Hokage, no one knows better than me how to cultivate talent.

Chapter 101 begins to change Hinata.

After school in the afternoon, Shusui went to the third training ground and, as usual, had Hinata and the other three do a test first.

After the exam papers were graded, everyone had an additional debt on their shoulders.

Hinata had the fewest, with only five, while Lee had the most, a full ninety-four.

Naruto and Sasuke are the 25th and 8th Paths respectively.

As Naruto looked at the ever-increasing number of questions he had, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

Xiao Li, on the other hand, was fearless.

Sasuke also realized the seriousness of the problem.

Shusui had Sasuke and the other two do their physical training, then called Hinata aside to be alone.

"Hinata, tell your teacher what happened to the injury on your face today?" Shusui squatted down to look her in the eye. "Don't lie to your teacher. Your teacher doesn't like liars."

Hinata had initially intended to gloss over the matter, but upon hearing this, she hesitated for a moment before finally lowering her head and recounting in detail how Gouda Takeshi and the others had bullied her.

Qiu Shui had an impression of Gang Tianwu, a student in Class 1 of the fifth grade. Whenever Qiu Shui substituted for him, the other students listened attentively, but Gang Tianwu and two other students often made some small movements in class.

He didn't take it to heart at the time, since they weren't his students and there was no need for him to worry about it.

But he never expected that these three people would be so wicked in character and behavior.

However, Qiu Shui was also aware of the strength of these three people.

At most, he's a bit better than his peers at using clone techniques and throwing ninja tools, and he has a slight advantage in physique, but he's far from being a talent.

Hinata has mastered ninjutsu, and with the training she's received recently, she shouldn't be unable to defeat them. Even in a three-on-one situation, they would definitely not be Hinata's match.

"Why didn't you fight back then?" Qiu Shui asked.

"I...I wanted to fight back." Hinata's voice trailed off, her head almost buried in her chest, "but I was terrified, my body went weak, and I had no strength at all..."

Qiu Shui understood immediately.

This person has been traumatized by the beating.

Just like some children who are beaten and scolded by their parents when they are young, even if they grow up to be strong and healthy while their parents are old, they still dare not fight back or talk back when their parents raise their hands again.

That kind of fear, etched into one's bones, is not something that can be easily overcome.

"Does your family know about this?" Qiu Shui continued to ask.

Hinata was silent for a moment, then said softly, "The first time I was bullied by them, I told Tokuma, a former bodyguard. He told my father, and my father scolded me for being a piece of trash who couldn't even beat an ordinary civilian."

After hearing this, Qiu Shui was at a loss for words.

Hiashi Hyuga is truly a talented individual.

How old was Hinata at that time?

Five- or six-year-old girls are naturally timid and weak. If they are bullied and go home to tell the adults, they will not only not be comforted, but will also rub salt into their wounds.

Only now did Shusui truly understand why Hinata was so timid, keeping everything bottled up inside and unwilling to tell anyone.

Moreover, he discovered that the reason Hinata was unable to master the Byakugan and Gentle Fist techniques for so long was probably largely because she had too many things weighing on her mind, blocking all her outlets.

Shusui began to seriously consider how to help Hinata regain her confidence.

If he simply wanted to teach Gouda Takeshi and his two companions a lesson, he could have easily changed his approach and given them a good beating.

But that's not the root of the problem.

Hinata herself hasn't changed at all; this is just treating the symptoms, not the root cause.

For Hinata to truly transform, she must personally break free from the shadow that has shrouded her heart for so many years.

But with Hinata in her current state, how easy would it be to achieve that?

If it were easy, she wouldn't have been ambushed and beaten up in the alley this morning.

A flash of inspiration struck Qiu Shui.

He called Sasuke and the other two, who were training, to his side.

"Shusui-sensei, what's wrong?" Naruto ran over, his face still covered in sweat.

"Don't you guys find it a bit boring that it's all physical training every day?" Qiu Shui asked with a smile.

"There is a little bit," Naruto said, scratching his head.

"Being boring is also part of youth," Xiao Li said earnestly.

"Does Master Shusui have some new training methods again?" Sasuke asked expectantly.

"I think that while physical training can improve your physique, it's difficult to unleash your full potential," Qiu Shui said slowly, looking around at the four of them. "So starting today, after you finish your tests each day, we'll add one-on-one combat exercises."

Sasuke had no objections.

After regaining his top spot in the grade, he felt that he was now the strongest, and he was fearless no matter what the competition was.

"Of course, for safety's sake, and more importantly, to help you improve your taijutsu skills, regular battles are different from school sparring exams. Only taijutsu is allowed. Whoever gets hit once will have to do one more question." Qiushui added this sentence, not only to prevent Xiao Li from suffering a big loss, but also to prevent Naruto, Sasuke, and others from relying on ninjutsu.

Sasuke frowned slightly.

Although he couldn't use ninjutsu, he felt that among the people present, apart from Master Shusui, no one else could match him in taijutsu.

Naruto was also making plans in his mind.

He relies mostly on ninjutsu; taijutsu is indeed not his forte.

But Sasuke didn't object. If he were to jump out and say no, wouldn't it make him look like he's scared?

So he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and stubbornly kept quiet.

"Youth is about fighting!" Xiao Li was already in tears, trembling with excitement.

Who would want to waste time fighting against a loser like him?

Now the opportunity has finally arrived!

As for Hinata, this honest girl, she just goes by whatever she says.

"Shusui-sensei, since there's a punishment for losing, what's the reward for winning?" Naruto suddenly raised his hand and asked expectantly.

"The winner will receive a menu card, which allows them to request me to cook a dish on Saturdays and Sundays," Qiu Shui said.

Naruto and Sasuke's eyes lit up instantly.

Teacher Qiushui's cooking is really delicious!

Moreover, Teacher Qiushui doesn't cook for them every day; she only cooks for them on Saturdays and Sundays.

Although every dish the teacher cooks is delicious, how wonderful it would be to be able to order whatever you want to eat!

Naruto subconsciously swallowed.

"Alright, let the battles begin simultaneously." Qiu Shui clapped his hands. "Naruto versus Hinata, Lee versus Sasuke, and the two winners will then compete for first place."

Qiu Shui's arrangements were made after careful consideration.

He felt that to truly change Hinata, he needed to increase her practical combat experience.

Isn't she afraid to fight back?

Then let her take more shots, starting with people she's familiar with.

Once she gets used to being beaten, when she encounters unfamiliar people bullying her again, she won't just passively take the beating, right?

Furthermore, the established rewards and punishments can also motivate Hinata.

He didn't believe Hinata didn't want to order the dishes she liked, nor did he believe she was willing to watch others take the rewards while she was punished with homework every day.

Shusui created a shadow clone to act as the referee between Rock Lee and Sasuke, while he himself was in charge of the match between Naruto and Hinata.

Shusui had his reasons for letting Hinata face Naruto first.

Hinata is prone to nervousness in front of Naruto. If she can gradually relax and act more confidently in front of Naruto, she shouldn't be too intimidated when facing people like Gouda Takeshi in the future.

In the battle between Lee and Sasuke, he was basically dominated by Sasuke the entire time.

Although Lee has been practicing taijutsu diligently for many years, he has not yet learned to open the Eight Gates. Compared to Sasuke, who has the Sharingan's dynamic vision, Lee's ordinary taijutsu is far inferior.

However, Xiao Li's perseverance is truly amazing.

No matter how Sasuke beat him, he never gave up and never let out a scream.

Each time he was hit, he would pause for a moment, grit his teeth, and immediately pounce on the enemy to fight back.

Despite her best efforts, she failed to touch Sasuke at the last moment, thus earning the generous reward of 120 questions.

Meanwhile, Naruto and Hinata's battle was also underway.

In terms of taijutsu alone, Naruto is actually no match for Hinata.

Hinata, however, seems to have a beauty filter on her when facing Naruto, always hesitant to attack, while Naruto goes all out, leaving no room for retreat.

In the first half, Naruto almost completely dominated Hinata.

"Hinata, you have to fight Naruto with all your might," Shusui said from the side. "If you only defend and don't attack, Naruto's fighting style won't improve at all."

Hinata paused slightly upon hearing this.

In the ensuing battle, she indeed began to exert her full strength.

The movements of the Soft Fist gradually became smoother, and the footwork was no longer so hurried.

But in the end, she hesitated because she was afraid of hurting Naruto, and Naruto seized the opportunity and kicked her to the ground.

Naruto got 15 questions, and Hinata got 47.

Qiu Shui didn't say much. He walked over and used the power of the Healing Fruit to restore Hinata and Lee's accumulated injuries and depleted stamina. Then he looked at the final battle between Naruto and Sasuke.

Naruto and Sasuke were both determined to get the reward, and each of them went to great lengths to get it.

As soon as the match started, both sides unleashed their full power and speed.

Sasuke's taijutsu is indeed far superior to Naruto's, but Naruto is like an unkillable cockroach, stubbornly refusing to admit defeat even when beaten black and blue.

As the fight progressed, even Qiu Shui couldn't bear to watch anymore.

He declared Sasuke the winner.

Naruto got 233 questions.

"Damn it, I was so close!" Naruto pounded the ground, his face full of resentment.

Sasuke, who had won, stood aside with his hands in his pockets and a faint look of smugness on his face.

"Sasuke, this is your reward." Shusui took a small piece of paper out of her pocket and handed it to him.

Sasuke took it and carefully put it into his pocket.

Upon seeing this, Naruto slammed his fist into the ground again.

All of this was originally mine.

It was so close!

After the afternoon training session, Qiu Shui returned to her house located within the Third Ring Road of the main urban area.

In the living room, Kurenai and Tsunade were snuggled up on the sofa chatting.

As Qiu Shui entered the room, she subconsciously looked at the two pairs of plump thighs.