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

Chapter 109 Hinata's Revenge (Part 1)

"Ino, the final exams haven't started yet, and nobody knows the final results. Let's continue our bet and see who gets a higher overall ranking. The bet is the same as last time." Sakura Haruno walked to Ino's desk, crossed her arms, and slightly raised her chin. "If you're not brave enough... then just pretend I didn't say anything."

She still couldn't forget the first time she lost a bet to Ino, and the second time Ino's grades were better than hers, so she simply refused to bet with herself.

This gave Sakura Haruno a feeling of losing twice in a row.

To avoid Ino's refusal, she resorted to reverse psychology.

Based on Sakura's understanding of Ino, she would definitely agree.

"Let's gamble," Yamanaka Ino blurted out almost without thinking.

She was initially hesitant, but after glancing at the classmates in the classroom who were looking in their direction, and especially seeing Sasuke casually glancing in their direction as well, she immediately made a decision.

Yamanaka Ino believed that if she could beat Haruno Sakura once, she could beat her a second time.

She quickly calculated in her mind.

Previously, her average theoretical score was more than ten points lower than Sakura's, but since Ms. Qiushui took over the class, her teaching style has been lively and interesting, and the knowledge points have been explained thoroughly. Her theoretical scores have improved by leaps and bounds, and now the gap between her and Sakura has narrowed to less than ten points.

In terms of actual combat, she has always been a step above Sakura; the last time was just Sakura's good luck.

She refused to believe that Sakura Haruno would be so lucky this time.

Sakura Haruno smiled when she saw Ino readily agree.

In terms of theoretical achievements, she is better than Ino.

In terms of actual combat, she is indeed slightly inferior.

But that was the case in the past.

During this period, she secretly practiced physical skills at the secret base every day after school, never daring to relax for a moment.

Sakura Haruno felt that both her ninjutsu throwing and physical abilities had improved slightly.

Ino typically only wins one or two matches in actual combat.

With her current abilities, she's confident she won't lose unless she encounters an exceptionally strong boy in her class.

Even if she were to encounter Ino, she was confident that she wouldn't be suppressed like before; the odds would be about 50/50.

The school bell rang, and Qiu Shui walked into the classroom to begin her lesson.

[Talent training completed]

Overall Rating: A

[Received Training Reward - Tactical Enhancement Lightning Release]

Qiu Shui's eyes lit up when she saw the reward.

Tactical Enhanced Lightning Release is not a five-elemental ninjutsu, but rather a support ninjutsu.

Its main function is to stimulate one's own motor nerves and muscle fibers with Lightning Release chakra, which will significantly improve one's movement, attack speed, hand seal speed, and ninjutsu power. It is a weakened version of the Lightning Release chakra mode of the Third Raikage and the Fourth Raikage.

After class, Akisui called Hinata outside and told her not to leave first after school, but to wait for him in the classroom so he could talk to her about something.

After school in the afternoon, in the classroom of Class 1, Grade 4, students packed their schoolbags in twos and threes, chatting and laughing as they walked out.

"Hinata, wanna come along?" Naruto slung his backpack over his shoulder, walked over to Hinata's desk, and asked casually.

"Excuse me, Naruto-kun, Shusui-sensei needs to see me. You should go now." Hinata looked up and replied softly.

Naruto nodded upon hearing this, said nothing more, and turned to walk towards the door.

He didn't show any disappointment on his face, but he was secretly pondering something in his mind.

What does Akisui-sensei want with Hinata?

The classroom gradually emptied out, leaving only Choji Akimichi and another boy bending over to sweep the floor and wipe the blackboard, doing their chores.

When Shusui arrived at the classroom door, he first praised Choji Akimichi for his serious and responsible attitude and said a few words of encouragement before calling Hinata and walking out of the school building together.

"Hinata, your teacher is going to take you to get revenge on Takeshi Gouda and the others who bullied you. What do you think?" Shusui walked out of the school building, slowed her pace, and said calmly.

"Huh?" Hinata was completely stunned, as if she hadn't heard what Shusui said, or as if she had heard it but couldn't believe her ears.

She stood there, stunned, her mouth slightly agape, and it took her a long time to react.

Hinata had no idea that Shusui-sensei had sought her out for this very reason.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Qiu Shui stopped and turned around to look at her.

"Shusui-sensei...maybe...we should just forget about it." Hinata lowered her head, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes. "Gouda Takeshi is a year older than me, he's very strong, and the other two will cooperate. I'm no match for them."

"So you plan to continue like this?" Qiu Shui crouched down, bringing herself to Hinata's eye level, and asked, word by word, "From now on, every time you run into them in the hallway, you'll take a detour? Every time they laugh at you, you'll lower your head and pretend you didn't hear? Every time they take your things, you'll tell yourself to let it go? Every time they beat you up, you'll silently endure it, suffer it, and not say a word?"

Hinata's lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but she swallowed the words back.

She just silently lowered her head, staring at the tips of her shoes, her eyes slowly reddening.

"Naruto came to see me last time." Qiu Shui changed the subject, her tone softening a bit. "He asked me who caused the injury on your face, and I told him it was Gouda Takeshi and his gang. He said he was going to find them and avenge you."

"Shusui-sensei, please don't let Naruto go!" Hinata suddenly raised her head, her face filled with panic. "When he was little, he was beaten badly by Gouda Takeshi and the others for trying to help me, and he's definitely no match for them now."

"Naruto told me about that incident." Shusui nodded and continued, "He said that when he helped you that time, he got beaten up and his face was swollen. Do you know what he said to me after that?" Shusui paused, looking into Hinata's eyes, "He said he didn't regret it, nor was he afraid, because he felt that what he did was wrong."

Hinata's eyes reddened even more.

"Moreover," Qiu Shui changed the subject, "last week I substituted for a class in the fifth grade, and when get out of class ended I overheard them discussing how they were planning to find another opportunity to beat up Naruto."

"You're strong enough to defeat them now. If you don't go and teach them a lesson, Naruto will definitely get beaten up. You don't want to see Naruto get beaten up again, do you?"

Hinata lowered her head and bit her lip, as if she were making an extremely difficult decision.

"I don't want to," Hinata said earnestly, raising her head. "Shusui-sensei, I'll go with you."

Hinata wasn't very confident that Shusui-sensei could defeat Gouda and the other two.

In her heart, Gouda Takeshi and the other two were invincible.

She simply felt that it was better for her to be beaten up herself than for Naruto to be beaten up by them.

After they calm down, ask them not to hit Naruto anymore.

Qiushui stood up, feeling relieved. He didn't know Hinata's true thoughts at that moment; he thought Hinata had finally mustered up her courage.

"Hinata, let me tell you clearly, your strength is already greater than all three of them combined," Shusui said, leading Hinata toward the direction of Gouda Takeshi and the others. As they walked, he instructed her, "If they dare to make the first move, just use the same fighting style you have when you fight Naruto and the others. Your teacher will be there to protect you, so don't be afraid."

Hinata felt a little less nervous upon hearing this.

For the past few days, Qiu Shui has been using shadow clones to secretly monitor Gang Youwu and the others.

He knew exactly where they went and what they did after school every day.

According to the information just transmitted by the shadow clone, these people are currently in the forest south of the village, engaging in unfriendly behavior towards another boy in the class.

In the southern forest of Konoha Village, there is a secluded training ground.

"I asked you to clean up last time, why didn't you do it?" Takeshi Gouda asked, hands on his hips, glaring down at a thin boy in front of him.

"That wasn't my cleaning day." The thin boy took a half step back, his voice filled with obvious unease and nervousness. "Besides, I have to help my family with the shop after school, so I don't have time."

"You dare talk back?" Takeshi's eyes widened. "I think you've forgotten how I taught you a lesson. It's time for you to remember."

He raised his leg and kicked the skinny boy hard in the stomach.

Although the skinny boy was no match for Gouda Takeshi in strength, he was, after all, a fifth-grade student who would officially become a ninja in a year, so he still had basic reflexes.

He quickly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the kick.

"Still dare to hide?" Takeshi Gouda's face instantly darkened, a flash of anger crossing his eyes.

"You want to hit me? I won't dodge? Do you think I'm stupid?" The skinny boy gritted his teeth, his face filled with barely suppressed anger.

Takeshi Gouda paused for a moment, and then he realized that what Gouda said seemed to make some sense.

But the more I thought about it, the angrier I became.

Without another word, he charged forward and delivered a straight punch to the skinny boy's face.

The skinny boy had no chance to dodge this time, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and wrestle with Gouda Takeshi.

However, in terms of both physique and strength, he was far from being a match for Gouda Takeshi.

After struggling for only a moment, he was violently knocked to the ground and could no longer get up.

"Gonda, if you hit me..." The skinny boy lay on the ground, panting heavily, his voice urgent and panicked, with a last shred of stubbornness, "I'll tell Mizuki-sensei at school tomorrow!"

"Tell the teacher?" Takeshi Gouda paused for a moment, then put his hands on his hips, threw his head back, and burst into laughter. The laughter echoed in the empty training field, shrill and arrogant. After he finished laughing, he turned to his two companions, pointed at the boy on the ground, and said, "Do you two think what he said is funny? He actually threatened to tell the teacher?"

"That's really funny." The other two boys laughed as well, their voices full of contempt and disdain.

"Have you forgotten?" The skinny boy gritted his teeth. "Last week you hit me, and Mr. Shuimu called you to his office to make a self-criticism."

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