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

Chapter 128 Class 1, Grade 4, Without Summer Vacation

If you spend an hour or two every day doing it, you can actually finish it.

But everyone's on holiday, who's going to be so kind as to do homework every day?

This resulted in the vast majority of students looking worried and working through the night to catch up on their homework in the days leading up to the start of the new semester.

"Alright, alright." Qiu Shui blushed a little from their praise and raised her hand to press it down. "Although the teacher didn't assign you any holiday homework, you can't neglect your studies too much. The teacher will check when school starts next semester."

"No problem, Professor Qiushui!"

"Don't worry, Teacher Qiushui, we won't let you down!"

The students rushed to express their opinions, afraid that if they were even a second late, they would appear insincere.

Even if Qiu Shui didn't remind them, they would still do it.

After all, Qiu Shui didn't even let them do their summer homework, so what's the big deal about this little thing?

"Next, just like the previous two times, we will reward you for your good results." Qiu Shui took out a storage scroll and placed it on the lectern. After opening it, the table was instantly filled with twice as many small gifts as before.

Another gasp rippled through the classroom.

"Teacher Qiushui is so kind!"

"There are even more gifts than last time!"

"The shuriken charm I got last time was so cool, this time I'm going to get that kunai pen!"

Shusui instructed Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, and Yamanaka Ino to distribute the prizes.

"These gifts are for the class officers, as a reward for their contributions to the class during this period." Qiu Shui took out another scroll, opened it, and inside were a series of exquisite little gift boxes.

He called all the class leaders up to the stage, handed them gift boxes one by one, and said earnestly, "Thank you for your hard work during this time."

Choji Akimichi held the gift box in both hands, his chubby face filled with emotion.

"Ms. Qiushui is so kind! I will definitely work even harder as the labor committee member next semester!"

The other class officers shared the same thought, nodding vigorously and secretly making up their minds.

Nara Shikamaru felt immense pressure.

Actually, he wanted to tell Teacher Qiushui that he was resigning from his position as class monitor before he came, but looking at the exquisite gift box on the table and in his hand, he suddenly felt... too embarrassed to say it.

"Sigh, if I'd known there were extra rewards for being a class officer, I would have run for it back then." One student who initially thought being a class officer was too...

The troublesome student looked at the crowd on the stage with a face full of regret.

"Who says otherwise?" Another student, with the same regretful expression, pounded his chest and stamped his feet. "At the time, I thought it was too much trouble, but now I think, so what if it's a little troublesome? There's a gift to be had!"

"Exactly, it's a huge loss."

"Alright, I won't waste your time any longer." Qiu Shui clapped her hands and concluded with a smile, "I hope you have a great summer vacation. If you want to see the overall grade rankings, you can go to the bulletin board."

After saying that, he turned and left the classroom.

"Shikamaru, you're amazing!" Choji Akimichi looked at Shikamaru's 95 on the test, then down at his own 78, and couldn't help but say enviously, "You'll probably be in the top three of the grade this time, right?"

"It's alright, there should be others taller than me," Nara Shikamaru said lazily.

He didn't actually expect to get such a high score.

However, he didn't get good results in the actual exam. In addition, as the class's academic representative, he has to set a good example. Moreover, the class average score was around 80 last month. If he scored too low, it would really be a bit unreasonable.

"Hinata, I got 86 points on my test. How many points did you get?" Naruto asked Hinata with a happy expression as he ran up to her, holding his report card.

"I got 96 points," Hinata said softly.

"Ninety-six?!" Naruto's eyes widened. "Hinata, you got such a high score! A whole ten points higher than me!"

He scratched his head, then turned and ran to Sasuke, unwilling to give up: "Sasuke, what score did you get?"

"Ninety-three," Sasuke said without looking up.

"Ninety-three?!" Naruto's voice rose even higher. "How could you possibly get such a high score? Didn't you only get in the eighties last month?"

He felt that he did the most practice questions, so why did he get a lower score on the exam?

This unscientific.

"That's because you're not smart enough," Sasuke said expressionlessly.

"That's not necessarily true," Sasuke said slowly. "Hinata's theoretical scores are so high, and she came in second in the practical battle. Maybe she'll be first this time?"

He knew that Naruto would definitely be the top student in the grade, and that Hinata would only have a chance to surpass him if she were the second-best in the grade in actual combat.

But Sasuke just didn't want to see Naruto acting so arrogantly.

"I...I don't believe it! Let's go down and see right now!" Naruto's heart tightened at his words.

Could Hinata really be number one?

The three of them left the classroom one after the other.

"Sakura, what was your score in theory?" Ino Yamanaka walked up to Sakura Haruno, crossed her arms, and spoke with a hint of provocation.

"Before asking others, tell me about yourself first," Sakura Haruno retorted defiantly.

"I got 95 points." Yamanaka Ino held up her report card, a slight smile playing on her lips.

That wretched Boar actually scored 95 points!

Sakura Haruno's face looked rather grim, and her fingers unconsciously clenched the edge of her report card.

"I remember you only got 93 points last month, which is probably not as high as mine, right?" Ino tilted her head, her tone brimming with smugness.

"Who said I'm not as tall as you?" Sakura Haruno raised her head and bluntly retorted, "I got 98 points."

"You're only three points ahead of me." Yamanaka Ino shrugged dismissively. "I beat you in the practical exam. You lost this bet."

As soon as she finished speaking, Aya Nagai's face lit up with joy, and she almost burst out laughing.

Yurina's face turned pale; her allowance was about to disappear.

"I haven't even seen the overall rankings yet, how do you know you won?" Sakura Haruno said, clinging to a last shred of hope. "Maybe my overall ranking is higher than yours?"

"Then let's go check the bulletin board now." Yamanaka Ino turned and walked out.

"Fine, I'll go. Don't act like I'm afraid of you!" Sakura Haruno gritted her teeth and followed.

A group of students had already gathered in front of the school's results bulletin board.

"How come the average score of Class 1, Grade 4 is so high? Last time it was only around 85, how come it jumped to almost 90 this time?" A student with thick eyebrows and big eyes stared wide-eyed, his face full of disbelief.

"It's obvious that Teacher Qiushui has never taught your class." A student who had been substituted by Qiushui chimed in, his tone carrying a hint of superiority. "The knowledge he explained in class was simple and easy to understand. I used to only pass the Three Body Technique, but after he substituted and corrected my mistakes, I can now get over 80 points."

"Is it really that exaggerated?" The student with thick eyebrows and big eyes curled his lip, indicating that he didn't quite believe it.

"It's no use telling you. You'll understand when you have the chance to take Professor Qiushui's class." The student waved his hand with an "take it or leave it" expression, too lazy to explain any further.

On the other side, a student who often played ninja games with Shikamaru and Choji after school, seeing the large bags and packages in their hands, asked curiously, "Shikamaru, Choji, why are you two carrying so much stuff?"

"This is a reward from Teacher Qiushui for our good grades," Dingci said, straightening his back and raising his chin slightly with pride.

"Teacher Qiushui is so kind! There's even a reward for doing well on the test? I haven't seen anything like this in years." The student's eyes were full of envy, and his tone was tinged with sourness.

"What's so special about that?" Kiba Inuzuka walked over from the side. He recognized the student who had spoken earlier, a smug smile on his face, his voice unconsciously rising a little. "Besides, Akisui-sensei hasn't even assigned us summer homework yet!"

As soon as Kiba Inuzuka finished speaking, the entire bulletin board fell silent.

The previously rising and falling murmurs seemed to be choked by an invisible hand, and all eyes turned to him.

Kiba Inuzuka felt a chill run down his spine as so many eyes stared at him.

He always felt that the way those people looked at him was as if they wanted to devour him alive.

"Ya, I know Teacher Qiushui is good to you, but there's a limit to lying, right?" The boy who knew him spoke first, then turned and looked around. "Who would believe something like this? Don't you all agree?"

"right!"

"Teeth, you don't need to tell this lie."

Akamaru whimpered as he testified for his master, but unfortunately, he was a dog and no one could understand what he was saying.

Kiba Inuzuka, who hated being accused of lying more than anything, immediately retorted, "What do you mean I'm lying? Ask Choji, ask Shikamaru, ask everyone else in our class!"

The other students looked at the students from Class 1, Grade 4 with expectant expressions, silently praying in their hearts.

Please don't say it's true, please, please don't say it's true...

"Ya didn't lie." Choji Akimichi was an honest boy, and he nodded obediently. "Sensei Akisui really didn't assign us any summer homework."

Nara Shikamaru nodded slightly.

The other students, unwilling to give up, turned their attention to Naruto and Yamanaka Ino.

Naruto scratched his head, and Yamanaka Ino nodded as well.

In that instant, the eyes of all the students watching suddenly dimmed.

"This can't be...it's absolutely impossible!" a student shouted in disbelief. "How could a school have a teacher who doesn't assign summer homework?!"

He simply couldn't accept this fact.

"Is Ms. Qiushui's class still accepting students? Is it too late for me to join Class 1 of Grade 4?" a student asked expectantly.

"Come on, your average test score is only around 70, while the average score of Class 1 in fourth grade is almost 90." Someone next to me poured cold water on the situation without any mercy.