Pupet Master in Konoha

The True Use of Charmander

Hideki's speech suddenly sparked curiosity among everyone.

The children here were generally skilled in fighting with Pocket Puppet Beasts, so they all felt they had figured out how to play with them.

Some students even began complaining about why the teacher wasn't introducing new puppets. They were nearly tired of playing with the same ones.

Now, with what the teacher was saying, they realized they hadn't even begun to understand how to properly use Charmander, let alone how to play.

If you can't control it, how can you discuss its performance?

Had someone else said this, they would have definitely mocked them.

But the speaker was the inventor of the Pocket Puppet Beast, the only puppeteer in Konoha. Naturally, they had no confidence to refute him, so they could only obediently sit on the sidelines and watch to see how Charmander should be used.

Among the young ninjas, the one who was most excited by Hideki's words was Obito, who had just suffered a tragic defeat.

He was initially disheartened, but after hearing the teacher's words, which sounded almost like music to his ears, he revived as if given a boost of energy.

Because the little fire dragon wasn't just a training tool for him, it had a special meaning…

As the Uchiha who least resembled an Uchiha, Obito had been ostracized by his own clan ever since he was a child, ridiculed by other children in the village.

The reason he wore glasses to protect his eyes was that he hoped to awaken the Sharingan one day. Then, he could prove that the blood of the Uchiha clan flowed through his veins.

But recently, a skill that was also characteristic of the Uchiha clan had caused him great frustration…

Fire Release, various ninjutsu based on the Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu, had always been the Uchiha clan's signature ninjutsu, famous across the ninja world.

Recently, Obito had faced repeated setbacks in his Fire Release training within the clan, and his progress had been slow.

As a result, his tribe often criticized and ridiculed him, and naturally, he felt sympathy for the little fire dragon, which also couldn't breathe fire.

So, even though everyone often laughed at him for choosing Charmander, Obito stubbornly controlled it for battles.

It seemed he saw it as his substitute, believing that if Charmander could show its strength in battle, someday, he would be recognized by everyone.

However, recent failures had discouraged him, and he began to think that maybe Charmander, like him, was always an exception among its peers, destined to be unworthy...

So when the teacher put a hand on his shoulder and said there was still potential to unlock in Charmander, Obito's heart filled with a ray of hope, lighting up the dark clouds in his mind.

"Master, please use my Charmander to demonstrate!" Obito exclaimed eagerly, handing over the puppet ball with both hands, his eyes bright with excitement.

How did you come to own this little fire dragon?

Hideki almost wanted to tease him, but when he saw the light in the boy's eyes, he swallowed his words.

However, he didn't take the puppet ball that held Obito's hope. Instead, he rolled his eyes and smiled, saying:

"To make it more convincing, I'll need a helper to control this little fire dragon with me. Obito, do you still have enough chakra?"

Though confused as to why the teacher needed help, Obito nodded vigorously and said:

"Yes, of course! I can fight for one more day!"

Where did you come from, Wild Beauty?

Hideki resisted the urge to complain and began explaining to Obito and the little ninjas around them, who were also a bit confused:

"I'm controlling the variables to exclude the large gap in chakra volume and control between all of you and me."

"So, Obito will keep producing the chakra to power the puppet beast, and I'll only be responsible for controlling it with the handle."

"That way, everyone will be able to see the difference in operation and the changes it brings to the battle with Charmander."

Is it really necessary to be so strict for just a demonstration?

Are all of you puppeteers like this?

The little ninjas were speechless when they heard this, but their curiosity only deepened as to how the teacher planned to implement this operation.

Because whether it's emitting chakra or controlling the puppet beast, it has to be done with the handle.

How exactly are they going to share control between two people?

As if he knew what they were thinking, Hideki suddenly showed a somewhat mischievous smile.

Then, the next moment, Obito suddenly let go of the puppet and began dancing vigorously...

The little ninjas watching had question marks floating over their heads.

What is this crane doing on the ground?

I've heard that the Uchiha clan loves to dance. Could it be that Obito was too happy and used dancing to express his excitement?

But judging by Obito's expression, which was even more surprised than theirs, that shouldn't be the case.

"Teacher, teacher, I can't control myself!" Obito finally regained his senses and quickly asked for help from the teacher.

However, at this moment, several visible chakra lines gradually appeared at the tips of Obito's limbs, with the other ends naturally connected to Hideki's right hand...

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, to show more clearly how I'll control the controller, I'll use Obito's body to demonstrate."

Hideki laughed, and after finishing his joke, he began to explain further:

"Practice: Personal Performance."

"As you can see, this is a ninjutsu that uses chakra strings to control other people's bodies like puppets."

"Originally, this technique was developed by the puppeteer from Sunagakure to control the corpses of his companions and continue fighting after the puppet was destroyed."

"But if the person being controlled is willing to cooperate, or if it's hard to resist due to the disparity in strength, this technique can also be used on living people."

The little ninjas suddenly realized that the puppetry technique could be used to control living people.

However, they were so naive that they didn't realize how much bloodshed was hidden behind the invention of this technique, which had been used to control the corpses of fallen comrades in battle.

Even the taboo human puppetry technique—was its inspiration born from this ninjutsu?

At that moment, Obito's breathless voice suddenly sounded:

"Teacher, this technique is really interesting, but——

Can you let me stop first?"

It turned out that during Hideki's explanation, Obito had actually been dancing beside him...

"Sorry, sorry, I forgot again..."

Hideki finally stopped Obito's "Bully Maguire" dance and reminded himself in his heart:

Hold on tight, Hideki, you can't reveal your true nature until the registration ends...

To change the topic, he then looked at Asuma, who was in front of him.

"By the way, to demonstrate, I also need an opponent. Asuma-san, would you like to help?"

"Come here, even if it's just a demonstration, I won't be defeated so easily!"

Naturally, Asuma quickly accepted this chance to shine.

You know, when I heard the teacher was going to do a demonstration, the whole class became curious.

Seeing that Kurenai Yuhi, who looked even cuter today, was among the crowd, Asuma naturally showed no shyness.

And his claim that he wouldn't be defeated easily wasn't just a casual remark.

Because the control limit of the handle wasn't very high, even if the teacher was a true puppeteer, he couldn't be much better than Asuma in terms of operation.

Not to mention, the teacher wasn't even directly controlling it, but was indirectly controlling the puppet by controlling Obito. So, naturally, his strength would be considerably reduced.

Furthermore, Obito was responsible for supplying the chakra to power the puppet beast…

With so many disadvantages, even if the opponent was Mr. Kimura, Asuma believed he could win the battle!

Recently, Kurenai had always been talking about Mr. Kimura, so this was his chance to show her just how powerful he was!

Although a little confused by Asuma's goofy smile, when he saw Asuma accept the challenge, Hideki began to announce:

"Alright, let's begin the demonstration..."

…

"Go, Squirtle!"

"Let's go, Charmander!"

Asuma and Obito launched their puppet balls forward at the same time, and this highly anticipated exhibition match finally began.

I saw two puppet beasts successfully transformed in midair, landing steadily on the ground.

As soon as it landed, Squirtle opened its mouth and shot a jet of water, launching a fierce attack on Charmander.

And under Asuma's control, the next water gun attack was already set up, ready to hit Charmander's back after it dodged.

In fact, this was similar to the basic tactics used to throw ninja tools in combat.

That is, continuous long-range attacks are used to compress the enemy's hiding space and force them to make mistakes, ultimately overwhelming the opponent.

Although everyone used similar tactics when using Squirtle, a turret-type puppet beast…

Only Asuma could rely on his innate battle intuition to capture the fleeting flaws of his opponent and win the battle faster.

Because everyone respects him as the number one Squirtle player in the village server.

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