After the two children went off to play, the group chatted for a little while longer. Then, a clansman stepped forward and said to Uchiha Toko, "Clan Head, the Inuzuka Clan has arrived."
"Toko, you go handle things first. I'll just take Genma and the others around for a look," Kakashi said.
"Alright, then feel free to look around on your own." Uchiha Toko nodded. After greeting Mikoto, he headed for the entrance with Fugaku.
When Uchiha Toko and Fugaku reached the entrance, Inuzuka Gaku, the head of the Inuzuka Clan, and the Great Elder Inuzuka Kotsu had arrived with all the clan's senior members above the rank of Special Jonin. Uchiha Toko shook hands with them one by one.
"Ah, Clan Head Toko, I'm truly sorry to trouble you into coming out personally to greet us." Though Inuzuka Kotsu was already over seventy, his aged face was beaming as he smiled after shaking Uchiha Toko's hand.
"Haha, Elder Kotsu, what are you saying? You were part of the generation that witnessed the village's founding. You're an elder to a junior like me. How could I not come out to greet you?" Uchiha Toko said with a smile.
"Clan Head Toko, you flatter me. I'm just a bag of old bones." Inuzuka Kotsu waved a hand. "By the way, Clan Head Toko, Fū hasn't been causing you any trouble lately, has he? That boy insisted on joining the Military Police Force, and I was worried he'd rely on his connections to make trouble for you."
"What are you saying, Elder Kotsu? Big Brother Fū has been a tremendous help to me in the Military Police Force," Uchiha Toko said.
"Clan Head Toko, you shouldn't praise him so highly," Inuzuka Gaku spoke up. "We all know that boy's temperament. He has