"He does," she affirmed. "But he's a very private individual by nature, so I'm not permitted to spread it around as freely as I do my own."

Ashiko thought for a long moment; she had the funds, but she had never directly engaged another country's shinobi services before. After a moment of deliberation, she decided that it was very probably not an issue, and nodded. "I would like to engage your services, Abel-san. If I'm not taking you away from anything more important, at least."