A single clan contributing two thousand ninjas-that's no small feat.
Sasaki's clothing didn't bear the Sarutobi Clan emblem.
If he hadn't introduced himself, no one would've guessed he was from the Sarutobi Clan.
Right, the Sarutobi Clan claimed to be a civilian family, so of course, they wouldn't flaunt their clan emblem on their clothes. After all, they needed to maintain a low profile for steady growth.
Being too flashy wouldn't align with the Third Hokage's principles.
"What's wrong?" Nawaki nudged Xin, noticing his surprise.
Xin chuckled. "Nothing, just surprised to see a Sarutobi on the battlefield. I think this is a first for me."
"Really?" Nawaki scratched his head, thinking back, and then froze. It was true, he hadn't encountered many Sarutobi on the battlefield, if any at all.
No wonder Xin was so surprised.
But that raised a question: where were all the Sarutobi Clan members?
Nawaki wasn't dense; he could be careless at times, but his mind was sharp when he focused.
Some secrets weren't really news to Nawaki.
But was this decision by the village really a good one?
Nawaki didn't know, but he did know that the Senju Clan had suffered the most among Konoha's great families.
Their casualties on the battlefield were the highest.
In the end, Senju Tobirama decided to integrate the clan into the civilian population, and now, they didn't even bear the Senju name anymore.
Nawaki and Tsunade were direct descendants of the Senju, but now they were just Nawaki and Tsunade-no "Senju" in front.
That showed just how thoroughly the Senju clan had been integrated.
Yet, while the Senju Clan made such sacrifices, some other clans stayed quiet, hoarding resources meant for civilians and secretly expanding.
You had to admit, the Third Hokage's strategy worked.
Nowadays, the villagers didn't even think of the Sarutobi and Shimura Clans as major families. All eyes were on the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans.
Nawaki wondered if his granduncle's decision to merge the Senju Clan with the civilian population and abandon their surname had been the right one.
He sighed and patted Xin on the shoulder. "You keep an eye on the wounded. I'm going to see if I can clean up the stragglers. It's always you and Minato doing the fighting, I'm tired of just watching."
"Go ahead," Xin replied, indifferent to the idea of chasing down enemies.
If Nawaki wanted to go, he could have at it.
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