Chapter 43 You are innocent, you don't deserve to die!
Chapter 43 You are innocent, you don't deserve to die!
"Your Konoha Village must give Kumogakure an explanation!"
"You are to hand over the murderer by noon today!"
"Otherwise, prepare to face the wrath of the Hidden Cloud Village!"
"Hokage-sama, do you want another war to break out?!"
Faced with the aggressive Cloud Village delegation, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled obsequiously, bowing and scraping.
After finally managing to get rid of these deadly ghosts temporarily, everyone was brought back together to discuss the matter.
Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately turned his attention to Hiashi Hyuga.
"Hiashi, you should understand by now..."
"For the village, for peace, for the greater good!"
"I can only ask you to make a sacrifice..."
"I know this is asking the impossible, and I know it's the hardest decision I can make, but... even I, as the Hokage, have no choice..."
"Even if I am weak and incompetent, everything I have done is for the sake of the whole village..."
Hiashi Hyuga's face was deathly pale, devoid of any color.
He never imagined that the Hyuga clan, loyal for generations, had sacrificed countless members to protect the village, and that so much bloodshed and sacrifice would end up like this...
"Lord Hokage, do you... really want me to go and die?"
"To sacrifice myself for the village, to fight to the death on the battlefield—I, Hiashi Hyuga, will never flinch!"
"But should such a heinous villain pay with his life?!"
"I...I simply cannot accept this!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed slightly.
"So you want to start a war with Kumogakure?"
"Does this mean that with the outbreak of war, the Hyuga clan won't be required to go to the battlefield?"
"Won't the Hyuga clan members sacrifice their lives because of this?"
"Won't all the ninjas and villagers in the village suffer unimaginable pain?"
Hiashi Hyuga's face flushed red: "These...these are two different things!"
"Our Hyuga clan would rather die on the battlefield than sacrifice ourselves for such scoundrels!"
"shut up!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi rarely erupted in anger in front of others.
For a time, everyone felt insecure.
But he quickly regained his usual kind and gentle demeanor.
He even adopted a humble and desperate expression.
"Hiashi, I'm begging you, even if it's just me, the Hokage..."
"Let me, the Hokage, bear all the sins and infamy..."
"For the sake of the village, I... I beg you..."
He even made a move to kneel down, but was quickly helped up by Hiashi Hyuga.
"Lord Hokage, you...you..."
Without a doubt, this is pushing him to his death!
"I...I understand..."
Hiashi Hyuga was heartbroken and finally accepted this ending.
dead.
Moreover, it was a pointless and humiliating death.
However, he was helpless.
"I will give the Cloud Village delegation an explanation!"
After saying this, Hiashi Hyuga left dejectedly.
Hiruzen Sarutobi watched his retreating figure, tears streaming down his face as he sighed deeply...
"Hiashi...you, you are a hero who sacrificed yourself for the village!"
"Just like the Fourth Hokage!"
Hiashi Hyuga completely ignored him and left like a walking corpse.
The others looked at each other, remained silent, and left with their heads down.
Not a single person said goodbye to the Hokage.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was fully aware of what they were thinking, how much resentment, anger, shame, and hatred they harbored.
However, he watched this scene silently, only a slight sneer in his heart.
What does infamy matter if we can achieve our goal?
History is always written by the victors.
……
Hiashi Hyuga simply couldn't bear to say goodbye to his wife and daughter.
How is he going to face his family...?
How can I face my own people...?
however……
I thought of them too...
Hiashi Hyuga's clenched fist relaxed again.
If my death can save all my family and all my clansmen...
Then die.
However, his wife and clansmen, seeing only his expression, had already guessed this outcome, and immediately surrounded him, bursting into tears.
Even three-year-old Hinata seemed to have a premonition, sobbing silently as large tears streamed down her cheeks, heartbroken...
Hiashi Hyuga gently stroked his wife's hair, then knelt down and softly wiped away Hinata Hyuga's tears.
"I'm leaving..."
He gritted his teeth and smiled as he uttered his last words.
In an instant, cries of anguish filled the air.
However, at that moment...
A figure suddenly appeared in front of the clan chief's mansion.
"Brother, you won't go and die for nothing."
The newcomer was none other than Hyuga Hizashi, the twin brother of Hyuga Hiashi.
"Day patrol? You, what are you doing here...?"
Hiashi Hyuga, who had a premonition, had a drastic change in expression!
Hyuga Hizashi smiled slightly: "I'll go, to die in my brother's place."
For a moment, everyone was dumbfounded and shocked!
"What?!"
"Nonsense! What does this have to do with you?!"
"As a member of a branch family, isn't it my destiny to fight to the death to protect the main family?"
Hinata Hizashi gave a self-deprecating smile.
Then he shook his head: "No, I didn't die because of that."
"He died protecting his brother."
"Hizashi, you..."
"Big brother, you are the clan leader. If you die, the entire Hyuga clan will inevitably decline. At that time, neither the main family nor the branch family will have a good ending, and Neji will be no exception..."
Hyuga Hizashi's eyes were filled with sorrow as he thought of his son.
"Big brother, we are twins. Not to mention outsiders, even our own clansmen can't tell the difference."
"Therefore, my only choice, and the best choice, is for me to die."
Hiashi Hyuga rationally understood that what he said was true.
However, it is absolutely unacceptable on an emotional level.
Although the Hyuga clan's main and branch family system can be described as corrupt and filthy.
But no matter what, how could twin brothers, who grew up together and played together since childhood, not have feelings for each other?!
Blood is thicker than water; this is an eternal and unchanging truth.
"Hisashi, I..."
"Brother, there's no need to say anything more. I've already said goodbye to Neji. My mind is made up, and that's all..."
"The last thing I can do for my elder brother and the entire Hyuga clan."
"I hope my elder brother will take good care of Neji in light of my sacrifice..."
After saying this, Hyuga Hizashi resolutely and firmly left.
"Hizashi!"
Hiashi Hyuga finally couldn't resist and chased after him...
……
Noon is approaching.
At the agreed-upon location, in the plaza in front of the Konoha Hokage Building.
The delegation from Kumogakure, consisting of thirteen people, lined up and awaited Konoha's surrender of Hiashi Hyuga.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, leading the village's high-ranking officials, was also waiting here.
Finally, "Hyuga Hiashi" appeared...
All the Konoha ninjas felt ashamed and regretful, experiencing a poignant sense of shared sorrow and sympathy.
However, they were helpless and dared not actually take action to stop it.
Hiruzen Sarutobi also wore a look of helplessness and pain, lowering his head as if he couldn't bear to see this scene.
Hiashi Hyuga even managed a slight smile.
"I've arrived, envoys from Kumogakure! Each person who does this must take responsibility!"
"I will pay for killing the ninja leader with my life!"
"I only hope that my death can bring peace between Konoha and Kumogakure!"
He plunged the kunai in his hand fiercely toward his own heart!
The family members have a caged bird curse mark on their foreheads. Once they die, the curse mark will be automatically triggered, destroying their white eyes and the entire brain, ensuring that the white eyes never leak out!
Upon witnessing this scene, all the Konoha ninjas were filled with grief and indignation, and felt a deep sense of shame!
Following closely behind Hyuga Hizashi, Hyuga Hiashi, who had been hiding in the distance and witnessing this scene, quickly covered his mouth to prevent himself from exclaiming in surprise...
"Hizashi..."
At that moment, he felt an unprecedented hatred and despair.
The delegation from Kumogakure all wore smug, triumphant smirks.
Two conflicting emotions created a tense atmosphere that could ignite a war.
In that very instant...
Snapped!
A figure shot over like lightning, moving at an unimaginable speed, too fast for the naked eye to discern!
A hand gripped Hyuga Hizashi's wrist tightly, like an iron clamp!
"You are innocent and do not deserve to die."
"Damn it..."
"It's them."
The newcomer's blood-red Sharingan eyes turned and coldly gazed at the envoys from Kumogakure, sending chills down everyone's spines and leaving them utterly shocked!
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