"If Konoha can reach a partnership with the Rain Country, we can offer you a friendship price."
Minato Namikaze laughed upon hearing that. "Nagato, I knew you came to Konoha for this. Big Brother Torikaze had already instructed me to establish a seafood partnership with the Rain Country."
"So rest assured, Konoha will fully support you. Not just aquaculture—there can also be cooperation in tourism, agriculture, and other fields."
Nagato was stunned for a long while. He had never expected to reach a partnership with Konoha so easily.
"Did Lord Torikaze help us again? I truly don't know how I could ever thank him."
Minato Namikaze smiled faintly. "Actually, even if Big Brother Torikaze hadn't mentioned it, I would still have partnered with the Rain Country."
"Why is that?" Nagato did not quite understand Minato Namikaze's reasoning. The Rain Country had no prior connection with Konoha, and his fellow-disciple relationship with Minato Namikaze was far too distant.
There was no need for Minato Namikaze to enter into a commercial partnership with the Rain Country.
After all, the Rain Country did not really have anything particularly worthwhile to offer.
Even this cooperation now was somewhat like trying to get something for nothing.
Minato Namikaze smiled slightly. "The Rain Country has a unique geographical location. With Big Brother Torikaze's help, it has already been developed into a very special nation."
"The Land of Wind and the Land of Earth both border the Rain Country. In the future, the Rain Country will certainly become a hub for transportation and trade among the nations. As Hokage, of course I need to build a good relationship with the Rain Country ahead of time."
Nagato nodded. So that was the reason. He truly had not thought that far ahead.
"Hokage Minato, are you so certain that