The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 14 Test
Some young ninjas who were too into the role were so nervous that they closed their eyes, not daring to see what would happen next.

But the next moment, thunderous cheers and applause filled the entire classroom.

They opened their eyes tentatively and were pleasantly surprised to find that the fat bird that had nearly smashed through the platform had transformed into a light flying bird, soaring freely and happily in the air, leaving behind a trail of bright red tracks.

After everyone had vented their excitement, the owl flew back to the platform, flapped its wings a few times, and landed steadily on Hideki's raised right arm.

"From the demonstration just now, you should have seen that, in fact, from traditional mechanical arts to puppetry, the focus of technology has shifted from sophisticated mechanical design to superb chakra control technology."

"A top puppeteer can even perfectly control a complex puppet using only a single chakra string."

"Although many puppeteers have practiced chakra line control techniques to their limits, they will turn around and seek more powerful puppets through mechanical techniques and other methods."

"But as beginners, you still have to focus on learning chakra line manipulation."

"And practicing the technique of manipulating chakra lines is essentially practicing chakra control."

"So whether you are planning to explore the path of puppetry or not, taking some time to learn how to control chakra lines will only be beneficial to your future training and combat."

The little ninjas in the audience all had bright eyes at this moment.

After Mr. Kimura's vivid explanation, they really seemed to witness with their own eyes how the chakra lines were combined with the puppets of the mechanical art to eventually form the current puppetry.

Oftentimes fear comes from the unknown.

So after learning the origin of puppetry, everyone's aversion and fear of puppetry suddenly decreased greatly.

In particular, many students who came from the ninja clan had family secret techniques to learn, so they had neither the time nor the desire to learn puppetry.

But now it seems that even if you don't learn puppetry, exercising chakra control by mastering chakra lines is actually a good choice.

——Of course, there are also students who are just happy that they have finally found an excuse to continue playing with Pocket Golemmon openly.

At this moment, Hideki clapped his hands again and said:
"Okay, let's stop here for the history of the development of chakra lines, because we have more important things to discuss in the remaining time..."

"We are finally going to start playing... No, are we going to practice with that pocket puppet beast?"

The little ninjas all looked eager to try.

After all, trying out the pocket puppet beast was the purpose for many of them to come to class today.

"Emm... this is indeed one of the contents of today's course..."

Hideki smiled and said, "But before that, we still have to do a small test..."

……

"The power of Cha, stage three!"

"——Ah, sorry, I said it wrong, it should be three points of chakra control, I still need to work harder..."

In the puppetry classroom, Hideki is testing the students' chakra control.

The purpose of doing this is naturally to get the bottom of the little ninjas.

On the one hand, this can allow Xiushu to understand everyone's specific level, facilitate talent selection, and adjust future course arrangements.

On the other hand, it is related to the pocket puppet beast.

Hideki has just briefly explained to the little ninjas that their hair will be used as the material for the handle strings in the future.

He also emphasized several times that this was a plan approved by the Sandaime.

The young ninjas who still had thick hair naturally had no objection to this.

Many students even admired the Sandaime's wise decision, otherwise most of them would probably lose the qualification to play with Pocket Golem.

The reason why Hideki wants to understand everyone's current level of chakra control is to determine the amount of hair to be used, so as to customize the handle line with the best training effect for each child.

The testing method is very simple.

Hideki imitated the bamboo snake puppets used by Sand Village to train puppeteers, and made a puppet of an Arbok snake made of ten pieces of wood. Of course, this appearance is just a little bit of Hideki's bad taste.

What's really important is that inside the puppet snake there are thin threads woven from the same chakra conducting material as the handle threads.

Hideki deliberately divided it into ten sections and gradually reduced the amount of chakra conduction materials, so that the amount of chakra that can pass through each section is reduced step by step.

As the amount of chakra decreases, the requirements for chakra control naturally increase.

Therefore, as long as the students can see how many parts of the White Snake's body they can allow to move freely, they can easily judge the level of their chakra control.

At the same time, Hideki will also refer to the students' final grades of the previous semester to roughly judge the student's potential in puppetry.

Of course, this testing system is not perfect. For example, Obito in front of Hideki is the best example...

"——Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Teacher Kimura, your snake must be broken. How could my chakra control be only three points?"

Obito, who had just finished the test, was shouting with an unconvinced look on his face.

He continued to hold on to Appa's tail tightly, trying to rewrite his own record.

But even if he tried his best, the whole snake was still stiff, and only three sections of the tail could move freely.

Hideki also didn't expect that Obito, who would become one of the masterminds behind the ninja world in the future, would be at such a terrible level now.

But this is actually normal.

Because chakra control not only tests talent, but also requires a calm and delicate mind.

With Obito's current impetuous personality, it is normal for him to have trouble controlling his chakra.

The students queuing behind him booed impatiently:
"No doubt about it, this is your true level, Obito."

"Don't waste everyone's time. I'm still waiting to play with Pocket Golemmon!"

You know, as long as they finish the test, they can go to the open space to queue up to try out Pocket Puppetmon.

That's why everyone hates Obito so much for blocking traffic.

Seeing Obito looking aggrieved, Hideki could only comfort him helplessly:

"Obito, this test result only represents your current level, not your future achievements, so don't worry too much about it."

"Instead of testing again and again here, you might as well go and practice with your pocket puppet beast. This will be more helpful to you."

"I see……"

Since the teacher said so, Obito had no choice but to stop trying and lowered his head honestly.

Hideki raised his hand and shot out chakra lines, then pulled several clumps of hair from Obito's head.

Then he manipulated the chakra thread to twist the hair and several cotton threads into a knot. In less than a few seconds, a handle line specially for Obito was completed.

Yes, the handle line is made so simply.

The little ninjas had seen this scene many times, so they were not surprised.

Only Obito suddenly felt a sense of urgency because his hair seemed to have been pulled too much.

If I can't improve my chakra control as soon as possible, will my hair be plucked out one day...

But Obito is just a child after all, so his mood quickly improved after getting the handle cable. He can't wait to control Pocket Puppetmon and fight with other classmates for hundreds of rounds.

However, he did not immediately go to the open space to line up, but stood aside and waited.

Because the person behind him was his goddess Nohara Lin, he naturally had to see how Lin performed...

(End of this chapter)