In a remote area, quite a few temporary shelters had been built. Though they were made entirely of wood, that was more than enough for temporary housing.
The Muroku Brothers had arrived early, clad in raincoats covered in mud and water, looking every bit like two mud-covered sticks.
It was not that Ronglin was looking down on them or deliberately using such a description to insult them; the two of them had truly turned into mud men.
With their raincoats on, the mud covering their bodies could not be washed away by the rain at all, making Ronglin feel as if two visitors from another planet were standing before him.
"No need for formalities."
Shaking his head, Ronglin signaled for them not to follow Konoha's customs. Half-kneeling to salute in a godforsaken place like this was simply tormenting themselves.
"Thank you, Lord Hokage."
The Muroku Brothers were very excited to see Ronglin, and there were traces of other emotions in their expressions as well. Ronglin saw them at a glance.
He knew that the matter worrying them could be resolved, but he did not expose it outright. It was fine to let the brothers feel pleased with themselves for a while first.
"So, how have you been holding up here? Ordinary people wouldn't be able to endure this environment and weather."
Holding out his palm, it quickly filled with rainwater, and Ronglin could not help shaking his head.
No rain was a disaster, but too much rain was also a disaster. If all the rain from the Land of Rain were to fall upon the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind, would the environments of those two countries change rapidly?
Water was rather scarce in the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind. If they had abundant