The Leaf Ninja handling the negotiations with Kakuzu said, "Kakuzu, I'm very sorry! Most of Konoha's money comes from allocations by the Daimyo's Mansion of the Land of Fire."
"Because of the Ninja Sect's establishment, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire is very angry. He wants the Sect Master of our Ninja Sect to go explain things to him as soon as possible. Until everything is explained, the Land of Fire will not provide Konoha with any funding!"
The establishment of the Ninja Sect sounded very much in keeping with the times, but in practical terms, it meant that the Ninja Villages had abandoned their own nations.
They had established an independent alliance system of their own.
If it weren't for Liao Wu's threat, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire would already have fallen out with Konoha.
Kakuzu shouted, "I don't care! I want to see the rest of my payment right now!"
Tobirama walked over. "What are you yelling about? What the hell are you yelling about?!"
The Leaf Ninja told Tobirama what had happened and informed him of the daimyo's attitude toward the Ninja Sect's establishment.
An explanation? Konoha needed to give the Daimyo of the Land of Fire an explanation.
Tobirama snorted. "Explain what? Konoha has been independent from the beginning. Our relationship with the Land of Fire is one of employment; our statuses are equal."
"The Daimyo's Mansion provides the money, and we risk our lives to protect the country."
The Leaf Ninja asked, "If we don't explain things to the daimyo, we'll offend him completely!"
"..."
Tobirama fell silent for a moment before ultimately choosing to compromise.
"Fine. I'll go explain things to them personally. Kushina doesn't need to go."
"Kushina is now the leader of our Ninja Sect, an existence like the