Driving Jiraiya into Action!

Jiraiya had hidden it well, but that did not mean Hiko did not know how much money he had. A lot—an awful lot. That was the only way Hiko could describe it. Since he had so much, he could contribute a little.

"The meeting is over. Go make your preparations. If you have any problems, find Jiraiya. I don't care who you send out, and I don't care how you seize the initiative. I only care about the results."

Hiko gave the many people eager to earn merit a reminder. He had given Jiraiya the authority, so if they wanted to go into battle, they could go find him. Any means would do; Hiko only wanted results.

As a result, everyone turned their eyes toward Jiraiya in unison, making the corners of his mouth twitch violently. If this were not the wrong place, Jiraiya would definitely have jumped up and denounced Hiko's vile behavior.

He was practically treating Jiraiya like a beast of burden!!!!

For Jiraiya, thinking was the most annoying thing. The best arrangement was following Hiko, letting Hiko handle everything while he only needed to fight. Just thinking about it made him happy. That was how he had muddled through in the past as well.

But if everything were truly dumped into Jiraiya's hands, he definitely would not be willing.

Jiraiya was not stupid. On the contrary, aside from acting like an idiot and doing foolish things when he was young, this guy was exceptionally shrewd. In Hiko's words, he was a flirtatious fox who had been hiding his abilities all along.

Anything associated with a fox was certainly not simple. As for why "flirtatious" had been added, the answer was obvious—Jiraiya himself was simply rather flirtatious.

"I..." Seeing everyone looking at him as though he were already