Yamato's Desire for Recognition

As dawn broke the next day, Mo Chen quickly ate some breakfast and headed to the training ground Yamato had taken him to yesterday.

It was just past 6 AM, and to his surprise, Yamato was already waiting there.

"Sorry, Teacher Yamato, I'm late!" Mo Chen hurried over to apologize.

After all, he was about to learn Ninjutsu from him, so maintaining a proper attitude would be beneficial.

"No, I arrived early, wait..." Yamato waved his hand subconsciously, then seemed to remember something, his eyes widening behind his Anbu mask.

He stammered, "You... what did you just call me?"

"Teacher Yamato!" Mo Chen was taken aback and asked, confused, "Is... is there a problem with that?"

"No... no!" Yamato shook his head decisively.

While Mo Chen was still bewildered, Yamato suddenly seemed re-energized.

"The early bird catches the worm. Morning is when the body and mind are at their peak. That's why I asked you to come early; training at this time is twice as effective with half the effort."

Yamato, in high spirits, asked, "By the way, have you had breakfast? You're still growing at your age, so breakfast is essential. If you haven't eaten, I'll send a Wood Style clone to buy you some."

"Nutritional balance is also important. Breakfast milk is a must, along with some fruits and vegetables, and..."

???

A string of question marks appeared above Mo Chen's head.

Yamato continued talking to himself, not waiting for Mo Chen's reply, and had already created a Wood Style clone to go buy breakfast.

Mo Chen opened his mouth, then swallowed his words back down.

Yamato had even thought about nutritional balance. If he said he had already eaten now, wouldn't that be unappreciative of his kindness?

Fine, let him buy it. He hadn't eaten much earlier anyway and could still eat more.

He just wondered why Yamato had suddenly become so enthusiastic, seemingly because of being called "Teacher Yamato"?

Oh, right, Mo Chen remembered!

In the original story, Yamato's character was quite lonely. He really wished for others to acknowledge his existence.

When he first took over Team 7, to build rapport, he prepared a table full of delicious food and drinks. Mo Chen's most vivid memory was a lobster over a meter long!

In the Infinite Tsukuyomi dream, he not only replaced Kakashi as the Jonin leader of Team 7 but also received Kakashi's approval and praise.

Clearly, this was a person who was extremely lacking in social interaction and desperately craved to be needed by others.

Understanding this, Mo Chen couldn't help but grin.

If he couldn't use this opportunity to drain Yamato's entire stock, he'd write his name backward!

"Before breakfast is ready, let me tell you about today's training plan!"

Yamato wasted no time. He condensed a set of tables and chairs with Wood Style, along with a wooden parasol, and gestured for Mo Chen to sit down before speaking:

"You should understand by now, right? The power you suddenly unleashed yesterday is called Wood Style, the same one I'm using now. You should know something about Wood Style, shouldn't you?"

As Mo Chen opened his mouth to answer, Yamato immediately slammed the table and loudly interjected, "Yes, that's right, it's the ability the First Hokage once possessed!"

"He wielded Wood Style with divine skill and astonishing power! With the power of Wood Style, he ended the warring era and established the great Ninja system of one village, one leader – the First Hokage. Wood Style is his symbol!"

Mo Chen stared dumbfounded at the wildly excited Yamato, realizing the immense impact of just two simple words, "Teacher Yamato"!

At this moment, Yamato was still rambling on—

"Of course, compared to the First Hokage, my Wood Style is like a firefly compared to the sun."

"However, after my examination yesterday, your Wood Style is not inferior to the First Hokage's. If you can master it, you might even become the next Ninja God!"

"I have already guaranteed the Third Lord that I will do my utmost to teach you everything I know."

"But you don't need to feel too much pressure. You are still young, and you have a long time to improve in the future, so just go at your own pace!"

Yamato paused here, seemingly giving Mo Chen time to process.

Once he was sure Mo Chen understood, he continued, "As I said yesterday, the reason your Wood Style appears abnormal is that you haven't yet mastered the nature transformation of water and earth."

"So, for the next period, I will first teach you to perfect these two elemental nature transformations. Remember, before that, absolutely do not attempt to use Wood Style, as it could easily damage your foundation."

At this point, Yamato's clone appeared with a Shunshin, carrying several lunch boxes.

Mo Chen finally had a chance to speak. He nodded with gratitude and said, "Okay, thank you for the explanation, Teacher Yamato!"

Yamato's breath hitched. With a bang, the clone turned into a wooden figure, then softened into black mud and melted onto the ground.

The Wood Style clone suddenly vanished, and the lunch boxes it was carrying almost fell to the ground before being placed on the table.

Fortunately, Yamato's main body reacted quickly and caught them.

"Cough, I ran too fast and got winded!" Yamato took several deep breaths to calm himself, offering a forced explanation, before opening the lunch boxes one by one.

Mo Chen glanced at them and was somewhat dumbfounded.

Milk, onigiri, grilled fish, natto, vegetables, miso soup, and a plate of fresh fruit.

Wait, is this really breakfast?

Well, they were all breakfast items, just spread out across a full table.

"Alright, breakfast is a bit simple. There wasn't much food available to buy."

Yamato clapped his hands and said, "I'll make you something more substantial at noon. For now, just make do with this. I can take this opportunity to tell you how to train the nature transformations for Earth Style and Water Style..."

Mo Chen felt that if this continued, he'd get fat in a few days.

But the hospitality was too much to refuse.

He had originally intended for Yamato to eat with him, but Yamato explicitly stated he had already eaten and this was a single portion for Mo Chen.

There was no choice. Mo Chen had to eat with a clear conscience and indulge, almost overeating in the end.

Fortunately, after awakening Wood Style, his digestive system was much better than he had imagined.

He circulated his Chakra for a bit and soon returned to normal.

After the meal, they officially entered training.

"First, choose either Earth Style or Water Style to cultivate. That's up to you, either one is fine."

As Yamato spoke, he condensed small Chakra spheres in each hand.

The left was earth-yellow, with some dirt and gravel flying around it.

The right was water-blue, with a small water spout spinning within.

Mo Chen activated his Sharingan at the opportune moment. With his invisible sunglasses on, Yamato couldn't see it at all.

The next moment, Mo Chen also condensed small Chakra spheres in each hand.

Likewise, Earth Style in his left hand and Water Style in his right.

"Mud Release?"

Yamato's eyes nearly popped out. He lost control of the Chakra sphere in his hand, and it exploded.

Fortunately, he had only condensed a tiny bit of Chakra, so even if it exploded, it wouldn't hurt anyone.

But Yamato couldn't be bothered with that. He said in disbelief, "How... how did you do that?"