Pupet Master in Konoha

"That's why I hope you can stay and work here so I can ask you for advice often."

"——Inspiration for Taijutsu! Hideki, why didn't you tell me sooner?"

After hearing this, Matt Dai immediately forgot about the work and seemed more anxious than Hideki. He said:

"Inspiration is something that's hard to come by and easy to fade away!"

"If you want me to help you practice, just say it directly. Why beat around the bush?"

"Quick, before your inspiration fades, let's find a place to start practicing!"

With that, he had already grabbed Hideki and ran toward the nearby forest, not noticing the victorious smile on Hideki's face...

Halfway there, Matt Dai remembered that he should first ask the captain for permission.

After getting permission, he took Hideki to a secluded spot in the forest to prepare for training.

According to him, he wanted to witness Hideki's so-called Taijutsu inspiration firsthand and then see how he could help Hideki improve.

"Hideki, I remember you're already a special jounin, right?"

"Then I have to do my best. Otherwise, I'm afraid it won't be effective as a test..."

As soon as they found a suitable open space, Matt Dai suddenly said something that almost gave Hideki a heart attack.

"It looks like the time has finally come to burn my youth!"

"Do your best? Are you trying to kill me?"

Seeing Matt Dai begin to remove his weights, Hideki's face turned slightly blue.

You should know that this guy still doesn't understand his own strength. Hideki was afraid he might open the Eight Gates in anger and accidentally kill himself...

To avoid a tragedy, Hideki quickly said, "Senior Dai, although I'm a special jounin, my strength lies in the puppet technique."

"As far as Taijutsu goes, I'm barely at the Chuunin level, so you don't need to take it so seriously!"

"I see..."

Matt Dai scratched his head and said:

"I originally planned to use the Eight Gates technique I've been practicing for many years. I feel that if I open the Sixth Gate, I should be able to compete with you, Hideki."

"Now it seems that opening just the Fourth Gate should be enough..."

Is this really human language? If you keep doing this, I'm calling the police!

Suddenly, a cold sweat dripped down Hideki's forehead, and he wanted to turn around and run immediately.

"Senior Dai, I think for the test results to be more accurate, you should gradually increase your strength based on the actual situation in battle."

Hideki persuaded him with a stunned expression.

Matt Dai thought for a moment and felt it made sense.

Anyway, it's just a test; there's really no need to use the Eight Gates technique immediately.

With this thought in mind, the wild beast aura that had been feeding on others finally subsided, and his aura returned to its original husky nature.

"Then I'm going all out, Hideki!"

After a few simple warm-up exercises, Matt Dai suddenly leaped from the ground and charged toward Hideki, punching at him.

So fast!

Although he hadn't opened the Eight Gates, Matt Dai's years of inhuman training had still given him considerable strength under normal conditions.

Fortunately, Hideki didn't give in too easily and had already activated the Spider Sense technique.

A large amount of chakra enveloped the area around Matt Dai and even around his body.

Based on the muscle contractions in his body, Hideki could easily determine what kind of offensive he would launch.

As long as Matt Dai's speed wasn't too fast for Hideki to react, Hideki could easily dodge all his attacks.

But after all, this wasn't a real battle. Hideki still had to show Matt Dai his so-called Taijutsu inspiration.

Let's test what kind of physical inspiration is the best...

Hideki made a quick decision and suddenly raised his left hand, followed by a black shadow being expelled from his wide sleeve.

At the same time, the sounds of mechanical shifts echoed one after another.

In the blink of an eye, the black shadow transformed into a violet iron umbrella right in front of Matt Dai's punch.

Crash!

A loud collision sounded, but the iron umbrella remained unmoved despite such a powerful blow.

What the hell is this?

Matt Dai, clearly inexperienced in combat, was momentarily confused after his attack was blocked by the suddenly appeared iron umbrella.

"Watch out, Senior Dai!"

It wasn't until Hideki reminded him that Matt Dai noticed there were small holes around the sharp top of the iron umbrella, and he heard a whistling sound coming from the wind inside.

At the same time, a strange smell entered his nose...

Matt Dai had no time to think further and quickly kicked the umbrella, using the recoil to leap backward and quickly escape the area.

Then, the next moment, with a burst, a group of fierce flames erupted from the small holes of the iron umbrella, and the forest was filled with fire.

Matt Dai, who had fallen to the ground, couldn't help but swallow hard as he saw this.

If I don't escape, I'm afraid my youth is finally over this time...

Isn't it?

Even people can burn, let alone my youth?

But Matt Dai didn't want to blame Hideki for being too harsh.

Because he knew that Hideki was waiting for him to dodge before detonating the fireball.

I can only blame myself for being so inexperienced that I froze in place.

After reflecting on his mistake, Matt Dai couldn't help but focus his attention on Hideki.

He had heard before that Hideki had become a special jounin, but he hadn't fully understood what that meant.

It wasn't until the encounter that almost cost him his life that he truly realized Hideki was no longer the student from the ninja academy, but a ninja who had been through hundreds of battles.

Even if you use a physical technique you're less skilled at, you still have to deal with it with everything you've got.

--Huh?

Matt Dai finally realized something was wrong.

"Wait a minute, Hideki, was that Taijutsu just now?"

Matt Dai couldn't help but shout from the bottom of his heart!

Hey, hey, isn't physical training just about punching and kicking?

Even if Hideki had pulled out ninja tools like kunai to fight, he wouldn't have minded.

But what the hell is spitting fire?

Matt Dai began to wonder if Hideki had accidentally used his usual fighting method.

Unexpectedly, Hideki said with a puzzled expression:

"Isn't that considered a physical skill?"

"Fighting with a hidden sword should be considered within the range of physical techniques."

"Hideki, was that your hidden sword?"

Matt Dai was so shocked that his jaw nearly hit the ground.

An iron umbrella that big, and you're telling me it's a hidden sword?

But just to answer his question, Hideki closed the iron umbrella and retracted it into his sleeve, leaving only the sharp blade at the top exposed.

Hey, now it looks like a hidden sword.

Seeing that Matt Dai was still a little confused, Hideki could only smile and explain:

"Actually, it was just a hidden sword at first. It was the self-defense ninja tool I chose after becoming a puppeteer."

"Since you need both hands to control the puppet, I chose this ninja tool that doesn't require holding it for defense."

"It's just that later on, I used my puppeteer knowledge to gradually add many mechanisms to it, and it eventually became what it is now."

"Since it can transform into various mechanical ninja tools, I call it the Hidden Sword of the Thousand Plans."

After saying that, Hideki rolled up his sleeve and revealed the true form of the Hidden Sword of the Thousand Plans.

Unlike the ordinary Hidden Blade that's hidden in a small arm guard, Hideki's entire left arm was covered with exquisite mechanisms, God knows how many mechanisms he had embedded in it.

The reason Hideki's sleeves are so wide is actually to conceal the true identity of this mechanical arm guard.

After rolling down his sleeves, Hideki smiled and said:

"Senior Dai, now I've finally explained it clearly."

"So now, I'm wondering, does the fluid machine technique I used with this ninja tool still count as a physical technique?"

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