Wood Release: Four Pillars House Technique
"Look at you, that's all you can think of? The ingenious uses of this Ninjutsu aren't limited to getting around."
Shinki put on a profound expression.
Naruto's thinking was just too simple!
Shinki continued, "A Ninjutsu this convenient should be used for hauling things! It'd definitely be practical and convenient!"
Naruto: "..."
Why do I feel like using it to get around is still more promising?
That evening.
After a simple dinner, the two children, Shinki and Naruto, began training hard.
But Naruto had one more thing to do than Shinki: study.
His grades in academic subjects were so poor that he needed to catch up quickly.
A little later that night.
Seeing Naruto absorbed in his studies, Shinki carefully slipped out the door.
Outside, Yamato had been waiting for a long time.
"Sensei, what are we learning today?"
Shinki asked, his face full of anticipation.
"Before we get to that, I'll be teaching you outside the village from now on. That way, if you can't control your Ninjutsu, you won't cause more damage to the village."
Yamato spoke with lingering apprehension.
Because of Shinki's Deep Forest Emergence yesterday, the Third Hokage had given him a thorough scolding.
He had nearly been kicked out of the Anbu!
Having learned his lesson last night, he wouldn't be teaching in the village anymore!
Shinki understood Yamato's concerns and nodded obediently.
"Then where outside the village are we going to train?"
"I've already found a place for you. There's a clearing east of the village where they store lumber. It's just right for guiding your training."
Yamato looked as though he had already arranged everything.
"Come with me. With me there, I can keep you safe even if we leave the village at night."
Yamato spoke with complete confidence.
"Sensei, how about I take you there instead? I know the place."
Shinki's eyes lit up when he heard that the place Yamato had chosen was the clearing where the lumber was stored.
After all, that clearing was the very one he and his Shadow Clones had created!
To make transporting the lumber easier, he had even left a teleportation mark there.
"Sure."
Yamato agreed and stepped aside, intending to let Shinki walk ahead of him.
But to his surprise, Shinki showed no intention of leading the way.
Instead, he walked up beside him and took his hand.
Yamato: ⊙▽⊙
Shinki, don't do this. I'm your teacher!
Though you do have a few good looks...
But! There's no future for us!
Just as Yamato tried to pull his hand away, his vision blurred.
When he came to his senses, he found himself outside the village!
Yamato: Σ(っ °Д °;)っ
What just happened?!
This is too bizarre!
"Gulp~"
Yamato swallowed nervously!
He hadn't even heard the wind, yet he had appeared at their destination just like that!!
Yamato quickly thought, Could it be that a spy from another village spotted me and Shinki wandering around the village in the middle of the night?!
At that thought, Yamato shielded Shinki behind him.
"Don't be afraid, Shinki. I'll protect you!"
Shinki was completely baffled. Why was his teacher so worked up today?
Ignoring his teacher's nervous behavior, Shinki said impatiently, "Sensei, there aren't any enemies here. Let's hurry and start today's lesson!"
Keeping watch on their surroundings, Yamato chided Shinki, "Shinki, you're still too green. We suddenly appeared in this clearing. Don't you think that's strange?"
"Strange?"
Shinki scratched his head in confusion.
"What's strange about it? I brought you here with the Body Flicker Technique I just figured out."
Yamato gave a distracted reply. "How is that not strange... Wait!! The Body Flicker Technique you figured out?!!"
Yamato: ∑(°Д°)
Yamato asked excitedly, "When did you figure it out? How did you figure it out?!"
Shinki didn't understand why his teacher was so excited. He said calmly, "Today. I was thinking that running back and forth to transport lumber was too tiring, so I wondered if I could create a Ninjutsu to travel quickly... Then the experiment succeeded."
Yamato: =͟͟͞͞=͟͟͞͞(●⁰ꈊ⁰● |||)
He created a Ninjutsu just to transport lumber?!
Leaving aside whether Shinki had created the Ninjutsu or not...
Its effects seemed a little familiar!
Yamato hurriedly asked.
"What are the conditions for teleporting?"
Shinki answered obediently.
"A Chakra mark set beforehand."
Yamato: (ｷ｀ﾟДﾟ´)!!
That solves it!
That mark and the effects of the technique!
Wasn't this the damn Flying Thunder God Technique the legendary Fourth Hokage was best known for?!
An S-rank forbidden technique developed by the Second Hokage and recorded in the Scroll of Seals!!
Although Shinki had dealt Yamato blow after blow, he still refused to believe it!
Maybe that had been an illusion!
"Show me again."
Yamato insisted.
Shinki scratched his head.
He didn't think there was much to see in such an ordinary teleportation Ninjutsu.
A person went "whoosh" and was there. What was there to demonstrate?
Seeing Shinki hesitate, Yamato urged him, "Show me again."
Helplessly, Shinki formed a technique formula from Chakra on a piece of lumber beside Yamato.
Then he stepped back twice.
He made Hand Seals.
The seals were complete!
"Whoosh!"
Yamato turned his head, and Shinki suddenly appeared beside him, just like that!
Tears seeped from the corners of Yamato's eyes beneath his mask!
He didn't want to teach this student anymore!
What kind of earthly suffering was he being made to endure?!
Were Ninjutsu geniuses like this born to prove that everyone else was just here to make up the numbers?!
"Sensei, what's wrong?"
Noticing Yamato's slightly trembling body, Shinki thought his teacher had fallen ill from the cold and asked with concern.
"Don't call me sensei. I'm not worthy of teaching you."
Yamato spoke in a muffled, aggrieved voice.
Hearing this, Shinki thought his teacher was terribly disappointed in his talent. He anxiously grabbed Yamato's hand and said earnestly, "Don't say that, sensei. I still haven't learned Wood Release. I'm counting on you for that."
Yamato's eyes brightened slightly beneath his mask!
He regained a tiny bit of confidence!
That's right!
Even if I can't compare to this child in anything else, I have experience on my side!
Right now, only he and this child could use Wood Release in all of Konoha.
And he had nearly twenty years of experience using it. In all of Konoha, he was the only one who could guide Shinki in Wood Release!
With that thought, Yamato forced himself to regain his composure and discreetly wiped away the tears beneath his mask.
"Shinki, today I'll teach you your first Ninjutsu."
After gathering his feelings, Yamato spoke solemnly.
"What is it? What is it!?"
Shinki's face was full of anticipation.
Between what he had figured out yesterday and today, he already knew one or two hundred Wood Release Ninjutsu.
But he had figured them all out as an amateur, after all. It was better to learn them systematically from his teacher!
Yamato was pleased to see Shinki looking so eager.
There were times when even a genius needed him!
"Since you destroyed most of Konoha's houses yesterday with the Deep Forest Emergence you figured out yourself, I'll teach you a simple Ninjutsu that uses Wood Release to build houses: Wood Release: Four Pillars House."
Yamato said with a hint of pride, "Once you learn this Ninjutsu, you can create a complex wooden dwelling in an instant. It's quite convenient."
When Yamato finished speaking, he looked down and saw a troubled expression on Shinki's face.
"What's wrong, Shinki? Do you think this Ninjutsu is too complicated? If it seems difficult, I have simpler ones."
Yamato asked with concern.
Shinki shook his head and answered honestly.
"When I learned Wood Release and thought about building myself a home, I think I accidentally figured out this Ninjutsu."
As he spoke, Shinki made a hand seal, as though afraid Yamato wouldn't believe him.
Once the seal was complete, Shinki pressed his hand to the ground!
"Wood Release: Four Pillars House Technique!"
"Whoosh!"
A wooden house with an intricate structure rose from the ground!