Black Gold

Its movements were fairly agile, thanks to the sound structural design and the use of Aluminum alloy, a lower-density metal, for everything apart from the core components and outer protective parts.

Then there was the control provided by Chakra Thread.

Thanks to the various techniques and applications for condensing Chakra Thread that he had newly learned from the Black Secret Technique, Shimizu's Puppet Manipulation Technique had improved considerably.

Even though the avatar's Chakra quality was inferior to the main body's, it was still enough to operate the puppet and improve its agility.

It was just that when he wore the puppet, it felt like he was controlling himself.

"But... not bad. I just didn't expect the avatar to create a puppet with B-rank combat power before the main body did. Luckily, the DC World is a modern world with a highly advanced technological and industrial level."

Shimizu was overjoyed.

Who hadn't dreamed of piloting a mech as a child?!

Although his creation could only be considered half a mech, with the other half being a puppet, and differed from conventional mechs powered by high-energy batteries or miniature reactors, it still looked the part, didn't it?!

Shimizu could not help striking several poses in front of the full-length mirror that he thought looked cool.

"With this black metallic texture, I'll call this puppet Black Gold."

After playing around for a while, Shimizu now wished some inconspicuous villain would come knocking right away, so he could act tough and slap faces like the protagonists of those power-fantasy novels.

What? I'm the villain?

Then never mind.

"Now that I have power, I can begin the next step."

Shimizu took off the Black Gold puppet armor and looked into the distance through the window.

Why had he bought a house near the slums?

Wasn't it because chaotic areas with high crime rates and weak government forces like the police offered more room to fish in troubled waters and were easier to work with?!

In the Naruto World, Shimizu's main body was in one of the five most powerful super ninja villages in the world. He only needed to steadily climb through the established system step by step to obtain fortune, but the avatar in the DC World could not do that.

After all, he was a high-quality villainous talent who had graduated from Arkham. Even if he could infiltrate the government, there was a high chance of being found out.

If Batman or Joker went to Penguin for information on Shimizu, Penguin's spineless nature meant he would sell Shimizu out completely in minutes.

He was a mob boss and a businessman. In his eyes, there was probably nothing that could not be sold.

Besides, the DC World was full of capable people. Infiltrating the side of justice was harder than climbing to the heavens.

I'm already a villain, so why not carry this profession through to the end?

Especially in a place like Gotham, being a villain was such a promising career!

Shimizu's next plan was to use his abilities to make his way into the slums, build his own gang, and grow it step by step until it became bigger and stronger!

Naruto World.

While his avatar assembled the new puppet, his main body also began modifying Fatty Puppet.

The DC World had advanced technology and relatively abundant resources. With a ninja's abilities, it was also easier to acquire wealth and resources in Gotham's lawless areas, but that was not the case here.

Raw resources might be relatively plentiful, but the technological gap compared with the DC World was enormous. Vast amounts of resources could not be processed into industrial materials, so anything he wanted had to be crafted by hand, piece by piece.

Shimizu dismantled both Tom and Fatty Puppet. He planned to retain part of Fatty Puppet's original framework, then combine the materials he had bought with his saved money and the materials recovered from dismantling Tom. That would be enough to upgrade Fatty Puppet into a puppet no worse than Black Gold.

As for why he dismantled Tom, it was because even though Shimizu had gained a basic grasp of the Black Secret Technique, he could only control two puppets at once.

Now, his Puppet Technique had reached LV3 on the System Panel. His Puppet Manipulation Technique had met the standard through the Black Secret Technique, and the moment his avatar created Black Gold, his Puppet Creation Technique had also met the standard.

The direct result was a change in the Ninjutsu and Hand Seals stats on his personal attribute panel.

Ninjutsu and Hand Seals had each increased by one point, reaching 5 and 6 respectively.

Little Boy was already a B-rank puppet and could be used directly. Letting one of the three remaining puppets sit unused would be a waste, so it would be better to modify and recombine them into a new B-rank puppet.

Then, with Fatty Puppet and Little Boy—two B-rank puppets working together—his combat power would not be something to underestimate, not only among Genin but even among Chunin.

At present, Shimizu's greatest shortcomings were his Taijutsu and Chakra reserves.

There was no helping it. He was still young, and unless one was born an Uzumaki or Senju, or possessed a special Kekkei Genkai, these two aspects could only be slowly improved through age, proper nutrition, and training.

Fortunately, using Chakra Thread to control puppets did not consume much Chakra in battle.

And an external armor-type puppet like Black Gold could make up for his weakness in Taijutsu, even turning close combat into an advantage.

When the time came, his main body would wear Fatty Puppet while Little Boy operated outside. One on the inside and one on the outside, one close and one distant—the foundation of his combat system would be complete.

Fatty Puppet's modification process was largely similar to Black Gold's. Its arms were fitted with pneumatic pumps, the Senbon poison needle launcher in its mouth was moved to the shoulders, its right arm was equipped with a retractable spring-loaded serrated blade, and its left arm could fire Kunai.

This was mainly for firing Exploding Kunai. Exploding Tags could not be attached to slender Senbon, since that would affect their trajectory, whereas heavier and larger Kunai did not have that problem.

Overall, Shimizu was fairly satisfied with the results of Fatty Puppet's modification.

Puppet Name: Fatty Puppet

Overall Parameters:

Height: 1.84 meters

Weight: 78.22 kilograms

Materials: Reinforced wood, light metal, reinforced biological bone...

Energy: None

Control Method: Chakra Thread

Puppet Rating: B (B+)

Overall Evaluation: An armor-type combat puppet, a product of the preliminary fusion of Puppet Technique and modern engineering. It has excellent performance, powerful close-range destructive force, and a certain degree of ranged attack capability. When combined with the Puppeteer, its combat power can be further enhanced.

On the ninja world's side, especially in Sunagakure, Puppeteers had pushed the characteristics and application of materials to the limit due to their tendency to make full use of resources. There were references for whatever materials could be used to achieve whatever function, so they did not have to settle for industrial steel like in the DC World.

As a result, Fatty Puppet weighed far less than Black Gold and was even more agile.

Also, Shimizu's main body was only eleven years old and much shorter than his avatar, which reduced the amount of material needed.

Furthermore, the materials' Chakra conductivity was far superior to those metals chosen merely as a compromise, so it was only natural for its overall rating to be one level above Black Gold.