"What was that?"
Flying Fish Town.
Inside the Sealing Barrier.
Qian watched Qian's retreating figure, his eyes flickering.
Just now, with the penetrative power of the Byakugan, he had suddenly seen an unusual energy within Qian.
Although it had been concealed by "Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique," he could confirm that it was definitely not what a Sharingan should look like.
"Qian, this wasn't your fault."
Beside him, Terumi Mei saw Qian staring straight in the direction Qian had left, his face grave and silent, so she spoke up to comfort him.
Clearly, she had mistakenly thought Qian was unwilling to accept seeing Qian leave unharmed, and was consoling him here.
That made sense. Qian had been in charge of this operation. The target had escaped, so as the commander, he naturally ought to bear the primary responsibility.
Unfortunately, she did not know what Qian had seen, or she would not have thought that way.
And for the time being, Qian did not say what he had seen, either.
After all, words alone proved nothing.
He planned to go back and properly look into this situation. Once he figured out exactly what had happened to Qian, it would not be too late to speak.
However, he did not know that this was his last chance to reveal that Qian had already awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
On the other side.
As Qian flew, he recalled what he had encountered tonight, as well as how he had responded.
There was no need to talk about the encounter itself. Kirigakure had gone to such lengths to set up a trap like this, and with preparation against his lack of preparation, it was only normal that they had managed to trap him.
What mattered was his response...
Although there had been the interference