Pupet Master in Konoha

"Master Hideki, it's really shameful of you to act like this!"

Asuma shouted, looking displeased.

You, someone who uses turtle shell tactics, have the audacity to say this?

The young ninjas observing the scene silently complained but couldn't help looking at Master Hideki with strange eyes.

In fact, they also felt that pulling the cord from the opponent's puppet was somewhat ineffective…

However, their master, Hideki, wasn't embarrassed. Instead, he responded innocently:

"Wait a minute, Asuma-san. Why should I feel guilty for this?"

"You must know, I never stipulated that you can't pull the cord from your opponent's puppet during a battle."

"—Right, Ebisu?"

Ebisu, whose name had been called, immediately became the center of attention.

Feeling that his master had entrusted him with an important task, he puffed out his chest with pride, pulled out a notebook, looked at it, and shook his head.

"That's exactly what the master said."

"When the master explained the battle rules, he repeatedly emphasized that the puppet's core is valuable and should not be damaged. But he didn't mention anything about the puppet's cord."

"Look, I don't have any bad rules."

Hideki shrugged his shoulders and continued explaining to the little ninjas, who were still slightly unconvinced:

"Actually, this is the third practical skill I want to teach you all; always remember to protect your chakra lines during battle."

"Because no matter how powerful your puppet is, once its chakra line is cut, it's just a pile of junk and wood."

"Of course, if your opponent is a puppeteer, then targeting the puppet's chakra line is an effective shortcut to victory."

Seeing that everyone was gradually showing thoughtful expressions, Hideki continued:

"Since chakra lines are one of the main weaknesses of puppet techniques, you must take this into account during practice."

"Otherwise, no matter how much practice you do, it will be useless, and you might even develop bad habits."

"The reason I didn't make a rule forbidding attacking the puppeteer's line is that I want you all to develop the habit of protecting the chakra line at all times during battle."

When the little ninjas heard this, they were finally convinced.

Even Asuma couldn't find a reason to refute it, so he could only grumble and sulk quietly.

"Master Hideki, does that mean we can directly attack our opponents?"

Ebisu quickly made an inference.

"In theory, that's true, but it's not necessary just yet."

Hideki shrugged and said:

"Because the Pocket Puppet Beast's combat power is too weak to threaten you in any way. Whether you dodge or not, it will only make you develop bad habits."

"So, practice in this area won't begin until later when you start learning to control real puppets."

"Of course, if both parties agree, it's fine if you want to try it out occasionally."

Seeing that no one had any more questions, Hideki clapped his hands and said:

"Alright, now that I've shown you how to use Charmander, let's move on… No, it's free practice time."

When the little ninjas heard this, they immediately dispersed and rushed to enjoy the remaining free practice time.

Obito, who was still standing next to Hideki, couldn't help but feel happy as he overheard his classmates discussing new ways to use Charmander.

After all, he had finally achieved his goal and personally controlled Charmander to show its power in front of everyone…

Well, most of the credit went to Master Hideki.

Thinking about this, Obito couldn't help but look up and express his admiration to Hideki:

"Master, you're amazing!"

"You can really control Charmander like this!"

Compared to other students, Obito, who was controlled by Hideki, certainly had a special seat and observed the entire battle.

Thus, he could better appreciate how the master could use simple controls to make Charmander perform various complex and flexible movements through exquisite and delicate operations.

This wonderful sensation of making Charmander come to life with precise operations is something Obito would never forget.

In fact, he originally came to this puppet class just to attend lessons with Rin and play with the interesting pocket puppet.

Although the teacher's lectures were indeed interesting, Obito still felt intimidated by the increasingly complex learning material and was even considering quitting the course.

But now, his thoughts had completely changed.

At least he would never give up on puppets until he mastered the proper use of Charmander and truly controlled it to show its power to everyone.

That's why he humbly asked the teacher for advice:

"Master, master, what can I do to be as powerful as you, master?"

Hideki tapped Obito on the forehead with his finger and said:

"There are no shortcuts in this."

"As long as you practice more, sooner or later, you'll be like me. No, you should even surpass me…"

As he spoke, Hideki couldn't help but think of the scene from the original work when Obito controlled the six-tailed beasts with chains.

Hey, let's not talk about that. Maybe this kid has talent for controlling beast puppets.

Hideki lightly shook his head to dispel the sudden thoughts in his mind, then reminded Obito:

"For example, the operation I just performed, you should practice and consolidate it while you still have the impression of it."

"Yes!"

Obito finally came to his senses and quickly took out the puppet to prepare for practice.

But as soon as he took out the puppet, his expression froze.

After remaining frozen for several seconds, Obito snapped out of it and said with a sad expression:

"Master, what should I do? I've already forgotten it!"

Are you a goldfish?

Hideki put his hand on his forehead in exasperation, lamenting that it was a shame he wasn't teaching Tai Chi swordplay…

And he started to understand why Madara Uchiha decided to kill himself after teaching Obito…

"Master Hideki…"

Obito rubbed his little hands nervously and asked with a frown:

"Can you use that technique to control me again?"

Before Hideki could respond, Asuma appeared out of nowhere and pushed Obito. He still said to Hideki with a doubtful expression on his face:

"Master Hideki, let's play another round!"

"I was careless earlier and didn't dodge, so I asked you to disconnect the cord from the puppet!"

Who gave you the courage to say this?

Hideki complained in his mind.

However, Asuma's challenge was once again within Hideki's expectations.

Because in the earlier exhibition match, Hideki had actually set up many traps.

In short, it was an operation that Obito thought was exquisite, but in reality, Hideki had deliberately left many flaws.

For a genius like Asuma, with sharp combat intuition, these flaws were the sweetest bait…

You must know that before the damage occurred, he and Hideki had fought back and forth.

The existence of these flaws would give him the illusion that, as long as he paid a little attention to the damage to the puppet and the ability to pull the cord, he still had a chance to defeat the master.

Even if it didn't work, it would still be more convincing than the fun ending now.

And that was precisely Hideki's goal.

Don't forget, he had been entrusted with Asuma's training by the Third Hokage.

How could Hideki trick Asuma into working for him in the workshop if he didn't want him to become more interested in puppets?

So, regarding Asuma's challenge to play again, Hideki deliberately paused for a moment, then nodded and agreed:

"Alright, because Asuma helped with the demonstration earlier, I'll have another round with you."

Seeing the hopeful expression on Obito's face, Hideki added:

"Of course, I'll still control Obito to fight you."

One sheep is led, two sheep are herded.

It just so happens that one of them is a genius, and the other is an idiot, making them the perfect pair in the Naruto world.

Hideki thought that, if done correctly, they might temporarily become friends who could promote each other and create new sparks that weren't present in the original work.

At that moment, neither of the two knew that their master had already given them CP.

After hearing the master's suggestion, Asuma looked at Obito with some disdain but didn't object.

Obito clapped his hands, then hid behind Hideki and secretly made a face at Asuma.

It seemed that they didn't like each other much earlier…

Well, Hideki felt that the friendship called bond, or "gay love" as he put it, was getting stronger...

Then Hideki led the two of them to a corner of the warehouse to avoid drawing too much attention.

He then controlled Obito as before and began to fight Asuma.

To be precise, Asuma's journey of suffering began…

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