Hattori , Puppet Tyrant in Sand

After leveling his Puppet Manipulation skill to Level 10, Hattori found his MP nearly depleted. But this time, instead of eating a military ration pill, he simply gave a small smile to the medical ninja nearby.

"My chakra is almost drained; I'll head back and rest now. I'll leave the rest to you!"

"Yes, sir! You've worked hard!"

Upon hearing Hattori's words, the medical ninja immediately straightened up, full of respect, and bowed deeply.

"Sir, please go rest. I'll take care of the rest!"

"Thank you. Much appreciated!"

Smiling at the bowing medical ninja, Hattori nodded, lifted the curtain of the medical tent, and left.

Back in his quarters, he didn't immediately lie down to sleep. Instead, he pulled out four kunai, held them with his five fingers, and casually tossed them aside.

*"Whoosh…"*

A faint sound cut through the air as the four kunai flew forward. But rather than piercing the tent walls, they stopped just ten centimeters away, hovering in mid-air.

"Heh, I did it!"

Seeing this, Hattori chuckled and, with a flick of his four fingers, sent the kunai shooting back, where they landed perfectly in his hands.

This technique was even more precise than the blade manipulation Yashamaru had demonstrated in the desert! Hattori's grin widened as he held the cool kunai in his hand.

"If I run into another wolf pack like last time, I might just stand a chance. But it's still not enough; over the next few days, I'm going to level up Puppet Manipulation even further!"

Having decided, Hattori spent the next few days focused on leveling up his Puppet Manipulation skill.

At first, the progress was smooth, but once Puppet Manipulation reached Level 20, a new issue surfaced—experience capacity.

Currently, Hattori was only at Level 29, meaning his experience bar was limited. It could only hold 290 points, and anything beyond that would automatically trigger a level up.

To avoid this overflow, he had no choice but to simultaneously level up Puppet Creation alongside Puppet Manipulation. As a result, by the time Puppet Manipulation reached Level 27, Puppet Creation also hit Level 20.

When Puppet Creation reached Level 20, Hattori was in for a surprise.

A series of purple notifications suddenly appeared before his eyes:

> "Puppet Creation and Puppet Manipulation levels meet advancement requirements. Please choose one of the following paths for Puppet Technique advancement."

> **1: Flesh Mastery**

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> *Note*: A unique puppet creation technique. Upon selection, gain the breakthrough skill *Body Modification*, permanently increasing HP by 500.

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> *Body Modification*: Allows modification of a ninja's corpse, creating a human puppet capable of retaining the bloodline traits and jutsus it had in life, using the controller's MP to activate them.

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> *Remark*: Mastering this skill allows the creation of a biomechanical heart, transforming oneself into a puppet to achieve eternal life and control thousands of puppets.

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> *PS*: Flesh and puppetry, wisdom and life—all under my dominion!

> **2: Puppet Tyrant**

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> *Note*: A unique puppet control technique. Upon selection, gain the breakthrough skill *Body Control*, permanently increasing MP by 500.

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> *Body Control*: This special technique allows a chakra thread to attach to a target's body, controlling their movements. However, if the target resists, control may fail.

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> *Remark*: To command the universe like puppets—everything is under my control!

After reading through the prompts, Hattori couldn't help but laugh.

"Puppet Technique, like Medical Ninjutsu, provides a choice at Level 20—a two-path advancement. But that won't stump me; I'll choose the second option!"

Though the first path seemed powerful, Hattori felt only a madman would choose it. Not only was turning people into puppets cruel and highly frowned upon, but modifying one's own body was extreme, a path only someone like Sasori of the Red Sand would take.

Hattori sometimes wondered, quite darkly, what kind of emotions Sasori must have felt when he was dismantling his own body—was there any hesitation or regret? 

Of course, based on the final outcome, Sasori clearly went through with it, marking him as not only insane but ruthlessly determined. Hattori didn't share that level of harshness with himself; he neither wanted to spend his days among corpses nor turn his body into a puppet.

Without hesitation, he chose the second path—Puppet Tyrant. As soon as he made his selection, his MP capacity increased by 500, drastically altering his stats:

> **Name**: Hattori

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> **Title**: Puppet Tyrant

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> **Level**: 29

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> **HP**: 297/297

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> **MP**: 515/785

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> **EXP**: 0/290

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> **Specialties**: Medical, Puppetry

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> **Combat Evaluation**: B+

Compared to before, Hattori's information now included a title, reflecting his enhanced combat ability.

But what excited him most was the MP increase.

With his MP max raised by 500, he now had nearly 800 total MP! Even the Third Kazekage and Chiyo, both around Level 70, only had an MP total of about 1000, while he, at Level 29, was already close to 800—a remarkable feat.

However, there was a drawback. After the advancement, his Puppet Creation skill had turned gray:

> **Level 20 Puppet Creation**: Allows use of plant or metal materials to create or repair a Level 20 puppet. This skill is currently level-locked and cannot be further upgraded without a suitable breakthrough skill.

It seemed Puppet Creation had a level cap, and if he'd chosen Flesh Mastery, he could have unlocked the method to create human puppets and surpassed that limit.

But Hattori had no regrets; he was confident there were other breakthrough skills for puppet creation beyond human puppets that he had yet to discover.

With this settled, he turned his attention back to the wounded in the medical tent.

With all this extra MP, he was eager to grind more experience!

"Here I come, my experience fodder!"

> *Feeling under the weather with a cold, so only i need stop. I'll be back to update once I'm feeling better.*