"Did he really say that?"
Inside the Hokage Building, Shingetsu had been handling official business with the Senju brothers. After hearing Tsuchikage Ishikawa's proposal, her expression became quite a sight. For a moment, she could not tell whether this windfall really was a blessing.
Did Ishikawa actually know what he was saying? This was so idiotic that it almost looked like a trap!
"Isn't that, mmph, a good thing?"
Hashirama took a huge bite of his flatbread, his cheeks bulging like a hamster's, scattering crumbs everywhere. Beside him, veins bulged on Tobirama's forehead as he loudly scolded his slovenly brother like a nagging mother:
"Brother, finish eating before you talk!"
After irritably cleaning up Hashirama's mess, Tobirama let out a defeated sigh and turned to Shingetsu. A flicker of puzzlement seemed to pass through his red eyes.
"I haven't noticed anything wrong with it yet. Have you?"
Shingetsu opened her mouth, but no words came out for a long while. Faced with the Senju brothers' questions, she began to feel that she was overthinking things.
Thinking it over, shinobi really did not understand this sort of thing.
They had poured all their brainpower into sinister business like murder, arson, and wiping out clans. They could churn out one scheme after another, but economics and governing a country...
It was not that Shingetsu looked down on them, but even if every shinobi pooled their brains, they would not have one complete brain between them!
Peace was now the prevailing trend, and the Shinobi World needed a currency that could circulate and be exchanged freely. Konoha Currency had both the potential and the ambition to become an international currency, which would also bring Konoha enormous economic and political benefits. Why not do it?
"It is a good idea, but..."
Shingetsu tapped her