Chapter 306: Omen (cont.)

Sage Shima saw through the pretense and naturally said no more, because Jiraiya surely had his own judgment.

Besides, they were not human, so in certain matters, they naturally had less say than Jiraiya.

After Jiraiya nodded once more to Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima,

he directly used the Reverse Summoning Technique, canceling the summoning.

Then his entire body turned into a cloud of smoke and vanished.

In an inn tucked away in some remote corner of the shinobi world, Jiraiya suddenly appeared on a stool beside a drinking table.

The waiter was clearly startled by his manner of appearance.

Seeing the waiter nearly collapse, Jiraiya laughed and said, "All right, it's fine, it's fine."

"Bring the bill!"

The waiter said blankly, "O-okay, please wait a moment."

The waiter quickly glanced at a slip of paper and said, "Guest, your total comes to 144 taels."

After hearing that, Jiraiya seemed to mutter something under his breath.

Then he casually pulled a wallet from one of his pockets.

He carefully opened it and took out enough money,

then handed it to the waiter.

After that, he stood and headed outside.

As he walked, he thought: Naruto, Naruto.

There's no point in leaving all the money in your wallet sitting there.

You might as well give it to me and let me spend it for you—pah, let me keep it for you. See? Isn't that much better?

And it definitely isn't free for me to keep it for you. Every now and then, you should help support me too, right?

Besides, I don't spend much. For a wallet as stuffed as yours, spending this much each time is nothing at all.

Though he said that, he actually felt rather guilty.

After all, he was Jiraiya, one of the legendary Three Sannin, the