Chapter 114: Nature Training Rooms
Wind Nature Training Room
Kaito meditated for an hour before waking up. He remained seated on the mat, his mind perplexed.
What's with this strange feeling I keep having? Here, my Wind Style affinity seems to be getting stronger. Or perhaps my wind chakra is becoming more powerful. Either way, this should be very beneficial for my Wind Style. But what's going on?
He meditated again, spreading his sensory field throughout the room.
Hmm, there's nothing here.
Subsequently, his sensory field expanded to the walls, floor, and ceiling of the room.
At this point, he noticed something.
What is this? It looks like there's a stone inside with a very high wind chakra content, and it's extremely dense. It seems that when we meditate here, we absorb a small amount of chakra from it. This must be why I'm having this strange feeling.
Kaito got off the mat and performed a series of hand seals, activating Earth Style: Subterranean Voyage.
He entered the floor.
Once inside, he saw many sealing formulas, and within those seals was a green crystal. Kaito analyzed, Testing these barrier seals might not be a good idea. But the crystal's wind chakra is incredibly dense, and it seems to help our Wind Style become stronger. Is this chakra metal? Or something else like an ore? Hmm, for now, let's call it a wind chakra crystal.
The more important question is, can I absorb it faster? And how can I get more of these crystals? Also, I need to check if the other nature training rooms have similar things.
He walked back onto the floor, thinking, I should have dinner now. After dinner, I'll check if I can quickly absorb this energy. I'm curious about what benefits this can bring me. But I should also be careful not to over-absorb and harm my body.
He left the training room for dinner, where he met Hodaka and Mieko. They chatted for a while.
The chunin in the tower also introduced themselves and chatted with the genin. After dinner, Kaito returned to the Wind Nature Training Room.
He began to meditate, attempting to absorb as much energy as possible from the wind chakra crystal. During his meditation, all his attention was focused on the crystal and its energy.
In the initial 6 hours, he didn't make much progress.
However, after some time, he began to steadily absorb energy from the crystal.
He fell into deep meditation, completely losing track of time! When he opened his eyes, it was already seven in the morning!
Kaito analyzed, I didn't have much success at first, but I estimate that during this meditation, I've already consumed 1% of the crystal's energy. Is this absorption rate fast or slow? How often does Konoha replace or recharge this crystal?
Furthermore, contrary to my previous thought, I'm not directly absorbing energy from the crystal. Instead, it's refining my chakra. I have a feeling I'll find it slightly easier to perform Wind Style jutsu.
He frowned.
But the improvement might be minimal. I need to consume more of the wind chakra crystal's energy to get a clear idea. I feel like I might need a large pile of these crystals to get a significant boost.
Besides, training here feels really good. I meditated all night without sleeping, but I don't feel tired at all! However, I should take a nap tonight. While meditation is good, it can't completely replace sleep.
After Kaito finished his analysis, he got up and left the room. As he left the second floor, he encountered Inuzuka Tsume.
She was surprised to see Kaito on the second floor. Her eye twitched as she asked, "Did you train all night?"
Kaito chuckled awkwardly, rubbing the back of his head. "No, I was meditating in the Wind Nature Training Room and ended up falling asleep there."
Inuzuka Tsume's eye twitched even more. She sighed. "Hard training is good, but don't forget to rest. Otherwise, training will be counterproductive."
Kaito immediately replied, "Yes, ma'am."
He thought to himself, This is the first time I haven't heard her yell.
After he left, he washed up, ate a hearty breakfast, and returned to the Wind Nature Training Room.
Upon learning that Kaito had returned to the Wind Nature Training Room, Inuzuka Tsume realized, He's an orphan and probably never experienced a room like this. No wonder he's training in that room. I should report this to the Third Hokage. He'll be happy to know some children are training so hard.
He spent the next few days in the Wind Nature Training Room, though he still came out regularly for meals and sleep.
As his meditation deepened in the room, the rate of energy consumption also accelerated. By the end of the third day, he had already used up eighteen percent of the crystal's energy. He analyzed, Good, the speed is getting faster and faster. I have a feeling tomorrow will be even faster. However, it seems my analysis was correct. While this is indeed good, I need a large quantity of these crystals to truly get a significant boost. I don't know how many such crystals Konoha has, or where they're stored. Another point to consider is how much energy in this crystal was already depleted before I started training here.
On the fourth day, as he expected, his efficiency suddenly improved significantly. In about twelve hours, he had used up nearly half of the crystal's energy. However, on this day, he noticed something crucial!
Kaito suddenly realized, My chakra has increased? Yes, I can feel it. Although the increase is very small, not even 0.1%, there is definitely an increase. Damn it, I really want to find a mountain of these crystals now! Where are these found?
He composed himself and thought, Fortunately, the efficiency of this crystal hasn't decreased. I think this is due to the barrier seals. I should continue to stay here. Maybe I can completely deplete this crystal before this round ends. But if I use this energy at a higher than normal rate, I'll get a lot of unwanted energy. Should I go to other rooms to see if there are similar crystals and if their energy can also be used to refine my chakra?
After dinner, he went to the Earth Nature Training Room. Upon entering, he used Subterranean Voyage to check underground.
As expected, there was a similar crystal there, filled with dense Earth Style chakra. However, the amount of chakra seemed very small. Compared to the wind chakra crystal, there was only about 15% of the chakra here.
He thought for a moment and concluded, This makes sense. Konoha has almost no Wind Style ninja, but there are quite a few Earth Style ninja. So this room is used more often.
He sat on the mat and meditated in that room all night. At six-thirty, he opened his eyes and sighed.
I thought that since I was able to accelerate the consumption rate of the wind chakra crystal's energy, I could do the same here. Unfortunately, that's not the case. I have to start from scratch.
The worst part is that my absorption rate of energy from the Earth Style chakra crystal is extremely slow! It's only about 5-6% of when I started using the wind chakra crystal. Does this mean the speed depends on my affinity for each nature? The absorption rate of the wind chakra crystal is fast because my affinity is Wind Style. But for the Earth Style chakra crystal, my affinity is very low.
He analyzed, Wait, does this also mean I can analyze my affinity with other elements based on how quickly I consume the energy of each crystal? Yes, that should be the case. I should check the other 3 rooms.
After breakfast, Kaito went to the Fire Nature Training Room. Here, he checked as usual. However, when he examined the Fire Style chakra crystal, he was stunned!
The Fire Style chakra crystal has 25% more energy than the wind chakra one. How can this be? Shouldn't Konoha have many ninja with Fire Style affinity? Did the previous Fire Style chakra crystal run out, and they replaced it with a new one?
He thought for a moment and nodded.
Hmm, that should be it.
He began to meditate. Before lunch, he got up and analyzed, Hmm, my Fire Style affinity isn't bad. At least much better than Earth Style. The absorption rate here is equivalent to 35% of when I started using the wind chakra crystal.
After lunch, he went to the Water Nature Training Room. He first checked the energy content in the crystal. It was about thirty percent of the wind chakra crystal. Kaito began to meditate and continued until four in the afternoon.
At four in the afternoon, he got up, sweating, and thought, I didn't refine anything! I couldn't consume any energy at all!
He sighed.
So I have no talent for Water Style at all? What a shame. I'd hoped to have a good affinity for Water Style so I could master the Second Hokage's jutsu.
After a short rest following dinner, he went to the Lightning Nature Training Room, thinking, My primary affinity is Wind Style, so I don't have high hopes for Lightning Style either. Still, I should test it anyway.
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