The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 55: Pocket Puppetmon is free
"Puppet Beast Transformation System..."

The young ninjas couldn't help but gasp when they heard this.

Because just hearing the name makes people imagine a lot, it is easy to guess that this may completely change their perception of Pocket Puppetmon.

At this time, Hideki also began to explain:

"The Puppetmon Transformation System, as the name suggests, means that everyone can transform the Puppetmon in their own group."

“You may not understand it if we just talk about it, so let’s introduce it through a demonstration.”

Amid the cheers of the little ninjas, a series of puppet parts flew out of Hideki's wide sleeves again and began to revolve around Charmander.

"To put it simply, you can improve the strength of Puppetmon by replacing all the parts of Puppetmon except the core."

"For example, attack power, defense power, agility, and health points will all change depending on the materials of the puppet beast's parts."

As Hideki spoke, Charmander's claws, which were originally made of wood, were suddenly removed out of thin air.

The little fire dragon seemed to be surprised by this, and even started jumping around trying to reach its claws floating in the air.

The clumsy movements and panic-stricken expressions made the little ninjas burst into laughter.

Fortunately, at this moment, two metal claws floated out from the pile of parts floating in the air and joined tightly to Charmander's body.

This made Charmander very happy, and he ran to Squirtle and Bulbasaur, waving his iron claws and showing off proudly.

Many little ninjas couldn't help laughing when they saw its smug look.

Some little ninjas also noticed the sound of Charmander swinging its iron claws, and were secretly amazed at the increase in its power.

"It seems that some students have noticed that replacing the iron claws will greatly increase Charmander's attack power."

"Of course, the price is a decrease in speed. If everyone just pursues strong metal materials, then it will be as slow as a turtle."

Squirtle on the side started to curse at Hideki, while Bulbasaur stopped him with a vine whip, as if to say:
"Brother, forget it..."

The little ninjas couldn't help laughing again, and at the same time they remembered the key point the teacher said.

Seeing this, Hideki nodded slightly, thinking that being dragged by Hong to play house all day long didn't seem to be completely useless.

He then continued:
"In addition to the materials, the design of the mechanisms and rune spells on the parts will also change the performance of the puppet beasts and even give them new skills."

"For example, the new skills they just acquired were actually achieved by replacing different parts."

When the little ninjas heard this, they could hardly sit still.

They didn't expect that the pocket puppet beast, which was already very interesting, was just the tip of the iceberg.

Everyone can actually create a puppet beast that best suits their style by modifying it themselves!

When everyone thought of this, countless inspirations popped up in their minds and they wanted to try it out on their own puppet beasts immediately.

However, the little ninjas never imagined that this was not the entire content of this transformation system.

"——By the way, if you can replace all the parts of the puppetmon with enhanced upgraded versions, you will get a big surprise."

As Hideki spoke, he raised his hands and began to control it.

Before the young ninjas had digested their teacher's words, they were shocked to see the three puppet beasts on the stage suddenly fall apart...

Then the fragmented parts began to rotate around their respective cores, and the appearance looked like three giant eggs about to hatch.

At the same time, the parts that were floating in the air were divided into three batches and drilled into the dome, and began to be quickly assembled based on the core...

Before long, the assembly seemed to be completely completed, but the little ninjas had to wait until the old parts around them were scattered before they could finally see the new faces of the three puppet beasts...

Not only did the color of the little dragon become darker and its body became stronger than before, but there was also a bulge behind its head, like an unformed dragon horn.

Squirtle, first you can see that it has a pair of wing-shaped ears on its head, and its tail is wavy and looks furry.

The fangs growing from its mouth and the sharp claws on its forelimbs make it absolutely impossible for anyone to underestimate it.

The most obvious change of Bulbasaur is that the seeds on its back have grown into pink buds, and there are four banana-like leaves at the bottom.

And as if to support the flower bud on its back, its body and legs became thicker and stronger than before.

"Wow, why do they seem to have changed so much?"

"Charmander looks a little fierce, but he's also very handsome."

"Squirtle's new tail must be very comfortable to touch..."

"The Blew Seed is about to bloom, so is it still appropriate to call it this name?"

The young ninjas all stood up and leaned forward to get a clearer look at the three transformed puppet beasts on the stage.

Hideki was a little surprised by everyone's enthusiasm.

Because in his previous life, this first stage of evolution was not well received by everyone.

After all, compared with the cuteness of the initial form and the domineering of the final form, this transitional form is really neither good nor bad, so it is normal that it is not well received.

But that's true, the little ninjas here haven't seen the final form yet, so they think this transitional form is not bad.

Hideki was also happy to see this happen, and began to share some knowledge with everyone:
"Because all the components except the core have been upgraded, I decided to call them with new names to distinguish them."

"And their new names are Charmeleon, Squirtle and Bulbasaur."

"Teacher, how do we get these new parts?"

One student couldn't wait to ask, "This is what I want to say next."

Hideki raised his sleeves and sucked in all the puppets and puppet parts like a vacuum cleaner.

This made everyone very curious about how much space there was in the teacher's sleeves.

Then Hideki began to speak:
“There are many ways to get parts.”

"First and foremost, you have to make it yourself."

"As I said in the first class, although our puppetry class will focus on puppet manipulation as the center of the course."

"But we will also learn how to make and repair simple puppets, ninja tools, and traps."

"Now that the registration is over, we will start relevant studies in the future."

"And making and repairing pocket puppet beast parts is part of it."

"——Of course, due to the limited class time, it is probably not possible to teach the production methods of advanced parts so quickly."

"So if you are in a hurry, you can choose to go to the workshop to learn in advance during your spare time..."

This time, some of the little ninjas are happy while others are sad.

The happiest ones are naturally those students who have already become apprentices in the workshop.

Because they have practiced several times in the workshop, they are already in the leading position.

Secondly, those who were happy but also somewhat conflicted were students like Asuma who had already reached the standard of chakra control but had never been to the workshop.

They originally had no interest in production, and their ideas were greatly shaken at this time.

Under the temptation of advanced components, the balance in everyone's heart gradually tilted in the other direction...

Seeing this, Hideki laughed secretly in his heart.

Do these little brats think that he will let it go just because they rejected him last time?
Now that the real workshop has begun to be built, Hideki will of course take this opportunity to recruit more apprentices for it.

Those with gloomy faces at this moment are naturally students like Obito who have not yet reached the standard of chakra control.

However, most of them have hot-tempered personalities, but they are still the main force in the battle between pocket puppet beasts.

Thinking that their puppet beasts might not be as good as others in performance in the future, they began to scratch their heads in anxiety.

In order to be able to join the workshop as soon as possible, they all made up their minds to seize the time to practice chakra control.

As for the method...

Of course, I’m playing Pocket Golem as hard as I can!
After all, the original intention of this teaching aid is to train chakra control.

If Hideki knew what these geniuses were thinking, he would definitely be glad that they arranged to share puppets in groups...

Finally, there are some students who are adamant and have already made clear plans for their future development.

Hideki did not force them and also prepared another plan for such students.

He began to continue:

"In addition, parts can actually be obtained through redemption."

"To put it simply, the school will begin to introduce a points system in the future..."

"As long as students perform well in class, exams or practical courses, they can get certain points as rewards, which can be used to redeem various prizes."

"And parts of different levels can also be exchanged."

"Although this system has not yet been officially implemented, it doesn't hurt to test it in advance in this course."

"Of course, for now, these points can only be used to redeem prizes related to puppetry. I will make a specific redemption table for you to see later."

Although the point system was only briefly introduced, the fragmentary information was enough to make the young ninjas imagine a lot.

They didn't expect that if they performed well in the future, they would actually receive substantial rewards in addition to the teacher's bland praise.

Is this really the same stingy ninja school from before?

The young ninjas seriously suspected that this point system was probably the teacher's idea.

After all, this way of trying every possible way to encourage everyone to study sounds too much like something proposed by a teacher.

The little ninjas couldn't help but feel touched.

Because apart from Teacher Hideki, I'm afraid no one else would be so considerate and concerned about their studies...

Thinking of this, everyone made up their minds to listen to the lessons carefully and not let the teacher worry about them anymore.

Just then, Hideki had finished what he wanted to say and began clapping his hands:
"I think you may need some time to digest all the things I've said, so you can discuss the puppet beasts you want before the end of get out of class. Now let's start the class."

"——Okay, Mr. Hideki!"

The little ninjas all sat up straight and answered in unison.

Hideki was startled by everyone's seriousness, and scratched his head before realizing:

It seems like everyone really wants points...

(End of this chapter)