It would be nice to have the Condors in the network from a purely objective standpoint, but we'd have to consider summoning clan relations at that point given the Pangolins. Currently we have Neji (Turtles), Noburi (Toads), Asuma (Monkeys), Keiko (Pangolins), and Hazo (Dogs). Tsunade also has the Slugs and Orochimaru has the Snakes, plus the Condors and Porcupines. I'm not sure how I feel about including the Sannin - we might bother them and I'm still a little nervous about Orochimaru.
Also we should probably go ahead and work out the logistics of the whole thing before including them because a) we'll have a majority and can shape the discussion, b) we won't have to deal just following the S-rankers whims, and c) it's more likely to be accepted as a fait accompli.
If we invited the 2 jonin and Neji, that gives us half the initial votes, and Kadokura Ruri is likely going to hold favorable opinions of us due to KEI, Keiko, and having a summoning scroll through the aforementioned two things. This should be enough variety to have constructive opinions, although we should meet with them similar to Neji in order to get them thinking about it ahead of time. We create a proposal, send it to Asuma, and give the Sannin an opportunity to join with equal benefits assuming they accept right away.
This might be seen as rude by them, but I can't imagine either of them would want to sit in on something like this when they're S-rank, rich, and have other priorities. And again, I would like us to be relatively in control of the whole thing.
The ideal way of creating this would be to have an embassy in neutral territory where every Summons involved sends a member. Then the goods can travel
originator->summoner->embassy->summoner->buyer. Several issues arise with this, however. Clans might not have the best relationships, there isn't a great neutral spot (Great Library plot hook??), the travel time would be astronomical, and individual summons probably wouldn't like to be stuck in one spot all the time without their clans.
Since I doubt individual embassies in each territory would work to start out, for the same reasons (also that's a heck of a security loophole given reverse summoning, and a huge source of a intelligence), our best bet is just to go through the summoners in Leaf.
Potential failures modes: We're going to be creating an economy that depends on individual people. If one of us dies, that's bad as that clan is likely unavailable for at least 3 months. Pros to this - summons are going to be highly incentivized to accept the next Leaf summoner to keep trade going. Potential solutions - again, embassies in each clan would mean that a different summoner could travel to keep trade going, but we'd have to wait until the summons have grown to rely on the trade network. This might just be an unavoidable issue.
Related to this, trade would have to stop when someone goes on a mission. This would only bring one clan out of the network for a brief period of time, and goods can be stored in Konoha while waiting for them.
Final issue - does each clan produce trade goods that other clans would want, and is the production scale-able up to export level? For that matter, is there even a common currency? The Dogs seemed to be fairly self-sufficient and not have an industry per say, so our best bet might be setting prices for goods and in essence establishing currency control. I'm not into economics so I don't even want to attempt this, but dealing with taking a percentage cut from a barter economy would be an exercise in frustration.
Steps we need to take:
Talk to the two jonin summoners (ensure they're finished with their training, but now that we've started the ball rolling with Neji, we can only take so long).
Decide whether to invite the Sannin to the meeting, and figure if Asuma needs to come.
Have the meeting to establish a rough draft proposal.
Likely have each summoner talk with their clan, present the proposal, and come up with a list of trade goods and their relative prices.
Have a second meeting to finalize proposal, pricing, and ensure everyone is onboard - potentially optional depending on how we structure the first meeting and if we can move the above point to prep work before the initial meeting.
Official-ize it with Asuma, if the Sannin weren't included, ask them (or have Asuma ask them), inform everyone of the changes and give them a copy.
Done.
Thoughts?
