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

Chapter 73 Kiba Inuzuka, who seeks revenge on the spot

Naruto clasped his hands together above his head: "Please, Sakura, just this once, really just this once."

If it were homework assigned by other teachers, I wouldn't have done it. At worst, I'd get a few words in the way, but if I'm thick-skinned, I could just get away with it.

But Qiu Shui was different; he didn't want Qiu Shui to know that he had forgotten to do the homework she had assigned.

Sakura had a businesslike expression on her face. "I have to hand in my homework during Ms. Qiushui's class later. And since you're the class monitor, you should set a good example for everyone."

Naruto was utterly devastated.

"I forgot my homework at home, I didn't bring it," Sasuke Uchiha said, looking somewhat uneasy.

Sakura's face instantly lit up with a gentle smile. "It's alright. I'll tell Akisui-sensei about your situation in a bit. Akisui-sensei definitely won't blame you."

Naruto's eyes widened, his mouth slightly agape, his mind racing. During the day, Sasuke trained with him in the water, and the two of them were exhausted like dogs. Naruto, whose stamina was better than Sasuke's, didn't even have time to do his homework. How could Sasuke possibly have time to do his homework?

This guy is lying.

At that moment, Naruto's brain was working at lightning speed. A flash of inspiration struck him, and he suddenly jumped up from the table: "Sakura, I remember now. It's not that I didn't do my homework; I just forgot it at home like Sasuke did."

Sakura turned her head, looked at him expressionlessly, and said, "Naruto, it's too late to make up this excuse now. I won't believe you."

"Why? You believe Sasuke when he says he forgot to bring it, but when I say I forgot to bring it..." Naruto was still arguing.

"Because you initially said you didn't do it, and then changed your mind after seeing Sasuke say he forgot to bring it. Do you think I look like an idiot?" Sakura Haruno rolled her eyes at him.

Naruto opened his mouth, only to find himself speechless.

He slumped back into his chair, feeling dejected, realizing he had been too naive.

That cunning Sasuke, even though he hadn't done his homework, managed to fool everyone by saying he forgot to bring it.

Sakura Haruno, Ino, and Shino neatly stacked the collected homework notebooks on the teacher's desk.

Sakura stepped back, looked at it carefully, and nodded in satisfaction.

Ino dusted off her hands and turned back to her seat.

The classroom fell silent for a brief moment.

Kiba Inuzuka kept staring in Choji's direction, his eyes carrying a certain indescribable meaning.

As the bell rang, the classroom door was pushed open.

Qiu Shui walked in right on time. He glanced around the classroom and noticed three neat stacks of homework on the teacher's desk.

It's much easier than before when he had to collect homework himself every time he went to class.

Qiu Shui cleared her throat and began the lesson.

After obtaining the max level of the Three Bodies Technique last time, he felt that he had a deeper understanding of this ninjutsu, so today's lesson will cover the basic theoretical knowledge of the Three Bodies Technique.

Choji Akimichi was looking down, pretending to read a textbook, but his right hand was hidden behind the textbook, two fingers of which were pinching a potato chip, which he carefully put into his mouth.

His cheeks twitched slightly, and he chewed very quietly, glancing nervously at Qiu Shui on the podium every now and then.

Clearly, Choji felt he had done a very discreet job.

After all, he's an expert at sneaking food during class and has rarely been caught over the years.

He did indeed do it very discreetly, and most students didn't notice. But Kiba Inuzuka saw it and stood up, saying, "Choji, it's class time now. Eating snacks will disturb the other students' learning."

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Choji froze, his face filled with despair.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, he reluctantly stuffed the bag of potato chips into the drawer.

Kiba Inuzuka sat back in his seat with satisfaction, leaned back, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Qiu Shui nodded gently; he liked this kind of responsible person.

[Talent training completed]

Overall Rating: A

[Reward Obtained: Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation Training (Intermediate)]

A flood of memories about the nature transformations of water-attribute chakra rushed into Shusui's mind.

He found that he had gained more experience in using the water-style ninjutsu he had previously mastered, especially the Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, which originally required forty-four hand seals but could now be released with only thirty.

Qiu Shui brought up his personal attribute panel, wanting to see if his current strength had reached the threshold of the Kage level.

[Name: Beichuan Qiushui]

[Chakra Properties: Fire, Lightning, Wind, Water, Earth, Yin]

Chakra Level: 111200

[Ninjutsu: Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall Technique, Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique...]

[Physical Techniques: Lightning Breathing Technique, Water Breathing Technique]

[Bloodline Limits: Byakugan, Two-Tomoe Sharingan]

[Evaluation: A genius ninja with six attributes, mastering multiple ninjutsu and taijutsu. Ordinary elite Jonin are no match for you, but you are still some distance from Kage level.]

As Qiushui scanned the data on the panel line by line, he noticed that his ninjutsu, taijutsu, chakra attributes, and chakra reserves had all significantly improved.

From any perspective, his strength has increased significantly compared to before, but the system's evaluation still places him in the elite Jonin category.

"It seems that Kage-level opponents are not as weak as I thought." Qiu Shui put away the panel and sighed to himself.

Upon closer examination, a Kage-level expert is ultimately a top-tier existence, one in ten thousand.

A ninja village can only have one Kage; this threshold is not easily crossed.

The threshold for becoming a Jonin is relatively clear; one only needs to be proficient in two chakra nature transformations to qualify. However, the Kage level is completely different. It requires not breadth but depth. To reach this level, one must either cultivate a certain chakra nature to its peak or possess a powerful bloodline limit that can overwhelm conventional combat power.

Several figures of Shadow-level powerhouses flashed through Qiu Shui's mind.

Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure, was ranked last in strength among the leaders of the five great ninja villages when she first appeared, but the two bloodline limits she mastered, Lava Release and Boil Release, were extremely powerful, and could even melt Sasuke's Susanoo.

The Fourth Raikage of Raikage, A, is a prime example. He dedicated his entire life to studying Lightning Release chakra, but he mastered it to the extreme. Combined with the explosive power of his taijutsu in Lightning Release chakra mode, he could shatter Susanoo's defenses with a single punch.

Although Shusui possessed all six chakra natures and could use a wide variety of ninjutsu, seemingly knowing a little bit of everything, he had not actually mastered any of them to the fullest extent.

In terms of bloodline limits, the Own Eye and the two-tomoe Sharingan are certainly rare powers, but there is still a long way to go before they can truly unleash their full potential, unless they evolve into the Tenseigan or the Mangekyou Sharingan.

While having five chakra natures is an advantage, it's not enough for him to contend with Kage-level powerhouses.