"Knock, knock, knock~"
Suddenly, a burst of knocking rang out, breaking the awkward atmosphere in the room.
Namikaze Minato rose from the sofa and said, "Come in!"
The office door was pushed open, and three figures filed in one after another.
Qian also stood and looked toward the doorway.
The visitors were none other than the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, along with the two Advisor Elders, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
Qian saw the three of them, and naturally, the three of them saw Qian as well.
Their movements immediately paused.
However, all three of them were old foxes. Although they had already resolved last night to investigate the truth behind Danzo's death once more, now that they were facing Qian, they showed no sign of anything unusual.
Qian looked at the three of them and gave a nod, counting it as a greeting.
Then he said to Namikaze Minato, "Lord Fourth Hokage, if there is nothing else, I will go prepare."
"All right. You may go."
Namikaze Minato replied.
"Yes, Lord Fourth Hokage!"
Qian nodded and answered, then walked straight toward the office door. As he brushed past Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two, his steps paused slightly.
For no other reason than that, in that instant, he had sensed a faint, almost imperceptible malice from the three of them.
Although the three of them had hidden it very well, Qian's current perception ability was simply not something ordinary people could compare to.
So he still noticed a slight abnormality.
He glanced at the three of them from the corner of his eye. Their expressions were all perfectly normal, and Qian saw no flaw at all.
Shaking his head inwardly, Qian continued forward and walked outside.
Soon, he left the Hokage Office.
Seeing this, the two Anbu ninja guarding