"You really are a child. How could it be that simple? That would only be a last resort. If we truly want to settle down in Konoha, even if it's only as resident traveling merchants, we'll have to move all our belongings from the Land of Grass over here. Besides, leaving the village we know and coming to an unfamiliar place—especially somewhere as fiercely competitive as Konoha—business will be quite difficult without any connections or understanding of the place."
Hearing her younger brother's words, the woman smiled slightly, seeming quite pleased. Yet she still let out a small sigh.
That said, if they truly wanted to put down roots in Konoha, it would still be quite difficult.
Ever since she had started doing business with that initial capital, she had consciously been trading with Konoha. After Konoha's Nine-Tails' Rampage, she had also deliberately provided Konoha with considerable help. Especially during the Land of Grass's period of isolation, she had done quite a lot to facilitate trade between the two countries.
Even though her business had never been particularly large.
At that time, she had already been deliberately building connections in Konoha. And she had not misjudged Konoha. At least in business, Konoha took very good care of those who had helped it.
Orders that should never have gone to a small merchant like her had practically come pouring in. Even this time, when she came to Konoha to watch the Chunin Exams, the ninja hired by the Konoha trade caravan had been willing to give her a lift along the way.
It could be said that, though she had had ulterior motives, this had still been the most profitable investment of her life.
With such a network of connections, it should be possible for her to become a resident traveling