"But... our clan has the village's protection. Even the Hokage could not go too far. Even if he had enough schemes, our Hyuga Clan would still be in an advantageous position where nothing could happen to us. The village would not likely..."
Listening to his elder brother's words, Hizashi Hyuga frowned for a long while. In the end, he could not accept his brother's earlier statement that he "had no choice," and spoke up in rebuttal.
"Ah..."
Hyuga Hiashi let out a long sigh. After a pause, he said, "Hizashi, do you remember the sudden troop deployment order from the Fourth Hokage a few days ago?"
"Of course I remember. Didn't it cause quite a stir within the clan? It was also extremely rushed. It took a full day and night to arrange everyone."
Hizashi Hyuga spoke with considerable confusion on his face, clearly not knowing why his elder brother had brought this up.
"Yes, quite a stir. After all, within the village, and during a time when the war had stabilized, the Hokage actually ordered the Hyuga Clan to send additional people to participate in village missions. This was the first time such a thing had happened. Under normal circumstances, during times like this, every Hokage had always left the Hyuga Clan with sufficient manpower and would basically never consider asking us to send more people."
Hearing this, Hyuga Hiashi nodded. A faint, rueful smile appeared at the corners of his mouth as he spoke.
I hope this reason will be enough to make Hizashi accept it.
That Taki Chiba is truly meticulous. He had clearly considered that someone might be outside the door, which was why he used the letter of appointment and Sealing Jutsu as stand-ins for the choices.
*After all, Hizashi does not know the true