"That was pretty easy."
An hour later, Qingshui emerged from the forest with exactly fifteen kilograms of materials and arrived at the edge of the oasis.
The lynx bones and ironwood accounted for a significant portion of the weight; the former weighed 3.4 kilograms and the latter 9.8 kilograms. The rest were various other materials, such as plant sap for adhesive.
Training Ground One encompassed the entire Emerald of Wind Oasis, as well as a large stretch of Gobi Desert surrounding it. Large training squares had been built there, complete with several public training facilities, such as wooden dummies for Taijutsu practice and targets for throwing ninja tools.
In the open space in front of these facilities, eighty basic processing tables had already been set up.
"You have two hours to produce a finished product that satisfies us. After two hours, you will be divided into groups for combat, where you will showcase the puppets you've made and your manipulation skills."
Sasayama of the Sand stood with his hands behind his back, scanning the eighty young Puppet Masters who had just taken their places at the processing tables with their materials.
"Begin."
At the command, Qingshui quickly picked up the tools on the table and started working.
First, he processed the materials. He quickly crushed some of the herbs he had brought back, poured clean water into them, then disassembled the lynx bones. After rough processing them with a file and other tools, he placed them into the herbal water.
This had to be the first step; if the lynx bones were not fresh, their Chakra conductivity would significantly decrease.
This was the core of the puppet he was making.
Next was cutting, processing, and drying the ironwood, followed by grinding the snake fangs and the lynx's claws.
Qingshui already had a clear idea of his finished work.
At this moment, the panel also began to change.
[Puppet Name]: ??
[Overall Parameters]:
Height: ??
Weight: ??
Material: Ironwood, reinforced bone material...
Energy: None
Operation Method: Chakra threads
[Puppet Rating]: ?
[Overall Evaluation]: A puppet currently under construction...
All the materials were freely listed in the box on the left side of the panel. As Qingshui processed these materials according to the procedure, he could instantly perform simulated assembly with a thought.
In other words, he already knew what the finished product would look like while processing the materials.
[Puppet Name]: Unnamed
[Overall Parameters]:
Height: 60 cm
Weight: 14.20 kg
Material: Ironwood, reinforced bone material...
Energy: None
Operation Method: Chakra threads
[Puppet Rating]: D
[Overall Evaluation]: A temporarily constructed small agile puppet with a simple structure, possessing the combat power of a mid-grade ninja academy student, with many flaws.
After completing the preliminary material processing, Qingshui closed his eyes where he stood and began making adjustments in the panel.
The center of gravity is too high, affecting stability, but too low might affect the puppet's flexibility. Therefore, the best option is to lengthen the tail to enhance balance.
Replace leg joints with ball bearing design to further enhance joint flexibility.
Optimize mechanical design, change Chakra hub and Chakra thread connection points...
In an instant, Qingshui quickly corrected the flaws in the puppet and even gave it a name.
[Puppet Name]: Tom
[Overall Parameters]:
Height: 60 cm
Weight: 14.26 kg
Material: Ironwood, reinforced bone material...
Energy: None
Operation Method: Chakra threads
[Puppet Rating]: C-
[Overall Evaluation]: A small bionic puppet with excellent agility, possessing the combat power of a newly promoted Genin, with minor design flaws.
Tsk!
It's just like me to effortlessly create a puppet with the combat capabilities of a Genin!
Of course, the materials are also crucial.
The materials Qingshui chose were naturally of excellent quality. Even without enough time for fine processing, these basic processed materials were already superior to those used for the fat puppet Qingshui previously modified from a training puppet.
Unfortunately, the quantity was too small, limited to fifteen kilograms. Otherwise, Qingshui would have really wanted to try making a B-rank puppet.
While Qingshui was brainstorming, to others, his behavior seemed quite unusual.
Other Puppet Masters were either still processing materials or sketching designs with paper and pen. Only Qingshui remained motionless, eyes closed, staying put.
Sasori glanced at Qingshui, then indifferently looked away, continuing to sketch his designs.
He had also tried simulating designs in his mind and then directly building puppets without drawing blueprints.
This was because drawing design blueprints was a somewhat tedious process.
However, in practice, not doing so often led to frequent errors during the subsequent manufacturing process.
Even if no errors occurred, one still had to draw blueprints, because initial modifications were usually made on the design drawings. Only after the puppet was completed would any omissions or defects be addressed.
This person might be putting on a show, or perhaps he's at his wit's end, or it's possible he truly has skills, but that's none of our business.
The other Puppet Masters also paid no attention to Qingshui. At most, they looked at him curiously for a few moments before refocusing and continuing to work on their puppets.
"This child…"
Sasayama of the Sand frowned, a hint of displeasure on his face as he looked at Qingshui.
What kind of Puppet Master does this?
Even he, a top-tier Puppet Master ranked among the top ten in the Sand Village, wouldn't dare to make a puppet without drawing blueprints!
Ishido, standing beside Sasayama of the Sand, wore a puzzled expression, but his mind was filled with more surprise and uncertainty.
Did I misjudge him?
Or is this child truly an unprecedented genius in puppet manufacturing?
Under the gaze of the two Jonin, Qingshui opened his eyes.
Design complete. Time to start!
He began the next stage of fine processing on the roughly finished puppet and started building the main frame of the puppet's skeleton. His movements were fluid and effortless, as if pre-designed, giving a sense of smooth execution like someone filling out an answer sheet with the answer key in front of them.
But everyone knew this was impossible.
Sasayama of the Sand's expression was filled with profound astonishment.
With his discerning eye as an elite Jonin-level Puppet Master, how could he not see Qingshui's design?
Although the puppet was not yet fully formed, it was clear that this puppet's design was quite complete.
Copying from an answer key is much faster than solving it yourself.
Sasayama of the Sand had given two hours. Qingshui spent half an hour processing materials, then closed his eyes for a short while. The subsequent puppet manufacturing only took a little over twenty minutes.
In less than an hour, Qingshui had already completed the puppet's construction.
Among the others, even the faster ones had only just begun.
Except for the red-haired boy.
Sasori's progress was already more than halfway.
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