The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 294: House Test
The news that a pocket puppet beast competition would be held at the weekend had spread throughout the school by the time school was over, and naturally sparked a lot of heated discussions among the little ninjas.

After all, as early as last semester, Hideki had opened the puppetry classroom to ordinary students, allowing them to exercise their chakra control by manipulating pocket puppet beasts.

Therefore, not only the students in his puppetry class, but even ordinary students are good at pocket puppet beasts.

They are also able to control the puppets without the help of handle strings, only through the handles and chakra strings.

The biggest difference between these children and Hideki's students is probably that they don't have the ability to make puppet beast parts.

But this problem can still be solved by exchanging points or purchasing from workshop apprentices.

So when they heard about the competition, they immediately found Hideki, who was about to leave school, and begged him to participate as well.

Of course, the biggest reason why they are so active is because they know that the champion prize of this competition will be a pocket puppet beast that belongs to them alone.

For those who could only borrow puppet beasts to play with in the puppetry classroom, they were naturally very envious of this prize.

Even if the odds of winning are slim, they are willing to try their luck.

Although Hideki was aware of their little thoughts, he did not treat them differently and generously agreed to their request to participate.

Now the children in the puppetry class have begun to seriously learn how to use various chakra lines.

Therefore, the gap between the two sides in controlling pocket puppet beasts will definitely become larger and larger in the future, and the opportunity for them to compete on the same stage is probably only now.

Moreover, Hideki originally intended to use this competition to promote puppetry, so it is a good opportunity for everyone to see the gap between students who take puppetry classes and ordinary students.

However, considering the limited time, it will be difficult to get so many people to participate at the same time.

So in the end Hideki decided to hold a qualifying match on Friday.

The eight players who qualify can participate in the weekend competition and act as disruptors.

Even though it was already time to go home, the news still caused an uproar in the entire school.

The little ninjas are all gearing up to show their skills in this competition.

Many people even rushed to the puppetry classroom to borrow puppet beasts to practice as a last-minute effort.

The long line stretched from the classroom to the playground, and Hideki felt a little amused and helpless.

However, just one day later, everyone had to put the matter aside for the time being.

As for the reason...it also comes from yesterday's hot news.

In order to divide the students into three colleges, the school decided to let everyone take relevant tests today.

Originally, this matter did not need to involve such a large number of troops.

It’s just that after the holidays, the level of children who are in a period of rapid growth often improves significantly.

Therefore, the school would conduct some tests at the beginning of the school year so that teachers can grasp the latest situation of the students, and Hideki happened to take advantage of this opportunity.

Moreover, he had the support of the third generation, so he was able to add a lot of personal ideas into the test, making the tests more rigorous and detailed, so as to find the most suitable place for the children.

After all, his branch plan is not just a tribute or a spoof.

Nowadays, ninjas have to learn more and more, but the graduation age is getting younger and younger.

The result is that the children only barely meet the standards in terms of their abilities, while they just swallow everything else superficially. They spend time learning but fail to turn anything into their own.

Not to mention that everyone will start to learn skill trees related to breathing techniques in the future, and the learning burden will become even heavier.

Instead of spending time on many useless things, it is better to focus on one function and carry out targeted training.

Rather than waiting until they become Genin to learn their place in the team, this might be the best way to increase the children's chances of survival in the future.

This academy system was Hideki's initial attempt.

The test content can be divided into three parts: talent, written test, and practical operation.

As the name suggests, the talent test is to detect children's chakra talents and physical talents.

The children don't have to do anything for this test. They just need to refine and release the chakra in the center of the perception circle set up by Hideki.

The perception array with perspective and recording functions will naturally record their meridians and physical conditions truthfully, which will serve as important reference materials for future divisions and teaching.

It is said that the young ninjas had already experienced similar assessments without knowing it during the entrance exam.

This work is of course done by the Hyuga clan's ninjas, who use their Byakugan to make a preliminary assessment of the children's future potential.

Hideki still clearly remembers that when he first came to school to take the entrance exam, he always felt that someone was looking at him, and he thought it was a psychological effect at the time.

Later he guessed the truth. It was probably because his talent was in the range of being neither necessary nor unnecessary, which made the other party a little hesitant, so he looked at him a few more times.

If I hadn't shown wisdom beyond my peers in other assessments, and if the battle was intense and they were in urgent need of cannon fodder, I would have been eliminated...

This made Hideki feel terrified and sad when he thought about it carefully.

The child who could only passively accept the test and was almost eliminated, now has a day to test the talents of others.

Fortunately, this time he didn't need to eliminate students, he just needed to find everyone's strengths as much as possible.

So this time his inspection was much more thorough than that of the Hyuga clan ninjas.

Whether it is the condition of the meridian system or the development of the body's muscles and bones, everything is recorded in great detail.

Especially the meridian system.

As White Zetsu who have not completed the transformation surgery, the appearance of their meridian systems is uneven and strange.

Even Hideki, who is well-informed, would often marvel at the strange appearance of some children's meridian systems, and feel that it was an eye-opener.

For example, the children of the Inuzuka clan have particularly developed meridians around their noses.

This allows them to use more chakra to strengthen this sense, thus gaining a sense of smell comparable to that of a ninja dog.

In contrast, children from the Uchiha and Hyuga clans have unusually developed meridians around their eyes, even before their eyes open.

This allows them to gain insight far beyond their peers in the area of ​​vision, which is what humans rely on most. They have already won at the starting line, so it is no wonder that so many talented people emerge.

But the ones that impressed Hideki the most, or that might give him a nightmare tonight, were the children of the Aburame clan.

Under the perspective function of the perception array, the densely packed insects in their bodies were directly visible. The scene was enough to trigger intensive phobia, and it frightened Yukiko, who came to help, so much that she rolled her eyes.

Hideki also silently recited Bear Grylls quotes such as "crunchy, chicken-flavored, and six times the protein of beef..." in his mind, and only then did he barely get through it without losing his composure...

If the talent test is to observe everyone's physical condition, then the written test is to test everyone's brain.

The amount of knowledge, memory, logical thinking ability, and even personality and world outlook are all important reference factors for classifying children into colleges.

So in addition to the usual textbook content, Hideki also added some difficult questions that have no correct answers.

For example, "If your girlfriend, mother, and Hokage fell into the water, who would you save first?"

After all, only the choices made in a dilemma can reveal a person's true character.

In fact, the test that Kakashi put on Naruto and the others when they were fighting for the bells later was similar.

For children who have not experienced this kind of test, even if it is just questions on the test paper, it still makes them feel extremely anxious because it concerns their future.

For example, at this moment, Obito was already dizzy and exhausted by the written test.

However, the reason why he was in such a mess was mostly because of his bad intentions.

In fact, Hideki has already briefly introduced the differences between the three major colleges.

Myobokusan, Ryuchido, and the Wet Bone Forest...

They represent the vanguard who confronts the enemy head-on, the attacker who bombards with ninja tools and ninjutsu at medium and long distances, and the support ninja who is responsible for support.

Although geniuses can take on multiple roles, in the early stages everyone can only choose one direction to improve.

So as long as you are clear about your original intention, these questions are actually not too difficult.

But this boy was determined to be assigned to the same college as Lin, so he didn't fill in the answer in his mind at all, but kept trying to figure out how Lin would answer...

Although the teacher said that this branch will not affect the class division now, there is no guarantee whether there will be any adjustments next year.

In order to continue to be with Lin, he certainly has to put in some effort.

For example, this question:
[Suppose you are on an important mission and your teammates are captured by the enemy, what action will you choose? ]

"This question is too easy. Of course, I'll choose A. Go to the rescue immediately, and then continue the mission. Master Obito, I want them all... Wait, that's not right."

Obito stopped at the moment he put pen to paper.

"I almost forgot that I have to fill in the answers that Lin will write..."

"Although Lin will not abandon her companions, she will probably choose a safer plan."

"So the answer to this question should be B, which is to ask for help from the nearest place..."

"It won't be C anyway. Let's finish the mission first... By then, the opportunity will be gone. This is very much like Kakashi's choice..."

Obito muttered to himself, then spat to himself.

What bad luck! Why would I think of that annoying guy...

Obito shook his head and filled in a B after the question.

I feel like I'm one step closer to Lin...

Obito smiled foolishly until he saw the next question:
【Based on the answer to the previous question, please write down the specific reasons, possible obstacles, and solutions. 】

Obito's smiling face suddenly froze.

And his petrified state lasted for quite some time.

Because no matter how hard he racked his brains, his mind was blank, like a hopeless illiterate.

It’s not that he really couldn’t write it, but even if he forced himself to make it up, it would probably be very different from Lin’s ideas.

This also made Obito suddenly realize that although he often got along with Lin, he actually didn't have a deep understanding of her thoughts...

He knew some basic information about Lin, such as her birthday and what she liked to eat.

But he had never thought about why Lin wanted to become a ninja or what her future goals were.

The most important thing is, if I force myself to be assigned to the same college with her, will she really be happy about it?
Obito didn't know that Hideki designed these questions in order to give everyone the opportunity to question their own true hearts in advance.

However, by accident, he got the opportunity to get to know Lin again.

Only now did he realize that, without him noticing, Lin had become very different from before.

He couldn't explain the details, but at least he was more confident...

That's right, as the student most praised by Teacher Hideki, and also studying medical ninjutsu, Lin can definitely be called a genius now.

Although I have gotten rid of the reputation of being the last in the class, if I were really assigned to the same college as Lin, would I really be able to keep up with her in relevant aspects in the future?

Obito thought seriously for a long time, then silently took out an eraser, erased the answer to the previous question, and changed it back to A.

Immediately afterwards, his inspiration flowed, and he wrote down on the paper how he fought the enemy and how he imagined Cheng Lin's teammates rescued him.

Even after he filled up the test paper, he still felt a little unsatisfied.

Then he changed all the previous questions back to the answers he really wanted, and his mind became clear.

It turns out that what suits you is the best.

Obito sighed in his heart and looked at the last question.

【Please select the college you most want to join. 】

Obito couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.

Now he finally understood what Teacher Hideki was trying to do, and he couldn't help but admire the cleverness of the question.

As long as you have completed the previous questions carefully, the answer to this question will basically be obvious.

So Obito's eyes became more determined, and he wrote down his answer almost without thinking...

(End of this chapter)