Genshu quickly finished his boring explanation. His eyelid twitched when he realized that none of the three Genin were interested. After he finished speaking, he asked, "Do you have any other questions?"
Mieko asked, "Do we need to wait for the other teams in the Tower?"
Genshu nodded and said, "Yes, I think they will send someone to explain the details."
Hodaka had no questions. Feng Zheng thought for a moment and had an idea. He suddenly asked, "Teacher, you said we broke the record, right?"
Genshu nodded and said, "Yes."
Feng Zheng asked, "Then do we get any rewards?"
Sweat immediately broke out on Genshu's forehead! He remembered Feng Zheng asking the Third Hokage for a Wind Chakra metal sword. He quickly said, "No, there's no reward for this, but it might help you get promoted to Chunin."
Feng Zheng frowned and muttered softly, "The Village is really stingy!"
When Genshu heard this, he thought, "I don't think Lord Third will let you choose a reward again."
However, Feng Zheng was thinking, "After this stage ends, Hiruzen will give another speech. Should I ask for a reward then?"
As Feng Zheng was thinking, Genshu said, "Alright, that's all from me. See you later."
Then he disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Feng Zheng continued to analyze, "If he refuses then, he'll be embarrassed. Refusing talented young people who work hard for the Village would affect his prestige. Although he's thick-skinned enough, he shouldn't refuse by then."
As he was thinking, his gaze shifted to Mieko. He thought, "That's right! The elders and the Uchiha Clan are at odds. He might give a reward to show that he is rewarding young Uchiha and is impartial towards them. He might even hope this will ease the tension."
"That being said, if Genshu is also present, should I still ask?"
He thought for a moment, then shook his head. "It doesn't matter if he's there or not. The path of shamelessness should endure! Especially considering how shameless they are. If he still refuses, I'll put on a sad expression and act very upset."
"After I become a Chunin, I'll ask him for the Wind Chakra metal sword he promised me before."
Mieko and Hodaka noticed Feng Zheng was deep in thought. Hodaka asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Feng Zheng replied, "Oh, nothing. What do we do now?"
As Feng Zheng asked this, a Chunin instructor appeared in their room. He said, "Congratulations on passing the second round of exams. For the next five days, you will stay inside the Tower until this round of exams is over."
Mieko complained, "5 days? What do we do here for 5 whole days?"
Hodaka and Feng Zheng also nodded in agreement. It was unreasonable to make them stay here for five whole days.
The Chunin replied, "It's the rule. If you leave the Tower, you will be disqualified from the exam."
Mieko pointed at the Chunin and exclaimed, "Hey, that's unreasonable!"
Hodaka nodded and said, "Yes, it is unreasonable."
The Chunin dismissed their complaints and said, "There are many facilities in this Tower, including many training rooms. You can train for the next five days."
This quieted the Genin.
Feng Zheng asked, "What about food?"
The Chunin said, "It will be prepared for you. You can dine at the restaurant on the first floor at 8 AM, 12 PM, 4 PM, and 7 PM."
Then he explained some other details, such as their sleeping arrangements, and then left.
The Genin looked at each other and said, "Let's go check out the training rooms."
They also left.
The training rooms were on the second floor. Most of this floor was enclosed by walls, forming a central circular area. Feng Zheng realized, "The other side must be where the preliminaries are held."
These rooms were located on the outer side of this floor, with a one-meter-wide circular passage leading to them.
The Genin checked the nameplates of all the rooms. There were 2 Meditation Rooms, 2 Dodge Rooms, 1 Taijutsu Room, 1 training room for each of the 5 elemental attributes, 1 Shuriken Training Room, and some other rooms.
Hodaka said, "I'm going to the Taijutsu training room."
Mieko said, "I'm going to practice Shuriken."
Feng Zheng thought for a moment and said, "I'm more interested in the Meditation Room and want to see what's there."
Feng Zheng entered the Meditation Room. The room was almost empty. A few lights were on in the room. Several candles were placed in some spots on the walls. Several incense sticks were also placed around the room. In the center of the room, there was a mat.
Feng Zheng picked up the instructions placed in front of the door and read them. It said—
This is a Meditation training room. Meditation here will be easier and more effective. For best results, please follow these instructions.
Light all the candles in the room.
Light one incense stick at a time.
Turn off the lights.
Sit on the mat in the center of the room.
Please return all items to their original positions when leaving.
Before leaving, extinguish the candles and trim the burned part of the incense.
Feng Zheng lit the candles and incense. They began to emit a very fragrant smell.
He turned off the lights, sat on the mat, and began to Meditate.
An hour later, he awoke from his Meditation, thinking, "Incredible! The effect of Meditation here is at least 5 times better than when I Meditate at home or at school."
He analyzed it and concluded, "This is good, but it still can't compare to the benefits I get from cultivating Senju Taijutsu. However, I will still do some Meditation every day. Although the effect is not obvious, if I can get such a Meditation environment at home, there will still be some small improvements... How can I create such an environment?"
He thought for a moment and came up with two solutions.
"I haven't decided what gift to ask Hiruzen for yet. So I can ask him to build such a Meditation environment in my home. However, this method is not foolproof. If he refuses despite his thick skin, I won't get it."
"A better way might be to create such an environment at home myself. This place has many inscribed Seals, which may aid in Meditation. These should be made with Sealing Technique. I should also be able to make them; the only problem is that I don't recognize most of the Seals."
He thought for a while and decided, "I will draw every Seal in this room and record their positions. After I become a Chunin, our team should disband. By then, I will have time to learn Sealing Technique. If these Seals are in the Library, I can also build such a room."
He immediately took out a large drawing paper from his scroll and drew the entire room on it. He drew all the Sealing runes and symbols and recorded the distance between each Seal in absolute values and relative to the room's size.
He grabbed an incense stick nearby and took a bit of wax from a candle on the wall.
