The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 57 Another Path

“I am here for this indeed.”

Minato nodded, then smiled wryly.

"By the way, Hideki, you have caused me so much trouble. Ever since we opened the storage scroll you gave me, Kushina and I haven't had a good night's sleep..."

Hideki scratched his head in confusion.

Today, Minato looked even more haggard than before, with more obvious dark circles under his eyes, and he looked drained.

But Hideki clearly remembered that the scroll he gave Minato only contained two puppet beasts, not the blue pills?

Fortunately, Minato's next words finally answered his question.

"Kushina and I underestimated the core cube of the puppet beast."

Minato smiled wryly.

"I didn't expect that in addition to the surface, the interior is also divided into several layers, all of which are engraved with dense runes..."

"It turns out that the operating principle of this pocket puppet beast is much more complicated than we imagined."

"Although we are using the simplest rune spells, even after several days of modification and optimization by Kushina and I, it is still difficult to reach a standard that is sufficient for students to master..."

"You might not know this, Hideki, but Kushina is actually very competitive."

"She was originally planning to accept your offer after she had made some achievements, so she is still sulking at home..."

After listening to this, Hideki drank the milk on the table, put down the cup, and then said speechlessly:

"I understand the reason, but why did you modify the core rune formula for no reason?"

Minato's blue eyes widened instantly, and he asked in surprise:

"Didn't you, Hideki, say that you needed Kushina's help in revising the rune formula and simplifying it to a point where students could master it?"

"That's what I said."

Xiu Shu finally realized what was going on, and said with a bit of a smile:
"It's just that I gave you the puppet beast only to let you understand my current level of sealing skills and facilitate future communication. I didn't mean for you to modify it immediately."

"After all, I don't plan to turn Puppetmon into a commodity so soon."

"And even if it is commercialized, I don't expect that children who have just learned the art of sealing can be responsible for drawing the core rune spells."

"I'll be thankful if they can help me with the rune drawing on other parts..."

Minato lost his composure when he heard this, and his mouth opened wide.

Looking back, when Hideki gave him the scroll, he just asked them to take a look at it, and did not ask them to modify and optimize it.

It was just that Kushina acted on her own initiative and wanted to show off her skills to her future boss, so she started to modify the rune formula.

However, Minato was very suspicious and in the end the blame would still be put on himself for not explaining it clearly.

Thinking about explaining this to Kushina later, his scalp started to tingle...

"Hideki, are you interested in going to Kushina's house with me for dinner tonight?"

Minato quickly forced a sincere smile and invited Hideki.

Hideki knew that the yellow-haired man wanted him to help block the bullet, so he quickly shook his head and declined:

"Next time definitely!"

"I don't like spicy food, so you should enjoy this blood-red pepper by yourself, Minato."

Upon hearing this, Minato felt like crying but had no tears.

After drinking a glass of strawberry milk, Minato calmed down and started to continue the previous topic.

He said with interest:
"Although it was a mistake, after some research, Kushina and I found that your design, Hideki, is actually quite interesting."

"Although they are all the simplest rune spells, after accumulating them in number, they can actually construct such a complex spell circuit."

"If we continue to research in this direction, we may be able to find a completely different path from the ordinary sealing technique."

"It's a pity that in order to draw such a long circuit in one go, one must have a strong chakra control like Hideki, so this method can't be popularized at all..."

"That's hard to say~"

Hideki suddenly interrupted with a smile.

"Appreciate further details."

Minato was also very interested in Hideki's thoughts and began to listen attentively.

"First, let's clear our minds."

Hideki began to speak:
"According to you, Minato, the reason why this method cannot be popularized is that if the circuit of the technique is too long, you need to have a strong chakra control to complete it in one breath."

"There is a hidden premise here, which is that the rune circuit of the sealing technique must be completed in one go in order to be effective."

"Then why is this?" Minato answered subconsciously:

"According to the scriptures, chakra is the product of spiritual energy and physical energy."

"So even if it's the same person, slight changes in physical condition, mental state, or even thoughts can cause corresponding changes in the nature of the chakra."

"When drawing rune spells, these subtle changes that are difficult for us to control will cause the runes to be unable to connect due to the differences in chakra properties."

"So this requires us to have no distractions when drawing the rune spell, and to complete it in one go without too much time between each drawing."

"These should be recorded in the basic book on sealing techniques that I gave you, Hideki."

"Yes, I did see it."

Hideki nodded, and then added with a strange expression,
"But if I had seen it a few years earlier, I might not have been able to draw such a long rune circuit..."

When Minato heard this, his face suddenly froze, as if he had thought of a possibility, and asked cautiously:

"Could it be that Hideki, you didn't draw all the rune spells on the puppet beast's core in one go?"

Although this idea was a bit bizarre, the rune formula on the core was so long that he had to have such doubts.

Sure enough, Hideki shrugged and said:
"Even I don't have the ability to draw so many runes in one go."

"Even if it gets disconnected in the middle, we can just reconnect it, right?"

"How can this be?"

Hideki's words simply challenged the common sense of sealing techniques that Minato had built up over the years, and he couldn't help but question it.

But he reacted quickly and slowed down his tone:

"I'm sorry, it's just that this is really unbelievable."

"Because what you are saying now, Hideki, is that you can completely restore the previous chakra properties when you continue the rune!"

"I'm afraid this can only be done by someone who can fully control his body, mind and chakra, right?"

At this point, Minato began to stare at Hideki intently.

If Hideki could really do this, then he would have to suspect the possibility that the other party was the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths...

Fortunately, Hideki did not give another answer that would shatter Minato's three views:

"Of course I can't do what you said, Minato."

——If I were given twenty, no, thirty shadow clones to use the brainstorming technique together, then perhaps it would not be completely impossible.

Hideki complained in his heart, and then continued to explain on the surface:
"But you missed a key point, Minato."

"That's what you said about the stringent requirements on the nature of chakra, all for those intricately designed rune spell circuits."

"Perhaps it is because the sealing ninjas of the past constantly pursued more sophisticated and concise rune circuits in order to save materials and shorten the casting time."

"However, just as the more sophisticated the instrument, the easier it is to break, the more complicated the plan, the more likely it is to fail due to a small accident."

"The overly delicate rune technique circuit makes it extremely fragile. Even a slight change in the nature of the chakra will cause it to be disconnected."

"But if we do the opposite and only use the simplest and most basic rune formula to construct the circuit, then even if the nature of the chakra changes slightly, it is not easy for the rune to be ambiguous or wrong, and it can continue to connect smoothly."

When Minato heard this, it was as if a huge bell suddenly rang in his mind.

The buzzing sound of the bell shattered all his three perspectives, and then they began to slowly reshape...

Although Hideki's statement still has many problems, it actually seems to make sense in theory!
At least according to Hideki, the rune spells at the core of his puppet beasts were pieced together one by one in this way.

But Minato still found it hard to believe that such a theory of sealing techniques that was enough to establish a school of thought was actually spoken by someone who had not formally learned the sealing techniques a few days ago.

No, Minato thought again and realized that perhaps it was precisely because Hideki had never properly learned the sealing technique that he was able to break the rules like this and create a completely new path that had never been seen before.

Of course, Hideki's incredible chakra control played an important role in this.

"Hideki, I am really convinced this time."

Minato leaned back in his chair and said with emotion:

"You were able to create this new style of sealing technique by yourself. Hideki, your talent in sealing techniques may be even better than Kushina's."

Unexpectedly, Hideki shook his head gently and said:
“In fact, this theory was not invented entirely by me.”

"Oh? Could it be that Hideki has obtained the sealing technique manual passed down by the predecessors?"

Minato asked with interest.

If that was the case, he would indeed feel a lot more comforted.

Unfortunately, Hideki's answer not only denied his idea, but also made him even more confused.

"Minato, have you ever heard of what a computer is?"

(End of this chapter)