After Senju Kyogawa gave them the potatoes, those Senju clansmen looked as though they had lost their souls. One moment they were shocked, the next delighted, cradling the round potatoes in their hands like treasures before leaving in complete satisfaction.
After they had all gone, Senju Kyogawa "inspected" his potato field, cornfield, sweet potato field, and rice paddy again.
Seeing that all the crops were growing exceptionally well, he nodded in satisfaction.
However, the Healing Jutsu had a limited range of application, so he had no way to use it on crops on a large scale.
Still, seeing that the crops were doing quite well, Senju Kyogawa was reassured.
That evening, Senju Butsuma and the others returned early.
Perhaps because their results in battle had been good, Senju Butsuma looked especially cheerful. Rarely, he even pulled Senju Kyogawa aside for a chat.
Naturally, Senju Kyogawa accepted all the Cuddle Points offered up to him. He smoothly followed the topics Senju Butsuma raised, casually sitting close against him and practically leaning his entire body on Senju Butsuma. He successfully harvested a great deal of Cuddle Points.
Senju Butsuma was usually busy with work, and he tended to be stern with Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama, so neither of those two children was particularly close to him.
No, rather than not being close, it was more that as Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama gradually grew up, they naturally came to understand more things. They could no longer be as close to their father as true children could.
What was more, Senju Hashirama had always disagreed with Senju Butsuma in principle. At most, there was only the father-son affection born of shared blood between them; their hearts could hardly be said to be in tune.
Senju Tobirama, meanwhile, had never been the type