Pupet Master in Konoha

When Hideki stepped outside upon hearing the sounds of a fierce fight coming from the window, Asuma and Obito had already been fighting for some time.

"Obito, come on!"

"Asuma, you need to work harder!"

Hideki saw Dai on the sidelines enthusiastically cheering on both sides, so he stepped forward and asked,

"Why are these two boys fighting?"

"Hey, I'm Mr. Hideki!"

Dai gave a thumbs up and said,

"Asuma was just embracing the inspiration of youth and decided to have a friendly duel with Obito."

Dai wasn't lying; that was really how he saw it.

However, Hideki seemed a little skeptical when he saw Asuma gritting his teeth. But he said nothing, smiled, and began to watch the fight.

Asuma, who was in the field, began to feel a bit anxious when he saw Mr. Hideki coming. He had realized, from Dai's cheers, that his opponent was actually Obito.

No wonder he had been so angry when he heard him speak earlier!

You have to understand that this kid was obviously a loser, but thanks to the special training he received from his master, he was better at playing Pocket Puppet Beast, but always went against himself.

He had long since disliked him!

So, when Asuma discovered who his opponent was, he actually felt a sense of joy. It was the perfect time to resolve old and new grudges and use this kid to vent the frustration in his heart.

The original script was still good up to this point.

But Asuma never expected this kid, Obito, to resist being hit so much.

Clearly, he had the upper hand in physical skills and had already landed several hits on Obito.

But this kid didn't seem to care. Every time he was hit, it seemed painless, and he even used the opportunity to defend himself.

So, even though Asuma had the advantage, he still couldn't defeat him.

Now that the teacher was here, Asuma's mentality became more impatient, fearing that the teacher would place him on the same level as Obito.

It seemed like he needed to get a little more serious...

Asuma's moves suddenly became more severe.

If before it was still a regular competition between classmates, now it had turned into a real fight.

After all, with the teacher watching from the sidelines, he wasn't worried about hurting Obito.

Don't underestimate serious Asuma. Even though he still had some leeway, a series of seemingly terrifying attacks began to push Obito back.

Dai, off the field, was already watching and didn't even have time to cheer for either side.

Because it seemed like Obito wouldn't be able to withstand many more attacks.

Hideki naturally noticed this. He rolled his eyes and suddenly said,

"Obito, take off your helmet."

Upon hearing this, Obito stepped back a few paces and said with surprise,

"Master, can I really take off my helmet?"

In the past few days, he and Dai had almost always worn helmets during their training and had forgotten that they had the option to take them off.

Hideki looked at Asuma with a smile and said,

"I see you're taking this seriously, so let's really give it our all. Otherwise, even if Asuma wins, it wouldn't be meaningful."

"..."

Asuma looked at Obito's helmet with suspicion.

I heard what the teacher said… does this strange helmet really have side effects? And Obito really fought with it on all this time?

Seeing Obito seemed to be looking, Asuma snorted and said,

"If you want to take it off, do it quickly. Don't make excuses later if you lose!"

"You're the one who won't cry if you lose later!"

Obito choked, then took off the helmet and threw it to Dai.

Hideki had taught him how to unlock it so he could practice at home.

Then, Obito shook his head, tossing off the sweat from his hair and face, and then took a deep breath, looking happy.

This was the first time Asuma saw someone inhale and look better than his father smoking a pipe, and he became more curious about the helmet.

"Are you ready? Let's restart the battle."

Hideki naturally took the role of referee but added one more thing for Obito:

"By the way, Obito, if you still have some energy left, you can also try maintaining the same breathing technique as before during the battle. Let's see if there's any surprise."

"The breathing techniques from before..."

Obito scratched his head, feeling a bit confused.

Isn't this technique for practicing the powerful Fireball Jutsu? Why use it in a fight?

However, aside from using the helmet and hanging upside down, he rarely used this exhausting breathing method, which made Obito feel a little curious about the teacher's intentions.

So then...

"Whoosh—"

Obito began to exhale a long breath, and at the same time, his abdomen contracted violently inward, continuing upward toward his chest, as if to expel all the air accumulated in the bottom of his abdomen.

Then...

"Whistle—"

Obito began to inhale deeply, pulling the surrounding air into his body with the force of swallowing mountains and rivers, and his chest and abdomen, which had been sunken, gradually returned to normal.

Then, Obito exhaled again...

This repeated several times.

"Hmph, you're trying to be mysterious!"

Asuma pouted.

He didn't believe that just changing the way he breathed could cause any significant changes in Obito.

But Asuma noticed a gust of air blowing from Obito from time to time.

He didn't pay much attention to it, thinking it was just a gust of wind.

Otherwise, could it be that Obito was blowing his breath in his face from ten meters away?

It didn't take long for Obito to seem to have mastered the trick of maintaining this type of breathing without the helmet, but for now, he didn't feel much difference.

"Are you ready?" Asuma asked impatiently.

Obito, who had originally wanted to ask the teacher what was going on, had to suppress the thought.

Since he feared that talking would disrupt his breathing rhythm, he simply nodded and gave Asuma a provocative look.

After observing Obito's condition more closely, Hideki slightly lifted the corner of his mouth and then said loudly,

"Alright, let the battle resume!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Asuma gathered chakra into the soles of his feet and dashed forward, intending to catch Obito off guard.

If his opponent had been the usual Obito, he might have succeeded.

However, for some reason this time, Obito felt that his mind was clearer and sharper than ever.

Thus, he had already sensed Asuma's intention the moment he bent down and knelt, and quickly thought of a way to deal with it...

"Ha!"

Asuma roared, then jumped and struck with the full force of his charge!

But at that moment, he screamed in his heart that something was wrong.

Because Obito, who had been confused at first, showed a malicious smile the moment his fist opened and, at the same time, dodged to the side at an extremely fast speed.

The blow that was meant to win missed, but the remaining force caused Asuma to stumble a few steps forward, and the door behind him swung open wide.

However, Obito's situation wasn't looking great either.

Because while he was dodging, he realized that his movements were faster than usual, and he almost twisted his foot trying to stop himself.

Although there was no real danger, the panic at that moment caused his breathing rhythm to become disordered.

Though he still didn't understand why he suddenly became stronger, Obito knew it had to be related to this breathing method.

So, he unconsciously adjusted his breathing rhythm and pursued Asuma at the same time.

However, Obito clearly overestimated his ability to multitask.

As he ran toward Asuma, he started forming hand seals unconsciously.

Because when he usually used this breathing method without the helmet, he was essentially using the Fireball Jutsu, so he had developed a conditioned reflex...

When he ran behind Asuma, the seal had already reached the final Yin seal, with his palms closed, the thumb raised, and the index and middle fingers closed together in a sword tip position.

Is this Yin Seal? Did Obito want to use some powerful move?

Dai on the side was anxious and worried...

Fortunately, Obito finally reacted at the last moment, and no matter how much he hated Asuma, he didn't use the powerful Fireball Jutsu against him.

But seeing Asuma, who was stumbling and swaying in the air, regaining his balance, Obito couldn't think too much about it.

So, Obito could only maintain the Yin Seal state with his hands in a panic, and then jabbed Asuma's backside...

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