Lord Hokage, I'm Never Teaching Another Student Again

Yamato: (º Д º*)

What the hell...

Yamato stared blankly at the house Shinki had built with the Four Pillar House Technique.

Because Shinki's house was better than his!

It was fully furnished, with a wooden bed, a wooden table, and wooden stools thoughtfully provided. There was even a wardrobe!

Yamato pinched himself.

Yamato! Hang in there!

Don't let this kid's talent defeat you!

Then, after hesitating for a moment, Yamato continued, "Since you've mastered the Four Pillar House Technique, you should be able to use its advanced version, the Connected Pillar House Technique..."

Shinki answered innocently.

"I figured it out along with the Four Pillar House Technique. You just need to change the technique's formula a little and use a bit more Chakra."

Yamato discreetly slapped himself twice.

I'm such an idiot!

Someone as smart as Shinki could surely figure out how to go from a basic Ninjutsu to an advanced one with no trouble at all!

"Then... the Wood Release: Wood Human Clone..."

Yamato ventured another question.

Shinki said, "I tried it the night I learned Wood Release. Wood Human Clones are sturdier than ordinary Shadow Clones and harder to see through, but you can't make as many as you can with the Multi Shadow Clone..."

Yamato's mouth twitched as he listened. Unwilling to give up, he continued.

"Wood Release Substitution?"

"Learned it."

"Wood Release: Wood Wall?"

"Learned it."

"Wood Release: Thorny Kill?"

"Learned it."

"..."

After that, Yamato listed all the Wood Release techniques he knew, one by one.

Each time Shinki said, "Learned it," his heart sank a little further!

In the end, Yamato was so devastated that his pupils lost focus and his eyes went blank.

Clinging to his last shred of hope, he named one final technique. "Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands! Surely you don't know that one?! It's a technique specifically used to suppress Tailed Beast Chakra!"

He was right. Shinki had never considered using Wood Release that way, so he really didn't know the technique.

"I don't know it."

Shinki shook his head and answered honestly.

Afterward.

Using the last of his willpower, Yamato forced himself to teach Shinki Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands.

After confirming that Shinki had learned the technique, Yamato turned and walked away.

Having suffered a crushing blow to both body and mind, he decided he would never see Shinki again for the rest of his life!

Life isn't worth it!

What he'd spent decades working for came effortlessly to someone else!

He couldn't take it anymore!

Elsewhere.

Shinki stared at the spot where Yamato had disappeared, dumbfounded.

What happened to my teacher?

Clever as he was, Shinki soon came up with an idea.

He'd said "I know it" to every Ninjutsu his teacher had just listed. Could his teacher have thought he was reaching too far and left in anger?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and Shinki sighed.

I was too impatient just now!

Even if he already knew the techniques, he should have watched how his teacher performed them. After all, they were the product of his teacher's years of experience...

A true master should always have the heart of an apprentice!

His teacher must have thought he wasn't taking Ninjutsu seriously enough or showing him enough respect!

Being a ninja really was hard!

Late at night.

Someone knocked on the Third Hokage's door.

The person knocking was obviously in a great hurry, rapping rapidly and loudly.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm coming!"

The Third Hokage got up and dressed.

He was afraid something serious had happened in the village, prompting someone to wake him at such a late hour!

Once dressed, the Third hurriedly opened the door.

Only then did he see Yamato standing outside, wearing a mask.

"Yamato, you've come to see me so late. Is there something urgent with the Anbu?"

the Third asked.

Yamato was in a daze. He stood there blankly, offering no answer for a long time.

The Third then recalled that Yamato had been busy teaching Shinki Ninjutsu for the past two days.

"Could something have happened to Shinki?"

the Third asked anxiously.

Shinki was a rare genius!

If a genius like that passed away, it would be an enormous loss for Konoha!

Seeing that Yamato was still in a daze, the Third grew anxious.

"Why are you just standing there? Speak up!"

"Shinki's fine, Lord Hokage. I'm never teaching another student again."

After a long while, Yamato mumbled his reply.

The Third: ???

"What exactly happened? Tell me everything!"

Yamato, who had been driven to a breaking point, slowly began describing Shinki's heaven-defying comprehension.

The Third listened as Yamato slowly recounted what had happened.

With each example Yamato gave, his heart raced!

Finally, Yamato summed it up.

"Lord Hokage, it's not that I can't handle the pressure. That guy's comprehension is just too terrifying!"

"He developed the Flying Thunder God Technique just because he wanted to move a piece of wood. Can you believe that?!"

"He doesn't need a teacher at all. Curiosity and interest are his best teachers!"

After hearing him out, the Third drew a long breath. "Hiss..."

This was the second time in two days that he had looked so shocked.

The previous time had been when he learned that Shinki had unleashed Deep Forest Emergence!

Shinki's comprehension could no longer be described as merely terrifying!

The Third had once thought that Shinki might become the next God of Shinobi someday!

But now, it seemed that outcome was already set in stone!

He had learned most Wood Release Ninjutsu on his own!

And in just a few short hours, he had developed and tested a mysterious Space-Time Ninjutsu—the S-rank Flying Thunder God Technique.

A super-genius ninja with the First Hokage's talent and the Second Hokage's brains!!

His future achievements might even surpass those of the God of Shinobi!

Faced with such a super genius, the Third began to wonder whether his original approach to training him had been wrong.

Should he devote more learning resources to Shinki?

After all, as long as Konoha could nurture this super genius,

a Wood Release ninja armed with forbidden techniques could deter the other four great nations without even lifting a finger!

After careful consideration, the Third decided to take no action for now and let things run their course.

A flower raised in a greenhouse could not withstand the wind and rain.

A true expert needed more than powerful Ninjutsu. He also needed a strong heart!