The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 279 Going Home
"Hideki, you're back. Dinner is almost ready, go take a bath in the bathhouse first."

"Hideki, do you want to work up a sweat with our security team?"

"Brother Xiushu, play games with us later."

Unlike the warm welcome he had imagined, Aunt Kelly, Senior Dai, and the kids in the orphanage just greeted him naturally when they saw him.

Obviously, they had no idea what kind of twists and turns Hideki had experienced during this assessment mission.

Only Nono seemed to be hesitant to talk, probably because he had learned some information through the Root.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, Hideki was just leaving for a few days to carry out a simple mission, and it was not worth making a fuss about.

Even if he was promoted to a jonin, they probably took it for granted as they had already regarded Hideki as omnipotent.

This made Hideki feel a little amused and confused, and he felt that everyone seemed to underestimate the value of the jonin.

After all, the so-called elite jonin is just a commonly accepted name for powerful jonin in order to facilitate the definition of strength.

And the Hokage that everyone says they want to be is essentially the exclusive property of a bunch of people with connections, and other people have no right to get involved at all.

So in theory, Jonin is the ceiling for most ninjas.

Once one becomes a Jonin, it means that the ninja has been recognized by the ninja village.

From cannon fodder that could be discarded at any time, to precious high-level combat force.

Needless to say, welfare improvements such as five social insurances and one housing fund, task rewards, ninjutsu learning privileges, etc.

Even in the election of Kage, the Jonin has the power to nominate and vote.

This means that whichever faction in Konoha has enough jonin can even decide who will become Hokage.

You have to know that even for Hideki back then, before he learned the technique of brainstorming, becoming a jonin was an unattainable goal for him.

He never thought that even if he was promoted now, it would be taken for granted by everyone.

However, this made Hideki a little disappointed. After all, he had been planning to feel a little proud, but he didn't expect everyone to be so disrespectful.

Just then, a noisy sound came from the gate of the orphanage.

Hideki turned his head and found that it was the training students who went to collect materials and returned.

I saw that they were all carrying large and small bags, and it seemed that they had a good harvest. It seemed that they had become accustomed to this collecting training.

By the way, if it were these children, they would be more aware of the value of being a Jonin.

Hideki's mind moved, and he immediately moved to meet him.

"Teacher Hideki, you're finally back!"

As soon as the little ninjas saw Hideki, their eyes lit up and they ran up to him and chattered non-stop.

Hideki smiled and said:

"Hello everyone. There was a small problem during the Jonin exam this time, so I came back late, but luckily it was safe in the end."

Although he had hinted in an almost explicit way at the fact that he had been promoted.

It was a pity that the little ninjas either didn't understand his hidden meaning or were not interested in it, and they all took out the plants they had collected these days for him to identify.

Hey, hey, hey, why do you guys become the ones showing off?
Hideki was at a loss for words again.

But that's true, the results of this collection are related to the ownership of a set of training uniforms as a reward, which is much more important than whether the teacher is a jonin.

The ginger Asma collected before was useless, but this time he seemed full of confidence and ready to avenge his previous defeat.

"Teacher Hideki, look, this is my most precious collection!"

“I’m going to name it the Threaded Cucumber!”

hiss……

Hideki was not very excited at first, but he glanced at the cucumber casually and his eyes widened instantly. Because this cucumber was just as its name suggested, with obvious threads on it, which seemed to have some magical effect...

So, Asuma, why are you always able to collect these plants with unique uses?

Shouldn't this kind of plot belong to the idiot Obito, or the sultry pervert Ibiki?

It turns out that Hideki was not wrong.

Because then Obito, not wanting to be outdone, held up another ordinary cucumber and said proudly:
"Teacher Hideki, the cucumber I found is even more powerful."

"Just shake the cucumber a little bit and it will vibrate on its own. It's so fun!"

Now Hideki had to take a closer look at these two dragons and phoenixes.

If we could create a cucumber with both characteristics through hybridization, that might be a real possibility - but that wouldn't be the case!

His Bandai toy store was making a ton of money every day, and next he was going to expand into customized ninja tools, so he wouldn't have to make this kind of money.

So Hideki couldn't help but flicked Asuma and Obito's heads with his fingers and said unhappily:
"How do you think these two kinds of cucumbers are worth so much?"

Obito covered his forehead and said unconvincedly:

"Teacher, I think if we can use the characteristics of this cucumber and make it into a snack like popping candy, it will definitely be popular among children."

Asuma was not to be outdone and said:
"My spiral cucumbers are the same. Aunt Kelly said that if you cut them according to the spiral pattern, you can easily cut out perfect cucumbers. They should be very popular."

amount……

Listening to what they said, it seems to make sense...

It turns out that I was thinking in the wrong way.

Under the innocent gaze of the children, Hideki couldn't help feeling a little ashamed and silently made up his mind.

For some reason, Ebisu beside him also had a similar ashamed look as Hideki did...

Just then, Aunt Kelly came out of the cafeteria, knocking on the flat-top pan and urging:

"What are you still doing standing here, you're all dirty."

"Hurry up and take a bath in the bathhouse, then go to the cafeteria to eat. The food won't taste good if it gets cold!"

Swish swish!
The little ninjas became extremely active when they heard about eating, and disappeared from Hideki in the blink of an eye.

Hideki shook his head and smiled, and went back to his room to take a shower, and then came to the cafeteria...

What he didn't expect was that everyone didn't start eating on their own as usual, but were all looking at him with a smile.

Moreover, the cafeteria now has a lot more decorations, and even the food is much richer than usual...

Before Hideki could react, everyone congratulated him in unison:
"Congratulations on your promotion to jonin, Hideki (Sensei)!"

After being confused for a moment, Hideki quickly reacted and was filled with mixed feelings.

It turns out that people don't take their promotion for granted as they imagined.

I just pretended not to care about it just to give myself a surprise.

I didn't expect that I, who have always been so scheming, would fall into the hands of them who are not even ninjas.

This also made Hideki realize that he had trusted these guys so much that he did not see through their poor acting skills.

At this time, Mighty Dai saw that he was standing there motionless, so he stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Haha, Hideki, are you so happy that you can't speak?"

"Anyway, welcome home."

Hideki immediately came back to his senses, looked at the familiar and friendly smiling faces in front of him, and smiled slightly:

"I am back."

(End of this chapter)