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

Time, like a middle-aged man paying his dues, is getting faster and faster.

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

[Your high-quality talent, Naruto Uzumaki, trained diligently yesterday and received 16 chakra points as a reward.]

[Your high-quality talent, Hinata Hyuga, trained diligently yesterday and received 6 chakra points as a reward.]

[Your high-quality talent, Uchiha Sasuke, trained diligently yesterday and received 8 chakra points as a reward.]

[Your high-quality talent, Rock Lee, trained diligently yesterday and received 0.2 chakra as a reward.]

Main Quest: Cultivating High-Quality Talent – ​​Rock Lee's Path

[Task Requirement: Please develop a training plan to enhance Xiao Li's strength (Completed)]

[Mission Reward - First Three Gates of the Eight Gates Formation]

"It seems that over the past week, Might Guy has already devised a tailor-made training plan for Little Lee."

Upon seeing this information, Qiu Shui immediately realized that her previous thoughts were correct.

Although he could devise a training plan to enhance Xiao Li's strength, after pondering it for a while, he felt that the better he completed each task issued by the system, the higher the reward would be. His breathing technique was not suitable for Xiao Li's training, and how could physical techniques compare to those devised by Might Guy, whose personality, interests, and training methods were almost identical?

Even with the cheat code, Qiu Shui still has a very clear understanding of herself; professional matters should be handled by professionals.

However, when Qiu Shui saw the reward of the first three gates of the Eight Gates Formation, a complex emotion welled up in his heart.

Back then, he followed Matt Kai and trained hard for three months straight, enduring wind, sun, rain, and thunder, but he couldn't even get close to the first gate. He never expected that he would get the first three gates so easily now.

Immediately afterwards, a flood of memories about his diligent practice of physical techniques and his use of the first three gates of the Eight Gates rushed into his mind, as if he had been practicing for decades.

Qiu Shui began to compare the Thunder Breathing Technique and the Water Breathing Technique with the Eight Gates Formation. He felt that the power amplification brought by the first three gates of the Eight Gates Formation was similar to that of the breathing techniques. Moreover, the breathing techniques had an advantage over the first three gates of the Eight Gates Formation. After using them, one would only feel tired, unlike the Eight Gates Formation where the body would feel as if it had been hollowed out. Furthermore, there would be no side effects such as shortened lifespan or damage to muscles and bones.

However, the upper limit of breathing techniques is ultimately not as high as that of the Eight Gates Formation.

Qiu Shui estimated that even if the markings were activated, it would probably only achieve the effect of the sixth gate.

"I wonder if these two physical techniques can be used together? If so, then I'd probably be invincible." Qiu Shui suddenly had this thought and planned to try it out when she had time.

After a quick wash, he arrived at the third training ground.

Hinata, Naruto, and Sasuke continued their water-treading training on their own.

Qiu Shui didn't disturb them, but sat on a large rock and watched silently.

Hinata and Sasuke were not wet at all, and they walked on the water as if it were flat ground, and could even run back and forth, which shows that they had mastered the water-treading training very well.

Although Naruto was not wet and could walk normally on the water, he did not seem to be able to run freely like the other two.

"Damn it, how come Sasuke is improving so fast?" Naruto was extremely anxious as he watched Sasuke running around with Hinata.

He arrived first and started training first. The training time and content were the same every day. He even created two more shadow clones to help with the training. So how come Sasuke's efficiency was higher than his?

He didn't understand.

Just as Naruto was getting anxious, he suddenly caught sight of Shusui sitting on a large rock on the shore, and then looked at Hinata and Sasuke running back and forth. He gritted his teeth and started running as fast as he could.

As a result, after running only one round trip, a distance of only fifty or sixty meters, he fell into the water with a splash.

Upon seeing this, Sasuke Uchiha's lips curled into a slight, crooked smile, reminiscent of the Dragon King.

Naruto used to laugh at him for climbing trees, and he swaggered around while Naruto practiced treading water. Now, he has not only mastered climbing trees, but he has also surpassed Naruto in treading water.

"Hey, Naruto, how did you end up in the water?" Sasuke Uchiha called out to him. "Weren't you pretty awesome before?"

After saying this, Sasuke felt a sense of clarity. Do you know how I've spent these past twenty-odd days? I've finally got my chance.

This time, Naruto didn't argue with him as usual. Instead, he walked up to Shusui with a dejected look and whispered, "Shusui-sensei, do I not have any talent?"

Hinata trained with him for about the same amount of time, so he didn't feel too much about how Hinata mastered climbing trees and wading faster than him. But Sasuke, who came later than him, also surpassed him, which suddenly made him wonder if he was really not good enough.

Qiu Shui stood up, patted his shoulder, and said gently, "Naruto, everyone has their own strengths. Although you are not as good as the other two in training that requires precise control of chakra, such as climbing trees and treading water, you are very talented in other areas. For example, your Shadow Clone Technique can create twenty clones, which is something that many Chunin and Jonin cannot do. Moreover, your physical strength is much stronger than others."

Naruto looked up, his eyes shining again: "Shusui-sensei, is what you said true?"

"Of course it's true," Qiu Shui said earnestly. "When has your teacher ever lied to you? You can compare yourself to others, but never lose confidence in yourself just because someone is better than you in a short period of time. Your teacher can see that among the three of you, you have the most potential, but you just need time to slowly show that potential."

After drinking that bowl of chicken soup, Naruto instantly felt like he'd been injected with adrenaline, and immediately ran back full of energy to continue practicing treading water.

Qiu Shui knew from watching the anime that Naruto appeared strong on the surface, but he was actually very fragile inside. However, he had no one to confide in before, and he had to bear all his grievances alone.

But now that he's here, the situation is different, so it's normal for Naruto to have such thoughts.

Moreover, this is actually a good thing, indicating that Naruto values ​​Shusui very much and has begun to rely on him psychologically. In the future, no matter what happens, he will take the initiative to talk to Shusui, which can effectively avoid potential problems.

In contrast, Shusui is more worried about Hinata and Sasuke having this tendency. Both of them are used to keeping their emotions to themselves, and there is currently no suitable opportunity to comfort them.

I tried to change Hinata's personality, but I couldn't find a breakthrough.

"Teacher Qiushui, I've now gained more precise control over chakra by treading water and climbing trees. Can we move on to the next stage of training?"