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

I just bound myself to Hinata yesterday, and today I'm already getting main quests assigned. They're probably afraid I'll be idle.

However, getting Hinata into the top ten should be much easier for her than getting Naruto into the top fifteen, given her current level.

Qiu Shui snapped out of her thoughts, raised her hand, and took out two sturdy wooden tables, along with a thick stack of test papers and textbooks, from her storage scroll.

With a soft "bang," the table leg fell to the ground.

Hinata stared blankly at the desk and exam papers that had suddenly appeared in front of her, blinking her eyes in confusion.

She arrived at noon yesterday and didn't know about the morning's academic classes. She thought today would be a continuation of yesterday's tree climbing or a new ninjutsu training session. What is this, this is a test paper?

Naruto's face fell immediately. He scratched his head, making his hair a mess, and his face was full of pain.

Shusui took in the two's reactions and explained to Hinata with a smile, "Your training task this morning is very simple. First, finish this set of papers, and then do reading comprehension training."

Hinata was a little confused, but she was an honest and obedient child.

Since Teacher Qiushui said so, there must be a reason for it.

She obediently sat down at the table, picked up her pen, and began to carefully read and answer the questions.

Naruto's eyes darted around, and he chuckled, forming hand seals. With a "bang," three shadow clones appeared beside him.

How could I forget my brothers when something good happened?

When it comes to solving problems, it's definitely something we should all share.

The several clones that were created also simultaneously revealed masks of pain.

But when it comes to doing problems, having more people doesn't necessarily make it easier. After about ten minutes, Naruto's attention started to wander, and he couldn't help but sneak glances at Hinata next to him while working on the problems.

Hinata looked serious and focused, her pen almost never stopping.

Naruto looked at her smooth and effortless movements, and a deep sense of envy appeared in his eyes.

"Sigh, if only I could be like her!" He sighed, looking down at his exam paper. He had just written that he was the founder of Konoha Village and the proposer of the Will of Fire when he got stuck.

Hinata seemed to sense the gaze from the side. She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, and when she found Naruto staring at her blankly, her cheeks flushed instantly. Her heart pounded, and she hurriedly lowered her head, pretending to focus more intently on answering the questions.

Qiushui walked to Naruto's desk, bent her finger and tapped the surface of his desk, making a soft tapping sound, and said, "Hinata is able to do this because she works hard in class. If you admire her, then do your homework well, and you will have a chance to become like her in the future."

"Yes—" Naruto trailed off, his face contorted in pain as he threw himself back into the struggle with the exam paper.

Hinata lowered her head even further upon hearing Shusui's words, but the corners of her mouth involuntarily curled up slightly, a sweet feeling rising in her heart.

Time flowed slowly amidst the sound of pen nib rubbing against paper.

An hour later, Hinata gently put down her pen and whispered, "Shusui-sensei, I'm done."

Qiu Shui walked over, picked up her test paper, and glanced at each question.

As the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan, Hinata's foundation is indeed quite solid. She fills each question with her writing, and her handwriting is neat and beautiful. However, upon closer inspection, her accuracy rate is only so-so.

Many of the questions were approached correctly, but there were oversights in the details; some knowledge points were not thoroughly grasped, and I could only rely on rote memorization to pile them up. Overall, I barely passed.

Shusui recalled Hinata's performance at school in the original work.

"Good, you all passed." Qiu Shui nodded, not criticizing, but affirming. He knew that for an introverted and sensitive child like Hinata, encouragement was more effective than criticism. "Take a ten-minute break, then start reading."

Hinata obediently responded and picked up the book to begin her journey into the ocean of knowledge.

Naruto was scratching his head in frustration, surrounded by three shadow clones and his main body, arguing endlessly about the same problem.

"This formula should be applied like this; that's what the book I read yesterday said," one of the clones argued, pointing at the exam paper.

"No, no, Teacher Qiushui clearly explained a different solution yesterday. We need to find the conditions first and then substitute them in," another clone retorted, slamming his hand on the table.

"Stop arguing, I think we should finish off the ones we know first," the third clone suggested timidly.

"What you say makes a lot of sense, we'll listen to you."

Hinata covered her mouth, trying her best not to laugh out loud, as she listened to the noise around her.

Another half hour passed before Naruto finally finished the test. He let out a long sigh of relief and slumped onto the table.

He felt that this hour and a half was even more tiring than the four hours of physical training he had done yesterday afternoon.

Shusui took Naruto's test paper and scanned it from top to bottom. Although most of the questions were wrong, it was a big improvement compared to yesterday when the paper was completely blank and he couldn't even understand the questions. At least he could try to write something on the paper. His thinking was correct for some questions, but he just calculated them wrong or confused them.

Qiu Shui raised her head, looked at Naruto who was staring at her nervously, and said seriously, "Naruto, you've improved a lot compared to yesterday."

Naruto paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up, his fatigue vanished, and he grinned with a big smile.

In the following time, Qiu Shui had the two of them start reading the textbook. He did not let them do as they pleased, but instead asked them questions from time to time and called on them to answer.

"Naruto, what are the five nature transformations of chakra? We just talked about them on the previous page."

"Uh...fire, water...wind, lightning...and earth," Naruto said haltingly, scratching his head.

Qiu Shui continued, "Then tell me, what are the characteristics of Wind Release?"

Naruto confidently stated, "It's sharp, like a knife, capable of cutting through things."

"Good, I've got it." Shusui turned to Hinata. "You answer, which nature transformation is Wind Release usually best used in conjunction with?"

"Fire... Fire Release," Hinata answered softly. "Wind can fuel the fire, which can amplify the power of Fire Release."

Qiu Shui nodded in satisfaction: "You got it right."

Hinata smiled; she had been praised by Shusui so many times in the past two days that it was almost as many as it had been in the previous few years.

This interaction continued until noon. Through the question-and-answer session, those dry knowledge points seemed to come alive and were easier to remember.

A message popped up in front of Qiu Shui.

[Daily Task: Ensure that Hinata Hyuga, a highly skilled individual, has a good meal]

[Task Rewards - Awarded based on a comprehensive evaluation of task completion]

As Qiu Shui looked at the mission details, he glanced at Hinata's small figure with a puzzled expression.