Of the three, Hinata's tree-climbing training went the most smoothly.
During her first two attempts, Hinata fell because she wasn't familiar with it yet. But from the third attempt onward, she never made another mistake.
While Naruto and Sasuke could only make it halfway up the trunk, Hinata was already able to hang upside down from the branches as freely as he could.
Ye Ning wasn't surprised by this at all.
After all, the Byakugan and the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm both demanded precise chakra control.
Though Hinata was only five years old, as the young lady of the Hyuga clan, she had received Hyuga Hiashi's rigorous training from an early age. She had also been exposed to the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm long ago and had acquired a certain degree of chakra control.
It would have been strange if Hinata couldn't manage this.
Ye Ning glanced at Naruto and Sasuke, who were stubbornly competing with each other, but said nothing. He merely beckoned to Hinata.
"...Teacher Ye Ning."
Hinata obediently stood before Ye Ning, unconsciously lowering her head. Her hands fidgeted with her fingers in front of her, and she didn't dare meet his eyes directly.
She looked as though Ye Ning were scolding her.
Ye Ning shook his head with an amused, helpless smile.
"I don't think I'm that scary, am I? Do you really have to be so afraid of me?"
"I-I'm not afraid."
Hinata gathered her courage and raised her head slightly, meeting Ye Ning's gaze.
Only then did Ye Ning nod in satisfaction. "That's more like it! Be more confident. Don't always keep your head down—it doesn't look good."
"Hinata, what I want from you is for you to change this part of your personality as soon as possible. Your weaknesses—being timid and lacking confidence."