Blackmail (Part Two)

Tsunade continued, "Teacher Sarutobi said Konoha brought back quite a few seeds from Kirigakure. After planting them, the harvest was considerably better than that of the original seeds."

"However, it was still far from reaching the astonishing yields of your Kirigakure."

"Why is that?"

Konoha was located at the center of the continent and possessed the most fertile land. Logically speaking, this situation should not have occurred.

Yet it had happened anyway.

The Agriculture Department under Konoha had been completely unable to figure out why.

Qi Shuang thought for a moment before slowly saying, "Although we live in the same world, the soil in different regions varies in fertility, and their climates differ in dryness and humidity."

"Every region has certain differences in soil quality and climatic conditions."

"For example, the Land of Wind has a dry climate and is filled with deserts and wastelands, while your Land of Fire has four distinct seasons and fertile soil."

"Although the soil in our Land of Water is not as fertile as that of your Land of Fire, our climate is hot and humid, so our planting conditions are completely different from yours."

"Our seeds were improved using Kirigakure's original seeds as the mother strain. Naturally, they are best suited to Kirigakure's soil."

"Because of environmental factors, seeds that produce a bumper harvest in Kirigakure may not yield the same results when planted in your Konoha."

"You planted our seeds, and it's already good enough that your yields didn't decrease. Wanting to obtain the same yield as our Kirigakure is utterly impossible."

After hearing this, Tsunade asked in surprise, "So, growing crops isn't as simple as having fertile soil to achieve a good harvest?"

"Of course not!"

Qi Shuang nodded and continued, "It's like people. When they go to a completely unfamiliar