The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 277 The mysterious third party

Mass production?

Are you thinking about fart?
Hideki complained silently in his heart, but on the surface he scratched his head and smiled bitterly:

"Hokage-sama, you are making things too difficult for me."

"The ninja tools I used in this mission were all prototypes. I spared no expense on the materials, which is why they were so effective."

"So it's fine if you want me to help you make similar ninja tools, but I guess only a few people can afford the materials."

What Hideki said was not an exaggeration.

Even with the programmed sealing technique, the size and weight of the ninja tools are still problems that cannot be avoided.

After all, only by making breakthroughs in materials can we achieve mass production of practical rune ninja tools.

Fortunately, Hideki's plan for wood escape material is also progressing steadily, and sooner or later, it will be mass-produced...

It's a pity that the Sandaime doesn't know this yet, and can only sigh regretfully:

"Is that really the case..."

Although he was a ninja doctor, he knew that such a good thing was unlikely to happen.

But Hideki is a genius who has repeatedly created miracles and is comparable to Lord Tobirama. He would feel unwilling not to ask.

But even Hideki couldn't do anything about it, so he could only give up for the time being.

Fortunately, if the mission report is not exaggerated, then even if only a small number of ninjas customize Hideki's ninja tools, it should be able to bring a significant improvement to Konoha's strength.

So the Sandaime added:

"If you need any help with R&D and manufacturing, please let me know and I will do my best to provide support."

Upon hearing this, Hideki looked grateful, but he muttered in his heart that the effectiveness of this blank check might be average.

But he just happened to have something that could use the Sandaime's help.

He just smiled and said:

"Hokage-sama, that's a great coincidence. I'm actually planning to officially start developing the second nature change. I wonder if I can get some advice from you as a ninja doctor?"

……

Not long after, Hideki, who received the guidance and promise from the Sandaime, walked out of the Hokage Building with a smile.

He originally wanted to go back to the orphanage and rest.

However, before he returned to Konoha, Minato found him again and said that he would probably have to stay on the front line for a while, so he asked him to take a letter to Kushina.

With the idea of ​​giving Minato a long-awaited visit, Hideki simply took out a camera and asked Minato to shoot a short video by himself, which he would give to Kushina when he came back.

So before he forgot about this side quest, Hideki decided to go to Kushina first to complete it.

Since the Uzumaki Tower was very close to the Hokage Building, Hideki quickly arrived at the bottom of the tower and entered by scanning his face.

He walked into the study room skillfully, but he saw an unexpected scene as soon as he entered the door.

I saw Kushina humming a little tune, spinning her body, and doing her own peculiar dance in the room. It was obvious that she was in a very good mood.

If Minato wasn't cheated on, then she probably heard the news of victory at the front and thought that Minato would be back soon, so she danced with joy.

It’s a pity that her joy soon turned into sorrow.

Because the next moment, Kushina, who was dancing, saw Hideki standing at the door.

Her movements suddenly froze, and she looked into Hideki's eyes as if she had been petrified...

"Cough cough cough..."

After a few breaths, Kushina came back to her senses, pretended to be calm and put down her hand, coughed a few times and said,

"Hideki, you're back from your mission. I was just practicing the secret bodybuilding technique passed down by the Uzumaki clan. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

"I see."

Hideki read it expressionlessly, while complaining in his heart:

I believe you are evil!
Then, with a hint of regret, he stopped the camera hidden in his belt.

Kushina Black Material +1
It’s a pity that I didn’t take more pictures of the social death…

Because it was getting late, Hideki got straight to the point and took out a mini projector and said:
"Minato will probably have to stay at the front for a while, so I took a short video and brought it back for you to watch."

However, Kushina was not as excited as he thought, and her expression was a little strange. Well, the possibility of Minato being cheated on increased again.

Especially when Hideki discovered that there were two cups on the coffee table nearby, his eyes became even sharper...

Fortunately, Kushina soon became interested again and took the projector to study how to play it.

Because it was a fool-proof operation, Hideki gave some pointers and said:

"Minato must have a lot of things to say to you, Kushina, so I won't bother you anymore."

"Eh? Hideki, aren't you going to stay and watch with us?"

Kushina said with a disappointed look on her face.

What’s going on? Does this guy want to torture a single guy like me by showing off his affection with Minato, so as to avenge the social death he just suffered?
Hideki didn't hesitate to assume the worst about Naruto's mother...

The problem is that the one who would be most socially dead in this situation would probably be Minato.

Because he had repeatedly warned Hideki not to peek at the contents of the video, and it was obvious that there were a lot of cheesy love words in it that were difficult to show to others.

In line with the professional ethics of a courier, Hideki did not peek.

But since it was Kushina who invited him personally, he was prepared to agree reluctantly.

A large bucket of popcorn was finished, and the belt camera was activated again. Hideki had already appeared on the chair and said in an urging tone:
"Kushina, it's getting late, let's get started quickly."

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a figure that was difficult to see with the naked eye suddenly appeared and snatched the projector from Kushina's hand.

Hideki took a closer look and found that the person who came was Minato Namikaze, who was supposed to be at the front line.

"Kushina, you knew that Jiraiya-sensei let me come back early from vacation."

"I just went to the bathroom, why didn't you tell Hideki?"

Minato said in a helpless tone.

Kushina chuckled, trying to get away with it.

Otherwise it would be difficult for her to explain why she had just committed social suicide and was planning to drag Minato into the water.

If everyone is socially dead, doesn’t that mean no one is socially dead?
And Hideki understood the truth of the incident in a flash.

Of the two teacups on the coffee table, one actually belongs to Minato.

The reason why Kushina was dancing secretly with joy just now was because Minato came back early.

Woof woof woof.

In the end, can't I escape the fate of being fed a mouthful of dog food?
In this case, my coming here is really unnecessary.

Hideki spread his hands and smiled, not wanting to continue being a light bulb, so he pretended to be teasing:
"I'm sorry, maybe I came at the wrong time..."

"No, you came just in time."

Minato shook his head repeatedly.

Hideki: ???

Director, whose shoulder should I lean on next?

Fortunately, Minato went on to explain:

"I just happen to have something I want to ask you, Hideki. Do you have time?"

……

A moment later, Hideki and Minato arrived at a nearby training ground.

Minato would rather sacrifice the time to reunite with Kushina after a long absence to discuss something with Hideki, so it was obviously a very important matter.

So Hideki didn't refuse and was pulled downstairs by Minato and came here.

Kushina was also very curious about what the two were going to talk about, and wanted to stick with them.

But after Hideki said something softly, she could only stay angrily.

"Kushina, have you completed the symbol work for the Shadow Clone Jutsu?"

After the two arrived at the training ground, Minato couldn't wait to say:
"Hideki, do you still remember the Tailed Beast Ball we faced?"

"I have used it as inspiration to develop a prototype of a ninjutsu. I hope you can help me perfect it, Hideki."

(End of this chapter)