As Ōnoki was distressed, his son Kura brought up another matter, saying, "Father, Konoha has recently initiated a ninja student exchange program. They aim to let their students and those from other ninja villages interchange to experience the distinct styles of each ninja village, thereby fostering mutual exchanges."
"What the Hokage of Konoha is truly aiming for, we do not know, but I think this is an opportunity," he continued.
"Isn't this exchange an opportunity for us to learn how Konoha developed after they stopped receiving funding from the feudal lord?"
Ōnoki's tone grew severe, "What do you mean?"
Was his own son also considering breaking away from the feudal lord's funding?
After all, the feudal lord had increasingly guarded against them, Iwagakure, and had always been delaying funding, which was making him impatient—it clearly wasn't Iwagakure's fault!
But why didn't the feudal lord trust them?
It was all Konoha's fault!
