The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 198 Cat and Mouse
"Tom and Jerry? Is it a little movie like the Blazing Teen King?"

Atla said with glowing eyes.

Although she rarely went to the open-air cinema to watch movies.

But Hideki's brother built a small movie theater in the orphanage, so she is very familiar with movies.

Hideki wanted to complain that the word "small movie" was not used in this way, but he held back and smiled slightly:

"That's about it, and Jerry is the protagonist."

"The protagonist! Jerry is so awesome!"

Atla's eyes were full of stars.

But she soon thought of another question:
"Tom and Jerry, Jerry is the mouse, so where is the cat?"

"Of course...here!"

Hideki said as he lifted his sleeves slightly.

Then a small figure jumped out and jumped directly into Atla's arms.

"Wow, so cute!"

Atla picked up the blue and white kitten in his arms and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

The kitten was not shy at all. Instead, it showed a human-like and ingratiating smile and blinked its eyes, which made Atla laugh out loud.

Even Nono couldn't help but come closer to take a look, his eyes sparkling with his instinctive love for cute things.

Seeing this, Hideki became more confident in his new work and said:
"Well, it's not too late to look at it later."

"Now let Tom go and catch Jerry back."

"I'm afraid Jerry will run away somewhere else and I'll have to work hard to lock him down again."

Upon hearing this, the kitten also started dancing and looked eager to try.

"So your name is Tom."

Atla smiled, but then became a little worried.

"Brother Xiushu, after Tom catches Jerry, will he eat him directly?"

"Of course not, they are good friends."

Hideki, who has watched hundreds of episodes of Tom and Jerry, can guarantee it.

Of course, there is another reason why he is so confident.

This Tom is not actually a real cat, but a puppet beast he created for the movie.

Whether it eats Jerry or not is just a matter of Hideki moving his fingers, right?

Cat and mouse are friends...

Nono, who was standing by, gave an awkward but polite smile when he heard this.

Because she didn't know if this was a test, she could only pray for the rat in her heart, hoping that it and the cat were really good friends...

Atla was quite convinced by Hideki, so he put Tom down obediently and urged:
"Come on, Tom. Don't let Jerry get away."

Then they were surprised to see Tom stand up and pat his chest to reassure Atla.

Then he took out a bundle of ropes from somewhere and began to walk towards the orphanage with a heroic look.

Atla felt so impressed that he couldn't help but applaud.

Nono looked surprised, but was muttering in his heart:

"This is obviously not an ordinary cat, but the information doesn't mention that Kimura Hideki owns a ninja cat. Could it be..."

After a while...

Tom Cat came back dejectedly with empty hands, apparently he didn't catch Jerry.

Atla couldn't bear to see Tom's humane frustrated expression, so he quickly stepped forward to touch his head and comfort him.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Tom showed a smug smile and suddenly opened his mouth wide.

The next moment, a little brown mouse quickly jumped out and landed on Atla's palm, with a lingering fear on its face...

"Jerry!"

Artela looked surprised, but soon puffed up her cheeks and flicked Jerry's head.
"Bad Jerry, running around again, I was worried sick."

No no no...

I see you were still in the mood to be a tour guide just now.

Nono complained in his heart while focusing his attention on the little brown mouse...

So cute~
This was her first reaction, but when she thought that this little mouse might have been transformed from a rat, she couldn't help but shudder in her heart.

I didn't expect you to be such a rat.

But we still have to find a way to confirm whether it is true or not...

At this time, Hideki also clapped his hands and said:
"Well, it's time to go to work."

"Atra, do you still want to visit?"

As he spoke, he naturally looked at Nono and said:
"Ms. Nono, right? If you are interested, you can go and take a look together."

"Atra wants to see it!"

Atla raised his hands.

Nono nodded after pondering:

"Excuse me for bothering you for a moment." Although it might be a test, it would seem suspicious if I didn't agree.

But just as they were about to leave, an accident suddenly occurred.

It turned out that Jerry, the leading actor, almost popped his eyes out when he heard about having to work.

It didn't want to go to work at all, so it took advantage of Atla's inattention, jumped from her hands to the ground, hid in the grass not far away, and ran away.

"Ah, Jerry where are you going again?"

Atla exclaimed.

Hideki was very calm and said, "Tom."

But Tom seemed to be calmer than him. He took out a book called "Friends of Military and Civilian Dual-Use Talents" from somewhere and began to read it leisurely while lying on the ground.

After reading two pages carefully, folding up a corner and closing the book, it slowly stood up and chased after it with a whoosh, its legs as fast as two wheels.

At this time, Jerry had come under a big tree.

There is a small tree hole not far away, which may lead to other exits.

Jerry was overjoyed when he saw this. His calves also turned like wheels and he quickly rushed towards the hole.

But when it successfully entered the tree hole and ran happily towards freedom, it found that it began to run more and more strenuously.

Looking back, Jerry found that his tail was stretched out long, and the end was pressed by a snow-white claw at the hole...

Snapped!
Because it was surprised, it didn't use much strength, and its tail suddenly contracted like a rubber band, making it return the way it came, and soon rolled out of the cave.

At some point, a pile of bowling pins had been neatly arranged outside the tree hole.

Jerry charged straight at them, knocking them all down, and making himself dizzy...

"Card!"

As Hideki approached, he stroked his chin and said,
"This paragraph is pretty good, it should be useful."

Then Tom picked up Jerry and handed him to Atla who had also come over, with a look of congratulation.

"Tom you are awesome!"

Artela exclaimed before taking Jerry over.

And Nono seemed to be thinking about something.

Because apart from Tom, the speed, intelligence, and even the elasticity of Jerry's tail just demonstrated surpassed the level of ordinary mice.

This made her have to make another guess:
Could it be that the rat transformed into a ninja rat on purpose in order to make it easier to break the trap?
……

This time Atla didn't dare to be careless and held Jerry tightly.

Jerry seemed to know that he had no chance of escaping and looked hopeless.

So the two of them, the cat and the mouse, successfully came to a house that Hideki had recently built.

According to Nono's professional judgment, this house should have been built to imitate the residences of businessmen who have become increasingly wealthy recently.

The characteristic is that the house is not too big and has an ordinary appearance, but the interior decoration and furnishings are quite exquisite, and also mix popular styles from all over the world.

If there is anything special about it, it is that there are too many decorations such as vases and plates, which gives it a nouveau riche feel.

But when Nono took a closer look, he realized that these decorations were just for show and not worth anything at all...

Then, not long after, she knew the purpose of Kimura Hideki's arrangement...

Filming began soon, but it was completely different from what Nono had imagined.

Not only were there no cameras or other equipment, but there were no other staff members to be seen.

There was only a machine similar to a phonograph playing music in the style of the Land of Thunder.

Tom and Jerry began a fierce chase in the room accompanied by music.

They chased each other, turning all the furniture in the room into tools for their fight.

Ding-ling-dang, crackle-bang!
The things most vulnerable were of course the vases, bowls, plates and cups, which were soon broken into pieces all over the floor.

No wonder they only prepared some sample goods, because even the richest man in the ninja world couldn't stand their waste...

However, what surprised Nono the most was the skillful cooperation between Tom and Jerry.

Because their chasing and fighting seemed to require no rehearsal, all done in one go, and they made good use of various furniture arrangements, there were many creative ideas that made her applaud.

In addition, their movements are perfectly in time with the music, and their exaggerated and vivid expressions give the originally violent scenes a perfect stage play texture that does not make people feel uncomfortable because it is too real.

At this time, Atla was already fascinated by the show. He covered his mouth and laughed from time to time, and couldn't help laughing at Tom and Jerry's antics.

But the observant Nono still saw a kind of helpless sadness in Jerry's eyes.

It was as if its various skilled movements and even the exaggerated expression on its face were not of its own will, but were controlled by others...

Just like a puppet in a puppet show!
Nono was almost certain of his guess.

Puppetry.

It is estimated that both Tom and Jerry are actually acting under the control of Hideki Kimura.

Otherwise it would be impossible to explain why Jerry, who was just trying to escape, is now willing to film and cooperate so well with Tom.

If this is true, then Tom is most likely just a puppet beast.

As for Jerry... he should be a living creature.

But if it was really a rat, Nono had to make a terrible guess:

"Although it's a filming, isn't this definitely a new form of torture?"

(End of this chapter)