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

"It's mainly because of the solid foundation you laid before, Teacher Xiong. I just gave it a little push from behind and played a guiding role." Qiu Shui waved his hand, still using the same humble excuse.

"Ms. Akisui is too modest." Matsumoto Mie shook her head with a smile, her tone serious. "After hearing what Da Xiong said, I really want to ask you to teach a few classes in our class."

"I had the same idea," Koji Murata chimed in from the side.

"If the teachers keep praising me like this, I'll really get so proud I'll lose my bearings," Qiu Shui said half-jokingly.

Upon hearing this, the group laughed in unison, instantly brightening the atmosphere in the office.

This time, Shui Mu wasn't as dissatisfied with Qiu Shui as before. He even smiled slightly and wished that Qiu Shui would substitute for the fifth grade class every day. After all, he was the homeroom teacher, and no matter how well Qiu Shui taught, the credit would ultimately go to him.

For the next few days, Qiushui trained Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata every day after school. During this time, a teacher in the next office asked him to help with a class, and Qiushui readily agreed. However, the students in that class were of average talent and there were no high-quality individuals. As a reward, he received a max-level Three Body Technique.

After school on Friday, Shusui had his clone take Naruto and the others to training, while he took Rock Lee to Might Guy's usual training place.

Before we even got close, we heard a sharp whooshing sound.

"Kakashi, this is how youth should be lived!"

Two figures were seen intertwining, moving so fast that their features were impossible to discern.

One is Might Guy, wearing a green bodysuit, sporting a bowl cut, and thick eyebrows. His muscles are taut, and every punch he throws is accompanied by a whistling wind. The other is Kakashi Hatake, with white hair standing on end, wearing a black mask, and sporting dead fish eyes. He seems nonchalant, yet he always manages to perfectly parry every attack.

The two grappled in the center of the open space, their fists and feet clashing with dull thuds. Kai's movements were wide and sweeping, his fists, elbows, knees, and legs making every part of his body seem like a deadly weapon; while Kakashi was like a leaf in the wind, dodging with minimal movement, occasionally seizing an opening to strike back, forcing Kai to retreat and defend.

Qiu Shui stood aside with Xiao Li, not making a sound to disturb them, but quietly enjoying this one-on-one battle of true men.

Taking advantage of this break, he secretly performed a quality check on the two of them.

Name: Kakashi Hatake

Chakra: 36000

Quality: SS-

[Hidden Skill: 50/50 (No matter how strong you are, I can hold my own against you for a few moves)]

[Evaluation: Graduated at five, became a Chunin at six, and a Jonin at thirteen. A genius among geniuses. Due to limited potential for further growth, binding with him is not recommended.]

[Name: Matt Kai]

Chakra: 4200

Quality: SSS-

[Hidden Skill: Mutual Destruction (Before I die, please enjoy my final attack, burning with the passion of my youth)]

[Evaluation: A top-tier genius in physical combat, but due to limited growth potential, binding with him is not recommended.]

As Qiu Shui looked at the two people's evaluations, she couldn't help but ponder them secretly.

Kakashi's 36,000 chakra really shocked him. In his memory, Kakashi would seem to have kidney deficiency after using two ninjutsu. He thought Kakashi's chakra was at most around 10,000 or 20,000.

But then I thought about it again. Being able to use more than a dozen shadow clones during his graduation exam at the age of five was enough to prove that his chakra was not low.

The only reason is probably the Sharingan that Obito gave him.

Since Kakashi is not a member of the Uchiha clan, a match cannot be made.

His Sharingan was constantly draining his chakra, which is why he always looked weak.

As for Kakashi's hidden skill of being able to go toe-to-toe with someone who's evenly matched with someone else, Qiushui thinks it's absolutely flawless.

He could exchange a few blows with anyone, from Zabuza to Kaguya, who was at the Six Paths level; this hidden skill truly lived up to its name.

It is entirely reasonable that Metacare received an SSS- quality rating.

Although he is not particularly skilled in any type of ninjutsu, his mastery of the Eight Gates taijutsu alone—the ability to easily defeat Kisame Hoshigaki with the seventh gate and nearly kick Madara Uchiha to pieces with the eighth gate—is enough to solidify his leading position among taijutsu ninjas.

If it weren't for the severe side effects, and a couple more kicks, Kaguya probably wouldn't have had a chance to continue.

On the field, the battle between the two continued.

"Leaf Whirlwind!"

The instant the two separated and landed back on the ground, Might Guy struck first, his entire body like a cannonball, launching a spinning flying kick towards Kakashi. His figure drew an arc in the air, his green bodysuit fluttering in the strong wind.

"Bang!"

Kakashi crossed his arms to block, taking the blow head-on. His feet dug two shallow furrows in the ground. His expression remained calm, as if he had no interest in anything. He simply said expressionlessly, "That's enough for today. Someone's here to see you."

"Alright, let's continue next time!" Might Guy withdrew his leg with some lingering enjoyment, then pulled out a small notebook from his body. It was filled with dense records of the wins, losses, and draws of every battle he and Kakashi had fought over the years. He turned to the latest page, solemnly wrote down today's date, and marked it as a draw.

Seeing this, Qiushui stepped forward and greeted them politely: "Kakashi-senpai, Guy-senpai."

He and Kakashi never went on missions together. The missions that a genius like Kakashi took on were far beyond what he was qualified to participate in back then, but he did have a good relationship with Might Guy.

In order to improve his strength, Qiu Shui had trained with Kai in physical skills for a period of time, but unfortunately his physique was not able to adapt to the high-intensity training.

Might Guy trains twice as hard as him every day, yet he still shows up at the training ground full of energy the next day.

After he finished training, he woke up the next day feeling like every bone in his body was about to fall apart. He managed to hold on for three months before he had no choice but to give up.

Kakashi nodded slightly, his gaze lingering on Shusui for a second. He had a vague impression of Shusui, remembering that he seemed to have trained with Might Guy for a while.

A genuine smile spread across Matt Kai's face as he strode over to Qiu Shui, patted him hard on the shoulder, and said warmly, "Qiu Shui, it's been a while since I've seen you. Are you looking forward to enjoying our youth together again?"

When he was still a Chunin, Shusui didn't look at his unconventional training methods and speaking style with strange eyes like others did. He was even willing to train with him, which made Guy have a very good impression of him.