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

Kurenai Yuhi got up, picked up the book "Complete Guide to Illusion Techniques," flipped through it casually, and said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "If you want to learn illusion techniques, why don't you just ask me? I'm a proper Jonin of illusion techniques. These kinds of books sold in street bookstores are just made by mediocre ninjas to make money. Real illusion masters don't write their best techniques in books to sell."

Qiu Shui gave him a strange look, and said somewhat unconvinced, "Really? This book cost me a thousand taels of silver. The bookstore owner said it was written by a very famous illusion master. Why don't you take a look and see for yourself?"

Kurenai was about to retort when her gaze fell on the first page she had just opened, and she suddenly stopped speaking.

The author's name is clearly written in the column: "The Crimson Sunset".

The air was quiet for a second.

Kurenai closed the book without changing her expression, then naturally changed the subject: "Actually, this book is quite good. It's really helpful as an introductory text for beginners who are just getting into illusion magic."

Qiu Shui said with a grin, "I think so too. Lord Yuhi Shinku is Konoha's top illusion expert. Even someone like me who doesn't understand illusion has learned a lot from reading his books."

"Of course." Kurenai Yuhi raised her chin proudly. "Kuren Yuhi is my father, a famous elite Jonin in the village. Even those Uchiha clan members who are good at genjutsu admit that they are inferior to him."

Qiu Shui nodded. He did not deny what Kurenai Yuhi said, because at that time, the Uchiha clan only had Fugaku Uchiha as a talent. The others were either defecting, not yet born, or only five or six years old. Kurenai Yuhi was in the same class as Hiruzen Sarutobi and relied on genjutsu to rise to the rank of elite Jonin. She could indeed easily defeat the genjutsu of the Uchiha clan at that time.

So that's why you were so confident in using genjutsu on Itachi Uchiha later?

He silently added a sentence in his mind, but his face remained expressionless.

After speaking, Yuhi Kurenai realized what she had said, narrowed her eyes, and stared at him, saying, "Qiushui, you deliberately didn't mention the author's name first, were you waiting to see me make a fool of myself?"

"I didn't," Qiu Shui said, spreading her hands innocently. "Don't frame an innocent person."

She gave him a cold look.

Why does Qiu Shui, who used to seem so honest, seem like a completely different person after becoming a teacher?

Kurenai looked at the book in her hand and said seriously, "Shusui, if you really want to learn ninjutsu, this book alone probably won't be very effective for a complete beginner like you. I have a few introductory materials on genjutsu that my father specially left for me at home. I'll go get them for you."

A flicker of interest crossed Qiu Shui's eyes, but she quickly hesitated, saying, "That's something your father left you. It's not really appropriate for me to learn it, is it?"

"What's inappropriate about it?" Kurenai Yuhi waved her hand dismissively. "It's mine, I can give it to whoever I want." She paused, then added with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Besides, I've been eating at your place every day without any complaints. Now that I can help you, I won't feel bad about coming to eat here again. Consider it payment for my meals."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Shui no longer declined and nodded in agreement.

On Saturday morning, as soon as Qiu Shui opened her eyes, two familiar messages popped up in front of her.

[Your high-quality talent, Naruto Uzumaki, trained diligently yesterday and received 9 points of chakra feedback.]

[Your high-quality talent, Hinata Hyuga, trained diligently yesterday and received 4 points of chakra feedback.]

Qiu Shui sat up in bed in a good mood. During this period, Naruto and Hinata had contributed about two hundred chakra points to him. Although each contribution was small, they added up to a considerable amount.

After getting up, Qiu Shui went to the thirteenth training ground.

Naruto and Hinata had already arrived and were standing there waiting for him.

Qiu Shui walked over and greeted the two of them. As usual, she first arranged for them to read and study, while she would occasionally ask them questions. The last hour was for a test paper.

"Naruto, Hinata, both of you have shown significant improvement in your theoretical scores recently," Shusui said generously after grading the papers. "Naruto, in particular, has made tremendous progress."

Although Naruto's scores are still below the passing mark, his average score has stabilized at around 40 points, a dramatic improvement compared to his initial scores of only 8 to 15 points per subject.

Hinata's average score in each subject has steadily improved from 60 to around 70.

"It's all thanks to Teacher Shusui's excellent teaching." Naruto had been influenced by Hinata during this time and had also learned to be humble. He himself couldn't believe that his score had improved so much in just half a month, and he had even been able to use the Three Body Technique.

"Mhm." Hinata nodded earnestly in agreement.

These days were both fulfilling and happy for her.

After lunch, the training continued with running, tree climbing, and ninja tool throwing.

Both of them have shown a significant improvement in physical fitness compared to the beginning. Sasuke Uchiha is the one who knows this best. At first, he could easily lap both of them, and then he could only maintain a steady lead. In the last few days, he was almost overtaken by the two of them.

Hinata and Naruto have mastered the skill of climbing trees and can climb trees dozens of meters high without falling.

Their kunai throwing training has also improved; Naruto can hit the target more than seven times out of ten, while Hinata is almost always right.

Naruto successfully used the Three Body Technique, although he wasn't quite proficient yet, he had already reached a passing grade.

"Naruto, come here for a second, I'll teach you a ninjutsu."

Shusui put down the scroll in his hand and waved to Naruto, who was practicing throwing kunai.

Upon hearing the call, Naruto immediately put down his kunai and ran over with a grin, asking, "Shusui-sensei, what kind of ninjutsu is that?"

Qiu Shui did not answer directly, but turned and walked towards a large tree not far away, about the size of a bowl. He stood in front of the tree, raised his right hand, and aimed his palm at the tree trunk.

The next instant, invisible chakra condensed in his palm into a tangible sense of pressure, which he then thrust forward!

"boom."

An invisible shockwave shot through the air and slammed into the tree trunk. The thick tree trembled violently, making a dull cracking sound, before crashing down with a thud, its branches and leaves rustling and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Next, Shusui began to teach Naruto how to learn this ninjutsu step by step.

However, Qiu Shui was somewhat disappointed that the gift-giving critical hit function did not work.

"Could it be that the reward from the system doesn't count?" Qiu Shui wondered to herself.