"Okay, stop, today's Taijutsu training ends here."
On General's Residence's Training Ground Seven, Yayoi stopped the ten Hidden Sand Village exchange students who were grouped in pairs and started fighting with each other using Taijutsu.
Upon hearing this instruction, the ten Hidden Sand Village exchange students stopped their attacks and came to stand in front of Yayoi, waiting for his words.
Yayoi did not pause, starting with Formless and Chiyo, who had the best results, and pointed out their shortcomings in the previous duel with Taijutsu.
However, compared to the others, Taijutsu of Formless and Chiyo are already very good, far ahead of their peers, so there is not much that Yayoi can provide guidance for. They just ask that they continue to strive for excellence on this basis.
When it was the turn of the others, Yayoi had a hint of harshness towards their Taijutsu guidance.
There are even one or two people whose Taijutsu foundation is very poor. Even if they have excellent Chakra control skills, this is a very fatal weakness for Puppeteer.
For this group of "poor students", Yayoi's guidance is not simply harsh, but critical in nature, and focuses on after-school exercises for these students to improve their physical fitness as soon as possible.
"But what we are learning is Puppet Technique, right? Why do we have to practice Taijutsu?"
A Hidden Sand Village exchange student who was assigned to do after-school exercises couldn't help but ask, looking at Yayoi with suspicion, feeling that Yayoi, the Puppet Technique instructor, was making too much of a fuss.
That day Yayoi used puppets to fight, and all of them participated, so they knew that as long as they controlled the puppets well, the target could not break through the defense line, and Puppeteer would be in an invincible position.
Learning Taijutsu is a complete waste of time.
Regarding this issue, the other Hidden Sand Village exchange students are also a little confused. What is the meaning of Yayoi's actions?
It is true that after coming into contact with Puppet Technique during this period, they saw a different door, especially when they used Chakra Threads to link the puppet and make the puppet move, many of them even shouted in excitement.
The joyful feeling of electric shock when using Chakra to connect a puppet for the first time was unforgettable for them.
They feel that the puppet they control is not a cold thing, but a very vivid and alive 'living person'.
Even though the puppets can't speak, don't respond, and don't even have warmth, that's how they feel the moment they complete the connection. Especially when the puppets move like living people, that wonderful touch is hard to describe to outsiders.
This part of the course undoubtedly made them feel happy and greatly increased their interest. But when it came to the Taijutsu class, many of them had long faces.
Regarding this question, Yayoi did not give a direct explanation. He just asked them to rest on the spot for fifteen minutes to recover their physical strength.
Fifteen minutes later, Yayoi began to call the roll call.
"Formless, Tuo Luo, you two come out."
Formless, who had a dragon claw tattoo engraved on his right face, and a fourteen-year-old boy with a white cloth wrapped around his head - Tuo Luo, walked out of the queue.
Tuo Luo is the exchange student Hidden Sand Village who asked Yayoi before.
"Do you have no problem controlling the puppet?"
Yayoi asked this question first.
Formless and Tuo Luo both nodded, indicating that there was no problem.
Not only are they excellent at controlling Chakra, they also have good ninja skills. After this period of guidance, all of them are now able to control the puppets for actual combat.
Especially Formless. After Yayoi came back from Spider Mountain three days ago, he learned that he could control the second puppet to fight.
Chiyo, who was initially favored by Yayoi, currently has no idea how to control two puppets to fight at once, and has just come into contact with it.
If things continue to develop at this rate, Formless might soon be able to graduate from him and become a Puppeteer with excellent abilities.
"Then let's start fighting."
"Yes."
Formless and Tuo Luo stand face to face, with a distance of almost ten meters between them, and they form Opposition Seal respectively.
This is a way for ninjas to inform their opponents of their intention to fight next during actual combat training. It is also a long-standing tradition of ninjas.
After the battle, both sides will combine the seals into one, forming 'Reconciliation Seal', which means the battle is over.
After forming Opposition Seal, Formless and Tuo Luo each took out a scroll and summoned a puppet that maintained a basic human form.
The skin of this kind of puppet is polished smooth, without any clothes or armor attached. It has a bare wooden body. It only holds a handful of Ninja Blade in its hand. With the connection of Chakra Threads on both sides, it floats in mid-air and waits for orders.
"Start!"
Following Yayoi's command, Formless and Tuo Luo moved at the same time, hooking their fingers, and the puppets, which were quietly suspended in mid-air, immediately launched a whirlwind-like sprint speed and flew towards each other.
For a moment, the two puppets collided in mid-air, and Ninja Blade slashed and made a sharp and sharp sound in the air.
Chakra Threads pulls out an almost invisible transparent trajectory in the sun. As the operator's fingers move, he controls the puppet fighting in mid-air in front of him like an arm.
The light of the swords constantly intersects between the electric light and flint, and every time the blades collide, tiny sparks are sputtered in the air.
The seemingly dead puppet, under the skilled control of the two men, moved so smoothly that it was almost the same as a real ninja fighting.
Moreover, the two puppets were still stuck in mid-air fighting.
In other words, once Puppeteer enters the state, it has certain anti-air capabilities. As long as the target does not fly too high, the puppet can fly into the air to attack.
The corners of Tuo Luo's mouth curled up slightly. Although Formless was the most powerful existence among them, he didn't think he would lose if the puppets attacked one on one.
Then, Tuo Luo looked at the position of Formless, and then froze.
Huh? Wait, Formless Why is he moving?
What is he doing with his fist raised?
'No, he's coming towards me!'
Tuo Luo screamed inwardly, trying to pull back the puppet's defense. However, Formless wielded a knife with the puppet controlled by his left hand and blocked the way.
Tuo Luo stepped back without hesitation, but his movement was still a beat too slow, and Formless's fist was directly enlarged in his field of vision.
Bang!
With a scream, Tuo Luo's body flew out.
Chakra Threads was also disconnected from the puppet, causing the puppet to fall from mid-air.
Tuo Luo endured the severe pain and stood up. As soon as he stood up straight, Formless, holding the cold Kunai in his hand, quietly came to him and put Kunai on his neck.
The situation was originally evenly matched, but due to Formless's sudden charge, the battle ended instantly.
Not only the person involved, Tuo Luo, but also the exchange students Hidden Sand Village who were watching the match were also stunned.
Puppeteer rushed up and hit someone!?
"Winner, Formless."
Yayoi announced the results of the competition.
Yayoi is very satisfied with Formless's performance.
Although he did not express it explicitly, Formless followed his intention and perfectly demonstrated the importance of Taijutsu to Puppeteer.
Sometimes, teaching these students doesn't require any high-level principles at all. You only need to play a game to know where the flaws are.
Tuo Luo felt bitter at the corner of his mouth. Although he knew he couldn't win Formless, he should be able to last longer, but now he was knocked down by a close punch, ending the battle early...
He admitted that Taijutsu is indeed important.
However, this is not Puppet Technique at all!