Ebizo breathed heavily, staring fixedly at Naruto as if trying to find some flaw in his calm expression.
"Empty promises! Anyone can make those!"
He roared, spittle flying.
"You say fifty billion ryō a year, and there'll really be fifty billion ryō? The alliance between Iwagakure and Kumogakure is real, and their threat is imminent! What can you use to guarantee Sunagakure's future? That mouth of yours?"
He tried to stir up the elders' emotions again.
"Unless you produce proof! Solid proof that Konoha has already signed similar agreements with other countries! Otherwise, this is nothing but a worthless piece of paper you drew up to break us apart!"
Naruto watched the nearly hysterical Ebizo without the slightest ripple in his heart.
You said it yourself.
Ignoring Ebizo's roaring, he unhurriedly took several scrolls from his robes.
The covers of these scrolls bore the emblems of Konoha in the Land of Fire, along with the national seals of other countries.
"This is the New Generation Ninja Tool Technology Sharing and Armaments Cooperation Treaty signed between Konoha and Kirigakure."
Naruto spread the first scroll across the table. It bore the handwritten signatures and seals of the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, and the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi.
"This is the Arsenal Production Capacity Complementarity and Joint Market Development Agreement with the Land of Hot Water."
The second scroll was opened.
"And this is the Memorandum of Technical Cooperation for the Civilian Application of Sealing Techniques, signed with the Land of Whirlpools Restoration Committee."
Agreement after agreement was arranged neatly across the tabletop, each representing deep ties of shared interests between Konoha and another nation.
Finally, Naruto produced a separate financial report.
"This is a copy of last year's annual summary report issued by Kirigakure's finance department. It clearly records that through its technological