The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 76 The Power of the Exchange Table
effort! struggle!
Ever since the point system was announced, the Ninja School has been plunged into an extremely fanatical atmosphere.

Whether it is a good student, a bad student, or a mediocre student.

Everyone was like a donkey with a carrot dangling in front of them, all burying their heads in study, hoping to perform well in class and get points as a reward.

Although most of the children have not yet collected enough points to exchange for what they want, the teachers in the Ninja School have already benefited a lot in advance...

Because except for some training course teachers like Hideki, most of the teachers are only at the Chunin level.

Therefore, when facing ninja students with a family background of learning, it is really difficult for them to show the authority of a teacher.

And those ninja students who, as long as they don't die young, can at least become special jonin, indeed look down on these teachers.

Not paying attention in class is a common thing, and not making trouble in class is already considered a courtesy.

However, with the implementation of the points system, this situation has begun to change dramatically.

Now, no matter how boring the course is, the children will sit up straight and face it seriously with full concentration.

As long as the teacher asks a question, the entire classroom will immediately grow into a forest of little arms.

The teachers who have the right to give out ten points for each class seem to have become like Santa Claus and have gained a lot of respect.

Even the most unruly child would now force a smile when looking into their eyes.

However, the teachers did not get carried away by this.

Because just like Cinderella's transformation, their charm will disappear instantly after all their points are used up...

This serious sense of gap can be regarded as a shot in the arm for these incompetent teachers.

In order to gain the children's sincere respect one day, they began to communicate and learn, and share their teaching experiences with each other.

This phenomenon was a pleasant surprise to Hideki, and he began to consider whether he should also have a teacher version of the points reward system to give them a little push.

As time went by, the influence of the points system spread from the school to the entire village without anyone noticing...

Because of the instigation of a certain puppetry teacher, the points exchange table quickly spread throughout Konoha.

With the endorsement of the Hokage, the credibility of this exchange list among the villagers is so high that it is terrifying.

Just like the various shopping rankings in Hideki’s previous life, many villagers who were too lazy to use their brains also regarded it as a shopping guide.

Because these products can be placed together with the names of various jonin and even Hokage, the villagers who have not yet been exposed to advertising have an inexplicable confidence in their quality.

Moreover, the young ninjas from families from all walks of life had already spread their good feelings towards these ninja clans throughout the village through gossip.

Although it is just a tiny bit of goodwill, it is enough to be the last straw that breaks the camel's back, making people willing to choose to enter these stores.

Eventually, with the huge number of villagers, this behavior gradually became a trend that could not be ignored.

Of course, these ninjas were the first to realize the changes and were extremely glad for their decision.

In order to let everyone know that they sponsored the Ninja School, they also put up the same flags in their stores, which read:

【Official Partner of Ninja School】

The reason why they are exactly the same is that even the flag was delivered to their store by Minato himself before the points system was announced.

This made everyone marvel at Minato's terrible foresight...

Those ninjas who had previously rejected Minato's invitation were naturally jealous at this time.

It’s not a big deal if the big ninja clans dominate certain industries.

Those small ninja clans that had competitors regretted their decision so much when they saw that their shops were deserted.

Because only then did they realize an outrageous fact.

Even those colleagues who are making huge profits have not paid much.

Don’t be fooled by the dazzling array of items on the reward list, as if a lot of money has been spent. But normally, unless you are a very poor student, no one would specifically redeem prizes that can be bought with money.

Even if it was exchanged, it would definitely be a drop in the bucket compared to the current income.

So this is not an exchange chart, it is clearly an advertising flyer with the best value for money!
As for the so-called jonin guidance, it sounds very impressive.

But if you think about it carefully, the ninja school students don't understand things that are too profound, so just giving them some basic and useful knowledge is enough to complete the task, which is harmless.

Therefore, those ninjas actually did not pay any price at all, and not only did they promote their products, but they also gained the favor of the villagers.

Is this justified?

Naturally, these ninja clan leaders who had been stingy before all of a sudden became role models.

They all expressed that they had an obligation to contribute to the development of the Ninja School and wanted to join the points plan.

Of course, the most important thing is to add their products to the redemption list, and the points required for redemption should be higher than those of peers.

It was a nice idea, but unfortunately they discovered a serious problem at this moment.

Those are Minato Namikaze and Hideki Kimura, who are in charge of this project. They can't be found even after searching the entire village...

……

While the ninjas were searching the streets for people, the wanted Minato and Hideki were hiding by a small river in the forest near the orphanage, leisurely fishing.

"Hideki, things are developing just as you expected."

Minato was stunned for a moment, then said in a somewhat ridiculous tone,
"Kushina has been visited by people, so the shadow clones I left there can only be removed by themselves."

"But maybe we should go back. It doesn't seem right to let them go to so much trouble to find us."

"Although Kushina just asked me to go back in a few days so that they can worry for a few more days..."

Hideki was reading a scroll on the enchantment technique carefully. He smiled and said:

"I think what Miss Kushina said makes a lot of sense."

"We need to teach these old stubborn people a lesson, so that our school reform work will be smoother in the future."

Minato thought of their stingy attitude when he visited them before and could only smile bitterly and shook his head.

Then he said with emotion: "But I didn't expect that such a small points plan could produce such a big effect."

Hideki smiled and said, "The key is not the points plan, but the countless ordinary villagers living in Konoha."

"Those clan leaders are still holding on to outdated ideas. They don't realize that as Konoha develops, more and more ordinary villagers are living here, and they have become a force that cannot be ignored."

"As long as we stay on their side and unite their forces, we will be invincible."

Minato nodded in agreement.

He felt that there seemed to be a lot of knowledge here and was about to continue discussing it with Hideki.

But at this moment, the sound of splashing water suddenly rang out, and Shuimen couldn't help but look downstream not far away with a strange expression.

"Hideki, your training method is really unique. Is there really no problem?"

Hideki followed Minato's line of sight and saw a strange machine downstream.

The machine is fixed to the river bank and looks a bit like a large fishing rod.

Just at this moment, the machine's wheel began to reel in, causing the rope that had sunk in the river to float to the surface.

Unfortunately, there was neither a big fish nor a fishhook at the end of the rope, only a soaking wet fish hanging upside down.

After spitting out a large mouthful of water, Obito begged for mercy in a crying voice:
"Teacher Hideki, spare me! If you continue like this, someone will definitely die!"

(End of this chapter)