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

[You have gifted Uchiha Sasuke, a high-quality talent with whom you have cultivated a top-tier relationship, a copy of the Flame Breathing Technique Training Manual]

[Uchiha Sasuke was deeply moved by the high-quality talent, triggering a 100x critical hit.]

[Reward Received: Healing Fruit (Beginner)]

[SSS-level high-quality talent Uchiha Sasuke's affection for you has increased; the current training relationship has been upgraded to level two.]

[Reward Received - Three-Tomoe Sharingan]

Qiu Shui was actually just trying his luck, thinking that it would be good if Sasuke could reveal something this time. But he didn't expect Sasuke to be so powerful this time, giving him a pleasant surprise.

Qiu Shui had watched One Piece and knew that the Healing Fruit's power came from Princess Mansherry of Lilliput.

Its effects are all-encompassing, capable of instantly healing physical injuries such as knife wounds and burns, removing various toxins, and even quickly eliminating extreme fatigue from battle. The only cost is that using the ability consumes her own life force.

However, the system made a crucial adjustment to the rewards, changing the cost of each treatment from consuming life force to consuming chakra.

In this way, the nature of the cost has changed. Qiu Shui no longer needs to exchange her lifespan for the healing effect. Since it is only a primary healing fruit at present, the effect will be greatly reduced.

Even so, Qiu Shui was already very satisfied.

At least those basic abilities, such as stopping bleeding, detoxifying, and relieving fatigue, can be used smoothly.

This perfectly solves the problem that Hinata and Sasuke haven't been as energetic as Naruto after each training session lately.

Shusui hadn't trained Naruto too intensely before, because too much training intensity could cause irreversible damage to their bodies.

Now that he has acquired this ability, he feels he can definitely increase the strength of the others.

As for the other reward of the three-tomoe Sharingan, it greatly enhanced all the abilities of the original two-tomoe Sharingan.

Not only can it more clearly capture fast-moving enemies and accurately predict their next move, but it also makes the replication of ninjutsu and taijutsu more accurate and natural.

More importantly, after obtaining the three-tomoe Sharingan, Shusui's ability to release genjutsu and break other people's genjutsu was greatly enhanced, and he could even use it to control tailed beasts, which made him very satisfied.

Although the Nine-Tails inside him is usually quite well-behaved and quiet most of the time, it can come out and cause trouble at any time if Naruto's emotions are severely agitated.

Shusui had been worried about this before, since activating the One-Tailed Beast would give him the strength of an elite Jonin, while activating the Six-Tailed Beast would be enough to easily defeat someone like Orochimaru.

He didn't have a Wood Release technique that could counter the Nine-Tails, but now, with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in hand, he finally had a way to deal with this unexpected situation.

After parting ways with Sasuke, Shusui headed towards her house within the third ring road of the main city.

Along the way, he encountered many students from various schools who greeted him warmly.

"Hello, Teacher Qiushui."

"Hello, Teacher Qiushui."

Qiu Shui responded gently to their greetings.

When he was halfway there, he realized it was only three o'clock and Kurenai Yuhi was probably still with Yakumo Kurama, so he decided to go to the market to buy groceries first.

Qiu Shui walked around inside, bought beef, chicken, a boneless fish, and some seasonal ingredients, and then headed back.

Because Yuhi Kurenai had previously said she felt bad about freeloading and suggested that she buy groceries as payment for food, she had been doing this for a while, while Akisui was in charge of cooking.

But Qiu Shui felt that some things couldn't be calculated so clearly. If every penny was clearly divided, it would seem like a transaction, lacking human touch.

Back home, Qiu Shui went straight into the kitchen, put on an apron, and began washing, chopping, heating the pan, and pouring oil. As she stirred the pan, fumes rose and the aroma gradually spread.

"Mmm, it smells so good."

When Yuhi Hong pushed open the door, she almost instinctively took a deep breath. The aroma wafted over in layers, the caramelized scent of scallions, ginger, and garlic, and the rich, mellow flavor of meat gravy after it had thickened.

She changed her shoes, carried the bulging bag in her hand and walked into the kitchen, where she saw Qiu Shui standing in front of the stove, cooking diligently.

"Why are you back so early today?" Kurenai asked, somewhat surprised.

"Today is the last day of the monthly exams, so school ended early." Qiu Shui turned her head and glanced at her, her spatula movements continuing. "I didn't take Naruto and the others to training either, so I came back early."

"I'd completely forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it." Kurenai put the bag in the refrigerator, a hint of displeasure on her face. "Didn't we agree that I'd buy the groceries?"

"It doesn't matter who buys the groceries, it's all the same," Qiu Shui smiled, deliberately mimicking her slightly agitated tone. "Given our relationship, is it necessary to be so clear-cut?"

Kurenai Yuhi paused for a moment, her heart suddenly racing.

She realized she seemed to have been tricked by Qiu Shui, so she walked over to him, stood on tiptoe, and slowly leaned close to his ear, asking slowly and deliberately, with a half-smile, "Then tell me, what is our relationship?"

Qiu Shui could clearly feel a soft and warm touch coming from the outside of his right arm, followed by the hot breath that Xi Ri Hong exhaled as she spoke, which landed on his neck, making it feel tingly and itchy.

Qiu Shui froze. He took a deep breath and replied in the same tone she had just used, "So, what do you think our relationship is?"

Kurenai wanted to tease him a bit more, but suddenly realized that their posture was a little inappropriate. Her body was almost pressed against his arm, and she immediately felt her face getting hot. She quickly took half a step back, casually flicked her hair, and said, "What else could it be? The relationship between a diner and a chef, of course."

"Sigh." Qiu Shui sighed deeply, a look of disappointment on her face. "I didn't expect you to think that way. I thought we were good friends."

"Oh dear, that's not what I meant." Upon hearing this, Kurenai felt a sudden panic, thinking he was really angry. She quickly moved closer to try and explain.

"You're just teasing me." Seeing the smile on his face, Kurenai Yuhi slapped his shoulder hard in anger.

"Ouch." Qiu Shui's face showed a pained expression. "You touched my wound."

"I didn't mean to, I didn't know you were hurt." Kurenai Yuhi's face showed a panicked expression.

"Hahaha." Qiu Shui finally couldn't help but laugh out loud. "The food will be ready soon. Why don't you go outside and sit down and rest for a while?"

He felt that sometimes teasing Kurenai was quite fun.

"Okay." Kurenai Yuhi rolled her eyes at him.

Kurenai sat down on the sofa, a slight smile playing on her lips as she recalled what had just happened.

"Why did you cook so many dishes today? Is there something good happening?" As the dishes were served one after another, Kurenai Yuhi couldn't help but ask, looking at the seven dishes and one soup in front of her.

"Nothing good," Qiu Shui said as she sat down opposite her. "It's just that the previous three dishes and one soup weren't quite enough."

Unbeknownst to him, the effects of the Otsutsuki bloodline on his body were gradually becoming apparent, and his appetite had increased significantly compared to before.

"Sigh." Kurenai picked up a piece of pork rib, took a bite, squinted her eyes and showed an expression of enjoyment, then said quietly, "If you cook like this, I'll really get fat, and it'll be hard to find a boyfriend."

"Are you still worried about not finding a boyfriend?" Qiu Shui said seriously. "With your figure and looks, even if you gained another twenty pounds, it wouldn't have much of an impact."

"You're so good with words," Kurenai Yuhi said with a hint of reproach.

"Oh, by the way, you don't need to cook for me anymore," Kurenai Yuhi suddenly said, looking up with a hint of melancholy in her voice.

"What's wrong?" Qiu Shui stopped what she was doing and looked at her with some surprise. "Are you really going to start dieting?"

He thought to himself that Kurenai Yuhi's willpower was truly remarkable. If it were him eating such delicious food every day, he would eat it even if it meant getting fat.

"No." Kurenai Yuhi shook her head. "It's about Yakumo Kurama."

"What happened to her?" Qiu Shui feigned ignorance. "I remember you said last time that she was recovering quite well and could go back to school this month, right?"

"Sigh." Kurenai sighed softly, a worried expression on her face. "Everything was going well, and she was recovering quite well. I was even thinking that she could go back to school this month, but this morning, for some reason, her condition suddenly worsened, and she just fainted."

I asked several medical ninjas I know to come and take a look, but they couldn't figure out what the problem was. They did all the tests, and all the indicators came back normal, but the person just wouldn't wake up.

Qiu Shui was silent for a moment, then asked, "So what do you plan to do?"

He wondered if the monster Ido might have already begun to emerge from Kurama Yakumo's body.

"I have already reported the situation to the Third Hokage," Kurenai Yuhi said. "After hearing this, he sent me out of the village to invite Lady Tsunade back, saying that with Lady Tsunade's medical skills, she should be able to find the cause of Yakumo's illness."

"Lady Tsunade?" Shusui was slightly taken aback. "Her whereabouts have always been elusive. She's been traveling all these years, and even when the village sent people to search for her during the Third Shinobi World War, they couldn't find her. Can you be sure where she is?"

After losing her younger brother Nawaki and her lover Dan Kato in the Second Shinobi World War, Tsunade developed hemophobia. A year after the war, she completed the implementation of the medical ninja system at Konoha Hospital and left the village. A few years later, she returned to the village and took Shizune Kato with her. In the years that followed, she wandered around and rarely stayed in one place for long.

Shusui hadn't seen Tsunade in the village since the 44th year of Konoha's reign, and he thought Kurenai Yuhi might have made a wasted trip this time.