"Mm, that should be it!"
The more Qian thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
However, it still came back to the same point: once he knew the other party's ultimate goal, he wouldn't need to care too much about whatever they wanted to do or whatever minor schemes they might attempt.
In any case, the situation would eventually move in the direction he desired.
After all, he had three and a half Tailed Beasts under his control. As long as the other party wanted to achieve their goal, they would eventually come looking for him.
At that point, he would be able to control how things unfolded.
Various thoughts flashed through Qian's mind. After pondering for a while, he decided to leave.
But just then, as if it had sensed his spying, a terrifying pressure suddenly surged up from below.
Qian focused his gaze. With the Byakugan's penetrating vision, he immediately saw a figure flying rapidly toward him.
The person wore a Black Cloak with Red Clouds. His eyes were a strange purple, with rings of black patterns across them—the legendary Rinnegan.
However, there was always something illusory about the other party's Rinnegan, as if it weren't real.
Combining this with the memories of his previous life, Qian immediately realized that this person was likely a puppet controlled by Nagato—in other words, one of the Six Paths of Pain. Moreover, he was the strongest of them: Deva Path Pain.
Upon realizing this, Qian immediately intended to activate the Flying Thunder God Technique and teleport away.
But just before he activated the jutsu, he stopped.
It wasn't that anyone had blocked him. He simply wanted to meet the other party and experience the legendary Rinnegan at close range.
As for the problem of exposing his identity...
After thinking it