"How is Minato's strength?" In Amegakure Village, the returning ninja immediately encountered Salamander Hanzo, often referred to as the "demigod" of Amegakure Village.
"Hanzo-sama, Minato can single-handedly took down two elite teams from Iwagakure. His students, while only nine years old, have demonstrated the ability to hold off an entire elite team on their own. It's evident that while Konoha's strength has waned, yet it remains formidable force." the Ame-nin reported, recounting their experiences along the way. Hanzo listened intently, his eyes reflecting a mix of happiness and concern at the news of Konoha's current state and its successors.
"Hanzo-sama, regarding Konoha..."
"Intelligence transactions will be handled by someone else. Now, explain the situation of Iwagakure and Konoha in detail. All details must be explained clearly."...
"Intelligence gained can be handled afterwards. For now provide a detailed report on the situations in Iwagakure and Konoha," Hanzo instructed, emphasizing clarity in the explanation.
"This is Amegakure Village. Why does it keep raining..."
"Obito!" Rin halted Obito's chatter. After traversing the canyon, they officially entered the Land of Rain, encountering no further ambushes from Iwagakure ninjas, eventually reaching Amegakure Village safely amidst the incessant rain. Though the continuous rain here made them feel abit irritable.
"Our sensei isn't here. Let's be cautious with our words and actions," Kakashi warned.
"Yes, understood," Obito grimaced.
Takeshi lay on the windowsill, gazing out at the village through the heavy rain. Among the small countries and villages, Amegakure stood as the strongest, its architecture reflecting the unique environment. Takeshi marveled at the village's Steampunk Aesthetics, acknowledging Hanzo's prowess in balancing power dynamics among the five major nations. Though it's a pity... In this world, the big villages still have the final say.
"Let's get some sleep. Takeshi and I will keep watch tonight," Kakashi said, holding the White Fang Sword vigilantly.
"Aren't we allied with Amegakure Village?" Obito whispered.
"Alliances are delicate, and so is our situation with the Hidden Rain Village. We must proceed cautiously," Kakashi replied in hushed tones.
"Then thank you. Let's rest for now, and I'll take over later," Rin said, pulling the quilt over herself and falling asleep, she was exhausted from having tended to the injuries of her companions and mission target.
Despite resting for a significant period from the combat, Takeshi remained mentally and physically drained. Kakashi, uneasy leaving him with Obito's erratic behavior, opted to keep watch alongside him, eventually succumbing to sleep.
Takeshi stood by and watched them fall asleep before giving Kakashi a cold look, then inhaled and spit out - this time it was not a vacuum bullet, but real spit.
"What are you doing?"
"This is your fault, why did you drag me with you?" Takeshi was lying on his stomach, but when he saw Kakashi's almost crew-cut hairstyle, he couldn't help but want to laugh, and the exhaustion in his mind suddenly disappeared... "Just sleep if you want, I am not sleepy anyway."
Takeshi observed them before turning his attention elsewhere, contemplating the use of his accumulated points. After redeeming the vacuum bullet, he got some more points. Now he has more than 1,400 points. It is not enough to exchange these points for ninjutsu, but he is thinking about whether to give lottery another try or using it for luxury cat food.
Luxury cat food is the most expensive, and its effectiveness is still unknown. The lottery is purely based on luck. If his luck is good, his will get better. If his luck is bad, he will suffer the same loss as last time.
'But I am afraid that due to color of my fur, i wont be winning anyone involving luck for rest of my life.' he sighed softly in his heart. 'In order not to waste points, I might as well give cat food a try. Maybe the luxurious cat food will have incredible effects, and it may not make me stronger quickly.'
Kakashi, awake, watched Takeshi's actions, pondering Minato's absence and the situation at hand., Takeshi exchanged a points for luxury cat food but did not take it out. Minato hasn't come back yet, and one person and one black cat are staring at each other. Takeshi stared at him for a while and didn't bother to look at him anymore. The crew-cut Kakashi is not good-looking and quite rude, there is really nothing interesting to see.
It's better to look outside and observe the ninja girls on the street. 'It's a pity that it has been raining, so I can't see clearly...' he squatted for a while, feeling a little sleepy, but at this moment a figure came in from the window, it was Minato who left in a raincoat.
"Meow!" Takeshi recoiled from the wet Minato, who had returned in a raincoat.
He came in and took a look around, then lowered his voice and said, "Get some rest, there's no need to keep vigil."
"Uh... Sensei."
"Sensei," Minato said, removing his raincoat, "rest easy. If Hanzo wanted us dead, we wouldn't stand a chance. Sleep well." Patted him on the shoulder, then take off his raincoat, lean on the side and getting ready to sleep.
With Minato and the others asleep, Kakashi settled against the wall, Takeshi following suit.
After a long time, he opened his eyes and quietly took out the luxurious cat food he had bought. There is no difference in appearance, but the quantity is still small... Increasing the price but not the quantity? The little black cat stared suspiciously for several seconds, and then ate all the cat food in one gulp. In the blink of an eye, there seemed to be an explosion of power in his body. The next second, the little black cat rolled his eyes and fell to the ground.
The next day. When Minato, Kakashi and others woke up and prepared to leave Amegakure Village early in the morning to return to the Land of Fire, they found that the sleeping cat inside medical kit who hadn't yet woken up...
"Sensei, Takeshi feels heavier overnight," Rin remarked, struggling with the medical kit, noticeably heavier than before. When we went from the Land of Fire to the Land of Rain yesterday, the medicine kit was not this heavy. Especially Now that they had used a lot of medicine from it, it should'nt be this heavy. It could only be that the lazy cat suddenly became heavier for some reason.
"Perhaps he indulged in a midnight feast. Cats are known for their laziness and greed. I think Takeshi will definitely become a fat cat in the future." Obito curled his lips and said.
"No way." Rin was worried, if he really gained weight...
"Let me see." Minato walked over with a smile and picked up the sleeping little black cat. He immediately felt something was wrong when he reached out. After weighing it, it was at least half as heavy. how so? He was stunned for a moment, then looked carefully. After a long time, a possibility suddenly occurred to him.
"Go back first, I will keep Takeshi with me." After Minato finished speaking, he put the little black cat on his shoulder. If his guess was correct, this cat was caused by rashly absorbing natural energy.
To solve this problem, he had to request help from Mount Myoboku, but he did not have the ability to take a ninja cat along who had nothing to do with Mount Myoboku. The Sensei has to come forward in this matter.
Jiraiya has gained a lot of respect in Mount Myoboku. Even if he can't take the ninja cat to Mt. Myoboku, he can still summon one of the two sages to give him guidance, which should be helpful. After returning to the Land of Fire, Takeshi still failed to wake up. Only then did Rin realize that something was wrong and became a little anxious.
Minato took him to Jiraiya and asked him, and as he expected the issue was caused by absorbing natural energy. Jiraiya couldn't handle this matter, otherwise he wouldn't have learned half-assed Sage mode, so he summoned Sage Fukasaku at the immediately.
"Little Jiraiya, why did you call me?" There was a bug hanging from Fukasaku Sage's mouth, and he was obviously summoned while he was eating.
Jiraiya pointed to the black cat on the ground: "This cat has somehow absorbed some natural energy. Can you please help him with your stick..."
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