Yes, Rasa knew Sunagakure's sore spot very well.
It was a lack of money. From the First Kazekage to the Fourth Kazekage currently being elected, they all faced this particularly painful problem.
Money, money, money!
In particular, the Land of Wind's daimyō had been cutting Sunagakure's subsidies practically every year.
This forced Sunagakure to keep cutting low-ranking ninja just to keep the village running.
So Rasa's idea was to extract more gold dust from the desert himself, allowing Sunagakure to rely a little less on subsidies from the Land of Wind.
This proposal was certainly a good option for the Land of Wind's daimyō.
Deep down, he did not want to give Sunagakure any more subsidies. They were at the bottom of the rankings anyway.
"Now that's a good idea." The Land of Wind's daimyō looked at Rasa with interest. Previous Kazekage had also had their own ways of making money, but they had never brought the matter out into the open.
And now that Rasa had laid it out openly, wasn't he making his attitude clear to the Land of Wind's daimyō?
This Rasa was someone willing to bend.
"I object." Just then, Pakura stepped forward.
"Do you have another idea?" The Land of Wind's daimyō turned to Pakura, schooling his expression somewhat.
"My lord daimyō, if we want to change the standing of Sunagakure and the Land of Wind, we must increase investment in Sunagakure. Only as Sunagakure grows stronger will the Land of Wind grow stronger!"
Pakura would not simply pass judgment on the matter. Instead, she broke it down.
Yes, Pakura saw it very clearly. Only greater financial investment in Sunagakure could make the village stronger.
As he listened to Pakura, the Land of Wind's daimyō's expression visibly soured.
*What a joke. With Sunagakure in its