The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 40 Namikaze Minato
The number of students in the classroom now is one hundred and eight.

A number that is very suitable for enforcing justice.

After the little heroes sat down in their respective chairs, Xiushu was ready to start the class.

However, seeing the expectant faces of the little ninjas in the audience, Hideki could only announce the news they wanted to know the most for the sake of teaching efficiency:

"Don't worry, everyone."

"Teacher, I will not break my promise. I will definitely lend you the Pocket Puppetmon - but..."

Just as everyone was about to start cheering, Hideki quickly interrupted everyone's spellcasting and chanting.

"But not today, but next class."

"Because pocket puppets are assigned to each group, I still need to spend some time to divide you into groups."

"Teacher, it's just a group split. It won't take long, right?"

"Yes, or just assign them randomly, that's the fastest way!"

Some impatient little ninjas have already started to shout, and most of the little ninjas are nodding in agreement, as if to say:
Teacher, we are all sick and will die if we don’t get the puppet beast. Please save the child!
"Are you sure you want to assign it randomly?"

Hideki's mouth curled up slightly in a playful arc, and he said in a meaningful tone,
"You should know that you will be conducting a lot of practical tests in this group in the future."

"For example, working together to make ninja tools, breaking mechanisms, and field combat training..."

"And I will hold a Pocket Puppetmon battle competition at the end of the semester, and the champion's prize will be an exclusive Pocket Puppetmon."

"Are you really willing to rely on the luck of grouping for your performance?"

The little ninjas in the audience suddenly turned into rattles, shaking their little heads wildly.

Oh my god, what did they just hear?

Practical testing is fine.

But the pocket puppet beast battle competition hits the spot perfectly!

The little ninja who likes puppet beast battles dreams of being able to show off his skills with puppet beast in front of everyone and compete with other classmates.

Even the little ninja who was not interested in Puppetmon was particularly envious of the pocket puppetmon that was exclusive to the champion.

This also means that they and their teammates are not simply sharing puppet beasts, but comrades who will fight side by side!
In this case, how dare they let the teacher assign them randomly!
However, on the contrary, one student rolled his eyes and proposed a bad idea:

"Teacher, why don't we form our own team?"

Bah, wishful thinking!
For the sake of the prize, it goes without saying that doing so will only create a galactic battleship.

Hideki resisted the urge to roll his eyes and explained:
"In addition to the lack of Puppetmon, we also set up groups so that everyone can cooperate, compete, and promote each other in the form of groups."

“Therefore, the overall level of each group must be similar, and the members within the group must be able to complement each other.”

"Otherwise, the difference in strength will be too great, and then it won't serve the purpose of training."

"That's why I need to spend some time to find the most scientific grouping plan. I think you can accept this."

Now most of the students finally understood the teacher's good intentions and nodded in agreement.

Of course, the most important thing is that they understand that if the best students choose to stick together, then they will not get a chance to win the championship prize...

Obviously, letting teachers make the assignment is the solution that suits the interests of most people.

Seeing that these little ancestors were finally convinced, Xiushu felt that teaching was not easy, and then he said:

"If you don't have any other questions, let's start the class..."

"Yes!"

The little ninjas all started the class happily with expectations for a better life in the future.

……

When the puppetry class was over, the little ninjas walked out of the classroom like zombies, shaking their heads that were already a mess.

Miscalculated...

Everyone regretted bitterly with their remaining brain cells.

Although they all know that once the registration period is over and the training course enters the formal teaching stage, the learning difficulty will increase a lot.

But they never expected that the puppetry class would reveal its hideous face to them so soon... Not only did the difficulty increase significantly, but the density of the content also suddenly increased a lot.

What was naturally reduced were the various demonstrations that the teacher had previously used to attract everyone's interest.

But this is still not bad. What makes them complain the most is that the time originally used to play with Pocket Puppetmon has been greatly reduced.

According to the teacher, they can practice outside of class later, so there is no need to take up so much time in class...

Is this human language?
Finally, the teacher actually assigned homework for the first time.

Just let them summarize the history of the development of puppeteers and the role of chakra lines in it, at least 4,000 words, and hand it in next class...

Four thousand words!

And the scariest thing is that the teacher also said that for students who didn't hand in their homework, the puppet beasts in that group would not be distributed...

This requires everyone to not only work hard to complete their own homework, but also to keep an eye on other students to complete their homework.

Because they don’t know yet who will be their teammates!

The teacher's arrangement, which was linked together like a sophisticated mechanism, reminded everyone of the rumors that puppeteers were all very insidious and cunning.

It seems that rumors are not completely groundless...

But what else could they do? They had to forgive him.

With the pocket puppet beasts and the battle competition hanging in front of them, everyone can only follow the teacher's steps and walk on this somewhat rugged road of puppetry...

……

Hideki was humming a little tune in his mind as he walked towards his office.

Hideki felt in a good mood after letting the little kids see how dangerous the world is.

In addition, the completion of the training courses also means that the work-study program should be approved by the third generation.

In this way, the workshop's plans can continue to move forward.

While he was thinking, Hideki was almost back to his office.

Then he found someone standing at the door of the office, who seemed to have been waiting for him for a while.

"Excuse me, is this Mr. Kimura?"

A gentle male voice sounded, and then the other party began to approach.

In the sunlight coming in through the corridor window, Hideki finally saw the true face of the person who came.

The golden hedgehog hair that sparkled in the sun, the face that was as handsome as his own, and the smile that was as warm and sunny as spring.

In an instant, Hideki recognized the other person's identity.

Namikaze Minato...

As a young jonin who has recently gained fame, Hideki often hears his name.

Of course, this person has a more important identity for Hideki.

That is the father of Uzumaki Naruto, the protagonist of the original work.

It can be said that the entire story of the original work officially began when he sealed the Nine-Tailed Fox in his own son.

However, he and the other party didn't have much interaction, so why did Minato suddenly come to find him?

Although he had his doubts, Hideki still gave the protagonist's father face and smiled politely:
"Yes, what can I do for you?"

"Great! I was worried that I had found the wrong place."

Minato smiled while touching the back of his head. He still looked a little immature, and had not yet become the yellow flash that would scare the ninja world in the future.

He then explained:

"Mr. Kimura, I'm Minato Namikaze. I'm here at the behest of the Hokage to discuss with you the details of the points plan you proposed earlier."

"In addition, I will contact you about the work-study program..."

(End of this chapter)