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

[High-quality talent Hinata Hyuga's favorability towards you has increased]

Current mentoring relationship: Level 2

[Reward Received - Innate Yin Attribute Chakra]

Qiu Shui, who had just returned home, looked at the pop-up message and a look of confusion in her eyes.

Although Hinata got first place in the exam, there was no news of her affection level increasing all day. He thought that the emotional stimulation was not strong enough, or that Hinata did not care about the ranking. He had given up hope and was preparing to find an opportunity to give her a good shock. But then this happened.

But since we're already here, it's a good thing, and it saves Qiu Shui the trouble of making any further plans.

The next day at noon, Qiu Shui returned to his office after finishing his class. As soon as he opened the office door, he saw that it was bustling inside, as if some important meeting was taking place.

Matsumoto Mie was sitting in her seat, holding a cup of tea, with a knowing smile on her face. Across from her stood Mr. Murata Koji, who was standing next to Fujino Daikuma's seat.

Surrounded by the two, Fujino Daikuma looked left and right with a blank expression. At this moment, he had transformed from a teacher into a student.

Koji Murata pointed to the drab gray teacher's uniform he was wearing, his brow furrowing slightly, and asked, "Big Bear, you're not planning to wear this to a blind date, are you?"

Fujino Daikuma looked down at himself, then looked up again, his eyes filled with genuine confusion: "What else?"

Koji Murata's expression instantly fell, looking utterly defeated. He sighed, rubbing his forehead, "Who wears work clothes on their first blind date?! Are you going on a date or going to class?"

"Then what do you suggest I wear?" Fujino Daikuma asked humbly.

Koji Murata recalled the detours he took during his blind date experiences when he was young, and said seriously: "For the first meeting, you should definitely dress formally so that others will think you are a man who pays attention to details in life."

Fujino Daikuma nodded thoughtfully: "Okay, then I'll go back and change into my black suit later."

Matsumoto Mie put down her teacup, joined the fray, and reminded him, "Remember to buy a bouquet of flowers."

"Flowers?" Fujino Daikuma was taken aback.

With a touch of womanly experience, Matsumoto Mie explained, "Girls all love flowers. If you bring flowers, her first impression of you will definitely improve by at least twenty points."

Fujino Daikuma nodded again, a hint of seriousness in his eyes: "Okay, I'll go to the Yamanaka Clan's flower shop to buy a bouquet later."

Qiu Shui couldn't help but smile as she listened to the lively discussion.

It seems that in any world, once you reach a certain age, even a ninja has to obediently accept the fate of being arranged to marry.

Fujino Daikuma glanced at the clock on the wall, remembered that he had to prepare for his blind date that afternoon, and quickly stood up to pack his things.

He walked up to Qiu Shui and said earnestly, "Teacher Qiu Shui, thank you so much for this. If this works out, I will definitely give you a big red envelope."

Qiu Shui smiled and cupped her hands in greeting: "Then I wish Teacher Xiong all the best in advance."

"Thank you for your kind words." Fujino Daikuma smiled憨厚ly, picked up his bag, and hurriedly left.

Qiu Shui returned to her workstation, sat down, opened her textbook, and began to preview the content to be taught in the afternoon.

The school bell rang, and he picked up his textbook and walked towards Class 1, Grade 5.

"Ugh, another boring ninjutsu class by Mr. Kuma," a student said listlessly, slumped over his desk. "If only Ms. Akisui from Class 1 of the fourth grade came to teach our class."

"I think so too," his deskmate immediately turned around and chimed in. "I heard from the students in Class 2 that Mr. Qiushui's classes are really interesting. He's taught several other classes, but our class hasn't had his turn yet. It's so unfair."

"That's right. Every time Teacher Xiong teaches, he either makes us read the book on our own or goes up to check the Three Bodies Technique and that's it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qiu Shui appeared at the classroom door.

The student, who had been slumped over the desk, suddenly looked up, rubbed his eyes hard, and said in disbelief, "Am I...am I seeing things? Was that Teacher Qiushui who walked in?"

Before his deskmate could answer, a sharp pain shot through his arm.

"Ouch!" My deskmate screamed, wincing and clutching the spot where he'd been pinched. "Why did you pinch me?"

"Excuse me, excuse me," the student, who had been listless moments before, now sat up straight, looking refreshed. "I just wanted to check if I was seeing things. It hurts when I pinch myself, so..."

"So you pinched me?" His deskmate stared at him wide-eyed, incredulous.

"Because pinching yourself will hurt," he said, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Seeing this, Qiu Shui couldn't help but laugh. He walked straight to the podium, gently put down the textbook, and said with a gentle smile, "Teacher Da Xiong has something come up, so I will be teaching the ninjutsu class for him this afternoon."

The drowsy atmosphere in the classroom vanished instantly, and everyone sat up straight, their eyes all fixed on Qiu Shui.

No one showed any regret over Fujino Daikuma's absence; instead, they couldn't help but cheer quietly, exchanging excited glances.

"Let me see how well you've mastered the clone technique and transformation technique," Qiu Shui said, walking down from the side of the podium and standing next to the first row by the window. "Let's start with the first student in the first row, one by one. Don't be nervous."

The first student took a deep breath, stood up, walked to the front of the podium, formed a few hand seals, and after a puff of white smoke, a clone exactly like himself appeared beside him.

Although the clone's expression was a bit stiff and its posture was not very natural, it was already considered passable for a fifth-grade student.

Qiu Shui nodded slightly, giving scores to the students on the stage while patiently guiding them, correcting their deviations in ninjutsu movements and the details they needed to pay attention to when forming hand seals.

"No wonder I always felt something was off about the Shadow Clone Technique; it turns out the problem was with the chakra allocation during the hand seals." One student suddenly realized after hearing this.

"Sigh." Another student couldn't help but sigh, "If only Teacher Qiushui were our ninjutsu teacher, I could definitely master the Three Body Technique in three months at most."

Qiu Shui was already used to the students' praise.

While the students were taking turns going up on stage to perform their clone and transformation spells, he gave them all a quality check.

Name: Hyuga Neji

Chakra: 2600

Quality: A+

Neji Hyuga's A+ grade was within Shusui's expectations.

Although in the original work, Neji was the strongest of the Konoha Twelve before the Chunin Exams, a rare genius in the Hyuga clan, and the first among them to be promoted to Jonin.