The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 220 Approaching Science
Seeing that all the human traffickers had fled except for the guy who fainted on the ground, Ebisu wiped his sweat and said:

"Finally scared them all away..."

"Otherwise, even if we have this equipment, it will be difficult to defeat them all."

Obito scratched his head and said:
"But is it okay to just let them go?"

"And Jerry hasn't been found yet..."

Asma spread his hands and said:

“This is the best possible outcome.”

"Don't forget that they might take children as hostages... then it will be troublesome."

Then he looked at Ebisu and praised him:

"I'm really impressed by you this time."

"I didn't expect you to have studied this combat suit so thoroughly."

"We can also think of using the functions inside to play tricks and scare them away."

However, Ebisu did not show any joy when being praised. Instead, he looked puzzled and said:

"Wait, I just pretended to be a monster at the beginning, but I didn't do anything after that."

"I actually thought one of you came up with this..."

He and Asuma then looked at Obito and Kai, only for the two to shake their heads in confusion.

"Then...what on earth are those paranormal phenomena just now about?"

Obito crossed his arms over his chest, his teeth chattering.

In fact, he has never been able to stand this kind of supernatural things, especially the resurrection of the dead...

The sun had already set and it was pitch black everywhere. A cold wind blew by, sending a chill down the four people's spines.

Could it be that what those guys just said was actually true, and the ghost of the child really came to claim his life...

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from a dark corner not far from them:
"leave here……"

"Get out of here quickly..."

"what!"

The four of them were frightened and screamed, then jumped far away. After picking up their weapons and getting ready, they dared to look in the direction of the sound.

Then they saw two faintly glowing pupils appear in the shadows, and they became more nervous.

Then they were surprised to find that what came out from the shadows was just a little mouse in a robe...

"Jerry!"

Obito said in surprise.

But just as he was about to step forward, he was stopped by Asuma.

"Wait a minute, as far as I know, although Jerry is a ninja beast, he can't speak yet."

The other three people realized something was wrong after hearing this and stared at Jerry warily again.

Jerry spread his hands:

"It is indeed commendable to be vigilant."

"But before that, didn't you recognize whose voice it was?"

Everyone was so frightened just now that they had no time to identify it.

Now, after hearing this, everyone realized that this voice was indeed very familiar...

"It's Mr. Hideki! Are you around here?"

Akai was the first to react and looked around.

“It was still there just now.”

Hideki's somewhat helpless voice sounded again.

“It’s just that some of the children in the orphanage have been transported to other places through the underground waterway.”

"So my real body has already caught up."

"As for the situation on my side, it's a bit troublesome to explain. Just treat it as a use of the shadow clone."

In fact, what Hideki is using now is the puppet clone technique.

But this time he was not controlling a puppet, but Jerry, whom he had just secretly stolen back.

As for the puppet core that sealed the shadow clone, it was made into a backpack for Jerry to carry.

The robe it wears is also to conceal the existence of the core.

Definitely not for COS Sprint.

Hideki urged again:
"We can talk about other questions later. Let's get out of here now."

"It's best if you don't show up in front of others in your current state..."

It turns out that you, teacher, also know that there is something wrong with this outfit!
Obito complained in his heart, but couldn't help asking:
"What about the kids here?"

"And there are some children from the orphanage underground."

Hideki said, "Don't worry."

"You guys made such a big noise, the police officers investigating nearby must be arriving soon."

"They will make the appropriate arrangements."

"We understand." Asuma looked at everyone and said:
"But before that, we have to do one more thing..."

……

A moment later, several police officers discovered the situation here, quickly reported it and requested reinforcements.

Not long after that, Fugaku, who arrived with his team at full speed, looked at the messy house and was a little confused.

Fortunately, one of his subordinates then handed him a note found here.

After reading it, Fugaku raised his eyebrows slightly, and then began to give instructions:

"The children of the orphanage are in the basement. Some people come and take them back to the orphanage."

"There are other children who will also be handled according to the rescue process from last time."

"Especially the children in the woodshed, give priority to the medical ninja to treat them."

"And there should be a lot of skeletons in this pond..."

"After we salvage it, we'll find a place to bury it properly..."

……

Not long ago, in the town's sewer.

"Teacher Hideki..."

"Although we need to find a private place to talk, you don't have to bring us to this sewer, right?"

Asuma looked around with disgust.

Although this sewer was newly built a few years ago, it was also found in a clean place.

But the stench that kept drilling into their noses still made them feel choked.

It wasn't until Hideki reminded them to use the respirator that they gradually recovered.

To be honest, Hideki came here just to match their outfits...

So he couldn't explain it, so he just changed the subject and updated them on the current situation.

Everyone then realized that the teacher had known the children's location for a long time, but had remained silent in order to find out who was behind it.

"I thought we had accomplished something great..."

Asuma said with a slightly frustrated look,

"This has disrupted your plan, teacher."

Hideki controlled Jerry and spread his hands:
"That's true, but a blessing in disguise."

"After all, planning a strategy to defend against the enemy in advance does not guarantee victory."

“Being able to adapt to changing circumstances is the real way to win.”

"In fact, I was also worried about how to lure out the enemy leader."

"What can make people's hearts waver and reveal their flaws are nothing more than desire and fear."

"Just like I wanted to use Jerry to arouse the other party's greed before."

"And you, by accident, also realized another way..."

"Fear... Teacher, are you saying that you were the one who caused all those supernatural phenomena just now?"

Ebisu suddenly realized.

Hideki said: "Yes, I played the crying sound with a mini recorder, and I also controlled the corpse with the human body saigong."

"As for the sudden twitching of the opponent's body, it is because I activated the hidden electric shock mode of your weapon..."

"Of course, it was thanks to your performance at the beginning that they believed it so easily."

"To be honest, I designed this suit of yours to intimidate the enemy."

“I didn’t expect to get such an unexpected reward.”

Obito was puzzled:
"Teacher, we just scared them away. Is it really as powerful as you said?"

Hideki smiled and said:
"I saw you were quite frightened just now, why don't you take it seriously now?"

“You know, the unknown is the most terrifying thing.”

“Even if the police destroy more human traffickers’ dens, it can only keep them quiet for a while.”

"Because they know that the police department will not always pay attention to them, there will always be people willing to take risks for huge profits."

“But once the legend of revenge by evil spirits takes root in people’s minds, it will be like hanging a sword of Damocles over their heads.”

"Because the revenge of the vengeful spirits is not based on timing or reason..."

"Even if they don't get punished, they will be suspicious all day long."

"Whenever there is any disturbance, they will subconsciously attribute it to the evil spirits."

"If people's morale is low, it will be hard to lead the team."

"As long as they realize that being a human trafficker is not worth the risk, this loose organization will collapse and cease to exist."

"Even if the leader still doesn't show up, it won't matter."

"And this is exactly why I asked you to come here."

"Would you all be willing to leave your homes for a while and transform into vengeful spirits that walk around Konoha, symbolizing the resentment of kidnapped children?"

(End of this chapter)