Pupet Master in Konoha

The next day, he provided several feasible solutions.

For example, one could fight poison with poison and continuously release poisonous mist during battle, so the phosphorus insects would die from the poison before they could get close to the body.

Or, one could alter the ambient temperature to make the phosphorus worms inactive and cause them to die more quickly in the air.

Hideki formulated these plans as contingencies and prepared to craft the corresponding ninja tools just in case.

However, these solutions, which couldn't guarantee 100% viability, made Hideki uncomfortable, so he continued waiting for a safer solution.

suggested that if one wanted to be absolutely safe, they would have to completely isolate the body from the outside.

A set of nanometer-level protective clothing would be a good option.

Xiao Hei refuted this, saying that with the current technology and materials available to the main body, it would be difficult to create protective armor that is light enough not to affect combat and strong enough to withstand the intensity of a Jonin-level battle.

Red smiled and said, "blue, have you forgotten that in many games from your previous life, in addition to armor, characters also had a very common means of protection?"

Blue fell silent for three seconds and then said, "I understand."

Of course, Hideki understood as well.

The three looked at each other and smiled. Then, with two quick motions, the two shadow clones disappeared.

Meanwhile, little blue, who had been absorbed in organizing information, was a bit confused:

"What, it's over?"

"Yes, it's over."

Hideki waved his hand, dissipating the international gesture before the other could do so. He then got up and walked toward a bookshelf.

On it were the carefully placed books and scrolls on sealing arts that Minato had lent him.

Hideki rummaged for a while, took one of the scrolls, and unfurled it.

He read aloud:

"Introduction to the Art of Enchantment."

Speaking of the protective equipment in the games from his previous life, it should be light enough not to affect battle and strong enough to withstand the intensity of a fight.

Hideki immediately thought of bikini armor... no, several shields.

Whether it was an energy shield with a science fiction theme or a Rubik's Cube shield with a fantasy theme, both met Hideki's requirements.

In the ninja world, the closest thing to these were barrier techniques, which are a branch of sealing arts.

The Four Red Sun Formation, launched by four Kage-level ninjas, is strong enough to withstand the Ten-Tails Beast. The upper limit is definitely a lever.

Hideki didn't expect to be as powerful as that now, but if he were only dealing with small phosphorus insects, he was fairly confident.

The key issue was that releasing the enchantment technique was difficult.

Generally, whether drawing runes and seals in advance or using multiple ninjas in cooperation, such as the Four Red Sun Formation and the Four Purple Sun Formation, the barrier is deployed in a fixed location.

However, for Hideki, the puppeteer, these weren't major issues.

After all, in the original work, Chiyo used her arm to deploy a mechanical light shield. Hideki thought he could use the principle of barrier technology as well.

With that reference object in mind, the real challenge lay in creating a shield that was strong enough to cover the entire body, could hold up in battle, and was still portable.

This would be the focus of Hideki's work moving forward.

With a clear goal in mind, Hideki could hardly wait to get through the night and learn everything the scroll contained as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately, his tired brain was constantly protesting, so he had to put the scroll back on the shelf.

Everything would have to wait until tomorrow.

After a battle and another brainstorming session, Hideki's brain felt as if it had been blended in a blender.

After putting away all the thinking caps with extraordinary perseverance, Hideki stumbled toward the bed and collapsed onto it with a thud.

Less than a second later, a soft snore sounded, and Hideki had already fallen into a sweet sleep...

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Time began to pass again.

The next morning, it was said that Sandaime and Danzo had a fight in the Hokage office.

It was rumored that the noise was so loud that the guards outside had to hide for fear of hearing something they weren't supposed to.

Later, Sandaime called Hideki again, comforted him in a friendly manner, and even easily distributed the funds.

At the same time, there was an ANBU watching Hideki at all times.

Though they weren't targeting Hideki specifically, but Danzo and his men.

Still, Hideki felt a little powerless, and his resentment toward Danzo deepened.

Fortunately, these ANBU were all the lowest level, the type that Kabuto Yakushi would casually kill in the future—probably Chuunin-level.

So, if Hideki wanted to, it would be easy for him to get rid of them and go to the Valley of the End for a reward.

But to avoid arousing suspicion, Hideki decided to hold back for now and reduce the number of times he went for rewards.

Two days later, it was time for the apprentices to come to the workshop for their lessons.

With the temptation of being able to create advanced parts for the puppet beast with their own hands, all the students who were qualified finally showed up.

Even Asuma, who had never been interested in handmade things before, hummed and proudly joined the workshop family.

As it turned out, there were thirty-six people, so Hideki jokingly called them the Thirty-Six Celestial Demons.

Seeing that the number of apprentices was nearly sufficient and the workshop was almost ready, the countdown for the opening of Hideki's toy shop officially began.

But before that, there was another new thing he brought, which caused a huge stir in Konoha...

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Early one morning, a large group of students gathered in front of the Ninja Academy.

Although the door was open, no one had any intention of entering the school. Instead, they ran to the wall next to the door to look at the notice posted there:

[Announcement about the Konoha Ninja Academy Point System (trial)].

Article 1: To thoroughly implement the spirit of the Will of Fire, strengthen the construction of the academic style, create a good learning atmosphere, fully mobilize students' enthusiasm for learning, and improve the quality of teaching,

The school has decided to award points to those who perform well in classes, exams, and official activities, and has specifically formulated this reward system.

Article 2...

"So, what exactly is this point system? Can someone explain it?"

The students who arrived a bit late could only see the first few lines of the announcement and scratched their heads in confusion.

Fortunately, Ebisu, who had always been a good teacher and was known as Mr. Know-it-all, was taking the time to explain the point system to the students around him:

"Don't you know this?"

"You should know that our puppet class implemented a closed beta version last week, and now it's finally time for the open beta for the entire school."

"In short, as long as you perform well in classes, exams, or various activities, you can earn points as a reward."

"And points are a good thing. As long as you accumulate enough points, you can ask your homeroom teacher to exchange them for the rewards you want at any time."

"The reward redemption form is posted next to this notice. What, can't you see it?"

"Alright, let me tell you about some of the most representative rewards for your reference..."

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