"Mm, let them come in. The sooner we get this matter settled, the sooner we can rest easy. Otherwise, it'll be troublesome once the other villages shift their attention over here."
Ronglin looked at Uchiha Diqin and nodded. He had previously tasked her with finding experts skilled in cultivating cash crops.
Unfortunately, such talent was exceedingly scarce in Konoha. After all, neither Konoha nor the entire Land of Fire had any real need to grow cash crops.
Various food crops could be cultivated everywhere. Abandoning farmland to grow cash crops instead was simply not worth the loss.
"Lord Hokage."
After receiving Uchiha Diqin's notice, two men soon entered the Hokage's Office. They were the people Ronglin had been looking for.
After receiving the notice, they had remained in Konoha, waiting for Ronglin's summons.
Once they arrived, Ronglin raised his head to look at them. Both had dark skin, making it obvious that they had spent years exposed to the sun.
Growing cash crops left no room for an easy life. That sort of work was far more difficult than cultivating ordinary crops.
"Muroku Brothers."
Ronglin picked up the documents Uchiha Diqin handed him and glanced through them before asking, "Since you've spent your whole lives dealing with this sort of thing, you should know what kinds of valuable cash crops can be grown in what kinds of environments, correct?"
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
The brothers exchanged a glance before the elder brother, who was somewhat slight in build, answered.
Their eyes were filled with excitement. They had never imagined that people like them—brothers who had always been neither here nor there—would one day be valued.
"Very good."
Ronglin nodded in satisfaction. He saw absolute confidence in the Muroku Brothers' eyes and thought to himself, *I hope you can accomplish what I