Getting Stronger by Drinking

The clans led by the Sarutobi Clan, including the Nara Clan, Yamanaka Clan, Akimichi Clan, and others, firmly attached themselves to Saiki Yuu.

Even the Shimura Clan gradually came to be accepted by the Hokage faction following the incidents involving Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.

Although not at the core, they could still be considered part of the Hokage faction's strength.

The Hyuga Clan, a Dojutsu clan as renowned as their own Uchiha Clan, also frequently extended goodwill toward Saiki Yuu.

As far as Fugaku Uchiha knew, the Hyuga Clan had paid a heavy price for this, even handing over portions of their ancestral lands to Saiki Yuu.

Over the past year and more, every clan that maintained close ties with Saiki Yuu had achieved tremendous development.

While life for their Uchiha Clan was much better than before, compared to those clans closely tied to Saiki Yuu, it was completely negligible.

If things continued this way, the gap would only grow wider, and Konoha's resources were limited.

Konoha's period of rapid development had at most a few years left, and once those years passed, the gap would truly be irreparable.

The reason those clans were closely associated with Saiki Yuu actually stemmed from benefiting simply because someone in their clan had a good relationship with him.

Needless to say, the relationship between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Saiki Yuu was something everyone in Konoha knew.

Although clans like the Nara Clan, Akimichi Clan, and Yamanaka Clan were considered notable families in Konoha, they still could not rank among the top tier of the many clans.

In fact, even during the Warring States period, these three great clans were only mid-tier; otherwise, they wouldn't have united to act in tandem while vaguely attaching themselves to the Sarutobi Clan.

The reason they attained their