Ronglin, Rasa, and Ay all agreed, secretly amused. If you were willing to contribute more, then contribute more. After all, Iwagakure's military strength was formidable, supposedly comparable to Konoha's. Contributing a little extra would not hurt them.
Besides, as the dignified Allied Forces Commander-in-Chief, he needed to set an example.
"For ease of deployment, use, and distribution, how about each village takes responsibility for its own supplies?"
Having already suffered a loss of 593 in terms of manpower, Ōnoki did not want to suffer another loss when it came to supplies. Otherwise, he might end up being secretly resented by the others.
"Pfft~~~"
The moment the suggestion that each side provide its own supplies was voiced, Ronglin could not hold it in any longer.
"Hokage, do you have an objection?"
Only people familiar with each other used names at a time like this; those who were not familiar addressed the other by title. The moment Ōnoki finished speaking, Ronglin snickered, making Ōnoki feel thoroughly embarrassed.
His old face, dry and wrinkled like tree bark, immediately scrunched together, and the countless blackheads on his nose seemed to bulge.
"No objection."
Suppressing his laughter, Ronglin coughed dryly to keep himself from laughing aloud.
"I merely want to know—if each side provides its own supplies, then when it comes to deployment, will those supplies remain under our own control and distribution?"
If everyone supplied their own materials, only for Ōnoki to deploy them in the end, then what was the point? Who knew whether he might tamper with things?
But if everyone directly controlled and distributed their own supplies, then what was the need for Ōnoki as the Allied Forces Commander-in-Chief? Was he just there as decoration?
"Cough, cough!!"
The moment those words came out, Ōnoki grew awkward. Only then did he realize