Suspending some luxury goods trade had produced no results in the short term.
However, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire's decree had already been confirmed delivered to the daimyo of the other four nations.
Yet even under these circumstances, Kumogakure had not sent an Armistice Agreement.
This meant that the Land of Lightning supported Kumogakure's declaration of war against the Land of Fire.
After a thorough investigation, the department within Konoha High Command responsible for managing exports discovered that the nobles of the Land of Lightning had purchased and stockpiled large quantities of long-lasting products the previous year, excluding agricultural produce. Their stores were enough to last two or three years.
This suggested that the nobles of the Land of Lightning expected Kumogakure to seize their "production base," Konoha Shinobi Village, within two or three years.
The investigation into exported goods also revealed similar situations in the other great nations besides the Land of Fire.
They had bought up vast quantities of products from the Land of Fire and were now living off their stockpiles. This meant that a war fought by force of arms was still inevitable.
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire was furious and quickly spread the news throughout the nation: "The surrounding nations envy our prosperity and are preparing to wage war to steal everything we have! Can we tolerate this?!"
For a time, outrage swept through the Land of Fire, and the entire populace supported Konoha Shinobi Village in resisting foreign enemies.
Over the past decade and more, Konoha had followed the plans Yanbai devised while he was "alive," forming bandit legions specifically to plunder the mountain bandits and robbers within the Land of Fire and prevent them from wreaking havoc in the country.
Ordinary people had been able to recuperate and prosper,