The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 47 Kushina's Work
Minato felt very helpless.

Just as Hideki said, Kushina's red hair was too eye-catching.

It's no surprise that a smart person like Hideki can easily connect the dots.

Coming from the Uzumaki clan, it makes sense that Kushina would be skilled in sealing techniques.

And with the clue that Kushina couldn't go out, Hideki should have guessed the fact that Kushina was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

At this point, Minato couldn't kill anyone to silence them, so he could only bow his head and beg earnestly:
"Hideki, Kushina is very important to Konoha, so please do not reveal these things to others."

"Of course I know that."

Seeing Minato so serious, Hideki also nodded seriously.

But then he couldn't help but start complaining:
"But compared to me, I think you should strengthen your confidentiality."

"For example, let Miss Blood Red Pepper use transformation techniques when she goes out, or just dye her hair a different color so that she won't be so conspicuous."

Minato seemed submissive on the surface, but he was actually complaining in his heart.

He and Kushina got together because of that red hair, so how could he dare to suggest that Kushina dye her hair.

Not to mention that the red hair was Kushina's only connection to the Uzumaki clan, so there was no way she would agree to such a request.

However, it is indeed a good idea to use transformation techniques when going out, and Kushina should be able to accept it.

Minato decided to use toys to keep Kushina happy when he got back, so he took the opportunity to make this suggestion.

However, Minato did not know at this time that this decision would earn him the title of "the most playboy in the ninja world" in the future.

Because every time Kushina goes out with him, she turns into a different girl...

After solving the problem of Hideki knowing Kushina's information, Minato could finally focus on Hideki's proposal.

Let Kushina be the workshop's sealing consultant...

I have to say, this seems like a good idea.

In fact, Minato had tried to find a job related to sealing techniques for Kushina before, which could both bring out her strengths and serve as a training exercise.

After all, learning is not just about inputting knowledge. It is also very important to test the learning results through output and stimulate inspiration.

It’s a pity that all the work related to sealing techniques in Konoha is basically concentrated in Konoha’s barrier class.

As a person of key protection and prevention by the Barrier Squad, it was naturally impossible for Kushina to get permission to work there.

Because she couldn't block the Nine-Tailed Fox's consciousness, if she knew any information about the barrier, the Nine-Tailed Fox would also know it clearly.

This is of course unacceptable to Konoha.

But if he was just a sealing consultant for the toy workshop, that would be a different matter.

Even if the Nine-Tails knew how to produce more toys, it would not cause any harm to Konoha.

Kushina can use this opportunity to practice sealing techniques and strive to completely suppress and block the Nine-Tails' consciousness as soon as possible.

Minato said that this was all for Kushina's own good and that he definitely didn't have any weird thoughts.

In order to facilitate the discussion with Kushina, Minato began to inquire for more information:
"Hideki, why did you suddenly think of asking Kushina to be a consultant on sealing techniques?"

Hideki picked up a Rubik's Cube from the stall and began to explain while throwing and catching it:

"Minato, you know that the reason why I want to systematically learn the sealing technique is so that I can combine puppetry and sealing techniques in the future and launch more and better products in the workshop."

"But I am only a layman in sealing techniques after all, and time is limited, so if I can get the help of Miss Kushina, the workshop plan can proceed more smoothly."

Minato nodded and agreed with Hideki's reasoning, and then said:
"So what exactly is the Sealing Technique Consultant responsible for?"

"To put it simply, it is to help me optimize the rune formulas in the product."

Hideki began to explain:

"Although the functions of the workshop's products are generally not complicated, because we need to achieve mass production, we can't use very good chakra conduction materials, and the work of drawing runes in the future will also be handed over to students who work and study."

"So I hope Miss Kushina can give me professional advice and help me design a rune formula that can run on low-end materials and is not too difficult to draw."

Minato was scratching his head at Hideki's comments.

There are three key factors that affect the effectiveness of rune rituals.

The material used as the carrier, the drawing technique, and the design of the technique itself.

Hideki killed two of them directly. How could it be so easy to turn the tide by relying on clever rune spell design?
But on second thought, it is precisely because of the difficulty that Kushina is able to break through the bottleneck and make further progress on the path of sealing techniques.

But after all, it was Kushina who made the decision, so Minato didn't think much about it and just continued to inquire about various work details.

After asking whether there were five social insurances and one housing fund, Minato finally collected enough information and was quite satisfied with the treatment of this job.

Just as he was about to leave, Hideki handed him another scroll and said:

"It's not very intuitive just to say it. Minato, why don't you take the prototype I developed back and let Miss Kushina see if she is interested."

Minato naturally accepted it with pleasure, took the scroll and nodded:
"Well, I will give Hideki a clear answer next time we meet, and I will return this prototype to you then." "Okay, but since it's just a prototype, you don't have to return it to me."

Hideki smiled and said,

"Just think of it as a little gift for both of you."

"Thank you, Hideki."

Minato saw that Hideki looked calm, as if he was just treating it as a gift between friends, so he did not refuse and accepted the scroll generously.

After saying goodbye to Hideki and Obito, Minato headed towards the Hokage Building.

Although Kushina has the right to choose, the final decision still lies with the Hokage.

So Minato decided to report to the Sandaime first to avoid letting Kushina be happy for nothing.

Fortunately, the third generation was also happy to see it happen.

After all, Kushina wouldn't have to leave the barrier, could improve her sealing skills, and could speed up the progress of her work-study program. Only a fool would refuse this proposal.

Having successfully obtained approval, Minato finally returned to Kushina's residence.

"Kushina, I'm back."

"Too slow! Does it take so long to buy toys?"

Kushina, who had been waiting for a long time, put her hands on her hips and asked angrily.

"I'm sorry, a lot of things happened along the way, so it was delayed."

Minato explained with an apologetic look on his face.

Kushina calmed down a little and spread her hands and said:
"What about the toys?"

Minato took out a scroll and said:

"Because I bought too much, I put it here..."

Before he could finish his words, Kushina had transformed into a red comet at three times the speed and instantly snatched the scroll from Minato's hand.

This speed makes the future yellow flash ashamed.

Because he had something else to do, Minato saw that Kushina was already impatient to open the scroll, so he quickly pulled her hand and said:

"Wait Kushina, I have something very important to discuss with you..."

……

The camera first returns to Obito's toy stall.

Hideki was still reading, but he had changed the book in his hand.

As soon as Minato left, Hideki couldn't wait to find a place to unseal the storage scroll and obtain the sealing technique book inside.

And what Hideki was reading at this moment was one of them.

I don’t know if it was with Minato’s help, but the book that Hideki obtained actually had a version with Uzumaki Mito’s notes.

So Hideki benefited a lot from just taking a quick look.

Several problems that had troubled him for a long time were solved at once.

Especially in the pocket puppet beast, a problem that had been bothering him for a long time finally had a solution...

Just at this moment, Obito's voice suddenly sounded:

"Teacher, when will you guide me in my practice?"

Hideki tilted his head and saw that it was already noon. Obito had also packed up his stall and pushed the cart over.

Hideki returned his gaze to the page again and answered casually:
"Let's eat later, Obito, what do you want to practice?"

"Of course, how to control Charmander!"

Obito said excitedly,

"Because my goal is to let everyone know that even if Charmander can't breathe fire, it can still be very powerful!"

"hiss……"

"What's wrong, teacher?"

Hideki scratched his head, and finally decided to tell Obito a piece of information that he didn't know whether it was good news or bad news:

"Thanks to the teacher, my sealing technique has made a breakthrough."

"So... in fact, in a few days, Charmander should be able to breathe fire..."

(End of this chapter)