Yanbai quietly went over the various nations' reactions.
Kima Senju listened with a persistent frown.
Then Yanbai finished speaking.
"Auntie," Kima Senju said rather somberly, "Mother once told me that you never know how many times you'll have to trouble someone in your lifetime. Most people won't ask for help unless they have no other choice, but these things are unavoidable when people interact."
Yanbai smiled without answering.
People wouldn't ask for help unless they had no other choice?
Was she talking about the Uzumaki Clan?
Yanbai wondered whether Mito was teaching her son or trying to teach him through Kima.
Kima Senju lowered his eyes. "Mother also said that people build relationships by helping each other, don't they? Not wanting to trouble others isn't necessarily a good approach. Only by pooling resources can everyone's circumstances improve. First, you need to have something to offer others yourself. If you're capable, you don't have to be afraid of asking for help."
Yanbai couldn't help retorting, "If I can solve the problem myself, why would I trouble someone else?"
Kima Senju looked at Yanbai helplessly. "Mother said everyone has different opportunities. Some people have access to things that would take you one or two generations of effort to attain. If you can reach those resources just by asking for help, why not use them? If you have no money, no skills, and no power, then move people with your sincerity. They can be touched by that, too. Emotional bonds are a resource as well. Once people reach a certain position, they have not only material needs but emotional ones, too."
Yanbai was left utterly speechless.
Was that why Mito so often came to "trouble" him?
Because she wanted to maintain a close relationship, Mito would come to Yanbai even with problems she