Without hesitation, Nagato immediately activated the Rinnegan through his Puppet Body, carefully examining Yechen.
Sensing his scrutiny, Yechen made no attempt to evade it.
Even so, Nagato could not see through Yechen. The gap between their levels was too great.
"Who are you?"
With no other choice, Nagato asked directly.
Though his tone was calm, Yechen could tell that Nagato was deeply wary of him.
That was only natural. Anyone who secretly took control of a village, only to have a stranger arrive less than a month or two later, would feel the same.
Especially when he could not gauge the stranger's strength. He was bound to be cautious.
Perhaps Nagato was already thinking about how to eliminate the trouble standing before him.
"Heh." Yechen chuckled, looking at his Rinnegan as he spoke.
"Is a puppet qualified to speak to me?"
"What?"
Just as Nagato exclaimed in surprise, Yechen activated his Rinnegan.
In an instant, the eyes of Deva Path Pain before him flickered with panic. Using their spiritual connection as a medium, Yechen saw straight through to the real Nagato behind him.
Deep within Amegakure, at the top of its tallest building, Nagato sat in a stone chair, disbelief written all over his face.
"The Rinnegan... you have the Rinnegan too!"
Although Yechen's Rinnegan differed from his, their aura and essence were much the same, so Nagato recognized them at once.
Sensing the immense ocular power within Yechen's Rinnegan, Nagato nearly lost his composure. Fortunately, he also possessed the Rinnegan, which offset most of the pressure that power exerted.
And Yechen had done this without even thinking. His strength had reached the Immortal Shadow level, and his Rinnegan were perfectly attuned to him. Nagato, who relied on transplanted Rinnegan, could not begin to compare.
The gap between them was