After feeding the hero Xiaoyu, Hefeng and Fugaku left the Uchiha station together and headed for the Hokage building.
In addition to the two of them, Shisui, Setsuna, Itachi and other geniuses in the clan.
As well as Hiashi, the patriarch of the Hyuga clan, the patriarch of the clan, and Hizashi, the representative of the branch house, were all present.
In any case, this incident will affect the stability of Konoha Village.
It was the worst incident since the night of the Nine Tails turmoil.
Sarutobi Hiruzen who is Third Hokage in order to come to an agreement with the two families.
Koharu and Yan, Danzo, all attended the meeting.
certainly...
In order to accommodate so many people at the same time, Hiruzen did not arrange the meeting place in his office.
Instead, they used the living room on the first floor.
On the tatami mats are specially prepared tuanpu which is convenient for kneeling.
Hefeng felt that sitting on his knees was uncomfortable, so he chose to sit cross-legged.
It stands to reason that Hefeng, who is just Chūnin, should sit at the edge of the conference room.
But since he was one of the parties involved, he was arranged to sit with Fugaku on the left side of the front row of the conference room.
The most prominent position on the right is Hiashi, and the elders of the clan are sitting around behind him.
Hizashi and some young people from the clan stood by the wall.
Hiruzen, Koharu, Yan, and Danzo sat at the main and guest seats in the meeting room, not arrogant.
"Hefeng..." After kneeling, Fugaku did not forget to remind Hefeng of his sitting posture.
The purpose of the meeting was to appease Raikage's anger.
As the person involved, Hefeng is naturally the target of public criticism.
An attitude of repentance should be shown.
But he sat cross-legged on the tuanpu.
This is undoubtedly a kind of disrespect to Konoha's senior management.
"Sit down."
But why would Hefeng care about those little details?
He was still sitting cross-legged.
"In other words, if a person's eyes can kill, I'm afraid I can die eighteen times."
Hefeng couldn't help complaining in his heart, since Danzo came in, he looked at himself with one eye from time to time.
Contempt and contempt flashed in his eyes more than once.
"It seems that the representatives of the two companies have arrived."
However, at this moment, Hiruzen slowly put down the cigarette pouch in his hand, with a bit of vicissitudes and exhaustion in his tone.
"Presumably the two patriarchs already know about it."
"Due to someone's fault, the representative of Cloud Shinobi Village unfortunately died in our village."
"Raikage went to war for it."
"If this matter is not calmed down as soon as possible, it is likely to turn into a war."
While talking, Hiruzen looked at Hiashi.
In fact, before the Hyuga clan came here, Konoha's high-level officials had already sent people through.
It's a discussion, but it's more of a formality.
As soon as Hiruzen's voice fell, the elders of the Hyuga clan immediately expressed their views.
"Although this matter has nothing to do with our Hyuga clan, we are willing to do our part for the stability of the village."
As soon as he came up, the elder tried his best to separate the relationship.
I don't know, I thought the Hyuga clan was forced to take the blame.
"However, Mr. Hokage, you also know that as the family with the strongest pupil art in Konoha, our white eyes have many secrets."
"Once it falls into the hands of the enemy, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles."
"So in order to avoid such things from happening, we developed a sealing technique called Caged Bird."
"Once you die, Bai Yan's power will be sealed."
"The secrets of our lineage will not be spread."
"We...are willing to hand over Hizashi's body."
Because they are twins, Hizashi and Hiashi look exactly the same.
Sending his dead body to Cloud Shinobi Village will not only appease Raikage's anger.
It can also keep the secret of white eyes.
but...
Regarding this decision, it was the result of discussions among the elders of the clan themselves.
When he told his plan, Hiashi rolled his eyes in surprise.
"What did you say?!"
Hiashi stood up from the tuanfu with a bang.
He thought that everyone came here to discuss countermeasures.
In the end, he didn't expect that he would directly sacrifice his younger brother.
Although the relationship between himself and his younger brother has become increasingly estranged due to the differences in the clan over the years, he still cannot accept the thought of Hizashi having to die for him.
"Hiashi, sit down."
"It was a decision we discussed, and Hizashi has agreed to die."
The elder just finished speaking.
Another elder raised his voice and echoed.
"Well said."
"The existence of the branch house is to protect the clan."
"And now, Hizashi can not only protect the supercilious eyes of the head family, but also maintain the stability of the village."
For a moment, Hiashi only felt a strong impact on his brain.
It never occurred to him that the elders would take Hizashi's sacrifice for granted.
Unbelievable, he immediately looked up at Hizashi in the crowd.
Confusion, surprise, and disbelief all flooded into Hiashi's mind.
"Hizashi!"
In the end, many emotions converged in Hiashi's low growl.
Neji is only six years old now, how could Hizashi be willing to abandon him?
Also, why didn't anyone discuss such a big matter with me?
Is he the patriarch of Hyuga, or a puppet?
"Big brother..."
Looking at the big brother who questioned himself, Hizashi responded softly.
Naturally, he couldn't let go of his son Neji.
But if he doesn't sacrifice himself, big brother will be deep in Uzumaki.
It's not a big deal to lose the position of patriarch, and if he doesn't do it, he will die at the hands of poisonous hands.
So, Hizashi simply turned his heart and gathered the Chakra on his fingertips.
next second...
Hizashi leaped across the clan elders who were kneeling on the tuanfu.
Go straight to Hiashi.
Taking advantage of his momentary shock, he instantly sealed his acupoints.
"Day... poor..."
Hiashi's eyes widened in surprise, he wanted to stop all this, but he only felt his eyes go dark, and his body also leaned forward, falling into Hizashi's arms.
However, the elders of the clan who were kneeling were all indifferent and calm.
Because that's part of their plan too.
If Hiashi nodded in acquiescence, then naturally everyone is happy.
If not, it's up to Hizashi to shut him up.
Even Hizashi's position was determined after rehearsal.
For the current results, the clan elders are naturally satisfied.
Only in Hizashi's eyes, there is a trace of tenderness and reluctance.
then...
Hizashi placed the unconscious Hiashi on the tatami, then knelt down on one knee, apologizing to Konoha for his gaffe.
"No."
Before Third Hokage could speak, Danzo, sitting on the far right, was the first to praise Hizashi for his courage.
And the general knowledge of the Hyuga clan.
"You're doing well, Hizashi."
"There is no such thing as a gaffe, everything is a village."
"If Hashirama and Tobirama-sama were still alive, they would be happy for your performance."
"Although you were born in a branch house, you are an excellent ninja with the will of fire."
While speaking, Danzo's eyes focused on Fugaku.
And Fugaku, despite being an indecisive person, is not too far from being unable to understand the meaning between the words.
Seeing that there was a knife hidden in Danzo's words, Fugaku immediately swallowed a mouthful of saliva and quickly expressed his opinion.
"We, the Uchiha family, are willing to bear this mistake."
"It's just that Hefeng is still young and a genius ninja of Lightning Style."
"It's a pity to sacrifice like this. I propose that other members of the Uchiha clan bear it on Hefeng's behalf."
"Please Hokage-sama please!"
While talking, Fugaku simply knelt down on one knee and lowered his head.
In his opinion, his behavior of abandoning his dignity in order to protect Hefeng will definitely move Hefeng deeply.
But actually...
The voice coming from his side was Hefeng's laughter.
"Hehehehe..."
And from the sneer at the beginning, it quickly turned into a big laugh, a wild laugh...
"Hahahahahaha."
"What a will of fire."
(end of this chapter)