"Hyuga Hiashi, everything we are doing now is for Konoha!"
Sarutobi Asuma stepped forward as well. Looking at the enraged Hyuga Hiashi, he consoled him, "He's merely someone from the Branch House. There's no need to be so angry. If he were a member of the Sarutobi Clan, he would certainly die for Konoha!"
Sarutobi Asuma understood Sarutobi Hiruzen's intentions at this point, which was why he stepped forward to persuade Hyuga Hiashi.
Rather than persuasion, it was more like pressure!
Sarutobi Hiruzen did not stop him from speaking, which basically meant that this represented Sarutobi Hiruzen's own stance.
Perhaps Sarutobi Hiruzen had already reached his answer in his heart: abandon the Hyuga Clan in exchange for a false peace.
"Impossible. Hizashi Hyuga is my younger brother. I will never trade my own brother's life for some so-called peace!" Hyuga Hiashi decisively shook his head, fury blazing in his eyes.
Their Hyuga Clan had actually become a sacrifice now.
How laughable. How laughable.
The Hyuga Clan had fought and bled for Konoha, yet Konoha now wanted to trade a clansman's life for a ceasefire. Hyuga Hiashi felt ice-cold all over and could not accept it.
"Hiashi, are you going to watch Konoha be consumed by war once more?" The Third Hokage took a deep draw from his Smoking Pipe, his voice heavy. "No matter what you choose, Konoha will accept it. If you choose war, then war it shall be. It is only a pity that Konoha's long-awaited peace will once again be swallowed by the flames of war!"
Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi was still using his so-called moral blackmail to make Hyuga Hiashi decide for himself.
Yet from the moment he was asked to decide, Sarutobi Hiruzen had placed Konoha's safety squarely on his shoulders, leaving Hyuga Hiashi unable