[Hideyoshi was kind of the textbook definition of tyrant, really. "Surrender or die" is awfully tyrant-y. Not to mention the whole "domination through strength" thing. Between that and the hypocrisy of "it's okay for people to die for what Hideyoshi wants because of his ideals, but not okay for Hideyoshi to die because someone stronger with different ideals defeated him and killed him," this argument is at least a bit easier to make than it would be for Motochika otherwise. He's used to fighting things out with fists and he really doesn't have the head for battles of words, but this is one of those vexing situations where a fight isn't going to solve anything.]

Do you even listen to the words that come out of your own mouth? It's taken this long for you to accept that my loss may be as great as your own, but now you're right back to saying that yours is the only one that ever mattered! Someone else saw a better path to unification, rose up, and through greater strength struck your lord down just as Hideyoshi struck down anyone who stood in his way. I can understand your grief at the loss of a man who was your lord and perhaps even someone you saw as a father, even your anger at the man who struck him down, but I can't wrap my head around how utterly bullheaded you're being about the whole thing! Do you truly think you're the only one who's ever suffered such a thing? I too suffered the loss of the only lord I ever served, but you don't see me kicking up a fuss about it and refusing to move on! I shouldered the burden he left me, took up his dreams and realized them. Perhaps you should give some thought as to why you aren't doing that.