Chapter 347 Competition
To become a puppet master, the qualification requirements are slightly higher than those of ordinary ninjas, but they are also limited.
It’s easy to get started, but difficult to master.
The core skill of the puppet master - condensing chakra threads, the method is widely spread. Many civilian families in Sunagakure Village have ancestors related to ninjas, and many of them have a few words of inheritance.
Unlike the practice of changing chakra properties, which requires certain qualifications, the key to condensing chakra threads is patience and stability. The accumulated hard work over time is not a test of talent, but of character.
Because of this, most of the orthodox puppet masters in Sunagakure Village are passed down from master to apprentice. There are very few wild puppet masters like Daimaru, and there are even fewer who can thrive.
Puppet masters who have not reached a certain level have very poor combat effectiveness. With Kankuro's talent, inheritance and almost unlimited resource support, they have not widened the gap between them and the Twelve Ninja of Konoha. The other puppet masters who are still on the road are just as difficult. One can imagine.
Because of this, limited resources must be tilted towards a very small number of talented puppet masters. Most of them have acceptable qualifications, but their imagination of future prospects is limited. Without much expectation, they are naturally given up.
Considering the future of his workshop, Daimaru recruited some young apprentices. Naturally, he did not pity these unlucky guys who were eliminated by the ninja school, but had the idea of training them to mature and work hard for him.
Now that Mr. "Red Sand Dust" is successful and famous, he will definitely not do some small things by himself anymore.
At the beginning of the business, there was no money, no one, and no reputation. There was no way to lay the foundation personally. But now the situation is different. Daimaru, who has established a firm foothold, is thinking about how to exploit the residual value of those apprentices.
The polished sickle hadn't even started to be wielded to cut leeks, but the tool man he had "worked so hard" to train was actually being missed by others.
Daimaru had been prepared for being poached, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon?
As for Shana's little mood, it's not a big problem. Being able to regard "The Workshop" as one of his own, standing on the same side as Daimaru, and sharing the same hatred against the people he covets is already a good change.
Seeing that Shanai's face was a little ugly, he confirmed Daimaru's guess. Daimaru, who had just returned, waved his hand with a headache.
"There are too many people talking here, let's change the place and talk! Come to me after your duty is over..."
After saying goodbye to the two sisters, Daimaru found the mask and reported to him the results of the investigation mission in the past few days.
After exchanging a few words, he went to meet his subordinates who were practicing, and then returned to the rest room prepared for him to take a rest.
In this season, the Kingdom of Wind is already very hot. The northern fortress is closer to the Kingdom of Earth. It may be a little cooler at night, but it is still hot during the day.
Beads of sweat kept appearing on my body, but it was inconvenient to open the window for ventilation.
The wind and sand today are really too strong. Compared with being filled with a mouthful of sand, a little bit of heat is still bearable.
"There is no air conditioning in the jounin lounge. Sunagakure Village is still not rich enough!" 』
Daimaru sighed in his heart.
Over the past six months, after the village's situation has improved slightly, the Northern Fortress has only repaired and replaced the aging circuits, and installed air conditioning in the intensive care unit of the medical team.
Even the VIP single room prepared for Jonin is so simple, and the rest can be imagined.
Fortunately, the sand ninja has become accustomed to such an environment, and the conditions are not bad for a year or two.
After letting go of some small thoughts, Dawan closed his eyes and fell asleep after not sleeping well for several days.
I don't know how long it took, but there was a clear knock on the door. Daimaru got up and opened the door. Sure enough, it was the two sisters Saya and Shanai who had finished their mission.
After the two of them sat down, Daimaru got them a glass of warm water.
"I didn't prepare any tea today, so I'll just drink it..."
"I'm not looking for you just to drink tea..."
Shanai was a little worried and said straight to the point,
"So far, the workshop has recruited seventeen apprentices, of which five have quit or been dismissed for some reason. The remaining twelve can almost help a little! Everything was going well at first, but in the past two weeks, , three of them want to leave, and it is said that they were poached by other puppet masters' workshops with high salaries; the other four are in contact with outsiders, and the consequences are unpredictable; it is hard to say whether the others have other ideas..."
"so serious?"
Daimaru's heart sank. More than half of the people were unstable, and the rest were probably in panic. It looked like they were going to pack them all up and take them away.
The entire workshop's business is in full swing, with at least three to five puppets, spiders, and advanced puppets, wolf spiders, sold every week. The rental business is also expanding, and the income from after-sales services such as repairs, maintenance, and upgrades is increasing. As the scale gradually increases, the proportion of profits continues to grow, and even those related original financial and insurance services are steadily advancing.
If all these talented people are lost, the entire fundamentals will collapse.
Even if only a small number of people were poached, Daimaru would have to scramble for a while.
We are all capitalists, and it would be a shame if we were forced to do the work ourselves.
Under the probing eyes of the two sisters, Daimaru pondered for a while and asked Miss Saya:
"Are the people who poached people very hard behind the scenes?"
"It doesn't count!"
Relying on her family's deep personal connections, Miss Saya, who has long investigated the cause and effect of the incident, replied,
"After all, Sand Hidden Village is so big, and most of the puppet masters are familiar to each other. As far as I know, the ones who attack are all somewhat capable guys, but they are not as scrupulous about reputation as those respected seniors, so they look a bit ugly. …”
"That's it!"
Daimaru understood.
Playboys from powerful families, prominent figures who couldn't save their face and ended up personally, leaving disciples, students, vassals to do the work for them, or simply greedy people who saw the benefits and wanted to fish in troubled waters.
"Do you want me to come out and warn you?"
Seeing Daimaru's hesitation, Miss Saya couldn't help but suggest.
"Being not!"
Daimaru shook his head and refused, saying,
"In the past, when my business just started, what I was most worried about was that others would not follow the rules and take advantage of others. Now that I have some strength, others don't dare to make extravagant moves, but I can use my power to overwhelm others..."
Daimaru who said that couldn't help but chuckle,
"The world is changing so fast..."
"You can still laugh..."
Shanai complained angrily,
"If you are not careful, your hard work of running the 'Daimaru Workshop' will be overturned. It will not make any money for a while. It is a small matter. If the reputation is ruined, it will be all over..."
The promised after-sales service is the core competitiveness of the workshop. If it cannot be fulfilled, the backlash will be felt, and today's Daimaru will not be able to bear it.
