This was something they would not accept.
Besides, the Third Mizukage, Yuezhu, had never had much contact with everyone to begin with, and now he had sent up some unknown greenhorn.
They were even less likely to buy it.
"We'll see. If there's a suitable project, giving them a hand wouldn't hurt. After all, the five nations are mutually benefiting from one another now."
"But if it affects the existing economic structure, then I won't be happy about it. My village still has to develop, after all."
Ōnoki laid it out very bluntly. Ryusa had not said it that way, but he meant the same thing.
Every nation was short on money. The more they developed, the more money they lacked.
In the entire Shinobi World, the only one that did not have to worry about the economy was Konoha.
The harder they tried to catch up, the more they realized they could not even hope to see its back.
It had gotten to the point where even Ōnoki had somewhat given up. As long as the village did not regress, that was enough. He would not compete anymore.
As a result, life in the village had actually become better.
Lord Torifu and Ryusa were quite helpless about this too, but there was nothing they could do. Ōnoki was speaking from the heart.
In truth, this was what Ryusa thought as well. He simply had not said it out loud.
"If there's a suitable opportunity, it's not as if we can't give them a hand, but as for the existing cooperation we have now, it will still continue as before. There's no need to squeeze them in."
Lord Torifu's words undoubtedly reassured Ōnoki and Ryusa.
As long as their nations' profits would not be affected, that was fine. Who cared