Hokage-Sama! I Want to Report Orochimaru!

"Hokage-sama! I have something to report!"

"Huh? Nobody's here?"

The door to the Hokage's lounge burst open, a figure rushed in, and then rushed out again.

"Hey! Let's go to the Hokage's office!"

"Bang!"

"Hokage-sama! I have something to report!"

"Huh? Still nobody?"

The door to the Hokage's office burst open, a figure rushed in, and then rushed out again.

"If there's no one here, what are you standing around for?"

Outside the hallway, Qing Xuan grumbled as he closed the door, met Kakashi's utterly speechless gaze, and waved his hand!

"Hey! Let's go to the Hokage's house and corner him!"

Kakashi didn't know what to say. Seeing a group of Uchiha about to storm towards the Sarutobi clan to corner the Hokage, an old voice finally came from the nearby conference room.

"Uchiha Qing Xuan! What exactly are you trying to do?"

The conference room door opened, and the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, along with his two advisors, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, walked out one by one.

So they were in a meeting here!

A glint of joy flashed in Qing Xuan's eyes, and he immediately shouted, "Hokage-sama! I want to report! I report that Orochimaru, one of the Sannin, is evading taxes, embezzling funds, and exploiting the village under the guise of experiments!"

The Third Hokage looked much older than before, his pipe hanging limply from his lips. His cloudy eyes lacked any spirit, leaving only a heavy sorrow that refused to dissipate.

It was clear that the three of them had held an important meeting in the conference room, and the decision made had put the Third Hokage in a very bad mood.

However, under these circumstances, Qing Xuan's eager report seemed extremely jarring.

Kakashi, standing nearby, wanted to reach out and pull him back, but he was blocked by three Uchiha Jonin. Their three Sharingan stared intently at him, and Kakashi had a premonition that if he made a move against Qing Xuan, he would immediately face an unhesitating attack from the three Uchiha!

They really are a stubborn clan.

"Uchiha Qing Xuan! What nonsense are you spouting? Orochimaru, that guy, clearly..."

As expected, Utatane Koharu, standing behind the Third Hokage, immediately reprimanded him. But before she could fully unleash her anger, the Third Hokage interrupted her.

"Is that so? Orochimaru made such a mistake?"

The Third Hokage puffed on his pipe, and his previously cloudy eyes seemed to regain a hint of their former brilliance.

"Hiruzen, you..."

Utatane Koharu looked at Hiruzen in disbelief, about to say something, when Mitokado Homura tugged at her sleeve.

No one understood the Third Hokage's mood better than Mitokado Homura. He gently shook his head, stopping Utatane Koharu from revealing Orochimaru's true crime in public. He stepped forward, taking her place in scolding the Uchiha before them.

"Reporting Orochimaru without first informing the Hokage, and instead directly mobilizing the Konoha Military Police? What do you Uchiha intend to do?"

As soon as he said this, the three Uchiha Jonin were startled.

Mobilizing the Uchiha Police Force directly, bypassing the Hokage, was a matter that could be blown out of proportion or downplayed. However, if someone were to seize upon it and refuse to let go, the clan would face severe repercussions in the village again.

"The Police Force?"

Qing Xuan, however, stared with his clear eyes, feigning ignorance.

"Isn't the Police Force supposed to patrol everywhere?"

Mitokado Homura sneered. "They've secured all the major routes, clearly searching for something."

"Did they say what they were searching for?"

"This..."

Mitokado Homura was momentarily speechless.

He knew very well what these Uchiha were searching for, but those guys insisted it was just routine patrols by the Police Force. He had hoped to find a breakthrough with this child, Uchiha Qing Xuan, but his performance...

"Besides, I clearly sent someone to notify Hokage-sama the first moment I could!"

Facing the angry glares of the two Hokage advisors, Qing Xuan exuded a relaxed confidence. "Didn't Asuma tell you?"

Immediately, Mitokado Homura was rendered speechless.

"Asuma did tell me."

A flicker of fire lit up from the pipe, and a hint of a smile finally appeared in the Third Hokage's eyes.

Recalling the scene of his scoundrel son, Asuma, scrambling on all fours to tell him to save Uchiha Qing Xuan, he couldn't help but sigh and shake his head. His own foolish son was not as perceptive as a six-year-old child.

"In that case, let the Anbu apprehend Orochimaru. As for the charges... they will be as Qing Xuan just stated."

The Third Hokage said this, his gaze falling on Qing Xuan, who was being shielded by the Uchiha. With a hint of melancholy, he added, "Everyone else, withdraw for now! Qing Xuan, come, walk with this old man for a bit."

He seemed like a weak and easily bullied old man at this moment, but no one dared to defy his words, not even the two advisors.

So, Qing Xuan obediently followed. The two of them went up the winding stairs, eventually reaching the top of the Hokage Building.

The view here was wide open, with the wind whistling past, and the entire Ninja Academy was visible at a glance.

Qing Xuan stood beside the Third Hokage, and together they watched the figures practicing in the Ninja Academy's training grounds. He relayed everything Orochimaru had told him earlier.

The old Third Hokage's back seemed even more hunched, the smoke from his pipe stinging his eyes, and muffled words emerged.

"Did he really say that?"

Qing Xuan nodded, placing his small hands behind his back like the Third Hokage. The strong wind whipped his black hair, but he still stood there trying to appear profound.

"He is an extremely pure person!"

The Third Hokage was startled by this sudden profundity. He inhaled sharply, choking on the smoke and coughing.

After a long while, the old man wiped the tears from his eyes, somewhat unable to understand Qing Xuan's perspective on people.

But then he thought, was Orochimaru pure?

He was indeed pure, so pure he didn't seem human.

"But he shouldn't have laid hands on his comrades in the village."

Just then, Qing Xuan's serious voice rang out in the wind. His small face was tense as he turned to look at the Third Hokage, who had put away his pipe.

"Even if I have a good impression of him, even if he made great contributions to the village in the past, that is still no reason for the mistakes he made."

"I know."

The Third Hokage nodded silently, a determined look flashing in his eyes. Just as he seemed about to make up his mind, Qing Xuan's voice rang out again.

"Then let him go!"

This statement surprised the Third Hokage, and he looked at Qing Xuan with a puzzled gaze.

"This isn't about having expectations for him. Letting him go would be unfair to the ninja who died because of him! But pursuing him now is meaningless. Meaningless casualties will only harm the village's still unstable foundation."

"Therefore, Orochimaru must pay the price for his actions, but not necessarily now."

These words made the Third Hokage look ashamed. After a long silence, he slowly exhaled a puff of smoke.

"Qing Xuan, has anyone ever told you that you're very suitable to be Hokage?"

"Yes!"

"Oh? Who said that?"

"Danzo said so!"