Tsunade had no way of knowing the reason, and Ronglin would never tell her.
"Ay, ten years have passed, and you're still this weak."
Ronglin appeared beside Ay, looked at the battered and bedraggled man, and teased him with a smile.
Teasing Ay had always been one of Ronglin's favorite things to do. Ten years had aged Ay considerably.
"..."
Being greeted with words like that nearly made Ay choke on his anger.
"You're still a monster. Your strength is monstrous, and even your appearance is!!!"
People said Tsunade's appearance never changed, but compared to Ronglin, it was nowhere close.
Tsunade maintained her appearance with Chakra, but Ronglin truly looked no different from when he had been around fifteen.
"Can't be helped. I'm more handsome than you, after all. Tsk, tsk, you're getting old, and you still haven't gotten married or had kids. You'd better hurry up, Ay."
Ronglin smiled and shook his head. Ay's face darkened, and he said nothing.
Ronglin's appearance had not changed, yet he had grown old. And Ronglin's habit of teasing him had not changed either.
"That's true. I'm nearly thirty already. It's normal for you all to get older. If you didn't age, I'd think you were the real monsters."
Ronglin shook his head regretfully, then stopped paying attention to Ay and looked toward Heavenly Path Yahiko and the remaining Preta Path.
"Nagato, I've realized that sometimes, promises are completely useless. What do you think?"
"What exactly are you trying to say!!!"
"I'm not trying to say anything. I just want to destroy you. You've begun to annoy me, that's all. Everything should end now. In truth, Nagato, you're just a pitiful person. As for why I say that, you'll find out someday."
"What do you mean!!!"
Nagato did not like others' charity, much