In the grove near the puppetry classroom, the practical examination had been going on for some time.
"Next, Ebisu."
"yes."
Ebisu responded and stepped out, swiftly taking out several mechanical devices and quickly installing them on the trees and the ground.
Then he used local materials, such as bark, leaves and soil, to camouflage the devices, making it difficult to detect the existence of these devices without careful observation.
Ebisu then breathed a sigh of relief and raised his hand to indicate that the trap was set.
So Hideki casually controlled a simple wooden puppet and walked quickly towards the trap set by Ebisu.
Just as the puppet passed through the seemingly empty space between two trees, a few slight mechanical sounds were heard, and then several black shadows whizzed towards it.
Da da da…
The puppet's sides, back of the neck, temples, and other indescribable vital parts were hit with precise blows.
Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be several thick and long thousand-point needles that penetrated three inches into the wood.
hiss...
The little boys watching on the side couldn't help but grin when they saw this, feeling a faint sense of sadness.
Hideki was not surprised at all. He picked up the report card and commented while marking the score:
"The power of the homemade mechanism, the design of the trap, and the speed of its deployment are all pretty good, but there is still a lot of room for improvement..."
"The chakra lines used to trigger the mechanism have limited the chakra as much as possible, making it difficult to see with the naked eye. This is commendable."
"But this also results in the chakra line having poor performance, and the mechanism cannot be triggered fast enough, so it may be easily avoided by the enemy."
"If you want to continue pursuing stealth, then I suggest that instead of aiming at the enemy's vital points, you should cover as much of the enemy's evasive space as possible."
"As for the problem of insufficient lethality, we can solve it by using poisoning or other methods anyway..."
"Overall evaluation... 75 points. There is still a lot of room for improvement. Keep working hard."
Ebisu was writing furiously with his notebook, recording the teacher's comments.
After remembering it, he hurried to retrieve the traps and the Senbon needles.
"Teacher Hideki, are you too strict in grading?"
After watching several students' exams, Funano Daikoku, who was invigilating, finally couldn't help but speak.
Even if Ebisu's trap is used directly on the battlefield, it should be able to achieve good results.
With only 75 points, the requirements are too high.
But Hideki just smiled and said:
"The full score is only 100. If the score is too high at the beginning, and some students perform exceptionally well later, wouldn't that be unfair to them?"
Funano Daikoku was somewhat skeptical when he heard this.
This puppetry class has only been offered for one semester, and being able to make your own traps and manipulate chakra lines as skillfully as Ebisu is already quite good.
Is it really necessary to leave 25 points of wiggle room?
"Next, Nohara Rin."
"yes."
After a few students passed, it was Nohara Rin's turn to take the exam.
She walked out of the queue and took out a few kunai and shurikens from her ninja tool bag.
When she was ready, she swung her hands forward and threw the ninja tool at a puppet running quickly among the trees.
It can be seen that each ninja tool is connected to a clearly visible blue chakra line, which is controlling them to shuttle between the branches and leaves of the bushes and quickly approach the puppet.
What an amazing ninja tool manipulation technique...
Seeing this, Funano Daikoku secretly praised.
Previously, there were several students who chose to use chakra lines to control ninja tools, but they were no match for this female student in terms of quantity and technology.
It seems that she should be able to get a very good result.
But this is still quite a distance from the outstanding performance that Mr. Hideki mentioned.
It seems that Mr. Hideki is too cautious and leaves too much room.
But at this moment, something unexpected happened.
Those shurikens and kunai did not hit the puppet directly, but passed by it.
Was it a mistake?
No, Funano Daikoku soon saw that several chakra lines connected to the ninja tools had taken the opportunity to stick to the puppet's limbs and neck, and even wrapped around it several times.
Then, under Nohara Rin's control, kunai were nailed to the surrounding trees, and shurikens were fixed in the air by the taut chakra strings.
The puppet was like a bug stuck in a spider web, suspended in the air in a spread-eagle position by chakra threads, unable to move even though it struggled.
Seeing this, Funano Daikoku couldn't help but want to exclaim, but Hideki raised his hand to stop him.
Because there is one last step in Rin's presentation...
She just pulled lightly with her hand, and the puppet not far away was torn into pieces, with its limbs and head separated from its body with a snap.
Even though it was just a puppet, this scene still made Funano Daikoku's scalp tingle and his neck feel cold.
This girl is so strong!?
Is she related to Princess Tsunade?
No!
Funano Daikoku then remembered that he seemed to have seen this girl perform a similar maneuver in the preliminaries of the martial arts tournament a few days ago...
At this time, Hideki had just gently hooked his hand and pieced the torn doll together again, then commented with a smile:
"It seems that Rin has continued to perfect that pulley tactic."
"Combining ninja tools with pulleys, with kunai as the fixed pulley and shuriken as the movable pulley, this is indeed an interesting idea. It can make up for your lack of strength."
"But it seems that you just simply put them together. In order to make them more secure, it is better to go to the ninja tool shop to customize a set of one-piece pulley ninja tools."
"As for the control, it's also remarkable. It looks like it's using ninja tools to attack the enemy, but it's actually setting traps to restrain the enemy. It's quite confusing."
"If there is a disadvantage, it is that the strength of the chakra line needs to be increased. Otherwise, no matter how much power you gain with the pulley system, it will be useless if the chakra line cannot withstand it."
"Also, you're concentrating on controlling the ninja tools, so your movements are too monotonous and obvious."
"If this were a real battle, I'm afraid the enemy would have already seized your weakness and defeated you before you could even set up the trap."
"Comprehensive score...92 points."
"Wow…"
The little ninjas all made envious noises.
Up to now, few people have been able to get a score of more than 80 points from the picky teacher Hideki.
I didn't expect Lin to improve the record so much in one go.
"This is what I want to see, a comprehensive display of the ninja tools and one's own skills."
Hideki smiled.
"If you want to get high scores, learn from Rin."
This time, Funano Daikoku was finally convinced and secretly wiped his sweat.
As expected of a genius who invented pocket puppet beasts and chakra breathing techniques, the students he taught are different and are also incredible little geniuses...
Because even as a Chunin, he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to escape unscathed if he encountered Nohara Rin's move without any preparation...
Another student, Asuma, had a serious expression as did Funano Daikoku.
Although this is just an exam for a training course.
But in all reality, the reason why he made such great progress this semester was all thanks to this puppetry class.
So in order to put a perfect end to his growth this semester, Asuma certainly wanted to come out on top in this exam.
Besides, there is no unreasonable genius like Shisui this time, so it would be unreasonable for him not to take first place this time.
It just so happens that Hong has been in a bad mood these days. After she sees her wonderful performance, she will definitely cheer up.
However, Asuma's confidence was somewhat shaken after seeing Nohara Lin's wonderful performance...
No wonder the teacher favors this junior so much. It turns out that she has considerable talent in puppetry.
Rin has always been among the best in written exams, and now she has gotten such a high score in the practical exam.
If nothing unexpected happens, the first place is probably already in her pocket.
But there was no way Asuma would give up so easily.
"The demonstration I prepared earlier may not be good enough. It seems I have to use that somewhat dangerous move..."
Asuma murmured in his mind.
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