet Beasts were easy to operate, many talented children had already mastered some tricks and were starting to play decently.

Of course, there were also students who were particularly good at playing...

"Ha ha, Obito, stop fighting like a loser."

"There's no way your Charmander can beat my Squirtle!"

At that moment, a commotion in the combat area caught Hideki's attention.

What's so proud about beating Charmander with Squirtle?

That was Hideki's first reaction when he heard it.

But soon, he remembered that the Pocket Puppet Beast he made didn't have attribute restrictions...

Driven by curiosity, Hideki approached to check the situation.

He saw a Charmander being suppressed by Squirtle's water gun attack, running with its head held down.

And due to the limited length of the string, Obito Uchiha, as the controller, could only run behind Charmander.

The amusing scene made the young ninjas around them laugh.

Hideki couldn't help but raise his face with exasperation.

Obito, Obito...

Now you're playing with a puppet instead of a four-wheel drive vehicle. What will you do now?

It seems like we still need to add a range regulation for the battlefield in the future.

Then Hideki turned his gaze to the student controlling Squirtle.

Coincidentally, it was Sarutobi Asuma.

Although this boy didn't study much, he was very active in playing with puppets.

And the talent inherited from the Third Hokage made it difficult for him to face his opponents in this game.

Compared to Obito, who was also born into a great ninja clan, Asuma had the clear advantage.

However, Hideki's impression of Asuma wasn't very good at that moment.

As a puppet master, Hideki noticed at a glance that this boy wasn't really fighting.

Although he told Obito not to fight to the death, he was deliberately playing with him, letting him enjoy it.

It was clear that the boy was using this method to vent his generally suppressed anger.

If this were a real fight, the boy would probably have a sense of control.

But since it was just a puppet battle, he got carried away.

However, Asuma soon grew tired of this cat-and-mouse game and began to deliver the final touches.

He detected an opening and quickly manipulated the puppet strings with his fingers.

The Squirtle he controlled suddenly shot a stream of water under his command, aimed at Charmander, and knocked it down.

Even though Obito was anxiously pressing buttons and injecting chakra, he couldn't stop Charmander from falling and turning back into a puppet.

Game over.

The young ninjas watching started talking among themselves.

"I knew it would be like this. How could Obito beat Asuma?"

"Yeah, this guy's bad, but he always likes to use the weakest Charmander. It's strange that he could win."

"Don't mention it, the little fire dragon that can't even spit fire and Obito, who doesn't even look like an Uchiha, actually go well together..."

"Ha ha, I just hope that after the grouping next week, Charmander is never assigned ~"

When Hideki heard their discussion, he couldn't help but feel stupefied.

Charmander, Charmander, I didn't expect you, the bully, to be so unpopular.

Does it really matter if you can't spit fire or not?

In fact, to compensate for this flaw, Hideki had improved Charmander's speed and flexibility. In theory, it was on par with the other two from the Gosan family.

However, to unleash its full power, superior technique was still required.

Now, everyone had just started and was scratching their heads. Naturally, they hadn't figured out Charmander's potential, leading to its bad reputation.

Hideki had originally wanted them to discover the secret on their own as a little surprise.

But when he saw Obito holding the puppet ball with a disappointed expression on his face, Hideki impulsively decided to teach everyone this lesson in advance.

So, he approached Obito, gave him a pat on the shoulder, and then addressed the students around him with a clear voice:

"I've noticed that some of you may have misunderstandings about using Charmander, so I'll give you all a demonstration."

"Be careful, everyone, I'll only demonstrate once..."

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