The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 249: Entering Science
Fugaku, who was eating at another table, first had a frozen expression and then his face turned red in an instant.

Apparently, the effect felt by the shadow clone was so strong that even the original body was greatly impacted.

After taking the tea that Hideki handed over at the right time and drinking it all, Fugaku said speechlessly:

"Hideki, why did you add the Longyan pepper to your fried tomato and eggs?"

Hideki said innocently:

"Fugaku, you are wronging me."

"This time we are testing the properties of the plants themselves. How could I put chili peppers in the dish to make it dominate the dish?"

"So what's with that spicy taste I'm tasting?"

Fugaku looked suspicious and said,

"Obviously, what my shadow clone sent back was a terrible spicy smell."

The people around were also a little confused and didn't know which of the two was right.

Fortunately, Hideki spread his hands and smiled bitterly:
"I really didn't lie, but I have probably guessed the principle."

"Although tomatoes and peppers may look very different, they share a common ancestor tens of millions of years ago and both have genes that can produce capsaicin."

"It's just that the two later took different evolutionary paths due to different environments."

"While peppers continue to retain their spicy pungent flavor, the 'spicy gene' in tomatoes gradually went dormant, evolving into the sweet, sour and juicy flavors we have today."

"But the tomato still has all the genes to produce capsaicinoids, they're just not activated."

"And this tomato is a special plant, and it's possible that the spicy gene was activated by chance..."

There are spicy tomatoes in the world?
Do tomatoes and peppers have the same ancestor?
Everyone around became skeptical after hearing what Hideki said with such detail.

The shadow clones of the police officers couldn't help but stretch their chopsticks towards the plate of fried eggs with tomatoes, wanting to verify it for themselves.

Of course, under the stern gaze of the main body, they could only take a small bite...

As a result, the next moment, their eyes all lit up:
“It’s actually really spicy!”

“It’s amazing!”

"——This isn't too spicy, it's sour and spicy, and quite delicious!"

"Captain Fugaku's shadow clone just disappeared because of the spiciness. I thought it was going to be even spicier..."

The gradually tilted floor made everyone look at Fugaku strangely, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

In order to verify the truth, Fugaku picked up a small piece of tomato and tasted it with the tip of his tongue.

Eh, it’s not too spicy after all…

Even the spicy taste and the original sweet and sour taste of tomatoes produce a wonderful chemical reaction, forming a unique sweet and spicy taste, which is actually quite delicious.

Fugaku also reacted at this time, probably because the Dragon Flame Chili had caused too much psychological trauma on him.

So when his shadow clone tasted the spiciness in the food made by Hideki, he unconsciously magnified the spiciness infinitely.

In Hideki's words, it was PTSD.

However, in order to maintain the little dignity he had left as the captain, Fugaku still muttered:
"It's not that I'm afraid of spicy food, it's just that this spicy tomato is not to my taste."

"I see."

Everyone nodded and started to eat their rice.

Because otherwise, they are afraid that they will laugh out loud...

Hideki was overjoyed and said:
"Don't underestimate this tomato."

"In addition to providing villagers with a new taste, tomatoes also produce much more than peppers."

"This means we might be able to grow this tomato to increase capsaicin production."

"After that, as long as it is selected or purified, the Dragon Flame Pepper series of ninja tools can really start mass production."

Everyone understood something after hearing this.

Although the children found these special plants according to Hideki's instructions.

But in fact, no one feels that they are that special.

It wasn't until the spicy tomatoes came along that they really realized their specialness and value.

And Hideki, who was able to discover them from countless plants, suddenly became even more mysterious.

As for Obito, his worry had turned into joy at this time. He was so happy that his nose was bubbling with joy. He felt that the final reward was already in his pocket.

Asuma was a little unconvinced when he saw this, and he quickly stood up and walked to Hideki and asked:
"Teacher, didn't I also find a piece of ginger with a strange shape?" "Does it have any special effects?"

Hideki heard this with a strange expression and said:

"Yes, there are..."

"Its only characteristic is... its appearance and texture are very similar to various meats..."

"I feel like if this thing becomes popular, Asuma, you might be cursed every day."

Asuma's little brain turned several circles before he understood what Teacher Hideki meant, and his little face immediately wrinkled.

It's just like accidentally biting into ginger disguised as meat...

……

Two more days passed, and a small incident occurred during this practice.

It turned out that despite Fugaku's instructions, some of the police officers invited to help still leaked some details of this collection and training.

As a result, the various strange plants hidden in the Konoha Forest suddenly became the villagers' daily topic of conversation.

Some people were even blinded by greed and went to the dangerous Konoha Forest to hunt for treasure, but they ended up getting into trouble...

Although Fugaku immediately expelled those bad apples from the team, he still felt very sorry for Hideki.

Hideki didn't react much, after all, this was all part of his plan, just a little bit earlier.

Unlike ordinary villagers, the ninjas are more concerned about the information revealed in the fragmentary words in the rumors.

They were shocked by the magical Tom Radar, the perspective function of the training suits, and the dramatic improvement in the children's strength.

Especially the information that the children have mastered at least C-level teleportation technique still makes them hard to believe.

You know, many people used to laugh at the ridiculousness of Kame-sensei-ryu's training uniforms and the weirdness of their training methods.

How come everything suddenly turned around?
In comparison, the Hexianliu, which is still practicing "Tai Chi" step by step, feels a bit boring.

If this wasn't an experimental training camp, I'm sure many students of the Hexian School would have been tempted to change schools...

Of course, the Hyuga clan was a little uneasy about this.

"Hiashi, what do you think?"

In the courtyard of the Hyuga clan's patriarch's mansion, Hiashi had just finished sparring with Hizashi, and after wiping his sweat with a towel, he said,

"I didn't expect Kimura Hideki to be so generous as to equip the children with such amazing training clothes."

"Especially that perspective function, it's obviously aimed at our Hyuga clan's Byakugan."

Hiashi sighed and said:
"That function should be based on the principle of the perception array. It was probably originally intended to sense the internal conditions of children and assist in their breathing practice."

"So if we had cooperated with Kimura Hideki, maybe he wouldn't have made such training clothes..."

Rizu frowned and said:
"What's the point of you saying this now?"

“The question is how to respond.”

"I believe that the final effect of our Crane-Sen-Ryu's teaching method will not be inferior to that of Turtle-Sen-Ryu."

"Even in the next competition, I don't think we will lose."

"But the quick results of Kame-sen-ryu will probably attract the interest of many children."

"I don't know how long it will take to complete the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu like this..."

Hizashi could only sigh inwardly.

Because he knew that Rizu actually had an idea, but he didn't want to say it out loud because it seemed a bit mean.

Of course, this job can only be entrusted to him...

"There is no way..."

Hiashi said expressionlessly,
"Kimura Hideki actually has a big weakness."

"It's just that he's not even a jonin yet..."

"That Might Dai is said to be the head of Kame-sen-ryu, but he's just a genin, not worth mentioning."

"The one who truly represents Kame-sen-ryu is Kimura Hideki himself."

"So if he fails to advance in the next Jonin exam, the Kame-sen-ryu will be doomed to be inferior to us for a long time..."

"And to achieve this, it is really easy for us, the Hyuga clan..."

(End of this chapter)