Over here, Qian was still taking stock of his gains this time.
Suddenly, a stretch of memories surfaced in his mind.
Qian hurriedly closed his eyes and browsed through those memories, discovering that they belonged to no one else but the shadow clone he had created with the "Shadow Clone Technique" before the operation began.
Over the past few hours, the clone had been moving with the main force.
Now, the situation in the village had finally stabilized.
So the clone had synchronized its memories with him.
Qian opened his eyes and immediately prepared to return to the village.
But after thinking about it, he stopped again.
He raised his hands and formed seals, casting the "Wood Clone Technique" and directly creating a wood clone.
Then he handed all three Tailed Beasts, including the Nine-Tails, over to it and had it keep them safe for him.
According to the intelligence gathered by the shadow clone, the village was just as expected and currently did not seem to harbor any malice toward him. They might not even know that he was that mysterious person.
But it was better to be safe than sorry.
So he would hide the Tailed Beasts first. That way, even if the village did turn on him, he would have an explanation ready.
Of course, the possibility was truly not high.
Gathering his thoughts, Qian checked himself once more. After confirming that he would not expose any of his disguises, he used the "Flying Thunder God Technique" and teleported to the forest outside Konoha.
As usual, he activated the Byakugan and observed his surroundings—there was still nothing unusual.
Then Qian lifted his foot and approached the Leaf Village Wall.
Once he could see the ninjas standing guard on top, he activated Ame no Minaka's ability and hid