The moonlight was beautiful. Although Kumogakure had always been secretly working on all sorts of shady technology, those studies seemed fairly eco-friendly. After all, the moon and stars were still visible at night, with no dust blanketing the sky. Not bad at all.
Unlike Konoha, Kumogakure did not have many utility poles within the village. All kinds of stone buildings stood in orderly layers across the mountaintop. At that moment, a calico cat sat atop one building, blankly staring at the moon.
Yugito Nii had long since fallen asleep. Moriyue did not try to turn over the several picture frames Yugito Nii had placed face-down. Since she did not want him to see them, he would not look. Sometimes, even if one learned things they had not known before, there was nothing they could do about them. Before one had the ability to solve a problem, every problem would remain unsolvable.
He scratched at his slightly messy fur and rubbed his somewhat reddened nose. What had happened earlier had been far too stimulating. Afterward, Yugito Nii seemed to have grown tired, and after taking a bath, she went straight to bed. As for what happened during that process... Moriyue could not really describe it. All he could say was that it had been exciting.
After Yugito Nii fell deeply asleep, Moriyue quietly crawled out from her chest and carefully opened the door. Having a cat's body did have its benefits—at the very least, he made very little noise when walking. Moriyue did not make a sound until he had left.
The Chakra in his body had mostly recovered. It was time to change back. His forbidden jutsu research had only just begun; he could not afford to slack off here.
"Though this form really is suited for gathering intelligence."
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