Hyuga Tenin remained unfazed. He had never expected such a small offer to sway Uchiha Tajima. Negotiations always started with a low offer, followed by a long back-and-forth.
"I wonder what the Uchiha Clan wants. Surely we can put peace first and discuss everything." Hyuga Tenin spoke calmly.
Uchiha Tajima sneered. "Put peace first? Why didn't you say that when you ambushed our clan compound? Why didn't you say that when you surrounded and killed our clan's prodigy right outside our home? And now you want to put peace first? What a joke."
Hyuga Tenin's expression remained unchanged. "It was a misunderstanding. The Senju were the ones stirring things up. We were victims too." With a few words, he blamed the Senju for everything. The Senju wouldn't be able to defend themselves anyway, and a scapegoat this convenient was too good to pass up.
"Hmph. In that case, there's nothing left to discuss." Uchiha Tajima snorted, clearly displeased with his attitude.
Hyuga Tenin's expression didn't change, but he clenched his fist beneath the table. He wanted nothing more than to unleash the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms right then and there. Unfortunately, circumstances were against him; the Hyuga Clan could no longer afford to drag this out.
"Twenty million in cash, five S-Rank Ninjutsu, two hundred thousand kunai, two million Explosive Tags, and two million jin of copper." Hyuga Tenin doubled his earlier offer.
A hint of amusement appeared in Uchiha Tajima's eyes. Then he said, "One hundred million in cash, thirty S-Rank Ninjutsu, one million kunai, ten million Explosive Tags, and ten million jin of copper. We also want a hundred thousand complete sets of ninja tools and armor. And hand over the little girl who masterminded that plot."
"What?" Hyuga Tenin exclaimed in shock. These demands exceeded what the