When others came to Konoha as tourists, they were genuinely there to sightsee, at most bringing back a few items unique to Konoha.
To be honest, many of the things available in Konoha could also be bought elsewhere.
But Kumogakure was different. Its highland beef and wine were famous throughout the shinobi world. Those local specialties alone were enough to make Kumogakure a fortune.
Why had Tobirama Senju once wanted to form an alliance with Kumogakure?
Aside from the strategy of befriending distant states while attacking nearby ones, it was because he valued Kumogakure's wealth.
Unfortunately, he had not expected the Gold and Silver Brothers of Kumogakure to be so bold as to launch a coup directly during alliance negotiations.
Not only did they get themselves killed in the end, but they also triggered the outbreak of the First Shinobi World War.
In the somewhat bizarre Fourth Shinobi World War, aside from Konoha, which had grown wealthier the longer it fought, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure had all suffered severe losses.
Only Kumogakure, despite sacrificing a great number of shinobi and suffering enormous financial losses, had not been weakened by the war.
That showed just how immense Kumogakure's wealth was.
"Your village's commercial atmosphere is still beyond Konoha's reach. I'm afraid no village will be able to compare with yours anytime soon."
Yan praised them sincerely.
"This is the result of several generations of effort by our village."
When it came to economic income and the commercial atmosphere, A was rather proud.
No matter how strong and prosperous Konoha was militarily, it could not compare to Kumogakure in commerce.
"That's true. With the help of certain old men, Konoha failed to achieve much development and was instead constantly held back. Fortunately, we're catching up now."
Whenever he had the chance, Yan