But there had to be more to it than that. For one thing, Tokudaiji the oyabun seemed to be a major corp supporter ... if I could trust Te Purewa on that point. When ALOHA and the other hotheads tried to stir up the population against the megacorps, it was Tokudaiji who worked to calm them down again. Surely then, it would be in Barnard's best interest—in Yamatetsu's best interest, and in the best interest of all megacorps making big cred out of Hawai'i—to keep Tokudaiji breathing. With him gone ...