At this moment, Hyuga Minato, who had appeared before everyone, showed no intention of explaining himself and walked straight toward the gathered crowd.
Hyuga Sotsugu and the others all tensed up, fear flashing through their equally pale eyes.
As members of the Branch Family whom Hyuga Minato had brought out of Konoha, they knew better than anyone just how terrifying Lord Minato was!
Even within the Hollow Spirit Empire now, many people had never seen Minato make a move.
But after all these years, had Hyuga Minato truly grown weaker?
Having followed Aizen from the very beginning, Minato, who revered Aizen as though he were the sun of his life, knew perfectly well that, to Lord Aizen, the useless had no reason to exist.
Precisely because of that, the fact that he had remained at Aizen's side all this time was proof enough of his strength.
"Attack together. Consider it the only compensation I can offer you."
As Minato drew closer, just as he was about to reach the clansmen, he suddenly spoke in a calm voice.
Hearing his words, the crowd exchanged glances. Hyuga Sotsugu's expression darkened, yet he could not help questioning him.
"Why? Why does Lord Minato have to do something like this!"
"Even if you want us dead, the Hollow Spirit Empire has plenty of people! Why does Lord Minato have to appear here of all places!?"
Sotsugu found it impossible to calm his heart.
He still remembered the moment when Hyuga Minato had taken him out of the Branch Family.
It was because he had been given hope that the destruction of that hope terrified him so deeply.
And the one destroying that hope... was the very lord he revered beyond measure...
Upon hearing Sotsugu's words, Hyuga Minato paused for a moment and lowered his