Pupet Master in Konoha

After finishing their meal, Kushina quickly grabbed Pocket Puppetmon again.

Minato, who was washing the dishes, seemed to act as if nothing had happened, but in reality, his movements were gradually becoming faster.

Kushina seemed to be aware of this and smiled sweetly at Minato.

Then she dismantled the Pocket Puppet Beast...

Minato's expression froze as he saw this and was left confused, not sure whether to laugh or cry.

It seemed that Kushina wouldn't stop fighting with herself before enjoying the glow of victory.

Having abandoned this thought, Minato also moved ahead after washing the dishes and studied with Kushina.

They thought it would be quite difficult to dismantle such an exquisitely designed puppet beast.

Unexpectedly, reality was the opposite. With the help of the instructions, the two quickly disassembled it into parts.

It was as though Hideki had specifically designed this structure to be easily disassembled.

But the two were still puzzled.

Since this puppet beast didn't break easily, it seemed there was no need to dismantle it repeatedly...

However, they didn't think much about it, because Kushina had already dismantled the key parts of the puppet and found the core, where the essential rune circuits were drawn.

The core was a black wooden cube slightly larger than a die, which looked normal at first glance.

But when Kushina picked up the cube and carefully looked at it, her eyebrows gradually furrowed.

Minato knew this was Kushina's subconscious action when she found a problem.

—Like when thinking about what to have for dinner...

"What's wrong, Kushina?"

Seeing that Kushina hadn't answered for a while, Minato finally took the initiative to ask about the situation.

Kushina seemed to snap out of a daze, and then her expression became a bit strange.

"Minato, you'll know just by looking at it."

With that, she handed the cube to Minato.

Minato didn't dare be careless, as Kushina could behave this way, so he took the cube and carefully observed it.

But he didn't expect that the first thing he saw up close would hit him like a critical blow!

Because Minato suddenly realized that this piece of wood wasn't originally black but had countless small runes drawn on it, making it look like a black square from a distance...

"These... these runes are so tiny, and there are so many of them, right?"

Minato couldn't help but exclaim.

You must know that in order for sealing runes to work properly, they need to be drawn all at once with no room for mistakes.

Therefore, sealers usually use various algorithms and techniques to reduce the number of runes as much as possible, making it easier to draw and minimizing the possibility of errors.

But the dense rune circuits in front of him completely contradicted these previous theories!

Minato couldn't help but remember that Hideki once mentioned he was a novice in sealing arts.

He thought Hideki was being humble, but he didn't expect that it was actually the truth.

Wasn't that so?

Not to mention that outside the door, Hideki had embarked on an entirely different path from previous seal masters!

After mentally complaining about Hideki, Minato came up with a guess:

"Could this be the puppeteer's unique way of drawing runes?"

Unfortunately, Kushina quickly rejected that idea.

"Grandma Mito has shown me several types of puppets before, but none of them were like this…"

"And to reach this level, you need extremely precise chakra control, which is not something ordinary puppeteers can achieve..."

"Hideki isn't an ordinary puppeteer. He mastered the art of puppets through self-study and is the only puppeteer in Konoha."

Minato smiled but then became a bit puzzled.

"But with such great achievements, why does Hideki still say that his sealing skills are lacking?"

Kushina seemed a bit unable to hold back after hearing this. She covered her mouth and asked Minato to first look at the specific contents of the cube.

Although Minato was a bit confused, he did as she asked.

He began to open his eyes and identify the micro runes one by one, which were smaller than ants, and his expression gradually became as strange as Kushina's…

"Ah, this…"

Minato didn't know how to describe his feelings.

It was like looking at a written piece that seemed to be from a famous calligrapher, but upon closer inspection, you realized it was written by a primary school student…

Because all the squares were filled with the most basic and simple sealing spells, and there were many mechanical, redundant, and repetitive areas, Minato could think of a better way to express it with just a glance.

Such an inefficient rune circuit formed a huge contrast with the miraculous technology of drawing.

That's why Minato and Kushina, who specialized in education, had such a strong sense of rebellion, which made their expressions so strange.

After a little discussion, the two had roughly guessed the origin of the puppet core and both felt a bit excited about it.

"It seems that Hideki really lacks knowledge of sealing techniques."

Minato couldn't help but sigh:

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have designed such a long and complicated circuit."

"But it happens that he still has excellent chakra control, so he was able to draw such a long magical circuit on the puppet's core recklessly…"

"I just didn't expect such a magical Pocket Puppet Beast to actually rely on such a simple and crude magical circuit to operate…"

Kushina, on the other hand, was very interested:

"Now I understand why Chief Hideki hired me as a sealing consultant."

"Because his level of sealing skills is entirely achieved through his invincible drawing skills."

"I'm afraid it would be difficult for us to draw all the circuits he designed at once, let alone a child."

"So my mission is to simplify his explosively long magical circuit to a level that is easy for children to master!"

"Maybe I can make improvements…"

"We can test it by using the puppet's performance to see if Hideki's drawing skills are better or if my rune writing skills are better…"

Kushina was so excited about this task, one she had never attempted before. She quickly ran to get a pen and scroll and started writing and drawing on the scroll based on the black squares.

Minato originally wanted to ask Kushina about her final decision.

But seeing this situation, he felt there was no need to ask more questions...

Kushina, who had been incited to be competitive, couldn't back down from this task.

But then Minato suddenly thought of a question.

He had simply forgotten to tell Kushina that Hideki had obtained the basic information about sealing techniques.

With Hideki's ingenuity, it was expected that his shortcomings in writing formulas would gradually be compensated.

Minato couldn't even imagine how much Hideki's drawing skills would improve the sealing technique after systematic study.

Did Kushina really have a chance to win?

But seeing Kushina's eager and energetic look, Minato decided not to boast.

After all, no matter how smart Hideki was, it would take at least a year or two to fully understand the information under such conditions...

…

At the barbecue restaurant, Hideki, who had already finished his meal, was thinking about the sealing technique study plan in his mind:

"It seems that we have to master all the information Minato gave us before the semester ends…"

Because even if Kushina joins, she will only be able to help him complete the rune design for the workshop.

The design of the runes for combat puppets and ninja tools, and the exploration of chakra principles, ultimately had to be solved by Hideki himself, so he couldn't relax.

At that moment, the students around him were also eating to their heart's content.

Hideki looked at the empty plates on the table, feeling a little heartache.

He finally understood what it meant for an adult man to live in poverty...

"Teacher, I've finished eating. Can you start giving me special training?"

Obito asked eagerly.

But before Hideki could speak, Ebisu's sunglasses began to shine. He took out a pen and notes and asked:

"Special training? What special training? Why is the teacher only helping Obito with special training?"

"Yes!"

Kurenai Yuhi, who was sitting next to Hideki, shook his arm and said:

"Teacher, you're being biased. Why only help with special training for the local kid?"

Hideki casually explained:

"Don't worry, everyone. The special training given to Obito is his reward for setting up a stall to collect intelligence, so everyone gets a share."

"Of course, you can also choose to ask for other rewards."

Hideki gave everyone a brief introduction to some of the point plans and then said:

"Although it hasn't been officially implemented yet, I've turned your contributions into points and recorded them."

"Now you can save your points and exchange them for whatever you want later."

"By the way, the one with the most points right now is Rin."

Hideki gave Rin an approving smile and then explained:

"Because although her rotation is average, she collects the most detailed information, which is the most useful for our study and work program. Everyone should learn from her."

"Yeah—"

Everyone agreed in a long tone, and Rin's face turned red, as if she were happy that the teacher noticed her efforts.

Seeing that everyone began to think about where to spend their points, Hideki smiled faintly and went to the counter to pay the bill.

After silently paying homage to the wallet that died heroically, Hideki returned to the private room and asked with a smile:

"Has everyone decided where to spend their points?"

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