"I don't want these clans to decline in the future. That would greatly reduce the diversity of Konoha's shinobi."
One reason Konoha was strong was because of these clans with their various Secret Techniques and Kekkei Genkai.
They gave Konoha's shinobi many different possibilities.
Chisato agreed. "Yes, the Hyuga Clan's Dojutsu is still very important. We can keep an eye on them. If those two brothers turn out to be decent, we can offer them some appropriate help."
Torikaze nodded. "Exactly. That makes sense. That was what I had in mind too."
He then said, "They want nothing more than more money for development, but a construction team can't effectively provide them with a large amount of funds, so they're hoping we'll help them."
"Either we support them in starting a business, or they may have ideas of their own and need our assistance."
"But no matter what, this isn't something we can just hand over casually."
Chisato understood that as well. Some things could not be given away carelessly.
Torikaze had put the Sarutobi Clan in charge of the construction team and of managing members of the other clans within it. That had directly elevated the Sarutobi Clan into a position beneath only the Senju and Uchiha Clans.
Partly, that was because Hiruzen's family had always been extremely close to Torikaze's, but another reason was that whenever Torikaze needed something done, he could directly send the Sarutobi Clan to handle it.
The Hyuga Clan could originally have filled that role as well, but that had been due to Torikaze's friendship with the previous Hyuga Clan Head. Now that the man had passed away, that relationship naturally could not be extended to the next generation.
In Torikaze's eyes, Hiashi and Hizashi, those two youngsters, were fairly capable and could keep