Nagato's retreat without a fight was naturally welcome news to Hyuga Kagami.
He was still in his "Edo Tensei body" state and could not even enter Tenseigan Chakra Mode. If they truly fought, he would be no match for Nagato.
However, from what he had observed, Nagato seemed to be in an unusual state as well.
Most notably, Nagato did not have the Rinnegan in his eye sockets, but a pair of Byakugan. That alone greatly exceeded Hyuga Kagami's expectations and gave rise to many speculations.
Yet at present, aside from Akatsuki's internal members, no one outside knew that Akatsuki had actually split into two factions.
One side consisted of the former leader Nagato, along with Konan, Kakuzu, Hidan, and the others. The other consisted of Obito and Zetsu, who had successfully ambushed Nagato and obtained the Rinnegan, as well as the Mist Squad under their command.
Although the two sides were hostile toward one another, both still called themselves Akatsuki and had not leaked any information regarding Akatsuki's split. Thus, unaware of the situation, Hyuga Kagami did not consider other possibilities. Like Neji, he naturally assumed that after his previous defeat, Nagato had come up with some new idea or experiment.
After all, Nagato had come into contact with both Hyuga Aoki and Otsutsuki Toneri, so Hyuga Kagami could not determine how much Nagato knew about the Tenseigan.
But now was clearly not the right time to investigate why Nagato had transplanted the Byakugan. Hyuga Kagami gathered his thoughts and shifted his attention to the out-of-control Gelel Ore Vein above his head.
To be honest, the amount of chakra contained within the Gelel Ore Vein far exceeded his expectations. Thinking about how he had gained such a high-quality chakra source for nothing, the chakra-starved Hyuga Kagami could not help