[That's really not a question to be asking Sai. "Good" and "decent" don't mean much to him. He was trained to view goodness not in a moral light, but in terms of being loyal to the village, in obeying his orders, in being useful. He's spied and tortured and murdered for the greater good of the village.]

It's not that I am saying we cannot attempt negotiation. But negotiation alone isn't enough, particularly as we have nothing to offer worth relinquishing fifty imPorts, who combined likely have more power than their entire nuclear arsenal. We cannot depend on good will and leave ourselves open to destruction in the meantime.