The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 88 An unexpected gain
"Fire Boy King" is a sports-themed youth inspirational TV series that Hideki watched in his previous life.

Of course, this is a nice way of putting it. To put it bluntly, this is a large-scale yo-yo commercial.

So even if the plot is boring, the lines are awkward, and the actors have no acting skills at all.

As long as the yo-yo is fun enough and the 5-cent special effects are fancy enough, this drama will still be popular among children.

Even when Hideki was a child in his previous life, he used to watch it with great interest and spent a lot of his pocket money on it.

Alas, I really don’t want to admit the mistakes I made because of my youth.

But the butt determines the head.

Although Hideki has always despised this kind of crappy movie that treats the audience as fools.

But when it was his turn to direct, he immediately exclaimed that it was great.

After all, with a makeshift team consisting of him and his students, it is impossible for them to produce any good work right from the start.

Therefore, this bad movie model that has been tested by the market and can make a lot of money is his best choice.

However, Hideki still has some artistic pursuits.

In order to be able to produce truly good works in the future and culturally invade the entire ninja world, he decided to cultivate relevant talents from now on.

So even if he was making a bad movie, he was not vague at all when it came to auditioning.

Anyway, the kids have all learned spy disguise techniques, so it should be easy to pick out some good ones.

However, what Hideki never expected was that the opposite was true...

"Next, please pick up your yo-yo and yell 'Silver Dragon from the Sky'."

"Next, let's try a nervous expression, like you're in the hospital waiting for your wife to give birth."

"Next, do you have a freestyle?"

The little ninjas lined up and came forward one by one, performing various shows according to Hideki's instructions.

To be honest, although their acting skills are still a bit immature, they are already remarkable.

But after auditioning a group of students, Hideki's brows gradually furrowed.

Teacher Yukiko, who is usually responsible for teaching everyone camouflage techniques, was also pulled in by Hideki to help.

She was nodding with satisfaction, but when she saw Hideki frowning, she quickly asked:
"Teacher Hideki, is there something wrong with everyone's acting?"

Hideki then smiled bitterly and said:

"No, quite the opposite."

"The problem is that everyone's acting is too good..."

Hideki began to realize what the problem was.

Acting skills are also divided into different genres.

Just like a stage actor needs to exaggerate his facial expressions and make his movements larger in order for the audience to understand the character’s emotions.

But once this kind of performance style is used in film and television dramas, it becomes very artificial and stiff.

Similarly, the acting skills of the little ninjas were originally intended to serve their espionage work.

So what they pursue is a sense of ordinariness that cannot be found if thrown into a crowd.

If this kind of acting skills were used for supporting roles, it would be really amazing.

But once they are asked to play major roles that require highlighting their personalities, there is always an indescribable sense of disharmony.

Not to mention that Hideki is filming the extremely second-year film "Fire Boy King" this time.

The second-year acting style required for this drama is contrary to the acting concepts that children have learned since childhood.

Although the students are still young and have great potential, they should be able to perfectly master this style with a little training.

But Hideki is worried that when they carry out disguise missions in the future, they may accidentally break out of their second-year syndrome and become the brightest kid in the crowd...

So Hideki decided to just let everyone forget about acting and stuff.

He just acts out his true self, and then he looks for someone who matches the character's temperament.

Sure enough, the casting work went much more smoothly this time.

For example, the role of the heroine Millie was naturally taken by the leader of the playing house group, Yuhi Kurenai.

However, because of this, Asuma, who had originally been concentrating on training and preparing for the martial arts tournament and had no intention of getting involved in this matter, also rushed to sign up, hoping to get the position of the protagonist.

It seems that this guy is self-taught and wants to turn his fake love with Hong into reality on the set and create a spark of love.

What a pity...

Although the child is not ugly, he looks particularly mature.

It's the type that makes people exclaim, "Is this eight years old?"

It is estimated that his youth will officially begin only when his age catches up with his anxious looks and he starts to exude the charm of a mature man.

It was obvious that this appearance was not suitable for being the protagonist of a youth drama, so Hideki decisively rejected his application.

However, Hideki also decided to make use of the remaining heat of Asuma's previous arrogant personality and gave him the role of Mai Jun, a supporting actor...

It just so happens that this character also likes the heroine. When Asuma is required to show jealousy of the hero in the play, Hideki believes that this child can definitely contribute Oscar-level acting skills...

Later, other supporting roles were confirmed one after another.

But what troubles Hideki is that the candidate for the protagonist Li Fei has not been decided yet.

Although the yo-yo is the protagonist of this large-scale commercial, as it is the human-shaped pendant that appears most frequently, Hideki still doesn't want to compromise too much.

But it is not easy to find a boy who is kind, calm, a little immature, and has decent looks.

Apart from the fact that he is not calm enough, Obito is actually a more suitable candidate.

It’s a pity that this guy’s last-place character has become deeply rooted in people’s minds.

If he were to be the protagonist and act cool all the time, Hideki was worried that everyone would be distracted and unable to empathize with the show.

So even though Obito kept giving him pleading looks after the audition, Hideki remained indifferent.

It was not until Obito's dream of becoming a star was shattered and he was about to leave with his friends in frustration that Hideki's eyes suddenly lit up and he strode over.

Then, as Obito's eyes were filled with renewed expectation, Hideki said to the younger boy beside him:

"You look unfamiliar to me, classmate."

"I think you fit the image of the protagonist of this drama. Are you interested in giving it a try?"

Judging from his clothes, hairstyle and appearance, this should also be a child of the Uchiha clan.

However, unlike other children of the same race who were generally cold and arrogant, this child, although young, seemed exceptionally calm.

Although a round nose slightly reduces his appearance, it also makes him more approachable.

All in all, he is simply the perfect candidate for the protagonist in Hideki's mind.

Under Obito's incredulous gaze, the little boy bowed very politely and said:

"Hello, teacher. My name is Uchiha Shisui, and I just started school a few days ago."

"Thank you for your invitation, but I am just accompanying Brother Obito to the audition. I have no intention of filming a movie..."

Why does this plot sound so familiar...

Hideki complained in his heart, and then realized that the child's name seemed more familiar...

Shisui?

Instant body Shisui?

Only then did Hideki remember who this boy was.

Although in the original work, Uchiha Shisui only appears in everyone's memories.

But judging from Uchiha Itachi's respect for him, the nickname "Flashbody Shisui", and the fact that he possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan at such a young age, this kid is definitely another super genius who can rival Minato, Kakashi and Itachi.

Especially the ability of his Mangekyō Sharingan - Kotoamatsukami, which is even known as the strongest illusion second only to Infinite Tsukuyomi.

It’s a pity that this child probably put all his talent points into training.

He was so naive that he trusted the notorious Danzo in the ninja world, and his right eye was taken away. This genius ninja had no choice but to end up drowning himself in the river...

Based on what happened to Shisui later in life, Hideki could draw three lessons.

First, be careful of Danzo, and never hesitate to assume the worst of this Pot Shadow's thoughts.

Second, if you have children in the future, you must be careful when changing their names.

Look, Shi Shui, Shi Shui, and indeed his life ended with the turbulent water of the Nan He River.

The third and most important point is that it seems that Uchiha Shisui should be easy to fool...

Then why can't I be the one who fooled him?
Thinking of this, Hideki's smile became even kinder.

From what Shisui just said, he was one of those talented kids who used to train in the clan but was now sent to school to grab points.

No wonder Hideki had never seen him before.

And seeing that Shisui looked like he was only about six or seven years old, Hideki was not in a hurry, but just said gently:

"Shisui-kun, you don't actually have to give me an answer so quickly."

"This drama will probably not officially start filming until next week. If you change your mind before then, you can always come to me."

"I'll think about it, Mr. Hideki."

Shisui nodded politely.

So Hideki also smiled and waved, then turned and walked away.

Hearing Obito behind him complaining about Shisui not seizing such a good opportunity, Hideki couldn't help but curl his lips slightly.

In fact, the protagonist actor or something like that doesn’t matter anymore. It’s worth the price of the ticket to meet the future Shunshin Shisui today.

Regardless of whether Shisui eventually accepts his invitation, as long as he continues to stay in school, Hideki will not worry that he will escape from his control.

As for the protagonist's problem, if it doesn't work, Hideki will use the transformation technique to do it himself.

In this way, Xi Ri Hong may become the biggest winner...

(End of this chapter)