This was the second time someone other than Jiraiya had identified his Rinnegan.
"Who exactly are you? How do you know I have the Rinnegan?"
He did not blindly attack, because he knew perfectly well that if the other party truly was that legendary figure...
With his current strength, he was no match for him at all.
Conversely, the fact that the man had kept only him behind also indicated that he wanted to help him keep his secret.
The masked Jing Xiu's Sharingan quietly changed, finally becoming Mangekyō Sharingan as brilliant as stars.
Yet in Nagato's eyes, they held an added trace of coldness.
"Members of the Uchiha can awaken the blood-red Sharingan, and the Sharingan can evolve into the Mangekyō Sharingan."
"If the Mangekyō Sharingan evolved again, what do you think it would become?"
Nagato had never considered this question, but hearing Jing Xiu ask it, and thinking of Jing Xiu's actions...
A somewhat absurd answer surfaced in his mind.
Seeing the change in Nagato's expression, Jing Xiu knew he had achieved his goal.
"That's right. The answer is exactly what you're thinking."
"A god divided yin and yang into two poles."
"And in the pursuit of stability, when those two poles reunite, one can attain all things in creation."
"Those so-called 'all things in creation' are the Rinnegan."
Nagato was utterly astounded. Only after spending a long time digesting this did he come to his senses.
"Senior, do you wish to awaken the Rinnegan?"
Rather than answer Nagato's question directly, Jing Xiu asked in return, "What do you think the Akatsuki should be doing most urgently right now?"
Clearly, Nagato, who had always quietly protected Yahiko and Konan from behind, had never considered such a question.
"If you have no intention of leaving the Land of Rain,