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

Chapter 132 Summer Vacation Intensive Training

It turned out that they were still ahead of them.

Seeing everyone working so hard, Hinata couldn't help but feel that she was being a bit lazy.

She made up her mind: she would come an hour earlier tomorrow morning.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Qiu Shui arrived at the third training ground.

"Teacher Qiushui!" As soon as Xiao Li saw Qiushui, he immediately put down the training equipment he was holding, ran quickly to him, bowed respectfully, and his face was full of gratitude. "Thank you for your training last month! I got twenty-fourth place in the final exam this time!"

Although this ranking is still at the bottom of Class 1 in the fifth grade, this is the first time in his fifth year at the Ninja Academy that he has not been at the bottom.

A few days ago, when Xiao Li saw his grades on the bulletin board, he was completely dazed and stood there for a long time without reacting.

But he knew that all of this was brought about by Teacher Qiushui.

If it weren't for Teacher Qiushui's daily special training, even if he got fourth place in the class in actual combat, he would probably still be at the bottom.

Xiao Li originally wanted to go and thank Teacher Qiu Shui that day, but he didn't know where Teacher Qiu Shui lived, so he waited until training today before he finally expressed his gratitude.

When Qiu Shui heard Xiao Li say that he had gotten twenty-fourth place, he thought to himself that it was a close call.

He felt that if Gouda Takeshi and the other two hadn't missed the exam, this task probably wouldn't have been completed.

Immediately afterwards, two messages popped up in front of Qiu Shui.

[Likely referring to a highly skilled individual, Li Luoke, has increased his favorability towards you; the current mentorship relationship has been upgraded to level two.]

[Reward Received - Breathing of the Wind (Intermediate)]

Qiu Shui looked at the pop-up message box in front of her and felt a surge of joy.

This reward came at just the right time.

He has already taught Sasuke and Hinata the breathing technique, and previously obtained a Rock Breathing technique that he was preparing to teach Rock Lee, but Naruto is the only one who hasn't learned it yet.

Although Shusui knew that Naruto wouldn't be upset with him for not teaching him breathing techniques, and would pretend not to care on the surface, he must have felt disappointed that everyone else had them while he didn't.

But now that the Breath of the Wind technique is available, there's no need to worry about such a thing happening.

After receiving the reward, Qiu Shui quickly compared the Breath of Wind technique with the other three breathing techniques in her mind.

If the Flame Breathing Technique represents absolute power, the Lightning Breathing Technique represents absolute speed, and the Water Breathing Technique represents absolute...

If softness overcomes hardness, then the Breath of the Wind technique focuses more on continuous, irregular, multi-directional dynamic speed, as well as a tearing effect.

"You're welcome, Xiao Li." Qiu Shui snapped out of her thoughts, reached out and patted Xiao Li's shoulder gently, saying, "This is the result of your own hard work."

Next, Qiu Shui helped the several talents, who were covered in sweat and looked exhausted, to regain their strength one by one. Then, she took out eggs, steamed buns, apples, and milk from her bag and handed them to them one by one.

"Eat quickly, replenish your energy."

Naruto, Sasuke, and Lee took the food and immediately began to wolf it down, eating as if they had just escaped from a refugee camp.

Hinata was also very hungry, but she still maintained a slow and careful pace of eating.

At all times, one must maintain proper decorum and not tarnish the image of the Hyuga clan.

After Qiu Shui waited for them to eat for a while, he spoke first: "Let me tell you about the daily training time and content during this holiday. Every day from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, there is a rest period from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, and training continues from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. You can choose to go home for lunch. If you don't go home, I can cook for you. You will have one day off every Sunday. The training content in the morning is doing exercises, sparring, and physical training. In the afternoon, we will practice ninjutsu and taijutsu."

Previously, Shusui was quite strict with Naruto and the others, only allowing them rest at the end of each month, just two days before the exam.

That's because the system task required too much time. Half of the school year was spent in class, and the students' theoretical knowledge was relatively weak, so they had no choice but to do that.

But it's different now.

There was plenty of time every day during the holiday, and the system didn't release any main quests.

Qiushui also knew that Naruto and the other two started training at four in the morning, which meant they trained for twelve hours a day.

Although these people are physically fit enough that no amount of training will cause them any major problems, their efficiency will actually decrease if they are not given enough rest time.

A balance between work and rest is the best long-term solution.

Qiu Shui felt that it would be better to make the arrangements more reasonable.

"I choose not to go home, I'll wait for you to cook, Mr. Akisui!" Naruto was the first to raise his hand and say.

Are you kidding me!

What he looked forward to most during each training session was eating the meals cooked by Coach Qiushui.

And previously it was only available on Saturdays and Sundays.

Now that I've heard Teacher Qiushui say this, it seems like there's something every day except for rest days!

Only a fool would choose to go back to eat.

Sasuke, Hinata, and Lee followed suit and raised their hands.

They were all afraid that if they spoke too slowly, Teacher Qiushui would mistakenly think they were going home to eat.

"Teacher Qiushui." Xiao Li put down his hand, then suddenly remembered something, a hint of unease appearing on his face. "I have no problem with doing the problems... but I still owe 1,300 problems from last month. Do I need to do them?"

Although he was very happy that his average score in the theory exam reached 60 points in this final exam.

But he simply couldn't develop a habit of doing math problems like he could with physical exercise.

I always feel dizzy and lightheaded while doing this.

Most importantly, his physical condition dictates that he can only use taijutsu, not ninjutsu, and he can't use shadow clones like Naruto and the others to help with the problems.

Xiao Li remembers one particularly serious situation where he had to complete 700 questions that day.

He used various methods to offset 400 questions, but still had 300 to do when he got home that night.

Moreover, without Teacher Qiushui supervising him at home, he was afraid he would fall asleep, so he came up with a solution.

Hang yourself by the neck with a rope, and if you feel sleepy, you'll be woken up by the strangulation.

But once, because he didn't calculate the length of the rope correctly, he almost hanged himself. "How about this," Qiu Shui pondered for a moment and said, "If you can't finish the questions on the same day, you can choose to do them in installments."

Although Lee's situation is special, it would be unfair to Naruto and the others to simply erase the number of questions he owed.

As a compromise, this solution should be acceptable to everyone.

"Shusui-sensei, what is installment payment?" Naruto blinked in confusion, full of curiosity about this unfamiliar term.

"If Xiao Li currently owes 1,300 questions and can't finish them all in one day, he can choose to complete them in installments over ten, twenty, or thirty days," Qiu Shui patiently explained. "However, depending on the number of installments, the corresponding interest rate will be 10%, 20%, or 30%."

"So that's how it is." Naruto's eyes lit up with a look of sudden realization.

Although he could use shadow clones to solve problems, every time he finished and the shadow clones dissipated, an overwhelming sense of exhaustion would wash over him, and the intense fatigue made him feel as if his body had been completely drained.

Now that Naruto has heard about installment payments, he thinks it's a good idea and he can try it sometime.

"Teacher Qiushui, then I choose to complete these 1,300 questions in ten days," Xiao Li said after thinking carefully.

He thought that Teacher Qiushui was really too kind, that she had come up with such a thoughtful solution just for him.

"Xiao Li, are you sure you want to split it into the shortest possible timeframe?" Qiu Shui looked at him seriously and reminded him, "You'll need to do practice problems every day during the summer vacation, so the number of problems you have to do will continue to increase."

He felt that Teacher Qiushui was right; he couldn't just think about paying it off as soon as possible, he had to take into account the amount of homework to be done later.

After they finished breakfast, Qiu Shui first arranged for them to do some exercises.

Since Hinata and Sasuke both scored over 90 on their final exams, Shusui raised their target to 100: Naruto to 95 and Lee to 80.

The rewards and punishments remain the same as before: there are rewards for achieving the goals and punishments for failing to achieve them.

Naruto and the others had no objections; they each took their assigned questions and dutifully began working on them.

After completing the practice questions, the next step is the actual test.

Shusui set a rule for them: Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata could use ninjutsu when they encountered each other, but when they encountered Rock Lee, they could only use taijutsu and support ninjutsu.

The actual combat matches went on round after round.

"Hahaha!" Naruto, having narrowly won the final round, went completely wild, jumping and shouting, his voice echoing across the training ground. "I finally won! I can finally have a menu card!"

Sasuke felt very uncomfortable looking at Naruto's smug expression.

He thought the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was just too outrageous.

Even though he used Shadow Clone Jutsu to unleash the Great Dragon Fire Technique, with two fire dragons attacking Naruto from both sides simultaneously, he still couldn't defeat him in the end.

Standing to the side, Lee looked on with envy at Naruto's excited expression.

He only knows one move right now: Leaf Whirlwind. He really wants this little bit of food card.

But Lee also knew in his heart that even if Naruto and the others didn't use ninjutsu in their fight against him, it would still be extremely difficult for him to win.

"Since you're not good at ninjutsu, only taijutsu, your teacher has specially developed a taijutsu called Rock Breathing Technique for you recently." Qiushui took out a small booklet from her body and handed it to him. "Take this and read it carefully. If you don't understand anything, just call me anytime. I hope you can learn it soon."

Xiao Li's hand trembled slightly as he took the booklet.

"Teacher Qiushui, thank you so much!" His eyes immediately reddened, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.