Pupet Master in Konoha

Although Hideki had determined that there must be many rare plants with chakra-conducting properties in the Valley of the End, trying to find them precisely among the vast variety of plants was undoubtedly like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Therefore, Hideki had long been using his brainstorming skills to invent a more efficient detection method.

At that moment, he saw that he had reached a clearing at the edge of the Valley of the End.

Hideki first marked his position on the map, then controlled the black cat puppet he had been using to scout the path to jump onto a large rock.

"Let's start from here as a point of reference for detecting materials in the Valley of the End," Hideki said to himself.

He then placed his right hand on his chest to form a seal and began to draw more chakra. As he moved, the chakra lines connecting him to the black cat puppet became clearly visible due to the increased chakra flow.

After injecting enough chakra into the black cat puppet, Hideki officially activated his ninjutsu.

"Activate Radar Perception Art."

At that moment, the small, realistic black cat suddenly stood up with its eyes blank, its head raised, and its mouth open to an exaggerated size that could swallow a basketball.

Immediately, a series of machine parts shot out of its mouth and unfolded to form a pot-shaped antenna device.

Finally, the black cat's head began to spin 360 degrees at a constant speed, as if it were both sending and receiving signals at the same time…

Although the shape was a little strange, this was a new invention Hideki had created to find chakra-conducting materials more efficiently.

The inspiration for this invention came from the radar technology Hideki was familiar with from his previous life.

In his past life, humans had long developed the technology to use geological radar to search for oil and mineral resources. The principle is based on the different speeds at which high-frequency electromagnetic waves propagate and attenuate when encountering different media. By emitting these waves underground and capturing and analyzing the reflected waves, one can understand the underground situation.

Hideki's Black Cat Radar used a similar principle.

However, instead of electromagnetic waves, it emitted chakra waves, since chakra is similar to electromagnetic signals and can propagate as waves.

In fact, the chakra's wave-like nature had been mentioned in the original work. When the Six Paths of Pain attacked Konoha, Shizune analyzed the black rods used by the Pain bodies and pointed out that the enemy controlled the Six Paths through chakra waves.

As an ambitious puppeteer, Hideki was naturally very intrigued by Nagato's technology, which allowed him to control puppets wirelessly. It was a shame, though, that the black rods, which were a top-quality chakra-conducting material made using Yin-Yang Release, were beyond Hideki's reach.

While Hideki attempted to use other materials, he was ultimately unable to replicate the technology due to chakra limitations and sealing techniques.

Even when the puppet could barely move, the obvious delay in operation and the huge chakra consumption made the technology impractical for real combat.

However, Hideki didn't leave empty-handed. Thanks to his brainstorming abilities and strong chakra control, he still managed to develop a set of techniques to use chakra waves.

Much like radar, Hideki could emit chakra waves of varying frequencies and strengths by controlling chakra vibrations outside his body. He could then understand his surroundings by receiving and sensing the reflected chakra waves.

Although there was no solid proof, Hideki suspected that most sensory ninjutsu in the ninja world worked on a similar principle.

And, like other perception-based ninjutsu, Hideki's radar perception technique could only detect the surrounding terrain and nearby creatures with chakra fluctuations.

With Hideki's current ability, it was still difficult to distinguish subtle changes in chakra after it had been reflected by chakra-conducting materials.

This forced Hideki to rely on technology to invent the Black Cat Radar.

Its function was first to perform the radar detection technique for Hideki, preventing him from being attacked while focusing on the technique. But more importantly, it also contained a chakra signal amplifier, allowing Hideki to easily discern the smallest changes in the reflected chakra waves.

Hideki was confident that this Black Cat Radar would allow him to find chakra-conducting materials in the vast Valley of the End, filled with countless species. While limited by materials, chakra capacity, and sealing techniques, as well as the precision of perception, the radar's detection range was still not large—only about fifty meters.

But compared to the previous clumsy method of touching each plant one by one, this method was over a thousand times more efficient!

However, Hideki was not satisfied.

Due to the limitations of materials, the Black Cat Radar had temporarily transformed the combat puppet into its current form.

While Hideki was still able to find materials or make advancements in chakra volume and sealing techniques, he intended to continue improving the radar to increase the detection efficiency.

After all, materials were the foundation of puppets, and this radar that continuously discovered new materials for Hideki was the engine for his grand plan.

At that moment, Hideki had just finished analyzing the returned chakra waves and was marking the possible discovery locations on the map.

He then reverted the Black Cat Radar to its original form and prepared to inspect it location by location.

At first, Hideki didn't find anything.

This was not an uncommon situation. Several plants that barely had rudimentary meridians in their bodies could result in a misjudgment by Hideki.

The same happened with the second and third locations, causing Hideki to feel a bit down.

Fortunately, when he reached the fourth location, he finally found something.

What Hideki found was a seemingly normal nightshade plant.

However, when he used chakra threads to probe its interior, he discovered that one or two meridians had already formed inside its body.

From Hideki's previous experience in searching for materials in various places, this was usually enough to give the plant some extraordinary features.

Therefore, according to his chakra-conducting material classification standard, this nightshade would likely be classified as a C-level plant.

However, when Hideki tested its physical properties with chakra, he didn't find anything particularly remarkable about it.

So, Hideki simply marked its location on the map, gathered some fruits and leaves, and decided to test it further after returning.

For the following period, Hideki continued the tedious work of detection.

After verifying the marked locations, he moved on to another area for another round of detection, continuing the process.

Since the area was wild, Hideki needed to conserve enough chakra for emergencies, so he estimated that he could perform a maximum of ten detections in a single visit.

It was a pity that Hideki's natural luck wasn't great, and these ten attempts didn't guarantee success…

Many times, he found plants that could only be classified as E-level in his material classification standards and weren't suitable for chakra conduction.

Some plants were D-level but couldn't be used as chakra-conducting materials. At best, he could see if they had any potential based on their evolved characteristics.

In fact, C-level plants like the nightshade were already a good harvest for Hideki.

It wasn't until the ninth detection that Hideki finally showed a hint of excitement.

This time, the things he sensed weren't on the ground but buried underground.

If it weren't for a rare plant with meridians in its roots, what was buried there could very well be exactly what Hideki had been waiting for…

You see, after Uchiha Madara shattered the statue of the Thousand Arms Buddha, pieces were scattered all over the Valley of the End.

The chakra from Wood Release seeped out, turning the valley into a paradise for this plant.

However, the fragments themselves were also rare treasures.

As pieces of a statue made with Senjutsu chakra, they were known to have excellent physical properties and chakra conductivity.

Even though their performance had likely decreased due to the passage of time, they would still be great materials for Hideki to create puppets.

Naturally, Hideki quickly reached the location of the suspicious wooden block and began to control the black cat puppet to start digging.

It wasn't buried too deeply, so the black cat uncovered it in less than a minute.

Although it seemed like an ordinary wooden piece, about the size of a fist, Hideki picked it up as though he had found treasure and carefully wiped off the remaining dirt.

He then injected chakra into the block of wood. Once he was sure it was what he expected, a smile of excitement finally appeared on his face.

However, at that moment, a sudden change occurred.

A particularly fierce puppet in the form of a mantis suddenly flew out of the bushes nearby!

A sharp, cold light flashed.

Hideki didn't even react. His head, still smiling, was already flying high in the air.

The next moment, blood gushed from his severed neck. When his head hit the ground, a large area of earth was stained bright red…

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