“Look at your lack of ambition.
The real beauty of this jutsu isn’t just for commuting,” Kamiki said with a profound look.
Naruto’s thinking was simply too shallow!
Kamiki continued, “A jutsu this handy should be used for hauling freight!
It’s so practical and efficient!” Naruto: “…” Why do I feel like using it to commute is way more ambitious?
Night fell.
After a simple dinner, the two boys began training hard.
Naruto had one extra task compared to Kamiki: memorizing textbooks.
His academic grades were truly terrible, and he needed to catch up fast.
Later that evening, seeing Naruto absorbed in memorizing his books, Kamiki slipped quietly out the door.
Outside, Yamato had been waiting for a while.
“Sensei, what are we learning today?” Kamiki asked with an eager look.
“Before we get into what we’re learning, from now on, our lessons will be held outside the village to stop you from losing control of your jutsu and causing collateral damage,” Yamato said, still haunted by lingering dread.
Just because of Kamiki’s Deep Forest Emergence yesterday, the Third Hokage had chewed him out so badly he was almost kicked out of the Anbu!
Taking a lesson from last night, he would never train the boy inside the village again!
Kamiki understood Yamato’s concerns and nodded obediently.
“Where outside the village are we training?” “I already found a spot.
There’s a clearing east of the village where lumber is stored; that’s the perfect place to guide your training.” Yamato had an air of having everything under control.
“Come along with me.
With me around, I can keep you safe even outside the village at night,” Yamato promised with complete confidence.
“Sensei, how about I take you there instead?
I know the place well.” Kamiki’s eyes lit up when he heard Yamato picked the clearing where timber was stored.
That clearing was an open lot he and his shadow clones had cleared out themselves!
To make hauling lumber easier, he had already left a teleportation marker there.
“Sure.” Yamato didn’t refuse, stepping aside so Kamiki could take the lead.
To his surprise, Kamiki showed no intention of walking ahead.
Instead, he stepped up beside him and grabbed his hand.
Yamato blinked behind his mask.
Kamiki, don’t do this, I’m your teacher!
Sure, you’re a good-looking kid…
But there is no future between us!
Just as Yamato tried to pull his hand away in protest, his vision blurred.
By the time his senses returned, he found himself standing outside the village!
Yamato was utterly petrified.
What just happened?!
This is too bizarre!
Yamato swallowed hard in sheer panic!
He hadn’t even heard the rush of wind, yet they had appeared at their destination out of thin air!
A thought struck Yamato at once: could they have been ambushed by enemy spies while walking through the village at night?!
Thinking of this, Yamato shielded Kamiki behind him.
“Don’t be afraid, Kamiki!
I’ll protect you!” Kamiki was completely baffled.
Why is Sensei acting so keyed up tonight?
Ignoring his instructor’s jumpy behavior, Kamiki said eagerly, “Sensei, there are no enemies here.
Let’s hurry and start today’s lesson!” Keeping his guard up as he scanned the surroundings, Yamato scolded, “Kamiki, you’re still too green.
Don’t you find it bizarre that we suddenly popped up in this clearing?” “Bizarre?” Kamiki scratched his head in confusion.
“What’s so bizarre about it?
I brought you here with the Body Flicker Jutsu I just figured out.” Yamato brushed it off casually: “How is that not bizarre enough…
WAIT A MINUTE!!
A Body Flicker Jutsu you figured out?!” Yamato asked in pure agitation: “When did you figure it out?!
How did you figure it out?!” Kamiki couldn’t understand why his teacher was so worked up, and answered in a plain tone: “Just today.
I thought running back and forth while hauling lumber was too exhausting, so I wondered if I could invent a jutsu to move around quickly…
and then the experiment worked.” Yamato was struck speechless.
Inventing a jutsu just to haul lumber?!
Setting aside whether Kamiki actually invented it or not, the effect of this jutsu felt terribly familiar!
Yamato quickly pressed: “What are the conditions for teleporting?” Kamiki answered obediently: “A chakra mark placed in advance.” Yamato’s mind completely shattered!
Mystery solved!
That marker and that teleportation effect!
Isn’t that the legendary Flying Thunder God Jutsu the Fourth Hokage was famous for?!
An S-rank forbidden jutsu created by the Second Hokage and recorded in the Scroll of Seals!!
Even though Yamato had taken multiple blows from Kamiki already, he refused to believe something so absurd!
It could have just been a sensory illusion!
“Demonstrate it one more time,” Yamato insisted.
Kamiki scratched his head.
He figured this ordinary teleportation jutsu had zero flair to it.
You just vanished with a whoosh and reappeared—what was there to demonstrate?
Seeing the hesitation on Kamiki’s face, Yamato urged him, “Demonstrate it again.” Helpless, Kamiki condensed a chakra formula onto a nearby piece of timber next to Yamato.
Then, he took two steps back.
He formed a seal.
The seal set!
Swish!
Yamato turned his head, and Kamiki appeared right beside him out of thin air!
Tears welled in the corners of Yamato’s eyes behind his mask.
He didn’t want to teach this student anymore!
What kind of earthly torment was this for him to endure?!
Was this kind of ninjutsu freak born purely to prove that everyone else was just taking up space in the world?!
“Sensei, what’s wrong?” Kamiki asked with concern, noticing Yamato’s trembling frame and assuming the man had caught a chill.
“Don’t call me Sensei.
I’m not worthy of teaching you,” Yamato mumbled through the mask, sounding thoroughly wronged.
Hearing that, Kamiki assumed his instructor was utterly disappointed with his mediocre talent.
He grabbed Yamato’s hand in a hurry, pleading with genuine urgency: “Don’t say that, Sensei!
I haven’t mastered Wood Release yet, I’m still counting on you for that!” Behind his mask, Yamato’s eyes lit up ever so slightly!
He reclaimed a tiny scrap of confidence!
That’s right!
Even if I fall short of this kid in every other way, I still have experience on my side!
Right now, the only two people in the entire Leaf who can use Wood Release are me and this boy.
With nearly twenty years of experience wielding Wood Release, I’m the only person in the whole village qualified to guide Kamiki!
Thinking of this, Yamato forced his mindset to stabilize, discreetly wiping away the tears under his mask.
“Kamiki, today I will teach you your very first technique,” Yamato said with a solemn tone after composing himself.
“What is it?
What is it?!” Kamiki looked up with bright anticipation.
Even though he had figured out one or two hundred Wood Release techniques between yesterday and today, those were just the clumsy experiments of an outsider.
Learning systematically from an actual instructor was bound to be much better!
Yamato thoroughly enjoyed Kamiki’s look of anticipation.
Even a genius needed him sometimes!
“Since you destroyed most of the Leaf’s houses with that Deep Forest Emergence yesterday, I will teach you a simple Wood Release technique used for building homes—Wood Release: Four Pillars House Technique.” Yamato added with a touch of pride: “Once you master this jutsu, you can erect a complex wooden residence in an instant.
It is extremely convenient.” When Yamato finished and looked down, he noticed a troubled look on Kamiki’s face.
“What is it, Kamiki?
Do you think the jutsu is too complicated?
If it’s too difficult, I have simpler ones,” Yamato asked with care.
Kamiki shook his head and answered honestly: “When I learned Wood Release and wanted to rebuild my home, I think I accidentally figured out this jutsu already.” As if worried Yamato wouldn’t believe him, Kamiki formed a hand seal.
With the seal complete, Kamiki slammed his palm onto the earth!
“Wood Release: Four Pillars House Technique!” Crack!
A complex wooden residence burst straight out of the ground!