Chapter 17: The unstoppable war.
The atmosphere in the Hyuga clan was solemn.
All the elders of the Hyuga clan gathered together, and as the clan leader and "murderer" Hyuga Hiashi naturally came as well.
In addition, there are the Third Hokage and several Anbu hiding in the dark.
Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at the root members in the darkness with his peripheral vision, and his heart sank: "What on earth is this guy Danzo doing?"
For radicals like Danzo, this is a great opportunity to convince Hyuga, and maybe even draw the hyuga into his camp.
But he is actually absent now?
"Recently, kumo side has been pressing harder and harder, and we can't delay it any longer."
hiashi spoke first, interrupting the calm in the house, but the cold sweat on his forehead showed that he was not as indifferent as he seemed.
He looked around and said, "If sacrificing one of me can prevent war, then..."
"Wait a moment hiashi."
The elder interrupted his unfinished words, and his expression became serious: "Don't make such a hasty decision first. Byakugan is not only the foundation of hyuga, but also a foundation of Konoha as a whole."
Sarutobi nodded silently, clenched the pipe in his hand, and his craving for cigarettes became a little overflowing again.
Neither the hyuga family nor the top management of Konoha would allow a pair of intact Byakugan to wander outside.
"But there is no other option now."
Hiashi didn't understand why he was still hesitating now. He frowned and said in a serious tone: "We who should be fulfilling our responsibilities we cannot drag the village into the abyss of a desperate war!"
"I know all this, so..."
Bang!
Without waiting for the elder to finish speaking, Hyuga Hizashi opened the door and walked in.
"That's why the existence of separate families is needed."
The great elder frowned, very dissatisfied with his rude behavior.
But he still said: "We will hand over Hizashi's body as your substitute. Hizashi has agreed to all this."
Although Hizashi is also the leader of the branch, he is also a powerful Jonin.
But compared to Hiashi, who is the head of the clan, the value of Hizashi is completely worthless.
What's more, dying for the clan was originally Hizashi's fate as a branch of the clan anyway.
"Hizashi..."
hiashi looked at the face that was exactly the same as his own, the firm expression and the determination in his eyes.
So, is this your choice?
Sorry, I can't accept it.
"Hoo~"
Hizashi took a long breath and said: "What those guys want is the Byakugan's abilities and secrets. After my death, the Byakugan will be sealed, and Kumogakure Village will never accept it!"
"The deal they proposed is to hand over the murderer's body to them, then give them the murderer's body!"
"But, but..."
A drop of cold sweat slowly dripped from hiashis forehead: "What happened today is extraordinary, it can't be so simple..."
Just now, he wanted to solve this incident quickly and asked for death, but now he has become indecisive when it comes to the day difference.
Upon seeing this, the other clan elders looked at each other and advised each other: "hiashi, now you need to make a decision."
"Throughout the generations, the hyuga bloodline has been guarded like this. Even if we are brothers, we must cruelly let go of them."
"This is the different fate of the main family and the branch family, and it is also the fate of those born in the Hyuga clan."
As the Hokage, Sarutobi smoked his pipe and remained silent.
But silence is actually the most obvious attitude.
This is indeed the best result.
It can avoid war, and there is no need to sacrifice the leader of the Hyuga clan. The most important thing is that Kumogakure will not get a blank look and have nothing to say.
hiashi heart was full of struggle, but Hizashi on the side stepped forward and walked in front of hiashi.
"What happened to the always tough hiashi-sama this time?"
When he said this, there was only smile and relief in his tone.
Regardless of the cause, this incident was caused by the clan head.
But regarding this, there was no anger or resentment on Hizashi's face.
Not waiting for hiashi to say anything.
Bang!
Under the shocked gazes of everyone, Hizashi struck Hiashi directly in the abdomen with his palm.
"this!!"
hiashi was hit on an acupuncture point, his body became weak and he fell to the ground.
"Hizashi, don't you hate the clan...Then why do you..."
"I do resent the hyuga family, and I still resent it to this day."
Hizashi shook his head, not paying attention to the ugly expressions of the elders, and said: "But because of this, I do not recognize you as a member of the clan, but as my brother who i will protect to the death."
"Then, what should Neji do?"
hiashitrembled and pushed himself up, still refusing to give up and asked.
Hearing him mention neji, Hizashi was stunned, with a wry smile on his lips: "In Neji's heart, I have always been humble, so I understand my own will better."
He took out another scroll from his arms and handed it to the branch guard beside him: "I hope you can give this letter to Neji and let him know that I did not die to protect the clan but chose to do it because of my own will. I died protecting my brother, family and village."
Wait!
Die to protect my brother, family and village...
Hizashi was suddenly stunned, and a chill suddenly rose in his heart.
The guy in the mask said that my death was imminent and that I would be a scapegoat.
was he really so right?
No, maybe this was all what he expected.
Who was that scary guy anyway?
"Sandaime-sama, I need you to be caref..."
Bang!
Hizashi was just about to remind Sarutobi Hiruzen to be careful of the guy wearing the three-eyed fox mask when.
A masked ninja dressed as an Anbu suddenly broke in and interrupted him.
However, judging from his extremely cold temperament, this guy is obviously not a member of the Anbu, but a member of the Root.
"Hokage-sama, according to the intelligence from the front line, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki appeared on the battlefield and attacked our troops stationed in Moon Valley alone, which has now caused the death of nearly a hundred ninjas!"
"What?!"
The faces of everyone present changed drastically, and they couldn't believe their ears.
Is the Hidden Cloud Village crazy? How could it attack the Konoha troops at this time?
They clearly told the Hidden Cloud Envoys that the body of the "murderer" would be handed over to them tomorrow.
Now the "corpse" is not in hand yet, but they actually started fighting directly?
And they directly used the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki!
This is equivalent to two armies fighting, and there was no gunfight or hand-to-hand combat, and the other side threw a nuclear bomb directly without martial ethics.
"It's neither right nor just, are these reckless men crazy?"
"And the Kumogakure envoys are still in Konoha, how dare they start a war directly?"
"Can their Jinchūriki be used at will?!"
The mansion, which was originally solemn, is now as noisy as a vegetable market.
And the Hyuga elders, who used to pay attention to etiquette, have now become haggling aunties in the vegetable market.
Da! Da! Da!
A figure with crutches slowly walked to Sarutobi's side.
The person who came was Shimura Danzo.
On his stiff face, there was now a faint smile: "Hiruzen, let's go?"
Sarutobi frowned tightly,
"You again? Danzo!"