The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 36 Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick
"Mr. Kimura, you are too shameless!"

Asuma yelled with an unwilling look on his face.

How dare you, a guy who uses the turtle shell tactic, say that?

The young ninjas who were watching complained in their hearts, but they couldn't help but look at Teacher Kimura with strange eyes.

Because they actually feel that pulling out the opponent's controller cable is a bit unfair...

However, their teacher Kimura did not feel embarrassed at all, but said innocently:

"Wait, Asuma-san, how am I to blame for doing this?"

"You know, I've never made a rule that you can't pull out the opponent's controller cord during a fight."

"——Right, Ebisu?"

Ebisu, whose name was called, immediately became everyone's focus.

Feeling that he was entrusted with an important task by the teacher, he first puffed out his chest proudly, then took out a notebook and flipped through it, then shook his head and said:
"It is just as the teacher said."

"When the teacher first explained the rules of the battle to us, he just repeatedly emphasized that the controller is valuable and should not be damaged. He did not make any relevant regulations on the controller cable."

"Look, I didn't break the rules."

Hideki spread his hands, and then continued to explain to the little ninjas who were still a little unconvinced:
"In fact, this is the third combat technique I want to teach you - always remember to protect your chakra lines during battle."

"Because no matter how powerful your puppet is, once the chakra line is cut, it will be no different from a pile of scrap metal and rotten wood."

"Of course, if the enemy is a puppeteer, then trying to cut off the chakra line on the puppet is also a shortcut to victory."

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

"Since chakra lines are a major weakness of puppetry, we must of course take it into account when practicing."

"Otherwise, no matter how much you practice, it will be useless and may even lead to bad habits."

"And the reason why I didn't make a rule prohibiting attacking the controller line is that I want everyone to develop the habit of paying attention to protecting the chakra line at all times through fighting."

After hearing this, the little ninjas were finally convinced.

Even Asuma couldn't find a reason to refute, so he could only hum and sulk by himself.

"Teacher Kimura, does this mean we can also attack the opponent directly?"

Ebisu quickly asked, drawing inferences from his previous experience.

"That's the theory, but there's not much need for it yet."

Hideki shrugged and said:
"Because the Pocket Puppetmon's combat power is too weak, it can't threaten you at all. Whether you dodge or not, it will only make you develop bad habits."

“So this aspect of practice will only begin when you start learning to control real puppets.”

"Of course, if both parties agree, it's okay for you to experience it occasionally."

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

"Okay, now that we've introduced how to use Charmander, let's continue playing... No, free practice, right?"

Upon hearing this, the little ninjas immediately scattered like birds and beasts, scrambling to enjoy the remaining playing time.

Obito, who was still standing next to Hideki, couldn't help but feel delighted when he heard his classmates around him chattering about new uses for Charmander.

After all, he finally achieved his goal and personally controlled Charmander to show off his power in front of everyone...

Well, although most of the credit must go to Kimura-sensei.

Thinking of this, Obito couldn't help but raise his little head to express his admiration for Hideki:
"Teacher, you are so awesome!"

"You can actually control Charmander to this extent!"

Compared with other classmates, Obito, who was controlled by Hideki, undoubtedly sat in the special seat and watched the entire battle.

Therefore, he can best appreciate how the teacher uses delicate and exquisite operations to make Charmander perform various complex and flexible movements with a simple handle.

This wonderful feeling of making Charmander seem to come alive through delicate operation was something Obito could never forget.

In fact, he came to the puppetry class just to take classes with Lin and play more with the interesting pocket puppet beast.

Although the teacher's lectures were indeed interesting, the increasingly complex learning content still made Obito feel daunted, and he was even ready to give up this course.

But now his thoughts have changed 180 degrees.

At least he will never give up puppetry until he masters the correct use of Charmander and truly controls it with his own hands to show off its power in front of everyone.

For this reason, he is humbly asking the teacher:

"Teacher, teacher, how can I become as good as you as soon as possible?"

Hideki tapped Obito's forehead with his finger and said:
"There's no shortcut to this." "As long as you practice more, you'll be as good as me sooner or later. No, you'll be better than me..."

As he spoke, Hideki couldn't help but think of the scene in the original work when Obito used chains to control the six tailed beasts.

Hey, you know what, this kid might actually have a talent for controlling puppet beasts.

Hideki shook his head slightly to dispel the sudden thought in his mind, and then reminded Obito:

"For example, you should practice and consolidate my actions while you still remember them."

"Yes!"

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

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

After being frozen for several seconds, Obito finally came to his senses and said to his teacher with a sad face:
"Teacher, what should I do? I have already forgotten everything!"

Are you a goldfish?
Hideki held his forehead helplessly, lamenting that it was a pity that he didn't teach Tai Chi sword...

And he began to understand why Uchiha Madara committed suicide by pulling out the tube not long after teaching Obito...

"Mr. Kimura..."

Obito rubbed his hands like a fly and begged with a smug look:

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

Before Hideki could respond, Asuma, who appeared out of nowhere, pushed Obito away and said to Hideki with an unconvinced look on his face:

"Teacher Kimura, play another round with me!"

"I was careless just now. I didn't dodge, which is why you pulled out the controller cable!"

Who gave you the courage to say this?

Hideki complained in his mind.

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

Because in the exhibition match just now, he had actually set up a lot of baits.

To put it simply, although the operation seemed exquisite in Obito's eyes, Hideki actually left many loopholes on purpose.

For a genius like Asuma who has a keen combat instinct, these flaws are the sweetest bait...

You know, before the damage to his body parts, he and Hideki were fighting back and forth.

The existence of these flaws will give him an illusion that as long as he pays a little attention to the two problems of part damage and being able to pull out the handle wire, he may still have a chance to defeat the teacher.

Even if it didn't work, at least it would make him more convinced than the ridiculous ending just now.

And this is exactly what Hideki wants.

Don't forget that he took over the task of training Asuma from the Third Hokage.

If Hideki doesn't make Asuma more interested in puppetry, how can he convince him to work for him in the workshop?

So in response to Asuma's invitation to a fight, Hideki deliberately hesitated for a moment before nodding and agreeing:
"Well, since you helped me with the demonstration just now, Asuma, I will play another round with you."

Seeing Obito's hopeful expression, Hideki added:
"Of course, I will still fight you by controlling Obito."

One sheep is driven, two sheep are herded.

It just so happens that one of them is a genius and the other is a loser, which is the golden combination in the Naruto world.

Hideki thought that if handled properly, perhaps they could temporarily become good friends who could encourage each other and create new sparks that were not in the original work.

At this time, the two of them naturally didn't know that the teacher had already paired them up.

After hearing the teacher's proposal, Asuma looked at Obito with some disgust, but did not raise any objection.

Obito cheered, then hid behind Hideki and secretly made a face at Asuma.

It seems that they didn't like each other before...

Well, Hideki feels that the friendship called bond, or in short, gay love, is getting stronger and stronger...

Then Hideki took the two of them to a corner of the warehouse in order to avoid attracting too much attention.

He then controlled Obito as before and began fighting Asuma.

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

(End of this chapter)