After the dispute between the Tea Country and the Lands of Fire and Moon ended, Akatsuki also happened to enter a period of rapid growth.
Naturally, intelligence work for matters such as recruiting people and making money could only be entrusted to Black Zetsu and White Zetsu.
Although Kakuzu, Orochimaru, Sasori, Konan, and the others were also fairly capable at gathering intelligence, regardless of some people's true intentions toward Akatsuki, their efficiency in gathering information was far inferior to Black Zetsu and White Zetsu.
Therefore, for Akatsuki's rapid development, Black Zetsu was temporarily kept occupied and had no time to concern himself with trivial matters.
It just so happened that, during this period, nothing worthy of Feng's attention occurred in the Ninja World.
Feng thus entered a period of dormancy, focusing on training, improving his strength, and cultivating and reshaping his subordinates' values and worldview.
In the blink of an eye, it was the middle of Konoha Year 57. During that time, the Five Great Nations successively signed armistice treaties, and the Ninja World enjoyed several relatively peaceful years.
Feng had originally promised to take Karin Uzumaki as his disciple, but his abilities did not suit Karin's, and there was little he could teach her. Thus, he did not force the matter and instead recognized her as his goddaughter.
As for teaching Karin, that naturally fell to her mother, Uzumaki Ayaka. Ayaka had learned quite a few useful things from Kushina Uzumaki—more than enough to teach Karin.
That day, at the training grounds outside the Tea Country's capital, which had expanded several times over.
Uchiha Feng's original body had the first three Gates of the Eight Gates open and was fighting a hundred-man Samurai Corps alone, honing both his swordsmanship and movement techniques.
Ten Shadow Clones stood nearby. Four respectively