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

In the sixtieth year of Konoha, in the spring of April.

The Ninja Academy has once again ushered in its annual school season.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the supreme leader, stood in front of the makeshift platform. His white divine robes fluttered slightly in the wind. He cleared his throat, preparing to give his opening address. Below the platform, hundreds of eyes were fixed on his slightly short but imposing figure.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face glowed with satisfaction as he nodded. His words, "Where the leaves dance, the fire will never cease; the firelight will illuminate the village and cause new leaves to sprout," instantly ignited the entire arena. Cheers and applause erupted like a tsunami, surging from all directions and nearly overturning the entire training ground.

Every word Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke was imbued with his most sincere emotions, and the audience below the stage was filled with fervor, wishing they could rush onto the stage to pledge their loyalty, willing to go through fire and water for Konoha, and fight the invading enemy for three hundred rounds.

Kitagawa Akisui stood in the line of teachers.

Although he wasn't as enthusiastic as those around him, he had a genuine smile on his face because he had finally escaped that overseas assignment that allowed him to fly all over the country and risk his life at any moment.

Shusui was not a local, but a transmigrator who stumbled upon the world by sheer luck. He was born in Konoha in the 42nd year of his life. His parents were both ordinary Chunin, and they both died when he was six years old while on a mission.

As a ninja with no talent, no bloodline, and no background, Shusui is very clear about his own position.

Having lived in a peaceful era since his previous life, he found it difficult to endure the monotonous daily routine of "you cut me, I cut you." So, after becoming a Chunin, he decisively chose to go to school and become a teacher.

Qiushui knew that the peaceful life he was in now would not last long. In the next eight years, he would directly face Orochimaru's plan to destroy Konoha, Pain's plan to nuke Konoha, and the plan by Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha to launch the Fourth Shinobi World War and trap everyone in the dream of Infinite Tsukuyomi.

However, Shusui was not too panicked. He just needed to go to Ichiraku Ramen or go on a trip and wait for the chosen ones, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, to save the world.

Just as Qiu Shui was seriously considering how to accurately avoid danger in this series of terrorist attacks, an electronic mechanical voice suddenly rang in his mind, and a nearly transparent blue panel suddenly popped up in front of his eyes.

The system may be late, but it has arrived.

[Player meets the requirements; Talent Development System officially begins]

[You can get rewards for cultivating talent; the higher the quality of the talent you cultivate, the higher the reward.]

[You can bind high-quality talents for focused training. As their abilities improve, the host will also receive corresponding rewards.]

[Friendly Reminder: Binding requires the other party's consent; forced binding is not allowed.]

Qiu Shui instinctively became alert, but as he clearly heard the voice, a feeling he couldn't quite describe—a mix of excitement and helplessness— welled up inside him. He looked at the blue panel, which displayed two options: [Personal Attribute Panel] and [List of High-Quality Talents].

Qiu Shui opened her personal attribute panel:

[Name: Beichuan Qiushui]

Age: 18

Chakra Nature: Fire

Chakra Level: 3300

[Ninjutsu: Three Body Technique, Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Fire Release: Wind Sage Fire Technique, Shadow Clone Technique]

[Physical Technique: Leaf Fluid Technique]

[Evaluation: A Chunin cannon fodder who survived the war by sheer luck]

Qiu Shui ignored the last line of comments and opened the list of high-quality talent training. Since there were no candidates at the moment, the list was blank, with a limit of three slots.

Two hours later, the opening ceremony ended, and the crowd dispersed in an orderly manner.

Shusui followed the crowd to the school building. Because Iruka found it hard to accept that the demon fox sealed inside Naruto was the murderer of his parents, his emotions were extremely unstable during class. Therefore, Shusui is now the acting homeroom teacher of Class 1, Grade 4.

Qiu Shui stopped five or six meters away from the classroom door, checked that her attire was in order, and then walked in with a warm, sunny expression.

He noticed that the classroom, which had been somewhat noisy, quieted down because of his arrival. He nodded in satisfaction and, under the watchful eyes of more than twenty students, calmly walked to the center of the podium.

Whether it was his imagination or not, Qiu Shui felt that these students were staring intently at him, their faces showing tension, and a few even looking expectant.

As soon as he opened the chalk box, a frog the size of a palm jumped out and croaked at him.

Qiu Shui's expression remained unchanged as she calmly asked, "Who did it?"

Naruto Uzumaki, who was sitting on the outer side of the fourth row, suddenly stood up and said with a proud look, "I did it."

Qiu Shui clapped his hands and smiled, "You're brave enough to admit your mistakes and take responsibility. Very good. As a reward, you stood for all four of my classes this morning, and after school this afternoon, you stayed behind to clean the classroom by yourself."

Naruto didn't care. He was going to be alone anyway and had nothing to do. Although his prank failed, he felt a sense of satisfaction when he noticed that everyone's eyes were on him.

Qiu Shui picked up the chalk and wrote the five characters "Bei Chuan Qiu Shui" on the blackboard, then turned to face the students and formally introduced himself:

"My name is Kitagawa Akisui, I am eighteen years old, and my hobby is writing in my diary. Due to health reasons, Iruka-sensei has chosen to resign from his position as your homeroom teacher and will only be responsible for your history class from now on. I will be your homeroom teacher for the next two years. I hate people who don't follow the rules, and my dream is for the village to become more and more prosperous. Although you are already fourth-grade students, this is the first time we have met, and we are not very familiar with each other. Next, everyone will take turns to come up on stage and introduce themselves."

After Qiu Shui finished speaking, she moved to the side of the podium and left her seat for the student who was about to come up.

Their hobbies, dislikes, and dreams are varied and interesting, or you could say they're whimsical.

Qiu Shui did not correct their unrealistic ideas; instead, she gave sincere encouragement after each student finished their presentation.

The students gradually realized that the teacher was not as serious as they had imagined.

Taking advantage of this time, Qiushui attempted to bind Naruto and Sasuke together.

[System Notification: Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha's affinity with the player has not reached the binding standard; binding failed.]

Qiu Shui looked at the message that popped up in front of him, but he felt no disappointment at all, because the system had already reminded him that he just wanted to give it a try.

If you succeed, you make a profit; if you fail, you don't lose anything.

When it was Naruto's turn to go on stage, after he finished speaking about his dream of surpassing all the previous Hokage and becoming the strongest Hokage, undisguised laughter immediately erupted from the audience.