Chapter 59: The Reclining Buddha

"You all..."

Samui's face changed as she saw so many Uchiha storming into the gym. She instinctively thought that the gym owner, Dan, had caused some trouble.

She recognized the leader of the group, Uchiha Inohi, who had visited before.

"Hello," Inohi nodded at Samui, explaining his purpose. "We heard about this gym at the Uchiha clan meeting last night. We're all quite interested, so we came to check it out. We're not disturbing anything, are we?"

His reason was perfect. After all, it was Fugaku, the clan leader himself, who had advertised his brother-in-law's gym at the clan meeting.

"Oh?" Samui was taken aback at first, but then she recovered. "Of course not, I'll go get the gym owner. He's currently in meditation."

For some reason, she felt that Inohi seemed much more polite than the last time he visited. Hearing that Dan was in meditation, Inohi and the others didn't dare to disturb him.

"Please follow me," she gestured for them to follow, leading them to the meditation room.

The door was ajar.

Knock, knock.

Samui gently tapped on the door with two fingers. "Gym owner, there are guests here to see you."

She then turned to Inohi and the others. "Please come in. The gym owner usually receives guests in the meditation room."

"Thank you," Inohi nodded, removed his shoes, took a deep breath, and walked in with a serious expression.

The other Uchiha followed suit, lining up and quietly entering the meditation room, careful not to make any noise.

With more than thirty people crowding into the room, the originally spacious meditation room suddenly became quite cramped.

Upon entering, they saw a calligraphy scroll hanging on the wall in the center of the room, with the words "Sit and Forget" written in a bold, flowing script.

Underneath the "Sit and Forget" inscription, Dan was seen lying on his side, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was taking a nap.

His right elbow was propped on the floor, his hand supporting his temple, his left hand resting on his left leg, his feet together, his face calm and serene.

Dan's posture resembled a Buddha statue in a temple, serene yet solemn.

Sleeping?

The Uchiha looked at each other, none daring to wake Dan.

So... they waited.

Inohi signaled to the others and then sat down on the spot.

He didn't just sit casually. He knelt on the floor, buttocks resting on his ankles, upper body straight, hands neatly placed on his knees. His expression was solemn, his gaze steady.

The rest of the clan members followed suit, forming four rows, all sitting upright on the floor, silent, patiently waiting.

Dan was in a deep sleep, his breathing long and steady.

Every time he inhaled, it was like a whale sucking in water, the air within several meters seemed to turn into flowing water, rushing into Dan's abdomen.

When he exhaled, a white mist flew out of his throat, lingering like a precious sword.

The strange phenomena between each breath and exhale made Inohi and the others widen their eyes and hold their breaths in surprise.

At this moment, in their eyes, Dan seemed to be no longer a human, but a tailed beast taking a nap.

Even when sleeping, he naturally exuded a majestic aura that made people feel awe.

Actually, Dan was recuperating his body.

After the battle with Shisui last night, he had clashed with Susanoo using his physical body, which had caused some fatigue and damage.

After such a major battle, most people would need at least ten days to half a month to recover.

But through this method of deep sleep breathing, Dan allowed all his muscles, meridians, and organs to enter a deep rest and self-repair, not needing a full day.

He could return his body to its peak state.

Time passed.

Unknowingly, two hours had passed.

Inohi and the others had been waiting for a long time, but Dan still hadn't woken up.

In fact, Dan seemed to be sleeping even more deeply, to the point where his breathing had disappeared, as if he had truly become a Buddha about to leave the mortal world.

Maintaining a seated posture for a long time was hard even for ninjas.

But the Uchiha still silently endured, no one daring to act out of turn.

The meditation room was truly silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Samui peeked through the crack in the door, increasingly surprised.

On the floor of the meditation room, there was a large Tai Chi Yin-Yang fish pattern.

Dan was lying on the Yang side, forgetting everything in sleep;

While more than thirty Uchiha were neatly and solemnly sitting on the Yin side, like commoners summoned by a great lord.

This scene made Samui wonder, what exactly had happened at the Uchiha clan meeting last night?

She thought about it and although she wasn't sure what Dan had done, she was certain that the gym owner, who used to be on the outskirts of the Uchiha, had become a core figure in the Uchiha clan overnight.

Creak.

Samui gently pushed the door open with one hand, the other holding a tray with dozens of cups of tea, and brought it in.

A cup was placed on the floor in front of each guest.

But perhaps because they thought drinking water would make noise and disturb Dan's sleep, many people didn't even dare to drink.

Another hour passed.

The long period of sitting made Inohi and the others' legs numb and painful, and they were about to reach their limits.

At this moment, Dan finally opened his eyes.

Whoosh.

He was like a dragon awakening from hibernation, his eyes as bright as lightning, illuminating the entire meditation room.

Under Dan's gaze, the Uchiha all looked away in shame, not daring to meet his eyes.

"What are you here for?" Dan sat up and asked.

"Dan, please guide us on how to become stronger, we beg you!" Inohi got straight to the point, his expression extremely serious. As his words fell, he bowed forward, his forehead hitting the floor with a thud.

"We beg you, Dan!" The rest of the Uchiha followed suit, all begging in unison, all bowing their heads.

The scene was quite spectacular.

"Why should I teach you?" Dan remained unmoved, his tone as calm as ever.

Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts cooled.

Inohi was shaken, slowly raising his head to look at his clan members. They all saw the bitterness in each other's eyes.

Yes, every strong person has their own unique training methods. Why should Dan share such important things with Inohi and the others?

Just because they're all from the same clan?

Before last night, not many Uchiha knew Dan, let alone considered him a close clan member.

So, it was reasonable for Dan to refuse them now.

Understanding this, "Dan, we're sorry, we were presumptuous. We'll leave now." Inohi stood up, his expression somber as he bowed to Dan, apologizing for their intrusion, then prepared to lead the clan members away.

Unexpectedly, Dan suddenly spoke: "Presumptuous? Not really. After all, this gym is open for business."

After saying this, Dan stood up and walked out through the side door, heading to the yard to water the flowers.