[That doesn't strike Natori, himself a clan of one, as an inherent contradiction, just a sign that there's something more complicated going on there. Fushiguro doesn't strike him as the sort to dodge a direct question, but it's easy for a direct question to be answered with something like "long story" or "it doesn't matter" if he doesn't want to talk about it. Natori just files it away for later.]
The Matoba clan absorbs smaller houses in exchange for protection. Matoba-san oversees the 11 old houses as well as countless smaller defunct clans, which includes access to the family techniques under their umbrella. As the head of a clan, you're a more valuable person to recruit, even if he doesn't ask directly.
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The Matoba clan absorbs smaller houses in exchange for protection. Matoba-san oversees the 11 old houses as well as countless smaller defunct clans, which includes access to the family techniques under their umbrella. As the head of a clan, you're a more valuable person to recruit, even if he doesn't ask directly.
That's part of what I mean.