Naruto: Extreme Bloodline Limit

Hyuga Hiashi's words left the Hyuga Clan's higher-ups in the meeting room stunned. One by one, they showed looks of shock, unable to believe that Hyuga Hiashi, who had once wished Ronglin dead, would actually compromise.

Bargain with me? You're not qualified!

It could be said that if Hyuga Hiashi had been willing to nod and compromise back then, none of the string of problems that followed would ever have happened. Because of this, quite a few Hyuga clansmen had discussed in private why their clan head insisted on fighting Lord Hokage to the bitter end.

Now, Hyuga Hiashi had suddenly changed direction, making everyone feel as if they had seen a ghost.

"Let's end the meeting here."

Hyuga Hiashi rose and left. He was waiting for the result of the village's communication with Kumogakure. Perhaps he would not need to go to that final step.

Perhaps there would be a turn for the better. After all, the Hyuga were one of Konoha's great clans, and also one of Konoha's earliest supporters. There was no reason for the village not to help him.

But Hyuga Hiashi would never have imagined that, in truth, if Ronglin had not been there, Kumogakure's people would not have come merely to demand an explanation, but would have used war to threaten them outright. One only had to look at the original work to know; even the Third Hokage had compromised in the end, and ultimately had no choice but to have Hizashi Hyuga die in Hyuga Hiashi's place, giving Kumogakure a full accounting.

People from another village had run to Konoha to commit their dirty deeds, yet in the end, Konoha's own people still had to be buried with them. It could be said that they had disgraced themselves all the way to their