"I understand."
Watching the bird fly into the sky, Ronglin understood what Katsuyu meant.
"It's good that you understand, kid. I hope you succeed. Don't end up like that little Tsunade girl, stuck in an awkward position."
Katsuyu was quite pleased that Ronglin had caught on so quickly. He was far better than Tsunade had been; back then, she had nearly tried to fight Katsuyu to the death.
Not everyone could endure living like a savage, especially women—women who cared about their appearance, women with blunt, carefree personalities, women who were quick to anger.
Ronglin nodded, cleared away the remnants left from the campfire, and sat on a tree trunk.
It sounded easy to become one with nature, but it was difficult to actually achieve. If he used certain abilities, it would naturally be effortless, but that would be no different from cheating.
The animals in the forest would certainly not dare approach Ronglin.
Leaving aside the fact that his hunting of wild deer had filled the surrounding area with the smell of blood, the faint aura emanating from him alone was enough to make those animals fear him and keep far away.
Since this was training, he would begin from the very foundation.
Ronglin had also prepared himself for a prolonged battle. To reach that stage, he first needed to temper his state of mind.
While Ronglin began his training in Shikkotsu Forest, Black Zetsu returned to the Land of Water and arrived at Akatsuki's secret underground base.
"How did it go?"
Only Nagato, Konan, and Obito were in the base. To them, the other members could only be considered peripheral personnel; there were certain matters they were not qualified to take part in, and important affairs were generally handled by these few.
"He won't interfere with us,