The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 12 Chakra Lines Teaching
The next afternoon, after two days of waiting, the little ninjas finally got to the long-awaited training class.

To their disappointment, the little black cat's seductive scene was not repeated today.

However, considering the novel and interesting pocket puppet beast, everyone still came to the warehouse which served as the puppetry classroom.

Today's puppetry classroom is much better than the day before.

Rows of tables and chairs were neatly placed in front of the previous platform, occupying half of the warehouse.

And each table has a toolbox with basic hand tools like saws, hammers, files, and pliers.

On the other side of the warehouse is an open space, probably used for practicing puppet control.

Not long after, the bell for the training class suddenly rang.

As Hideki walked into the classroom from the back door, the little ninjas quickly found a seat and sat down.

After Hideki walked onto the stage, he took a quick look and saw that the 100 seats were almost all occupied by students. He nodded with satisfaction.

"Welcome back to the puppetry classroom."

"Of course, new students are also welcome to join the journey of exploring the mysteries of puppetry."

"In the last class, everyone already knew that the creation and maintenance of chakra lines is the focus of our teaching this semester."

"So in this class, I will first show you what chakra lines are and why they can become the core technology of puppetry."

After Hideki finished his opening remarks, he began the formal teaching.

"Everyone should know that although ropes and silk threads may look insignificant, they have long been used as tools for ninjas."

"We can use them to climb walls, set traps, and even use them in combat."

"——For example, the Uchiha clan's shuriken technique using steel wire is very famous in the ninja world..."

"No, no, teacher, you are too kind, hehe."

Obito in the audience felt proud when he heard this, and he rubbed the back of his head and laughed.

The students around him resisted the urge to roll their eyes and looked speechless when they saw this.

You are a guy who always fails the Ninja Tools Class, what are you doing showing off?
Hideki was too lazy to pay attention to this fool, and continued with a smile:

"But in addition to steel wire, our ninja predecessors have actually developed another solution."

"That is to condense chakra into thin threads and use them instead of steel wires to control ninja tools."

Having said that, Hideki gently raised his right hand and moved his fingers slightly.

Then five shurikens flew out from his wide cuffs one after another.

However, they did not continue to fly forward. Instead, they were suspended in the air by an unknown force, and then formed a circle and began to slowly rotate.

"Wow~"

The miraculous sight that made Newton die with regret made the little ninjas subconsciously exclaim in amazement.

Especially for those students who are attending the class for the first time.

Many of them just came to join in the fun, wanting to see the increasingly mysterious pocket puppet beast, and were not actually very interested in Hideki's lectures.

But with the wonderful scene before their eyes, their attention finally began to be attracted.

Then Hideki's clear voice reached the children's ears again:

"As you can see, one of the characteristics of chakra lines is that as long as the output of chakra is reduced, ordinary people will find it difficult to detect its existence."

"Of course, as the chakra output decreases, it will become more difficult to maintain the chakra line and control the puppet."

"So if a puppeteer wants to implement the classic tactic of hiding in the dark and controlling the puppets to kill the enemy, he must have very good chakra control."

Can't you really see it? I don't believe it!

Many young ninjas did not believe it. They leaned forward with their eyes wide open, trying to find the chakra line around the floating shuriken.

However, even though they almost popped their eyes out, they still couldn't find any trace of chakra lines.

——Since ordinary people’s naked eyes can’t see it, what about special eyes?
Thinking of this, many young ninjas cast envious glances at Uchiha Obito... and Hyuga Kamado next to him.

Because unlike Obito, who is a laggard, this classmate named Kaname who comes to class for the first time is a genius who has already awakened his Byakugan.

The so-called Byakugan is the bloodline limit passed down from generation to generation by the Hyuga clan. It not only allows a person to have a 360-degree field of vision, perspective and telescopic ability, but also allows one to easily see the flow of chakra that ordinary people cannot see.

So if it was Hyuga Kamon, he would definitely be able to see the chakra lines created by Kimura-sensei. The young ninjas were right in their guess.

Hyuga Kamado, who had already opened his Byakugan, did see the chakra lines that Hideki shot out from the fingertips of each finger on his right hand to control the shuriken.

But the shock in his heart was no less than that of other students.

Although Huomen still looked calm on the surface, he was shouting in his heart:

Too detailed my teacher!

It turned out that although Huo Men's vision captured the traces of chakra lines, he was also deeply shocked by the shockingly small amount of chakra in those chakra lines.

As Mr. Kimura just said, the less chakra is output, the harder it is to maintain the chakra line.

So how strong is Kimura's chakra control, since he can stably produce chakra lines with such a small amount of chakra?

You know, the Hyuga clan is the best at controlling chakra.

But even within the clan, there are only a few who can have such strong chakra control.

This forced Huomen to make a reasonable guess:

This must be the application of the puppeteer's unique skills or secret techniques, and there should be significant limitations. For example, it can only be used on chakra lines.

Otherwise, could it be possible that Mr. Kimura, who was born in a commoner family, could possess chakra control that could rival the masters of the Hyuga clan?
But even so, the fact that Sensei Kimura was able to master and even create this technique was enough to convince Hinata Kamado.

Like many of his classmates, he just came here to see the pocket puppet beast and had no interest in puppetry at all.

But now he no longer dared to underestimate this puppetry course, and began to sit up straight and listen carefully to the class, hoping to decipher the mystery of the chakra line...

Hideki naturally had no idea how many settings Huo Men had imagined for him.

But if he knew, he would probably just be in tears.

Because the reason why he can maintain the chakra line with such a small amount of chakra, in addition to his always stingy character, is really relying on the strong chakra control ability trained by using brainstorming techniques for many years...

In the classroom, Hideki continued to introduce the advantages of chakra lines to everyone:
"Everyone knows now that when the chakra output decreases, the chakra lines become more hidden."

"Then conversely, when chakra output increases, the chakra lines will also gain new properties."

"First of all, high-density chakra lines are difficult to cut with ordinary weapons. We need weapons that also condense chakra to cut them off."

"But the biggest advantage is that as long as enough chakra is infused into it, the chakra line can be changed at will according to the user's wishes. It can be long or short, soft or hard, thick or thin. Its flexibility far exceeds that of steel wire."

While speaking, Hideki began to increase the chakra output of his right hand.

Then five clearly visible chakra lines gradually emerged in the void between his right hand and the shuriken.

At the same time, Hideki repeated his old trick and released five shurikens connected to the chakra lines from his left sleeve.

The ten chakra lines seemed to have life, constantly changing in thickness and length as Hideki spoke, and wandering freely in the air.

And the shuriken is also spinning and flying in the air driven by the chakra lines.

Sometimes they fly quickly over the little ninjas, leaving behind streaks of shining metallic light, and sometimes they separate and combine with the chakra lines to form various patterns that are very beautiful.

The gorgeous chakra line performance made all the little ninjas, without exception, stare blankly with their mouths wide open and their heads raised.

For a moment, they forgot about the pocket puppet beasts and all they had left was their desire for the chakra line control technique...

At this moment, the chakra line in the air disappeared again, and the shuriken returned to Hideki's sleeves like a young swallow returning to its nest.

"And this is the chakra line manipulation technique that everyone is about to learn."

As Hideki spoke softly, the young ninjas in the audience woke up from their dreams and burst into loud applause.

They never expected that the chakra lines, which they thought were ordinary, could be so cool!

They even began to doubt, could they really learn this stuff for free without paying any price?

If Hideki knew what they were thinking, he would definitely say that classic line to them:

"All gifts from fate have already been secretly marked with a price..."

If the young ninjas want to learn the chakra line control technique he improved, they will of course have to pay the corresponding price.

You know, Hideki's puppet workshop, which hasn't been officially established yet, still needs a lot of manpower...

(End of this chapter)