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

Naruto was unwilling to give up and gritted his teeth, wanting to catch up, but he lacked the strength.

He could only think that he would sprint on the last lap.

Since we can't get first place, let's get second place.

Kiba Inuzuka turned around triumphantly, but the smile on his face instantly froze.

Naruto was indeed outmaneuvered, but Sasuke Uchiha, with his cold expression, and Shino Aburame, wearing sunglasses and showing no emotion, were only a step away from him.

Inuzuka gritted his teeth and accelerated further, trying to shake off the two people who had consistently ranked first and second in physical training.

But Sasuke Uchiha and Shino Aburame were like chewing gum stuck to them, impossible to shake off no matter how hard they tried.

By the forty-fifth lap, Kiba Inuzuka's speed had finally slowed down.

This was the moment that Uchiha Sasuke had been waiting for.

He shifted his feet and instantly accelerated past, not even glancing at Kiba Inuzuka as he passed by.

Kiba Inuzuka was provoked.

That indifferent face, that nonchalant look in his eyes, was practically saying, "You're not worthy to be my opponent."

Sasuke Uchiha, who was temporarily in first place, thought to himself.

The Uchiha clan is the strongest.

As the final lap approached, everyone began to sprint.

Kiba Inuzuka looked at Sasuke Uchiha, who was a dozen meters away, and felt a wave of despair. No matter how hard he tried to accelerate, the distance did not shorten by even a fraction.

What made him even uglier was that Shino Aburame, who usually sat motionless in the classroom, was also ahead of him.

Meanwhile, Naruto Uzumaki, exhausted, unknowingly slipped next to Hinata Hyuga.

Hinata was running perfectly fine, with a steady pace and even breathing.

As a candidate to succeed the Hyuga clan leader, she underwent rigorous physical training from a young age.

She was preparing to sprint in the final lap, hoping to make it into the top three even if she didn't get first place, so as not to damage the image of the Hyuga clan.

But when she turned her head, she found Naruto right next to her, so close that she could almost hear his breathing. Her mind went blank, her feet stopped abruptly, and she froze on the spot.

By the time she came to her senses, she had fallen to last place.

Hinata Hyuga had her head down, her cheeks burning, and her heart pounding, unsure whether it was from running or something else.

After everyone had run ten laps, Shusui stood at the front of the line and announced the results: "The winner is Uchiha Sasuke."

As soon as he finished speaking, a chorus of excited exclamations erupted from the girls' side.

"Wow, Sasuke-kun is amazing!"

"As expected of Sasuke-kun!"

"That running posture looks so cool..."

Sasuke Uchiha stood with his hands hanging down at his sides, his face expressionless, completely unmoved by the praise.

"Tch, so what if you came in first place? What's the big deal?" Naruto glanced at Sasuke's nonchalant attitude, thinking the guy was really putting on an act. "This time it was just because I didn't perform well. I definitely won't lose to you next time!"

Shusui continued, "The second place winner is Shino Aburame."

After he finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent.

No one gasped, not even a whisper.

Shino Aburame raised her hand and subtly adjusted her sunglasses.

He showed no emotion on his face, but in his heart he was actually extremely envious of Sasuke.

He also wanted to be praised as amazing by so many people.

However, because it was the first time the class had a real-world exercise, swarms of insects flew out of him, creating a pitiful, thick barrier between him and all the other students.

Akisui concluded by saying, "Third place goes to Kiba Inuzuka."

Kiba Inuzuka squatted to one side, silently scratching at the grass with his hands, looking very annoyed.

The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he felt.

It's all Naruto's fault!

If he hadn't run so desperately at the beginning, making him think he was so amazing, he wouldn't have expended so much energy right from the start.

In the end, he only managed to get third place.

Qiushui gave the students a five-minute break, then led them to the other side of the playground, where a row of targets stood, a place specifically for practicing ninja tool throwing.

"Next, we'll begin practicing ninja tool throwing."

After Qiu Shui finished speaking, he took out a prepared storage scroll from his pocket and unfolded it on the ground.

He formed a hand seal and pressed it onto the scroll. With a muffled "bang," white smoke instantly rose up.

When the smoke cleared, a wooden box was found on the ground.

Upon opening the box, one finds a large number of kunai and shuriken neatly stacked inside.

"Each person shall receive three kunai and six shuriken," Qiushui said.

The students immediately crowded around in an orderly fashion, their eyes shining. This was their favorite thing, and as soon as they got their hands on it, they couldn't wait to play with it. Some were weighing it in their hands, while others were gesturing as if they were throwing it.

"Your task is to hit the target ten meters away." After Qiu Shui finished speaking, she stepped aside, crossed her arms, and prepared to observe.

Uchiha Sasuke was the first to step forward.

He stood at the throwing line, focused and calm. He drew three kunai with his right hand, adjusted the angle slightly with his fingertips, and flicked his wrist—three streaks of light flew out almost simultaneously, and with three muffled "thud thud thud" sounds, they all nailed to the center of the bullseye.

He held three shuriken in each hand, holding them firmly between his fingers. With a simultaneous swing of his arms, six streaks of cold light flew out, all hitting the bullseye perfectly.

"Wow!"

"Sasuke-kun is amazing!"

A series of gasps erupted from the girls behind him, many of them staring intently at his face, their eyes practically sparkling.

Sasuke walked back to the group expressionlessly, thinking that compared to Itachi Uchiha, who could throw six kunai with one hand and hit six targets in different directions, he was far from being good enough.

Qiu Shui saw this and couldn't help but nod secretly.

When it comes to the skill of throwing ninja tools, the Uchiha clan is indeed a natural expert; there is no one in the entire ninja world who is more skilled at using ninja tools than them.

Once they awaken their Sharingan, with the dynamic vision of those eyes, they can make seemingly simple shuriken and kunai incredibly versatile.

He even knew that the Uchiha clan had developed unique techniques such as Fire Release: Phoenix Flower and the art of shuriken manipulation—shuriken covered in flames that would fly over everything, forcing one to dodge the flames and then face the shuriken encased in flames.

"Hmph, I can do it too!"

Naruto suddenly shouted loudly, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

He stood tall, looking very confident.

What he was thinking was that he had to hit all the targets and steal the spotlight from Sasuke.

The students around him were intimidated by his posture and really thought he had been practicing hard during the month-long spring break. They all stared wide-eyed, waiting to see what would happen.