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

Chapter 107 Hinata's First Victory

A sharp pain shot through the area where he was struck, and his chakra seemed to be blocked by something, making it impossible to mobilize.

He didn't want to admit defeat, but Hinata immediately followed up with more than ten more palm strikes.

Each strike was swift and precise. Naruto finally couldn't hold on any longer, revealing his signature pain mask as he collapsed to the ground, completely losing his fighting ability.

"Naruto-kun, are you alright?" Hinata ran to his side and asked worriedly.

"I'm fine," Naruto said, grimacing.

Shusui walked over, placed her hand on Naruto's shoulder, and used her healing ability on him.

Although the effect of Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm is that it will damage the chakra system after hitting and make it impossible to actively gather chakra, the current primary healing fruit ability cannot restore it, but it can still relieve some pain and fatigue.

"Thank you, Akisui-sensei," Naruto said, feeling much better.

Meanwhile, the duel between Lee and Sasuke is also in full swing.

Unlike the situation at the beginning when he was completely dominated, Li is now able to seize fleeting opportunities to counterattack, even though he is still at a disadvantage.

His movements became more decisive, and his moves became more swift.

Sasuke grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed.

He could clearly sense that Xiao Li's physical skills and ability to withstand blows were improving at an astonishing rate.

Each attack that landed on Xiao Li seemed to be partially neutralized by some kind of resilience, while Xiao Li's counterattacks became heavier with each strike.

Sasuke had no choice but to concentrate fully and mobilize all his strength to deal with the situation.

In the end, he defeated Xiao Li with a series of fluid and powerful moves.

The final match was between Hinata and Sasuke.

To be honest, Sasuke hadn't paid much attention to Hinata before.

However, after several real battles during this period, he had become very wary of Hinata's Gentle Fist and Bagua Palm.

He was well aware of the terrifying nature of this taijutsu; if he were hit even once, his chakra would be blocked, and his combat power would be greatly reduced.

Therefore, he was extremely cautious from the very beginning of this battle.

As soon as the battle began, Sasuke used his taijutsu advantage to constantly move around and dodge, trying his best to avoid direct contact with Hinata.

He remembered that Hinata could only unleash a maximum of sixteen palm strikes at this point, and if he could dodge them all, it would be the perfect opportunity for him to counterattack.

However, just as Sasuke was mentally counting to the sixteenth palm strike and preparing to launch a counterattack, he discovered that Hinata's palm strikes showed no sign of stopping; she was still unleashing a series of palm strikes.

On the sidelines, Qiu Shui saw this scene and nodded slightly.

Hinata could only unleash eight palm strikes at first.

But during this period, Qiu Shui gave her targeted special training.

His encouraging teaching style and his battle with Naruto both brought about a significant change in Hinata's mindset.

Although he is not yet able to unleash the full 64 palms like Hyuga Neji, he is already able to steadily execute the 3,020 palms.

Hinata wins.

"Look at Sasuke lying on the ground, his face pale," Qiu Shui said.

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

"Thank you, Akisui-sensei," Hinata said softly as she accepted the gift.

Naruto looked on with envy.

He hasn't won a single game this month.

Xiao Li's eyes were full of longing.

He also wanted to win once, and then order his favorite dish.

Sasuke, on the other hand, didn't seem to feel anything.

He also had more than a dozen small slips of paper with his order notes on him.

After the afternoon training session, Qiu Shui announced that everyone would not need to train for the next two days, so that they could rest well and prepare for the final exams.

"Finally, I don't have to do homework anymore!" Naruto shouted excitedly.

This month, he has no idea how many problems he has done. Now, just seeing a problem makes him feel like vomiting.

Although you can use shadow clones to do the problems together, the punishment is also doubled.

Moreover, to avoid repeating the same mistakes he made that day, he would redo the wrong questions every night after he got home.

Sasuke secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he always came in first place and received the least punishment, he still trained a lot each time in order not to fall behind the other three.

Hinata smiled faintly.

Every night when she got home, she would do her homework, and Hanabi would always sit quietly beside her, waiting for her to finish before they played together.

But every time I finish, it's already 10 o'clock, which is also the time for Hanabi to go to sleep.

These past two days, she finally had some time to play with Hanabi properly.

"Teacher Qiushui, I don't need to rest," Xiao Li said, raising his hand.

rest?

What is that?

He had no idea.

He never took a break during the month he trained with Teacher Kai.

"Xiao Li, training also needs a balance between work and rest. If something happens to you during these two days of training, and you end up getting last place in the final exam, don't you want to get rid of that?" Qiu Shui said.

"Teacher Qiushui, what you said makes a lot of sense," Xiao Li replied earnestly after a moment's thought.

He was persuaded by Teacher Qiushui's words.

Although he was always ridiculed for being a loser, he always pretended not to care, but when the opportunity to change was truly presented to him, he would not let it go.

Rest is also a part of youth.

Xiao Li used this reason to convince himself.

After parting ways with the others, Qiu Shui returned alone to her house in the main urban area, near the Third Ring Road.

He pushed open the door, but the two eye-catching, beautiful legs that usually graced the sofa were not there.

As Qiu Shui changed her shoes, she asked Shizune, who was chopping vegetables in the kitchen, "Aren't Lady Tsunade and Kurenai coming to dinner today?"

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"I don't know. I had surgery at Konoha Hospital today. Maybe something came up and delayed them?" Shizune said, her hands still moving.

"Qiushui, you cook. I feel there's a big difference between my cooking and yours." Jingyin offered to give up her spot in front of the stove.

After more than twenty days of practice, Jingyin felt that her cooking skills had been perfected yesterday, so she volunteered to prepare dinner and asked Qiushui to help her and remind her of any problems that might arise during the cooking process.

What she couldn't understand was that even though every step was strictly followed according to Qiu Shui's instructions, and the dishes looked almost identical, they didn't produce that hallucinatory experience, and the taste was also very different.

Although Kurenai, Tsunade, and Shusui did not say that her cooking was bad, the large table of food was not eaten up completely as usual, with nearly a third of it remaining on the plates.

Jingyin is a clear-headed person.

She felt it was best to obediently assist Qiu Shui and learn from her for a while longer.

"I feel you've improved very quickly. In fact, most of the restaurants in the village don't cook as well as you. But cooking, like learning ninjutsu, requires a lot of practice," Qiushui said, tying on her apron.

Shizune is a medical ninja who frequently performs surgeries. She has extremely precise control over chakra, use of blades, and dosage of medicine.

Without the "MasterChef Ninja" skill, his dishes might not be as delicious or visually appealing as Silent's.

A smile appeared on Shizune's face.

She thought Qiushui spoke very nicely, unlike Tsunade, who was always straightforward and sometimes hurtful.

Under Qiu Shui's skillful frying, deep-frying, tossing, and stir-frying, the kitchen was soon filled with the aroma of various ingredients.

Just as Qiu Shui finished cooking the last dish and put it on the table, the door opened.

Qiu Shui felt that the two of them had arrived just in time.

It's like knowing exactly when the food will be ready.

"Lady Tsunade, Kurenai, why are you two so late today?" Shizune asked the two of them curiously.

"Kurama Yakumo had another health problem today. Luckily, Tsunade was there, or something terrible would have happened," Kurenai Yuhi said as she sat down at the table.

"What happened?" Shizune asked.

Kurenai began to explain to her.

This afternoon, Yakumo Kurama asked Tsunade when she would be able to go to the Ninja Academy.

After Tsunade said it would take at least three months, Yakumo Kurama suddenly lost control of his emotions.

She suddenly turned ferocious and shouted that they were all liars, always saying she would be able to go to school soon, but they lied to her time and time again for four whole years.

Before Kurenai could react, she was dragged into a desolate scene.

The scene in that space was constantly changing, distorting, collapsing, and reforming. Even she, a ninja skilled in illusion techniques, couldn't find a way to break through it.

"Huh? Is it that serious?" Shizune asked in surprise.

"Yes, if it weren't for Lady Tsunade's strong will and powerful spirit, which prevented her from being affected and woke me up in time, I feel it would have been difficult for me to get through this," Kurenai Yuhi said with a complicated expression.

She had previously reviewed the relevant information about the Kurama clan's bloodline limit. The descriptions on paper were ultimately just words. Even though Kurama Yakumo had previously fallen into a coma, there hadn't been any major problems, so she didn't pay much attention to Kurama Yakumo's bloodline limit.

But after experiencing it firsthand today, Kurenai Yuhi truly realized the terrifying nature of the Kurama clan's bloodline limit.

It's important to know that no matter how powerful an illusion is, it can only be activated under specific conditions.

Moreover, the caster's mental strength must be stronger than the target's. She is already an adult, while Kurama Yakumo is only ten years old. Under normal circumstances, the other party's mental strength could not be stronger than hers.

However, Yakumo Kurama's genjutsu, without her even realizing it, caught her, a Jonin specializing in genjutsu, completely without any resistance.

This was the first time Kurenai had encountered such a situation.

Tsunade did not show any smug smile because of Kurenai's praise; instead, her expression was rather unpleasant.

As one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha, she has experienced countless S-rank missions and countless life-or-death battles. What storms hasn't she weathered?

But today, she almost fell into the hands of a ten-year-old girl who wasn't even a ninja.

If this gets out, where will Tsunade put her face?

If Jiraiya or Orochimaru found out, they'd probably laugh at him mercilessly.