On one side, following the principle of being lenient to those who confess, Ye Yu stepped forward.
"I'm sorry, Hokage-sama... I've been trying my best to control it, but I didn't expect it to..."
The Third Hokage still refused to believe it, his eyes sharp as he looked at Yamato.
"Yamato, you actually taught this child to take the blame for you?!"
Yamato: ..
Anyway, no matter how you say it, it's my fault, right?!
The real culprit is standing right here, and you still don't believe me.
You know how much I'm capable of, right?
Even if I trained for another thirty years, I wouldn't be able to create even one-fifth of this forest of trees!!
"Hokage-sama, it was really me..."
Ye Yu defended Yamato.
"At the time, Teacher Yamato said he wanted to test my understanding of the Wood Release, and asked me to use it to my full potential. I didn't control my strength well, and that's why..."
At this moment, the Third Hokage finally caught on.
Such a large forest of trees, Yamato seemingly, perhaps, really doesn't have that ability...
Ma... Masaka! (Could it be?)
It was actually Ye Yu who did it!
At this moment, the Third Hokage believed Ye Yu's words about seven or eight tenths.
The intense shock caused even him, the Hokage who had been in charge of Konohagakure for so many years, to momentarily hold his breath!
What did Ye Yu say just now...
He had already tried his best to control his power, yet it still caused such a massive amount of destruction!
In other words, this forest of trees that supports the entire Konohagakure, is not even Ye Yu's full strength!
This guy actually held back!
No, the most crucial issue doesn't seem to be that!
It's only been two days since I asked Yamato to teach Ye Yu the Wood Release, right?!
Two days, and this kid can already learn the First Hokage's Tree Boundary Death?！！
And the power is so strong！！
"Hiss~~~"
The Third Hokage gasped.
This child, terrifying!
After thinking about it,
Somehow, the Third Hokage suddenly wasn't that angry anymore!
He even felt a little bit happy! What was this?
After all, if Yamato and Ye Yu's words were true.
Konohagakure may very well produce another God of Shinobi!
A God of Shinobi who could rival or even surpass the First Hokage!
However, as an old hand who had been in charge of Konohagakure for many years.
The Third Hokage skillfully concealed his shock and excitement, pretending to be serious in front of Ye Yu.
"Ye Yu, do you know how much trouble you've caused?"
Ye Yu lowered his head, afraid to say anything.
He had already foreseen the miserable life he would spend in prison for the next few decades!
The Third Hokage continued to scold.
"I told you last time, you can't use large-scale, destructive jutsu in the village where there are a lot of people."
"This time, you actually moved the entire village!"
"You should be grateful that only a few people were scratched by tree branches during this incident, and no one died."
"Otherwise, you'd be waiting to spend the rest of your life in Konohagakure's prison!"
Hearing the Third Hokage's last words, Ye Yu felt a surge of joy.
Judging from the Hokage-sama's tone, he probably won't be in prison for long.
So, he quickly replied, "Hokage-sama, you're right, I will definitely pay attention in the future."
The Third Hokage rolled his eyes.
"You're thinking about a future?"
Ye Yu shrunk his neck.
"No, no! I'm not going to use jutsu in the village anymore!"
"Hmm, quickly think of a solution."
The Third Hokage said with a black line on his face.
Ye Yu fell into deep thought.
According to his idea, he would first blow up the entire Konohagakure and then rebuild the houses using the Wood Release.
But if he said this out loud, he would definitely be beaten by the Third Hokage...
Yamato reminded him from the side, "The Wood Release can create real trees. Once you use it, you can't take it back."
"The only way at the moment is to have everyone in the village cut down these extra trees and then plan the reconstruction..."
"Things have come to this, so there's nothing else we can do."
The Third Hokage's eyes were filled with helplessness.
After finishing his words, he looked at Ye Yu with a serious expression.
"You, don't think this is over. Copy the Shinobi Code ten thousand times!"
When Ye Yu heard this, he almost burst into laughter.
He had caused such a big disaster,
He thought he would inevitably be thrown into prison, but unexpectedly, the Hokage-sama showed mercy and only punished him by copying the Shinobi Code a few times.
For Ye Yu, who could use the Shadow Clone Technique, this kind of task was too easy.
The Third Hokage probably also anticipated Ye Yu's laziness, so he added, "Don't use Shadow Clones. If I find out even once, I'll make it ten thousand times!"
"No problem!"
Ye Yu solemnly nodded.
The Third Hokage sighed softly and waved his hand, telling Ye Yu to go back to rest.
He also wanted to lock Ye Yu up for a few days,
After all, this kid had caused him a lot of trouble these past two days!
But in the end, he couldn't bring himself to be harsh, the Third Hokage was soft-hearted.
After Ye Yu left, Yamato was in for a rough time,
He was scolded by the Third Hokage for his incompetence, and it went on until late at night.
.....
On the other hand, Ye Yu returned to Naruto's house, only to find that Naruto's home was also lifted by his Tree Boundary Death.
The small house was lifted to the top of a tree, and Naruto was nowhere to be found.
At this moment, Ye Yu truly felt the extent of the trouble he had caused.
Ye Yu was still responsible.
Thinking about how the village had become like this because of his mistake,
He decided to do something to make up for his mistake.
Ye Yu's eyes became firm, and he formed a hand seal.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Thousands of Shadow Clones were summoned by Ye Yu, helping Konohagakure with the post-disaster reconstruction.
On the other side, the Third Hokage, who was still scolding Yamato, saw Ye Yu's Shadow Clones passing by, and a hint of relief flashed in his eyes.
It seemed that he had not misjudged the person.
This kid, Ye Yu, does have the potential to be cultivated!
His attention towards him had not been wasted!
"This child has a promising future."
Yamato sighed with sincerity.
"Less talk, go help with the post-disaster reconstruction!"
The Third Hokage kicked Yamato in annoyance.
Yamato ran away in a flash.
.....
The next day,
The entire Konohagakure was actively engaged in post-disaster reconstruction work.
The Ninja Academy, due to the collapse of the large trees and the upcoming final exams, had to hold temporary classes in an open space in the village.
On the grass, the students were chattering.
"I don't know what happened, but suddenly there are so many trees in Konohagakure."
Sakura said.
"I guess it was some kind of Wood Release jutsu used by a ninja with shadow-level strength!"
Shikamaru guessed.
"Don't be silly, since the First Hokage died, Konohagakure hasn't had anyone who inherited the Wood Release kekkei genkai. There's no need to talk about reaching shadow level with the Wood Release."
Kiba refuted.
A ninja passing by said, "No one has inherited the Wood Release?"
"I heard that before Orochimaru defected, he secretly studied the First Hokage's cells..."
"The one who used the Wood Release this time might be a test subject created by Orochimaru!"
Listening to his classmates' random analysis, Ye Yu noticed something unusual.
The Wood Release is a kekkei genkai only possessed by the First Hokage, why can I use it?