"I heard Clan Head Tomohiro had arrived? I'm Fugaku Uchiha. I thought I'd come meet you."
Tomohiro and Riya exchanged a glance, then immediately got up to open the door.
"Oh! Clan Head Fugaku, we were just thinking of visiting you in a while, but you came over first."
Fugaku Uchiha shook his head. "It's all the same. I happened to be free right now, with nothing much to do, so I came over. Were you busy?"
Tomohiro waved his hands repeatedly. "No, no, no. We've already finished tidying up. Clan Head Fugaku, please have a seat."
"Riya, go brew a pot of tea."
Fugaku Uchiha's eyes lit up when he heard tea. "Clan Head Tomohiro likes drinking tea too?"
Tomohiro laughed heartily. "Last time I left Lord Torifu's place, I made off with some of his good tea. I didn't expect to bring it back again today. Perfect timing to taste it together with Clan Head Fugaku."
Fugaku Uchiha was delighted. "That sounds excellent."
Tomohiro and Fugaku Uchiha drank tea while chatting casually, mainly about matters concerning their clans.
At first, both of them were somewhat guarded with each other, so they held back in what they said.
But later, the two found themselves more and more on the same wavelength, and since both maintained a certain relationship with Torifu, they gradually opened up.
They began freely pouring out the bitterness and anxieties they normally could not speak of to outsiders.
Developing a clan truly was no easy thing. Compared with the Uzumaki Clan, the Uchiha Clan's current situation was much better.
At the very least, they had a stable population, sources of income, and an outstanding heir.
But the Uzumaki Clan really did not have that. Their money came from Mito's support, and that would be cut off