Seeing the Third Raikage and Ōnoki fall silent again, Shikaku Nara continued, "The losses caused by this war are immeasurable. Life is priceless, so there is no way to determine how much you should pay for those lives. However, the war disrupted the entire Land of Fire's economy and industrial production."
"The Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning must compensate the Land of Fire for the property lost to the war. According to the Finance Bureau under the Daimyo's Palace, the losses caused by the economic shutdown, combined with compensation for the emotional distress suffered by the nation's shinobi and citizens, amount to approximately four trillion ryō."
"Under the principle of equal allocation, the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning must each pay two trillion ryō in compensation."
"Taking the poverty of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning into consideration, our Daimyo of the Land of Fire has reached an agreement with your two Daimyo. The labor of prisoners of war from your two shinobi villages will be used to offset these four trillion ryō in reparations."
"The method is very simple. The Land of Fire and Konoha Shinobi Village are currently investing enormous sums into the comprehensive development of the Land of Fire's wastelands, and will continue to do so over the long term. We are desperately short of labor."
"Shinobi possess abilities beyond those of ordinary people. They can achieve twice the results with half the effort in infrastructure construction, and their productivity far exceeds that of ordinary civilians. Measured against civilian productivity, shinobi labor is highly valuable."
"Prisoners of war will be placed entirely under Konoha Shinobi Village's supervision. By completing the work assigned to them by Konoha, they will earn 'good and evil points' toward their atonement, which will