Pupet Master in Konoha

"Look, there seems to be something glowing underneath the Hokage Rock!"

"Hearing you say that, it seems to be true. How about we go and take a look?"

"Is there any danger?"

"Hehe, the Hokage Building is nearby. If there's real danger, the entire Konoha won't be able to escape!"

"That's right. Let's go there quickly. I heard that a new toy store opened there today..."

"Why didn't you say so earlier!"

Seeing several civilian children running past him excitedly, Danzo felt so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.

Because according to a rough estimate from here, at least half of Konoha can see the huge screen under the Hokage Rock.

Even if the villagers didn't have ninja-level eyesight like him, the colorful image was enough to make them curious enough to walk over and take a look.

This also means that his plan to use the cinema to blockade and threaten Kimura Hideki has completely failed...

Not to mention the huge color screen that is clearly visible even under the sun.

Who else would be willing to squeeze into a cramped, dark movie theater to watch a movie in black and white?

God has doomed me!

Danzo's heart bleeds when he thought about the cinema and nearby shops that he had almost spent all his money to buy.

Fortunately, the ninja's self-training prevented him from losing his composure. He just sat with his hands in his sleeves and fell into deep thought.

This made the Rat standing by admire him very much.

As expected, Lord Danzo, who is known as the Dark Lord of the Ninja World, remained so calm after seeing such a shocking scene.

However, what he didn't know was that the Lord Danzo, whom he admired, was pinching his forearm with his fingers, trying hard to calm himself down.

Soon, Danzo sorted out the pros and cons.

Yes, this film technology was many years ahead of the present and it did catch him off guard, causing him to suffer heavy losses in his investments in cinemas.

But when it comes to toy stores, he can actually make a profit without losing money.

After all, he has prepared a large number of movie-related yo-yos.

If the movie is popular, he can also take advantage of it and make some money.

And that huge movie screen is actually a double-edged sword.

Although it attracted countless customers at once, it also reduced Kimura Hideki's geographical advantage.

Since Danzo's own toy store is also within a good viewing area, there is no need to worry about customers being completely snatched away.

If all else fails, he can just open a toy store near the square, so that he can definitely benefit from the movie's promotional benefits, right?

The plan was successful

However, Danzo still had some doubts.

It's obvious that the movie hasn't been completed yet, so how dare Hideki Kimura show everyone a half-finished product?

No matter what, Danzo decided to go over and find out what was going on before making more plans...

…

At this time, the square under the Hokage Rock was naturally crowded with people and very lively.

Countless people have packed the square to the point where no one can get through.

But even so, there was a steady stream of people coming from all over the village to join in the fun.

The culprit that attracted everyone to gather here was the huge screen projected on the cliff below the Hokage Rock, which was playing the Ninja World version of "Fire Teen King".

Although many people in the square did not understand the story setting centered on yo-yo.

Although there were quite a few people who came after the screening started and didn't even understand the plot.

But for those who have only seen black-and-white movies and most have never even been to a movie theater, the huge moving color images before their eyes are enough to make them fascinated.

They were so focused on watching that they even ignored the children who were pushing carts around and selling toys, popcorn and other snacks, which made the children so angry that they burst into tears.

This kind of freeloading behavior made Hideki, who was standing at the door of the toy store nearby, feel a little amused and helpless.

"Asuma, Obito, please go and call the children back."

Hideki waved his hand and said,

"It seems that no one will be in the mood to buy anything until they finish watching the movie."

After saying this, Hideki found that he didn't get a response, so he turned his head and couldn't help but sigh.

Because the three little guys were also staring at the screen and didn't hear what I said at all...

Snap! Snap! Snap!

Hideki lightly hooked his finger, and a lazy black cat beside him suddenly jumped up, leaving a cat paw print on the top of the three people's heads.

"There's an assassin!"

The three of them suddenly woke up from their dream, looked down at the black cat who was looking up with a smug look on his face, then looked up at Teacher Hideki who was smiling beside them. They all covered their heads and looked at each other, not knowing what they had done wrong.

Hideki had no choice but to say it again, and then watched the three people reluctantly turn their eyes away from the screen and go look for the children separately.

At this time, Ebisu at the side could not help but say with regret:

"Teacher, if I had known that this movie was in color and the screen was so big, I would have designed the picture to be more beautiful."

"And the filming progress became slower, right?"

Hideki said with a hint of sarcasm.

Ebisu suddenly wilted, and said with a look of shame:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Hideki, I couldn't finish the whole movie in the end."

Then a look of worry appeared on his face again.

"What if the movie ends halfway through? I'm afraid everyone will be dissatisfied."

"Don't worry, this will never happen."

Hideki said wisely:

"Because I had no intention of showing so much content halfway through the movie today."

Ebisu, who had been feeling somewhat relieved, staggered on the spot upon hearing this.

Hello teacher, the situation you said will not happen is when the movie is halfway through?

Hideki laughed again and said, "Ebisu, don't you think it's a pity to watch such a good movie all at once?"

"So I plan to broadcast a little bit every day, and everyone will get used to it after a while."

Ebisu was speechless, straightening his crooked sunglasses and muttering:

"Will this method really work? Before everyone gets used to it, are you sure this toy store won't be demolished by everyone..."

…

Soon after, Ebisu's worries seemed to begin to come true.

At this time, the screen was playing a scene where the male teacher played by Inuzuka Jak finally found the protagonist played by Shisui.

"In order to save this school from being closed down, please join our Yo-Yo team!"

In order to heighten the tension of the plot, Hideki added the popular school closure crisis plot here.

Sure enough, the audience's emotions were instantly aroused, and they were all very curious about how the protagonist would respond.

However, at this moment, the screen they were staring at suddenly went black, and then four large characters appeared:

[To be continued]

Then the light curtain disappeared, and the bare cliff returned to its original state.

The audience was stunned.

What is this for?

Isn't the story just beginning?

Why did the video suddenly go blank? Was it broken?

The feeling of being stuck in the middle made everyone feel uncomfortable, as if being scratched by a cat.

Either you don't show it to me, or you should show it to me completely.

What the hell is it to just watch the beginning?

Fortunately, at this moment, the huge screen lit up again.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was just a technical adjustment and there was nothing to be afraid of.

Who would have thought that what was shown on the screen next was not the continuation of the previous plot, but a handsome young man with a high ponytail.

After everyone was surprised, the young man on the screen began to smile and said:

"Hello everyone, I'm glad to meet you all here."

"My name is Kimura Hideki, a teacher at the Ninja School and the owner of the newly opened Bandai toy store on your left."

"And the movie 'Fire Boy King' that you just watched was created by me and my school's students."

The simple opening remarks caused an uproar.

No one had expected that this huge movie that amazed them was actually produced by this young man and his students.

However, what everyone is most concerned about now is the sequel to the movie. When they saw the real protagonist, they immediately shouted:

"What happened next?"

"Hurry up and play the movie!"

"Play it! Play it! Play it!"

Fortunately, Hideki was doing a live broadcast in the toy store at that time, otherwise they would be yelling at the screen and it would be like talking to a cow...

Hideki pressed his hands to quiet everyone down for a while, then smiled and said:

"Everyone, rest assured, there is indeed a follow-up plot, but it will be broadcast tomorrow."

"Hey, don't rush to scold me, because I'm not deliberately trying to keep you in suspense."

"I don't know if you have ever watched an average movie and complained that the movie is too short to tell a long story."

"And it is for this reason that I created this whole new film form called serial drama."

"It will tell a variety of magnificent long stories in a time span far exceeding that of a movie."

"Because the production cycle is too long, it is impossible to shoot all the plots before broadcasting."

"So we can only adopt this format of filming and broadcasting at the same time. Please forgive me."

Yes, the movies made by Hideki are not movies in essence, but TV series.

Because the movie is too short, no matter how carefully it is crafted, it is difficult to generate enough customer stickiness.

As long as you don't buy related peripherals after watching the movie, your desire to buy later will be greatly reduced.

In comparison, a better way to increase customer stickiness is to bombard customers with shoddy long-form TV series over a long period of time.

The reason why Hideki didn't tell everyone before was because he wanted to be on guard against Danzo, and even the script only gave the first part of the content as a smokescreen...

The audience could barely accept Hideki's statement.

Even though most of them have never even seen a regular movie.

But at least they had read the serialized novel or listened to the storytelling, so they quickly understood what Hideki meant and were curious about this new movie model.

Of course, the most important thing is that they didn't spend a penny, so how can they have the nerve to be so picky?

Of course, not everyone is so reasonable.

Some unscrupulous hooligans rolled their eyes and soon came to the door of the toy store and started shouting.

It seems that they want to use their usual tricks to encourage everyone to rush to this newly opened toy store so that they can take advantage of the situation and make purchases for free.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, several Anbu ninjas wearing animal masks suddenly appeared on the roof of the toy store, staring at them in the crowd with cold eyes.

The hooligans who always bullied the weak and feared the strong suddenly calmed down as if they were poured with cold water.

They now knew that they could not afford to offend this toy store, so they quietly retreated.

However, the appearance of Anbu also made the atmosphere a little cold, and the customers who were originally preparing to enter the store to take a look stopped.

Hideki was speechless.

Because he had his own way of dealing with the situation, the appearance of the Anbu was not part of his plan.

I guess this was the good intention of the Third Hokage, but it's a pity that good intentions led to bad consequences.

Fortunately, this was not a big problem. Under Hideki's instructions, the people who had been placed in the audience group beforehand started to make a fuss again, begging Hideki to broadcast one more episode.

The audience's attention was also diverted, and they began to shout as if they wanted to join in the fun.

Eventually, all the shouts gradually unified into one uniform sentence:

"One more episode!"

"One more episode!"

And Hideki on the big screen pretended to be entangled for a while, and then said helplessly:

"Okay, but this won't happen again."

The next moment, the entire square was filled with warm cheers!

The sound spread almost throughout Konoha, and attracted many villagers to come and watch out of curiosity.

After everyone calmed down a bit, Hideki raised his lips slyly and said:

"Because it takes some time to prepare, in the meantime, please watch the advertisement we carefully crafted..."

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