"Hiashi..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi cradled his teacup, gently sipping with his eyes closed as he considered whether Hiashi Hyuga was deeply dissatisfied with his warning.
But it had been the Hyuga Main Family elders themselves who had discussed and decided to make Hizashi Hyuga take the blame and die.
Hiruzen Sarutobi even felt somewhat wronged inside, believing that the Hyuga Clan and the ninja of the other clans did not understand how much he had done for peace, for Konoha.
And it just so happened to be Hizashi Hyuga's son... Neji Hyuga.
It really was a bit of a coincidence.
"I'm here. What guidance do you have, Lord Hokage?" Hiashi Hyuga said calmly with a smile as he set down his teacup.
"It has been a long time since I sat down and spoke heart-to-heart with each of you. Since my teacher, the Second Hokage Tobirama, handed the position of Hokage to me, I have served sincerely and diligently as Hokage for forty-five years..." Hiruzen Sarutobi did not get to the point. Instead, before Hiashi Hyuga, he reviewed his years as Hokage, subtly reminding him that he had barely kept Konoha, this great family, running, always thinking of everyone and doing everything for their sake.
What could Hiashi Hyuga say?
He responded with impeccable manners and great courtesy to Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi. He neither commented on nor voiced opinions about what Hiruzen had done, merely smiling as he answered unrelated remarks, creating an atmosphere as harmonious as a gentle breeze.
Only after exchanging nonsense for quite a while did Hiruzen Sarutobi seem to recall something in surprise and casually ask, "I saw Neji at the Ninja Academy. He looked very thin. Is he all right?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi continued pressing Hiashi Hyuga.
Hizashi Hyuga had died for your Hyuga Clan as a