“Okay.”
“But there's not much space here.”
Yamato assumed a battle-ready stance: “Don’t worry, just show me the strongest Wood Release you can use...”
“I’ll be here to protect you!”
With his teacher backing him up, Ya Yu felt much more at ease.
“Then, I’ll start now.”
“Alright, let me see just how talented you are with Wood Release.”
The eyes under Yamato’s mask narrowed as he kept a close watch on Ya Yu’s hands and eyes.
He tried to find any signs that Ya Yu was lying.
However, the boy's expression and movements were so natural and direct.
Ya Yu's hands moved in a blur, forming a complex set of seals.
Yamato’s shock grew with every seal Ya Yu made.
He was the only person in Konohagakure besides the First Hokage to possess Wood Release, and he was familiar with most Wood Release techniques.
Looking at the beginning of Ya Yu’s seals…
Could it be… the legendary Tree Bounding Binding technique used by the First Hokage!!!
As expected.
A moment later, Ya Yu completed the seals and shouted loudly.
“Wood Release: Tree Bounding Binding!!!”
The evening breeze blew past Yamato’s hair, calming his agitated mind.
He looked left and right.
Silence…
After Ya Yu shouted out Tree Bounding Binding.
There was no movement around them.
While relieved, Yamato felt a tinge of annoyance.
Ya Yu, you’re so handsome with those thick eyebrows and big eyes, why would you lie to me?!
Even if you hadn’t told me you’d mastered Wood Release, I would have treated you as a genius, Yamato.
Now, your fabricated lie has been exposed.
We’re both a little awkward now...
“Ya Yu...”
Yamato opened his mouth, ready to give Ya Yu a scolding.
After all, he was Ya Yu’s teacher now.
As a teacher, he not only had to teach ninjutsu, but also had to teach Ya Yu the right way to behave!
But before the scolding could leave his lips, the earth began to tremble!
“Rumbling, rumbling…”
Yamato could clearly feel the vibrations coming from the ground beneath his feet!
The tremor was strong, indicating that the earthquake was no small affair!
“Earthquake! Ya Yu, I’ll settle this with you later, quickly notify everyone in the village to evacuate!”
Yamato hurriedly shouted, ready to rush to sound the alarm in Konohagakure.
But as he took two steps, he noticed a tiny sapling sprouting from the soil beneath his feet...
Then.
“Whoosh!!”
The sapling expanded instantly, growing into a towering tree over fifty meters tall!
And the same scene was happening in all the other places in Konohagakure where the ground was shaking!
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…”
Countless towering trees erupted from the ground!
Once all the trees were fully grown, the earthquake stopped.
It was obvious that these trees that had sprung up from the earth were the source of the earthquake!
Yamato’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly climbed to the top of a nearby tree, his eyes filled with confusion as he looked into the distance.
At that moment, he realized that
The entire Konohagakure had become a sea of trees!
Ya Yu followed closely behind Yamato and climbed the tree, looking around.
Many of the treetops were supporting people who were still dreaming…
“What’s going on? I was sleeping soundly, how did I end up lifted by a tree?”
“You’re lucky, I got up in the middle of the night to use the toilet, my pants were still down when I was lifted into the air!”
“What’s happened to Konohagakure, was it attacked by ninjas from another village?”
“No, this looks like a Wood Release technique?!”
“Don’t you guys think this suddenly appearing forest looks familiar?”
An experienced old ninja said.
“The only one who could create a forest of this scale… could it be that the First Hokage has been resurrected?”
Hearing everyone's discussions, Yamato suddenly realized.
Could this forest be the Tree Bounding Binding technique that Ya Yu had used?!
Yamato turned his head and looked down at Ya Yu.
Ya Yu hung his head, not daring to meet Yamato's eyes.
His intuition told him that he had caused a lot of trouble!
And this time, the trouble he had caused was no small matter!
But his teacher Yamato had promised to help him with anything…
Seeing Ya Yu’s appearance, Yamato guessed that his suspicions were accurate!
His heart was churning like a stormy sea!
Is this Wood Release something a child can use?!
Yamato had assumed Ya Yu would at most summon a few thin twigs.
After all, this kid had only been learning Wood Release for a day!
Who would have guessed that he could create a whole forest!
A forest comparable to the First Hokage’s Tree Bounding Binding technique!!
Yamato was now filled with despair!
Half because he had brought Ya Yu with him and caused such a huge mess,
And the other half was because his self-esteem had been completely crushed by Ya Yu!
There were only three users of Wood Release in Konohagakure’s history, the First Hokage, himself, and Ya Yu.
Yamato tragically realized that two of them were incredibly strong.
In comparison, his own Wood Release could only be used for building houses and landscaping…
“Ya Yu, come with me to see the Third Hokage immediately.”
Yamato said through clenched teeth.
“Okay.”
Ya Yu knew that he had done something wrong and nodded obediently.
As the two were about to leave, they looked up.
They saw the Third Hokage standing on a branch of a tree not far away.
The Third’s face was black as coal!
He appeared before the two of them in a few quick blinks.
The Third Hokage had a particularly intimidating aura about him today!
Ya Yu was so nervous that he didn’t even dare to open his eyes!
He was doomed!
He used Tree Bounding Binding and destroyed all of Konohagakure!
He was going to spend the rest of his life in the Konoha prison!
The Third Hokage’s voice was hoarse with rage.
“Yamato, you better give me a reasonable explanation.”
In the Third Hokage’s mind, Ya Yu was a genius, but he couldn’t possibly be the mastermind behind this incident.
After all, he was less than twelve years old!
Therefore, the Third Hokage immediately assumed that Yamato was the culprit.
After all, this guy had been training Wood Release for more than ten or twenty years, and although he hadn’t made any outstanding achievements, he had more experience…
Yamato fell to his knees with a thud.
“Hokage-sama! It’s all my fault!”
“I told Ya Yu to use his full power, and it’s my fault for not being able to help him control the situation!”
“You think I’m blind and easy to fool, don’t you?!”
The Third Hokage’s eyes widened in anger, even his whiskers bristled!
The Third’s first impression of Yamato's attitude was disappointment!
You’ve been in the Anbu for so long, Yamato, how can you be so clueless?!
You’ve done something wrong and your first reaction is to blame a child?!
And the way you’re blaming him is so clumsy…