Why Was Kumogakure Doing This, for Dried Fish?

"No."

Seeing that Chiyo had misunderstood him, the Third Kazekage explained, "What I mean is... what does Kumogakure stand to gain from this?"

As everyone knew, aside from a few special circumstances, wars were usually started for profit.

Take Sunagakure starting a war, for example. Why did they do it?

Wasn't it for the Land of Fire's abundant resources?

They wanted to occupy the Land of Fire's fertile territory and use its abundant resources to support Sunagakure, growing larger and larger like a snowball rolling downhill.

Although they had lost the war, Sunagakure's goal had always been clear: the Land of Fire's resources.

But what about Kumogakure?

Why were they starting a war? What resources did Kirigakure have that were worth launching a war over?

Surely it wasn't to snatch Kirigakure's dried fish.

Kirigakure had a unique geographical environment. It was shrouded in dense mist year-round, and the entire country was damp. Even drying fish was difficult there. Kumogakure didn't need to make such a huge fuss over it, did they?

With such a vast sea right outside their door, they could catch their own dried fish.

"This..." Chiyo froze for a moment.

That was right. What did Kumogakure want?

Did Kirigakure have resources they needed?

If not, what was the point of this war?

Surely they weren't fighting over sea routes. Although Kumogakure controlled fewer routes than Kirigakure, its commercial economy was at least ten streets ahead of Kirigakure's. There was no need to fight over that.

Could it really be for dried fish?

It wasn't that the Third Kazekage and Chiyo liked making wild guesses. Kirigakure's specialties simply always made people think of dried fish.

Just like Konoha's various trees, Sunagakure's sand, and Kumogakure's Highland Cattle beef and specialty liquor, the thing from Kirigakure that sold well and