Naruto is starting to understand that the Uzumaki were a lot more than just Uzushio 's largest clan.

They were the first clan, the

founding

clan of Uzushio, the ones that first settled on this island and started constructing the city that now lies ruined over his head. They were also considered the primary protectors

inside

the village; they handled internal disputes between the ninja population, were responsible for seeking out chakra talent among civilian families, and one of their primary duties was to protect Uzushio 's civilian population in times of war. In truth the Uzumaki weren 't that much bigger than the rest of Uzushio 's clans ' most of the space in the Uzumaki section of the repository that made it seem so much larger is actually reserved for the contributions of ninja with no clan to call their own ' those born either from civilian families or from shinobi ones not large enough to be considered clans by themselves.