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

Hinata lowered her head even further and whispered, "A little... a little..."

"Why isn't the teacher here yet?" Naruto didn't even hear what she said, burying his head back in his arms and wailing in a drawn-out voice, "I'm starving to death—"

Just then, a familiar figure appeared at the edge of their line of sight.

Naruto's eyes lit up, and he instantly felt fully revitalized. He sprang up from the chair, propelled himself forward with a burst of speed.

"Teacher Qiushui—! You've finally arrived—!"

Seeing Naruto charging towards him, Qiushui dodged to the side, avoiding a potential collision.

Naruto stopped in his tracks and turned around with a grin.

"I made a little extra food, so it took a while," Qiu Shui said without batting an eye.

"Teacher Qiushui." A soft voice came from behind.

Hinata also walked over and stood half a step behind Naruto, her hands neatly placed in front of her, her head slightly bowed, and she called out softly.

Qiu Shui nodded, walked to the grass under the shade of the tree, spread out the tablecloth she had brought, and then placed the lunch boxes on it one by one.

Naruto squatted down beside them, his eyes fixed on the bento boxes, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down. He couldn't help but swallow, and something glistened at the corner of his mouth.

"You two finish this," Qiu Shui said, pointing to the bento box in front of her. "Don't leave any."

The words "No one is allowed to be left behind" were like heavenly music to Naruto.

He rubbed his hands vigorously, his eyes sparkling as he looked at the tempting food in front of him: "Don't worry, Teacher Qiushui! We'll eat it all up."

As soon as he finished speaking, he eagerly opened the first lunchbox.

Extra-thick sliced ​​roast beef rice bowl.

The pink beef noodles, the golden garlic slices, and the thick sauce gleamed enticingly in the afternoon sun.

Without saying a word, Naruto picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Hinata opened her bento box, whispered "I'm starting," and then picked up her chopsticks and began to eat in small bites.

When you take your first bite of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

The world before their eyes suddenly changed.

Blue sky.

White clouds.

Golden feathers.

Chicken wings.

But the sight only lasted for a moment before it vanished.

Naruto blinked and realized he was still sitting under the shade of a tree, holding a lunchbox in his hand. He turned to look at Hinata and found that she was also looking at him. They looked at each other and, despite having had the same experience yesterday, they both saw the same surprise in each other's eyes.

But soon, the surprise was overwhelmed by the delicious taste.

Naruto buried his head in his food, shoveling food into his mouth with his chopsticks. He ate without any regard for appearances, but the expression on his face was one of bliss, as if he were floating on clouds.

Hinata was much more refined in comparison, but only in comparison. Although her chopsticks didn't move quickly, the frequency was extremely steady, one bite after another, almost without stopping. Her fair little hands held the lunchbox, her eyes were focused and serious, and her cheeks were puffed up like a hamster.

Qiu Shui sat beside them, watching the two eat.

Time passed by, second by second.

Naruto's speed gradually slowed down.

He picked up the last piece of beef, put it in his mouth, chewed, and swallowed.

Then Naruto put down his chopsticks.

He patted his stomach, a complex expression on his face, a mixture of satisfaction and reluctance. He scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Teacher Qiushui, um... I... I'm full."

Qiu Shui glanced at the lunchboxes in front of him; all three were empty.

I looked at his stomach again. His once flat abdomen was now slightly bulging, making his clothes look a little sticky.

Qiu Shui smiled, not minding at all: "It's alright, eat as much as you can." He looked at Hinata: "Then the rest, it's up to you to take care of it, Hinata."

Hinata was holding the third bento box when she heard this and paused in her movements.

She looked up at Qiu Shui, a hint of hesitation on her face, and whispered, "Teacher Qiu Shui...aren't you going to eat?"

"The teacher has already eaten at home," Qiu Shui said.

"But..." Hinata said hesitantly, "There are still so many..."

Qiu Shui looked at her, his tone gentle but earnest: "Hinata, you can't waste food. This is a meal that your teacher worked hard to prepare."

Since the system hadn't displayed a task completion message, he guessed that Hinata definitely hadn't eaten enough.

Hinata felt a slight tremor in her heart upon hearing this.

The meal that Teacher Qiushui painstakingly prepared.

We cannot waste it.

She looked down at the half-finished lunchbox in her hand, then at the two unopened boxes next to her, and felt an unprecedented determination to make sure that Teacher Qiushui's hard work was not in vain.

"I...I'll eat."

Naruto, who was sitting to the side, was completely dumbfounded.

Hinata Hyuga, who usually speaks softly and blushes easily in his presence, has completely transformed into an extremely capable person who does all the work.

She picked up the third bento box, her chopsticks flying, and with a steady and efficient pace, she put the food into her mouth one bite after another. Her chewing was still meticulous, but the speed was completely beyond Naruto's comprehension.

He looked down at his own bulging belly, then at Hinata's belly, which remained perfectly still.

Then he rubbed his eyes and looked again, only to find that nothing had changed.

Where did all her food go?

A series of big question marks appeared in Naruto's mind.

How did she manage to eat so much?

My belly hasn't changed at all?

That doesn't make sense!

Finished the last box.

Hinata put down her chopsticks and gently exhaled.

Five empty lunch boxes were neatly arranged in front of me.

She looked up and met Naruto's eyes, which were as wide as saucers, and Qiushui's smiling gaze. She paused for a moment, then her face flushed red.

"I...did I eat too much...?" she whispered, her voice tinged with embarrassment.

A message popped up in front of Qiu Shui.

[Daily Task: Ensure that the highly skilled talent Hinata Hyuga receives a hearty meal. Completed]

[Reward Obtained - Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique (Advanced)]

The Great Fire Dragon Technique is a B-rank Fire Release ninjutsu. To use it, one must first refine a large amount of Fire Release chakra and compress it within the body, then violently exhale it from the mouth. The chakra transforms into several roaring fire dragons that fly at high speed along the trajectory locked by the user, engulfing the enemy with extremely high temperature and impact.

Qiushui's eyes lit up when he saw this ninjutsu.

Most of the ninjutsu he had mastered before lacked explosive power, but this ninjutsu, while both Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique involve spitting out a dragon, has a simpler hand seal process.

It only takes six seals to release, and what makes Qiu Shui even happier is that with the proficiency granted by the system, he only needs to form two seals to perform it.