Chapter 879: False Alarm and Mission
“Ah.”

Hearing his words, Minato Namikaze nodded.

Then, he stood up, walked out from behind the desk, pointed to the sofa next to him, and said, “Sit down and talk!”

“Yes, my lord!”

Qingming responded and sat on the sofa one after the other with Namikaze Minato.

Namikaze Minato looked at Qingming, and after a moment’s hesitation, he said, “You should already know what happened last night, right?”

“Well, Lord Orochimaru had a conflict with the ANBU.”

Qingming’s answer was very cautious.

He did not deny that he knew nothing.

Although he never left the house in the eyes of the four Anbu ninjas last night, such a big thing happened in the village. It would be too fake to say that he knew nothing about it.

But at the same time, he did not directly say that Orochimaru had defected.

After all, the village has not yet declared Orochimaru a traitor, so how can he convict him so casually?

However, Minato Namikaze obviously didn’t care about these.

He looked at Qing Ming and said, “For some reason, I was unable to take action last night. Orochimaru broke through the blockade of the Anbu and the Special Operations Team and escaped from the village. As for the reason why the Anbu took action, I’m sure you know it.”

“Human experimentation.”

Qing Ming replied concisely.

“good.”

Namikaze Minato nodded and said, “It’s a human experiment. The Anbu has already sealed off Orochimaru’s laboratory and found enough evidence inside. It will be announced to the public later.”

Hearing this, Qing Ming just nodded slightly and still didn’t say much.

Minato Namikaze observed his expression carefully, and seeing that he always looked indifferent, he shook his head secretly in his heart.

After a short silence, he spoke again: “Next, the village will do its best to hunt down Orochimaru, and you may be needed to take action at that time.”

“Take action? Me?”

Qingming pointed at himself and said.

“Yes, it’s you.”

Namikaze Minato nodded.

Then, he explained: “You must be aware of Orochimaru’s strength. Ordinary ninjas are no match for him. Only you can stop him.”

As he spoke, he looked into Qingming’s eyes, the meaning of which was very clear, that is, he wanted him to use the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Although Qingming’s Mangekyō Sharingan had already been upgraded to the level of the Eternal Eye and was no longer at risk of going blind, he still pretended to hesitate and asked, “Am I the only one?”

Namikaze Minato seemed to see his concerns and said with a smile: “Don’t worry, you just need to hold the other party back when the time comes. I will arrive in time and will not let you fight alone.”

“Is this so”

Hearing this, Qing Ming groaned, thought for a moment, then nodded and said, “Okay, I understand. When do we set off?”

“Not in a hurry.”

Hearing this, Namikaze Minato waved his hand and said, “The Anbu are still searching for Orochimaru’s whereabouts. Once you confirm his location, you can take action.”

“it is good.”

Qing Ming nodded in response, and then said, “If there is nothing else, I will go back and prepare now.”

After saying this, he stood up and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, Namikaze Minato quickly stopped him and said, “Wait, there is one more thing I need to tell you.”

Hearing this, Qing Ming’s heart moved, and he secretly said, “Here it comes!”

Although Namikaze Minato had not spoken yet, he had already guessed what the other party was going to say next, which was nothing more than the fact that the secret room had been broken into.

This is not Qingming’s random guess, but the result of thinking from other people’s perspective.

If he was the other party, he would definitely take this opportunity to test him if he had any doubts. Therefore, Qing Ming maintained his character, showed a little doubt, and said, “What’s the matter?”

“Just last night, when the Anbu was taking action, someone took the opportunity to break into the secret room on the third floor.” replied Minato Namikaze.

Qingming did not ask what the secret room on the third floor was. Although this place was hidden, it was not a secret for a ninja at the Jonin level.

If he asked, it would only make things more obvious.

So he asked directly: “Who is it? Has the village suffered any losses?”

“That’s why I called you.”

Hearing this, Namikaze Minato said this, and then said: “According to the later recollections of the Anbu guarding the secret room, the person who came is most likely the ninja with the Mangekyō Sharingan who attacked you earlier.”

“what?”

Qing Ming was so shocked that he stood up and confirmed again: “Are you sure it’s him? Are you sure you’re seeing things?”

Minato Namikaze did not answer Qingming’s question immediately, but observed his expression carefully.

However, Qingming was mentally prepared, and his performance was so natural that there was no flaw at all.

“Am I wrong?”

Namikaze Minato thought to himself.

It’s not that he necessarily wants to doubt Qingming, but there are some doubts that don’t make sense, and Qingming is involved, so he can’t help but doubt.

Moreover, somehow, he always had a premonition that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.

That’s why he chose to test Qing Ming.

Unfortunately, no clues were found.

After pondering for a while, Minato Namikaze finally shook his head and decided to suppress these thoughts in his heart for the time being.

As the shadow of a village, he has to make sure everything he does is legitimate. It is impossible for him to hold someone accountable just because of a small suspicion.

Of course, the reason why he chose to re-employ Qingming was that in the past month and last night, Qingming had not shown anything suspicious.

Gathering his thoughts, Minato Namikaze stopped daydreaming and began to answer Qingming’s questions.

“I have asked the chief of the Yamanaka clan to personally read the memories of the two Anbu. If the information you provided is correct, then it is basically certain that the person who broke into the secret room last night was the one who attacked you earlier.”

“Is this so”

Qingming groaned again.

Seeing this, Namikaze Minato did not stop and continued: “As for the loss of the village…”

“He should be looking for some secret technique. Nothing was lost in the secret room last night, but the ‘Book of Seals’ was opened.”

“The Book of Seals? Are you sure what secret technique he is looking for? And…”

Qing Ming hesitated for a moment, then continued, “Since he has already sneaked into the secret room, why doesn’t he just steal the ‘Book of Seals’?”

Hearing Qing Ming’s three questions in a row, Namikaze Minato shook his head and said, “It is not clear yet what he is looking for, and why he did not take the ‘Book of Seals’ with him.”

“Maybe he is naturally more cautious!”

In fact, Namikaze Minato also felt a little regretful that the enemy did not take the “Book of Seals” directly.

If the other party did not look through it on the spot, but took it away directly, as soon as the position of the “Sealed Book” moved, he would immediately be able to discover the problem through the Flying Thunder God Seal.

At that time, a “Flying Thunder God Technique” will be transmitted over, and it is possible to capture the person directly.

“Pity”

Namikaze Minato sighed and said no more.

Qingming also pretended to be in deep thought and did not speak.

Suddenly, the office fell into a strange silence.

(End of this chapter)