Mifune paused. "Last year, the number of samurai in the Land of Iron saw better growth than the year before. There are more samurai, and the country is safer."
"We have actively mined Ore and used it to trade with other villages, developing our economy and commerce. This has made our citizens quite wealthy, highly satisfied, and deeply connected to the country."
The Land of Iron had improved the most. Or rather, its foundation had been too poor, so every step forward was a major improvement.
Things became somewhat awkward when it came to Kirigakure. Karatachi Yagura kept silent, while Tsukishiro spoke instead.
"Kirigakure's overall development has been stable, with nothing particularly outstanding."
It was a simple sentence, yet it told everyone all they needed to know about Kirigakure's current situation.
It was already in a very bad state, even falling behind the Land of Iron in terms of development.
No wonder they were so eager to purchase land territory. If things continued developing this steadily, they would become the bottom-ranked nation.
With Kirigakure finished, it was Konoha's turn.
Minato cleared his throat. "Konoha's economy has grown by fifteen percent compared with the year before last, while the overall income of its villagers has increased by five percent."
"We have standardized the architectural style of the Inner City and achieved some results in developing Another World. We have also made preliminary investments in Another World, though there have been no returns so far."
Although everyone already knew about Another World, hearing Minato say it himself still felt unbelievable.
"Konoha has already begun developing Another World? Its strength truly is formidable."
Minato smiled faintly. "At present, every village has seen some degree of growth. Some more, some less."
"At the same time, this shows that the Shinobi World as a whole