The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 63: Pot Shadow Appears
Might Dai, who has a unique imagination, ultimately failed to discover his true strength. Instead, he felt that Hideki's physical skills were really poor.

However, this was a blessing in disguise, as it made him determined to help Hideki develop this mechanical fluid technique to avoid wasting such a good idea.

However, charging for this was really against his will, so he waved his hands again and again:

"Hideki, I'm already very happy that you're willing to ask me for help. There's no need to hire me. Just think of it as exchanging ideas with each other."

"Just talking about this competition, I have actually gained a lot."

Hideki knew Might Dai's personality, and he was short of money recently, so he didn't force it. He smiled and nodded:
"Okay then, but you can't refuse the remuneration for the other two jobs, Senior Dai."

Might Dai didn't hesitate and just gave a thumbs up and said with a smile:

"Then please take care of me in the future, Boss Hideki!"

"Senior Dai, you should just call me Xiu Shu."

Hideki was a little amused.

During the break, Hideki discussed many details of the work with Might Dai.

Since he would be responsible for the workshop's full-day security, Might Dai readily agreed to move here.

Although the staff dormitory has not been built yet, Xiushu said that there are still many rooms in the orphanage where he and Akai can stay temporarily.

In fact, even Hideki himself is planning to move here to make it easier for him to work and practice with Might Dai.

Even if you go to the Valley of the End, this place is closer.

After the conversation, Matt Dai stood up as if nothing had happened, and even said in a decisive manner that he was going home to pack up his things.

This made Hideki, who was still sore all over, speechless, and he was extremely envious of the strong body recovery ability.

Perhaps a similar effect can be achieved through medical ninjutsu.

Hideki made a mental note of this thought.

……

Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office.

"Hey hey hey..."

I saw the Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, staring at a crystal ball on the table, occasionally letting out a few silly laughs...

However, unlike usual, what appeared in the crystal ball this time was not the beautiful scenery of the women's bathhouse, but a scene of a strange little boy setting up a stall to sell toys.

If someone saw this scene in the office, they would probably think that the Hokage had an illegitimate child, or had awakened some unspeakable fetish.

Fortunately, the little brat in the picture is actually Asuma, the biological son of the Third Hokage, he just changed his appearance through transformation techniques.

Lately, whenever he had the time, he would change his appearance like this, pushing a small cart around Konoha to set up a stall selling toys.

Although Asma has always claimed that this was for market research in order to earn more points.

But the Sandaime clearly realized that the biggest reason Asuma did this was to temporarily get rid of his identity as the son of Hokage.

Otherwise, even if it was for market research, the child would not need to use transformation techniques to change his appearance.

It was not until he discovered Asuma's actions that the Sandaime realized how heavy a burden the identity of the Hokage's son had brought to Asuma...

The Sandaime felt very apologetic but was also very relieved.

"Fortunately, Hideki reminded me..."

The Sandaime whispered subconsciously.

If it weren't for Hideki, even if Asuma didn't go astray in the end, the relationship between them would have become increasingly distant.

And the role-playing correction method provided by Hideki is indeed very effective.

Even though he hasn't started working in the workshop yet and has only been setting up the stall for a few days, Asuma's relationship with him has improved. At least he no longer has a sullen face when they meet.

Even yesterday when he came home, Asma said “Welcome…” to him.

Although to be precise, Asma said "Welcome", perhaps he had not yet switched from the role of a street vendor.

But this was enough to comfort the Sandaime... After taking a few more glances at Asuma, who was dancing with joy to recommend toys to customers, the Sandaime released the telescope technique and prepared to get back to his busy work.

However, at this moment, there was a lot of noise outside the door, as if the guards were blocking someone from entering.

The next moment, the office door was pushed open with force.

A middle-aged man with a sinister look who didn't look like a good person strode into the office and said in a gloomy tone:

"Huruzen, why hasn't the funding for Root been allocated yet for this month?"

"Without sufficient nutrients, my roots cannot thrive and feed back to the great tree of Konoha."

"You should understand this, Hiruzen, right?"

From what he said, it can be known that this person is the Hokage's assistant, the leader of the Root, and the man known as the Dark Ninja of the Ninja World, Danzo Shimura.

However, at this time, except for the blindness of his right eye, his hands and feet are still intact. He is also at the peak of both energy and experience, so his strength should not be underestimated.

Compared to the future 5th Hokage Danzo, who possessed both Hashirama's cells and the Sharingan but had been away from battle for a long time, perhaps the current Danzo's actual combat power is even better.

At least now he should not be able to perform the feat of stabbing Susanoo with a kunai.

Seeing that it was this guy Danzo, the Sandaime's mood suddenly turned from sunny to cloudy.

After waving his hand to let the guards at the door close the door and leave, the Sandaime said unhappily:
“Funding, funding, funding.”

"Every time you come here, Danzo, you either ask me for talent or for funding."

"But does your tiny root really need so much nutrition?"

"You know Konoha's financial situation is not good right now, how can we have so much money for you to squander!"

The Sandaime became more and more angry as he spoke. After glancing at a thick market research report on the table, he couldn't help but throw it on the table in front of Danzo, and scolded with a look of disappointment:

"Look at Kimura Hideki. He has only been a teacher for a short time, but he already knows how to find new sources of income for the school. He even wrote such a detailed market research report."

"You are nothing like me, Danzo. You just spread your hands and ask me for money every day. You are vague about what the money is for and I don't even know where it goes!"

Kimura Hideki...

Is he the puppeteer who taught himself how to use puppetry?

Danzo curled his lips secretly, not agreeing in his heart.

As someone who always liked to collect all kinds of talents, he naturally paid attention to Konoha's only puppeteer and was even ready to recruit him.

However, when he learned that this guy had become the school's puppetry teacher, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​recruiting him.

There are only two possibilities for someone to so generously teach his students the secret skills on which he relies for his survival.

Or he is a guy with some talent but no ambition, so he wants to live a peaceful life in Konoha by teaching puppetry.

Either he is a fool whose brain is dominated by the Will of Fire, so he selflessly teaches puppetry to all his students.

No matter which possibility it is, Danzo is still not willing to spend too much time on the puppetry technique with unknown power.

However, Danzo's thoughts changed drastically after he picked up the report and glanced at it...

After just a few glances, Danzo was attracted by the detailed data in the report.

It records in detail the differences in toy preferences and price tolerance among customers of different ages, genders and statuses.

In response to these data, the report briefly explains how to use them to determine the production quantity of various toys, classify the toys into different grades and set different selling prices in order to maximize profits.

Danzo was naturally too lazy to read this business knowledge.

What really caught his attention, or rather what he found unbelievable, was the profit report of the toy stall recorded in the book.

"This... the data above is correct, right?"

The more Danzo looked at it, the more frightened he became. He couldn't help but ask in a dry voice,

“How is it possible that this small toy stand can make so much money?”

(End of this chapter)