Nevertheless, he was Head of the House. It had been instilled into him to make the best decisions and remain diplomatic. His House came first, before himself or anyone else. "I apologize if I have taken up your time, Akimoto-san, but it seems you are not aware that you're disrespecting not only me, but my House. I sent a messenger when your son came back from the Human world and it isn't my fault you chose to ignore him. Did you not care why half of your shihan and students are dead? Did you not want to know why your son spent several days passed out cold and in immense pain? This is classified information, Akimoto-san, you wouldn't have known unless you were here." No matter his hard demeanour, Isao didn't believe in ignoring in order to train an individual, much less his family.

Akimoto allowed the senseless man to finish his ranting. He refused to apologize back, knowing he was not disrespectful in any degree, at least he believed himself to possess a lack of fault. "I trusted your House to care for my son as we have both worked to sustain and even improve the conditions of your House. My silence was my grief. My diligence was in their honor. Pain is an indication of life," he recited mostly to himself. Of course he felt some kind of sorrow that his only son was in pain and in a fatal position, but these were conditions of the Gotei and they would do well not to complain about the inevitable. 

"Those mean nothing to a grief-stricken family, not in their current position. The least you could've done was come when called. I entrust my family to you, as I have done so for the past centuries, and we consider you family." Few were given the degree of trust of their House; even fewer were offered an 'adoption' of sorts into the House. Akimoto had been granted both of those and Isao considered him family. But it was hard to deal with the man at times, their ideals clashing at the worst of times.