Maruki reacted strangely to his Sensei ordering raw crab. Why would someone eat raw food anyway, it was harder to chew and swallow. Also it was often times dangerous to eat uncooked food. "I'll also take the steamed crab, steamed not raw." Then, when the others ordered their food, Kirugetsu turned to him and told him it was time for the first part of his test. The young Hyūga turned from an eager young boy to a serieus young man sitting straight up and looking at his Sensei, ready to take in everything he said to him.

"Seeing as you don't seem to have any problem with me, you either don't know... or were simply too scared to do anything about it." Maruki shivered as the air between them suddenly tensioned, what was this uneasy feeling? "Twenty years ago... I killed the head of your clan. I killed Hirotaka Hyuga. I am your grandfather's murderer. I am the man responsible for the weakened state of your clan that allowed Sai to claim one of your hearts as his own. And then I killed THAT."

Maruki was dumbstruck, his eyes wide open, his mouth slightly open of surprise, he wasn't even able to move, let alone speak. He blinked, then he closed his eyes tight. His neck muscles loosed and his head hang down. "Dammit" whispered Maruki and clenched his fist. Now he knew again. Now all the puzzle pieces suddenly came together. Kirugetsu Hozuki, how could he ever have forgotten?

The first time he heard of the man was from his father. He told him that a man called Kirugetsu Hozuki killed his father, Maruki's grandfather, the head of the Hyūga clan, shortly before he left for the woods. The second time was from his Uncle. He somehow received intel that Kirugetsu was one of the Jounin to take a squad of Genin under his wing. He warned Maruki not to get to close to the man because there was no telling what he could do.

Despite this, Maruki could not fit the context to the name when the man told him his. But now he knew, now there was no way back. This was the man responsible for the death of his grandfather, for the weakened state his clan was in. Maruki drew back his tears, raised his head and looked his Sensei straight in the eyes. He cleared his throat before he spoke "I never knew the man, I never even met my grandfather. Yet killing the head of the Hyūga clan is something I cannot easily forgive. Killing any Hyūga was something that could not easily be forgiven. You left my father head of the clan at a young age, not ready to take the reasonability yet, he left for the woods. When I was born he taught me all about you. He also taught me about the Hyūga clan, his position, mine and that of all my relatives. He taught me many techniques, many of them Main Family specifics. When he left for the war he told me I was now head of the clan. When I returned to Konoha my Uncle who was clan head in the absence of my father was ready to name me clan head when I told him his brother died in the war, but i refused. I am now learning under my Uncle to be his successor as clan head. You killed my grandfather what feels like a personal attack on me, despite me not even knowing him, I am his direct decedent."

Maruki took a deep breath before continuing. "My grandfather and Father were greatly respected among the Hyūga for their skill and their diplomatic way of dealing with several different situations. In the memory of my father and grandfather there are two things I can do. I have chosen for the following solution: Killing my grandfather proves you are a capable and strong man. As long as you will not hurt me or any of my relatives, I will forgive you and will see it as an honor to be the student of such a capable Sensei."

He kept looking his Sensei straight in the eyes, awaiting his reaction.