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

"Thank you, Teacher Shusui," Sasuke said sincerely, looking up.

After saying that, he turned around and sat down on a large rock, and began to watch carefully.

Qiu Shui was very satisfied with his efforts.

[You have gifted Uchiha Sasuke, a high-quality talent with whom you have cultivated a top-tier relationship, a Fire Release Ninjutsu Training Manual]

[The high-quality talent deeply moved Uchiha Sasuke, triggering a tenfold critical hit.]

[Reward Obtained - Water Release: Water Wave (Max Level)]

A flood of memories about this ninjutsu appeared in Qiushui's mind.

Water Severing Wave is a C-rank Water Release ninjutsu. The user violently spews out a large amount of water from their mouth, which surges forward like a flood, covering a wide area, similar to a high-pressure water cannon or a torrent impact. However, the distance is not far, only about ten meters, and the power is not high. It can only knock enemies away and cause minor damage.

"Hinata, come here for a second." Shusui beckoned to Hinata, who was still practicing.

"Shusui-sensei, is there something you need?" Hinata asked, running over and looking up at her.

"You passed the tree climbing and wading tests as well." Qiu Shui nodded, took out a chakra test strip from her pocket and handed it to her. "Put this strip in your hand and inject chakra into it. I'll see what your chakra attribute is."

He knew Naruto and Sasuke's chakra attributes, but he had never seen Hinata use any ninjutsu, so he was not very clear about it.

Akisui felt that if Hinata relied solely on taijutsu, she would be vulnerable to ranged attacks from ninjas who would simply kite her and wear her down. Hinata hadn't yet mastered the Eight Trigrams Palm technique, so she would eventually be worn down. It would be better to figure out her chakra nature as soon as possible and teach her one or two ranged techniques, at least giving her a way to deal with the situation.

Hinata took the chakra test strip and then slowly infused it with chakra.

The test strip first crumpled up into a ball, then became damp, and finally a flame ignited from the edge of the paper, engulfing the entire sheet.

"Your chakra nature is lightning, fire, and water," Qiushui said, looking at the burning ashes. "You are suited to learn ninjutsu of all three natures. Tomorrow I will teach you a water-style ninjutsu."

He felt lucky; Sasuke had just revealed a Water Rush Technique as a reward. The other Water Release ninjutsu he possessed were either B-rank or A-rank, requiring many hand seals and were difficult to learn. With Hinata's talent, it would be difficult for her to master them in a short time.

Water Rush Wave is only a C-rank ninjutsu, relatively easy to learn, so it's perfect for Hinata to practice on. It's a pity that today's gift critical hit chance has already been used up, otherwise he would have liked to teach her now, but for the sake of the reward, he can only wait until tomorrow when it refreshes to give her the gift again.

As for why she didn't learn Lightning Release or Fire Release, it's mainly because they overlap with Sasuke's preferred ninjutsu. Moreover, Sasuke later became most proficient in Fire Release and Lightning Release. If Hinata also learned these two ninjutsu, she would be weaker than him every time they used the same ninjutsu, which might make her feel like she was too bad.

Qiu Shui felt that he was really worried sick, not only about how to quickly improve their strength, but also about taking care of their mental well-being.

"Thank you, Akisui-sensei, but the clan has a ninjutsu archive," Hinata said softly, declining the offer.

Although few members of the Hyuga clan use ninjutsu, it doesn't mean they don't collect it. It's just that they are used to fighting with Gentle Fist and Eight Trigrams Palm in combination with Byakugan, believing that they should focus on training in one area. Therefore, ninjutsu has never been highly valued.

But Hinata was thinking something else entirely. She felt that she hadn't done anything for Shusui-sensei, and it had always been the teacher who was making all the sacrifices. So she felt a little embarrassed to accept the gifts so readily.

"It's alright. Since your clan has it, I'll teach you how to quickly master this ninjutsu." Qiu Shui wasn't about to let go of this opportunity for a windfall reward. You may have it, but I have to give it to you. Otherwise, where will my reward come from?

"Thank you, Akisui-sensei." Hinata thought for a moment and agreed, feeling that this was acceptable to her.

Monday morning, in the classroom of Class 1, Grade 4.

As soon as Akimichi Choji saw Kiba Inuzuka walk in through the main entrance and sit down, he immediately stood up and moved closer to him, lowering his voice and saying eagerly, "Kiba, can I ask you something?"

"What is it?" Kiba Inuzuka glanced at him sideways.

"Keep your voice down." Choji Akimichi looked up nervously, quickly glancing around to make sure no one was paying attention. He then relaxed and moved closer. "Um... well, I can let you stay out of it by climbing in through the window from now on, but could you... please stop forbidding me from eating snacks during class?"

Since he and Kiba Inuzuka hurt each other last week, he hasn't eaten anything during class for a whole week. He could barely bear it for the first day or two, but as time went on, it was torture for him, who had long developed the habit of eating snacks during class. Every time he reached into his pocket and touched the bag of potato chips, he would pull his hand back. It was really painful.

"Choji, it's not that I don't want to agree." Kiba Inuzuka sighed, spreading his hands with a look of "I have my reasons too." "Think about it, if I agree, the other students will follow suit. How am I, as the discipline monitor, supposed to manage the class? If this continues, won't the class become a complete mess? How can I live up to the important responsibility that Akisui-sensei entrusted to me?"

What a joke.

He's gotten used to using the main gate lately; it would be too embarrassing to ask him to climb through the window.

Moreover, I, Kiba Inuzuka, am very vengeful.

Choji Akimichi looked very embarrassed and slunk back to his seat. He felt like he had shot himself in the foot, but he also felt that his awareness was still too low compared to Kiba Inuzuka. If Kiba could change his bad habit, why couldn't he?

So I took out some potato chips and started showing off, deciding to eat more before each class so I wouldn't crave them during class.

"Let's begin class." Qiu Shui walked into the classroom and glanced around.

His hearing was excellent; he had overheard their conversation in the corridor. He had expected this to happen, but he hadn't anticipated that the first person to do something like this would be Choji Akimichi, this seemingly honest and simple-minded chubby boy.

Kiba's behavior surprised him; he hadn't expected Kiba to be so well-behaved.

Qiu Shui was somewhat moved by what she just heard.

If it weren't for his low quality and the fact that there weren't any available slots for binding, Qiu Shui would really like to give Kiba Inuzuka a binding slot as well.

[Talent training completed]

Overall Rating: A

[Reward Obtained - Lightning Release: Earth Walk (Max Level)]