They were about to run out of food.
Shikashin Nara wore a grave expression, but inwardly he was laughing his head off.
He had long been sick of these clans. They got priority for good jobs, and their subsidies were the highest in the village.
They had quite a few ninja in their clans, yet few were willing to leave their clans and strive independently.
Now was perfect. They had been cut down in one stroke.
Let them have a proper taste of self-sufficiency.
After some discussion, the members of several small clans, along with Hyuga Hiashi and Fugaku Uchiha, left first.
Once all the irrelevant people had gone, Shikashin Nara leisurely set down his teacup. Mm, tea personally brewed by Tsunade really did taste wonderful!
This was treatment ordinary people could never enjoy.
"Sir, don't make the operation too big, or the Hokage Office will be watching sooner or later."
Jingyi gave Shikashin Nara a reminder.
It was fine to accept the allegiance of some small clans, but they could not make it too large.
Otherwise, it would provoke the Third Hokage's sensitive nerves.
Jingyi got along reasonably well with Hyuga Hiashi and Fugaku Uchiha. The two often came to see him whenever they had the time, and the Third Hokage could pretend not to notice that.
That was because Jingyi interacted with them as an individual, not on behalf of their clans.
But small clans attaching themselves to Ino-Shika-Cho was a different matter entirely.
"I understand."
Shikashin Nara revealed a confident smile and gave Jingyi a reassuring look.
In all of Konoha, he could be considered one of the people who understood the Third Hokage best.
He knew where the Third Hokage's bottom line lay, and he knew what would set off his nerves.
So expanding and growing