Feng Zheng left the basement and went to the first floor. He opened a scroll and summoned a long piece of cloth.
Feng Zheng began to carve some Sealing Jutsu on the cloth.
After a while, Feng Zheng made a Hand Seals gesture and cast the Cloth Binding Jutsu.
The cloth began to move around the stairs. Soon, it completely covered the path to the basement.
The remaining cloth continued to wrap, forming multiple layers. The stairs and the basement below were completely out of sight.
Feng Zheng made a Hand Seals, and the cloth began to harden.
Feng Zheng walked up to it, stepped on the cloth. He walked on the cloth and analyzed it.
“Very good. Now it looks and feels like the rest of the floor.”
Feng Zheng activated his Chakra Field, trying to sense the basement. But, he couldn't sense it. He smiled.
“Now even a Sensor Ninja can't sense it. But someone like Renjiro can still find it. After all, he never said how he found the hiding places of those Hidden Mist Ninja. But, it doesn't matter. I don't need to hide anything in there.”
“The main purpose of doing this is just to distract. If I am suspected of doing anything suspicious in the future, Konoha will definitely come and inspect my house. They will go to great lengths to inspect my house, but they won't find anything here, hahahaha. Moreover, this will also let me know that I am suspected, and I can take some precautionary measures in advance.”
“Of course, before that, I can continue to improve my Sealing Jutsu to make the defense stronger. Hehe, how awesome would it be if I could set up six barriers and dozens of traps in my house!”
Thinking of this, Feng Zheng smiled. He calmed down and thought.
“Anyway, the house is ready now, I should invite a few people over. Mieko and Hodaka asked me to invite them. I can also invite Renjiro. Should I invite others?”
“Hmm, who to invite? Genshu is a must, although he might not like being with children. There's also Senju Teru, Uchiha Rai, and Hyuga Hana. But it's best not to let them be with Renjiro. As for my new teammates, I just met them. It might not be appropriate to invite them now. I can invite them after the next mission. In what order should I invite them?”
Feng Zheng thought for a moment and decided.
“I have to invite Renjiro first. Then Hodaka and my classmates. Genshu will be called later.”
Feng Zheng created 3 Shadow Clones. The first one Body Flickered towards the Senju Clan compound.
The other two clones waited for a while before heading to the residences of the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan.
The Shadow Clone heading to the Senju Clan arrived first. Unfortunately, Renjiro was out on a mission.
The Shadow Clone left a message about him moving into a new house and then left. He found Senju Teru's house and invited him.
After chatting with Senju Teru for a while, the Shadow Clone dispelled himself.
The Shadow Clone's memories were transmitted back to Feng Zheng and the other Shadow Clones. The other Shadow Clones had also arrived at their respective destinations, but did not enter until they received the memories.
Since Renjiro was unavailable, they invited Mieko, Hodaka, Uchiha Rai, and Hyuga Hana respectively.
After Feng Zheng received the memories, he thought.
“It's so unexpected that everyone is free tomorrow. Luckily, I bought a lot of snacks. Hmm, let's see how I do as a host for the first time in this world. It's a shame there are no video games here, but I should buy some board games and cards. They might come in handy if I want to continue to socialize in the future.”
Feng Zheng created several Shadow Clones. One went to find Genshu and invited him to come over in the evening. Another clone went to a civilian store and bought some games.
The next day, Feng Zheng started his day again with a new morning exercise.
At 9 AM, he went out to buy chicken. He created a Shadow Clone and went to the Meditation Room himself.
The Shadow Clone washed the chicken and marinated it with salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder, ginger-garlic paste, and lemon juice.
At noon, Feng Zheng's friends began to arrive one after another. Senju Teru was the first to arrive. Feng Zheng greeted him and let him in. Senju Teru said.
“Long time no see. I was surprised to see you yesterday.”
Feng Zheng nodded and said.
“Yes. That's also one of the reasons why I thought it would be fun to get together.”
Senju Teru asked.
“Who else is coming?”
Feng Zheng replied.
“Hodaka, Rai, Hana, Mieko.”
Senju Teru asked.
“Who is Mieko?”
Feng Zheng replied.
“She, Hodaka, and I are in the same Genin squad.”
Senju Teru and Feng Zheng chatted about life after graduating from the Ninja Academy until the others arrived.
They sat in a circular room with a round table. Feng Zheng had already placed snacks on the table.
They chatted while eating the fried chicken that Feng Zheng's Shadow Clone served them.
Hyuga Hana commented.
“Feng Zheng, this is delicious! I didn't know you were such a good cook.”
Senju Teru agreed with her.
“Yeah, it's really good.”
Feng Zheng said.
“Thank you, I'm glad you like it.”
Senju Teru looked at Feng Zheng and asked.
“Feng Zheng, how did you buy such a big house? Wasn't it very expensive?”
Hodaka added.
“Yeah. This house is bigger than my house. And Feng Zheng lives here alone.”
Feng Zheng said.
“This house wasn't very expensive because it's on the outskirts of the Village, and most of the money came from mission bonuses.”
Uchiha Rai asked.
“Mission bonuses? I've been doing missions for a year longer than you, completed nineteen Rank B missions, and I haven't saved that much money.”
Feng Zheng laughed.
“We completed three Rank A Missions with our teacher.”
Uchiha Rai said excitedly.
“What? Three Rank A Missions? How did you do that? I haven't done a single Rank A Mission!”
Mieko laughed and teased him, saying.
“Yes, Rai. And two of those three missions were completed consecutively.”
Senju Teru sighed and said.
“You are so lucky to have Lord Renjiro as your teacher. He is truly an amazing person!”
Uchiha Rai snorted and said.
“What's so great about that? I bet I can defeat all three of you by myself.”
This made Mieko angry. She shouted.
“Bastard! What did you say?”
Uchiha Rai replied.
“You heard me.”
Mieko activated her Sharingan, stood up, and said.
“I'll take you on one-on-one right here!”
Uchiha Rai also activated his Sharingan, stood up, and said.
“Come on, you're not the only one with a Sharingan.”
Feng Zheng thought to himself.
“Uh, he activated his Sharingan too?”
Feng Zheng coughed. Mieko and Uchiha Rai looked at him. Feng Zheng said.
“I just built this house, if you two fight here, I'll throw both of you out.”
Both of them calmed down a bit. They didn't want to ruin the new house. The others laughed at their reaction. Feng Zheng grinned and said.
“Besides, if you want to fight, I've already booked the nearest Training Grounds. We can go there to verify Rai's claim.”
He thought to himself.
“Why did I bother buying board games? The best way to build relationships in this world is to fight! Of course, there's also talk no Jutsu.”
Senju Teru chuckled and asked.
“You booked the Training Grounds? Did you anticipate Rai fighting?”
Feng Zheng said.
“Not really, I've booked the Training Grounds for several months for my usual training.”
Hyuga Hana was surprised. She asked.
“Several months?”
Feng Zheng said.
“You all can use your clan's Training Grounds, I don't have that privilege.”
Senju Teru said.
“However. A month at the Training Grounds costs about seventy-five thousand ryo, which is almost equivalent to the bonus from a Rank B mission. Are you sure you're that rich?”
They started walking towards the Training Grounds. Feng Zheng said.
“Well, I won several million ryo gambling before. So the cost of the Training Grounds isn't an issue.”
The group was surprised. Mieko frowned and scolded.
“Feng Zheng, are you gambling? After our team disbanded, were you still wasting time and gambling away money?”
Feng Zheng was surprised. He turned to look at Mieko. After a few seconds, he said.
“You're very much like your mother.”
Mieko's face immediately turned red. She turned her face away.
Feng Zheng said.
“No, I was gambling before our team disbanded.”
Hodaka asked.
“When?”
Feng Zheng smiled.
“During the Chunin Exams.”
It took Hodaka and Mieko a few seconds to realize. Both of them widened their eyes, looked at Feng Zheng, and said.
“You wouldn't be...”
Feng Zheng smiled without answering. Uchiha Rai asked.
“Wouldn't be what?”
Hyuga Hana reacted and said.
“You gambled on yourself to win during the Chunin Exams?”
Feng Zheng said,
“That's right, I bet most of my money on myself.”
Mieko cursed.
“Bastard, we were also in the exams!”
Even Hodaka was upset.
Feng Zheng laughed.
“Sorry. But it was good money.”
Both of them snorted.
Soon, they arrived at the Training Grounds. Uchiha Rai looked at the destroyed ruins around them and asked.
“Did a hurricane just pass through here?”
Feng Zheng laughed.
“You could say that. But, how do you want to fight? One-on-one or something else?”
Mieko said.
“I'm going to beat Rai first!”
Uchiha Rai snorted and replied.
“I can defeat all of you!”
Feng Zheng chuckled and said.
“Alright, then let's have a big free-for-all, all six of us participate, no teams.”
Senju Teru said.
“Uh, that sounds interesting. When do we start?”
Hodaka shouted.
“Now!”