As for why he had suddenly thought of searching for those people in Konoha again, it was purely a spur-of-the-moment idea on Hatake Ziyan's part.
Hiashi wanted what he had, but he couldn't just give it away for nothing. Wouldn't that make his Ninjutsu seem less valuable?
After Hiashi arrived, Hatake Ziyan had set his sights on the Hyuga Clan. Wasn't their Byakugan the perfect surveillance tool? Anyone with unfamiliar chakra, or anyone concealing their own chakra fluctuations, would have nowhere to hide before the Byakugan.
Once Hiashi expressed his desire for Taiji, Hatake Ziyan made up his mind: the Hyuga Clan would be handling this job!
"That's right. I want you to put all of Konoha under surveillance, but not right now. In a few days, I'll speak to Minato and have all of Konoha cooperate with your clan, because I want you monitoring Konoha twenty-four hours a day for an entire month!" Hatake Ziyan told Hiashi with a smile.
Hiashi was utterly dumbfounded. Aren't you asking a little too much? Never mind whether we can keep Konoha under surveillance for a month-with all the clans of every size in the village, which one doesn't have a few secrets? If you make us monitor everyone, won't they all come after me?
This Ninjutsu called Taiji was indeed impressive, but it hardly matched the price they would have to pay this time. So Hiashi wanted to use this opportunity to get a little more out of Hatake Ziyan.
"Lord Ziyan, we have no problem monitoring all of Konoha, but for an entire month, twenty-four hours a day? What will the other clans think of us? We can't afford to offend everyone in Konoha!" Hiashi said, his expression strained.
Hatake Ziyan also knew that the difficulties involved were considerable, so he