This puppeteer is a bit... well...

Chapter 2 Silver

Long Er's first big prize was his first newbie sign-in.

He acquired all of Aozaki Touko's knowledge about dolls.

After that, he persisted in signing in every day... Although there were some unexpected rewards after signing in for a month, three months, and half a year, in general, they were things that could help but not play a decisive role.

Therefore, Ryuji chose to become a puppeteer.

This world has no origin, no magic, and Aozaki Touko's magic and puppetry techniques cannot be applied in this world.

but.

The mysteries of the human body, the combinations between machines... In a world where the laws of physics are the same, this knowledge is universal.

As a Grand Puppeteer, Aozaki Touko's knowledge in this area surpasses that of everyone in that world.

With this knowledge, even without magic or anything like that, you can easily create superb puppets.

The puppeteer's combat power largely depends on the puppets.

The stronger the puppet, the stronger the puppeteer.

With this innate advantage, Ryuji naturally chose to become a puppeteer.

After all, he had no relation to the Liu Dao family.

If you want to make a name for yourself in this ninja world, you have to find another way.

And the subsequent developments were as dazzling as expected.

Even though he was worried about being too flashy and thus toned down his brilliance, his mere display of what he considered to be ordinary talent still caused a sensation.

The various theoretical and practical puppet designs often amazed the teachers, and even Chiyo, the elder of Sunagakure, greatly admired them.

She even said that if she weren't so old, she would want to take on apprentices.

The Third Kazekage also called him the future of Sunagakure.

Since Ryuji Ayaki first displayed his talent, he has been highly anticipated by the entire village and has received the village's full support. Various resources and materials... almost as long as he asks, someone will send them over.

Return the peach.

Sunagakure treated Ryuji well, so Ryuji naturally wanted to do something for the village.

He was very clear about his environment.

he knows.

If we cannot bring back news of the Third Kazekage before the surrounding ninja villages launch an attack, we can ensure that the ninjas who went out to search for him can return to their posts in time.

Therefore, Sunagakure will be drawn into this war that has lasted for more than ten years and affected the entire ninja world.

Furthermore, they lost more often than they won.

And Sunagakure will also decline from its peak.

Therefore, Ryuji wanted to stop it.

……

The crisscrossing desert and Gobi, after years of wind and rain, have been etched with marks that look like they were carved by a knife and axe.

Two figures suddenly appeared outside a desert.

A boy and a girl, both teenagers.

The girl looked around and saw only bare rock walls; she couldn't find any place to hide.

He looked at the boy with a puzzled expression. "The information wasn't wrong?"

"No, it's right here." The boy said, and a scroll slipped out of his right sleeve and was caught in his hand.

He flipped his right hand to open the scroll, and then held his left index and middle fingers together, upright in front of his chest.

"untie!"

boom!

As a puff of white smoke rose, a humanoid puppet appeared in front of the two.

It is called a puppet, but that's only because it was summoned from a scroll by a puppeteer.

Its appearance and physique are no different from those of a normal person.

With her short, silver-white hair, delicate features, tall and slender figure, and smooth skin, she is a beautiful young woman no matter how you look at her.

Yekura, who was standing nearby, kept casting curious glances at her, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Is this your puppet?"

Although she and Ryuji were only temporarily teamed up.

They were both genin who graduated in the same year and were once teammates. They were only reassigned to different teams six months ago after they both became jonin.

In Yekura's memory, Ryuji had three puppets.

A war machine-type puppet equipped with heavy weapons such as kunai launchers, crossbows, and large shuriken.

A bird-shaped puppet capable of carrying people in flight.

A humanoid puppet capable of close combat and remote ninjutsu.

But regardless of which one, they were all made of metal or special wood, completely different from the girl in front of them who looked like a real person.

"I haven't been standing still in the past six months!" Long Er said with a light laugh. "Her name is Yin. She is a humanoid puppet that I created by simulating the structure of the human body. Both her body structure and the materials that make up her body are exactly the same as those of a normal person."

"But, with a body just like a human's... does such a puppet possess any fighting ability?"

"Silver's combat power definitely surpasses any puppet I've ever made before," Ryuji said confidently.

"Is that so? Then let me see!" Yekura remained noncommittal.

She wasn't a puppeteer, and she didn't know much about the specifics.

They simply took it for granted that flesh and blood could not compare to a puppet with a body of steel.

Long Er didn't mind. He formed a hand seal and smiled, "Yin, blast open the front."

Silver opened its silver eyes, which shone brightly.

Immediately, he took a step that covered a distance of five or six meters, arrived in front of the rock wall, and punched forward with his right fist.

boom!

With a loud bang, the rock wall suddenly shattered, and countless small fragments of rock scattered in all directions with the vibration.

"It has chakra!"

Having finally regained his balance, Ye Cang stared blankly at the figure in front of him, his pupils contracting.

While ninjas' physical abilities do indeed surpass those of ordinary people, they are not as strong as one might imagine.

They will be cut by sharp objects or knocked unconscious by heavy objects.

Ninjas rely on chakra, which can amplify their physical bodies and allow them to do things beyond human limits.

Even a five- or six-year-old child can shatter a boulder with a single punch if they can use their chakra properly.

Relying on chakra, ninjas can fight against puppets with steel bodies and weapons all over their bodies with their own flesh and blood.

but.

What if puppets could also use chakra?

Just now, Yekura saw chakra erupting from the hands of the puppet named "Gin".

This is clearly the amplification of the body by chakra.

Moreover, the way that massive amounts of chakra are concentrated in the wrist and released to gain immense power... is a technique that ordinary people cannot use.

After all, force is relative.

Concentrating such powerful chakra in the wrist and unleashing it generates a force that an ordinary person's body cannot withstand, let alone striking with that force.

If an average person were to use it, they would probably suffer a comminuted fracture before even throwing a punch.

This "silver" possesses both human life characteristics and a powerful physique comparable to that of a puppet.

It is a weapon that combines the advantages of both.

If such puppets could be mass-produced and act autonomously like those scarabs, wouldn't that be like having an army all by yourself?

Moreover, puppets are consumables and can be produced at any time.

Mastering this secret technique is equivalent to having an ever-flowing and powerful army, making it possible to even conquer the world.

Ye Cang turned his head and stared intently at Ryuji, as if he were seeing him for the first time.

The two had been teammates for seven years.

In the girl's memory, this man seemed indifferent to many things and was a very easy-going guy.

But now.

After learning just how powerful the secret technique he had developed was, the man seemed much taller and more imposing in her eyes, and even his usual casual smile became mysterious.

(End of this chapter)