Seeing the look on Taro's face, his mother could not help tapping him on the head with the small wooden stick in her hand.
"Look at you. Why is your tail sticking up into the sky? Is this how your father taught you?"
Taro immediately came back to his senses. The increase in Chakra had made him somewhat carried away.
"And you want to apply for graduation? Have you learned the Three Body Technique? Can you use it proficiently? Is your Taijutsu up to standard? How far have you progressed with the Gentle Fist?"
His mother's string of questions thoroughly scattered the last of Taro's pride.
That was right. He was still a very weak student, nowhere near meeting the standards of a Genin.
"Do not let pride blind you. Lord Torikaze gave you this Chakra so that your path ahead would be smoother, not for you to use it like this."
Taro immediately bowed to his mother in apology. "Mom, I know I was wrong. I lost my head for a moment. I won't do it again."
Only when she saw that her son was sincerely remorseful did her expression soften somewhat.
"From now on, you must never be arrogant. And do not go around telling everyone about your Chakra and talent. Keep this secret, and absolutely do not let Lord Hiashi, Lord Hizashi, or Lord Neji find out!"
His mother's expression grew increasingly grave. Taro understood these principles as well, and he immediately promised her that he would never casually tell outsiders.
With that, much of his mother's anger subsided. The Chakra Herb Taro had taken was a gift from Lord Torikaze, and in a sense, it was something her husband had gambled his life for.
If her son did not know gratitude and instead became arrogant and