The three teenagers were muttering quite loudly, and both Ran and Tomohiro heard them clearly.
"These three little ones are quite spirited. As expected of young people."
"Yes, they're already very well-informed, but strength is a hard barrier."
At the mention of this, Tomohiro sighed. "There's nothing we can do about it. There's too little food in the Valley, so these children are more or less malnourished and developing rather slowly. That should affect their talent."
Ran naturally understood the situation. He had not brought it up to mock them, but because he intended to find a solution.
"We can ask Lord Torikaze and buy a Chakra Herb, saving it for the future heir so that his talent can be made whole."
"At the very least, their strength must reach the peak of Jonin, close to Kage-level, and they must earn the title of Elite Jonin to intimidate the other clans."
Tomohiro clicked his tongue slightly. That so-called minimum standard was something he could not reach even across two lifetimes.
But Ran was indeed right. If a clan head was too weak, they would certainly be unable to hold their head high among the other clans.
Even the members of their own clan might not submit to them.
Tomohiro's current situation was a special case. After the other clans in Another World Konoha Village learned of the Uzumaki Clan's circumstances, they all greatly admired Tomohiro.
Though he was not particularly strong, the fact that he had led his clansmen through pursuit and preserved his clan was already worthy of immense respect.
But if Tomohiro stepped down and the next clan head was also someone lacking in strength, then the Uzumaki Clan would have no voice to speak of.
They would be restricted at every turn within Konoha, and Mito could