At those words, the Ninja Cats' fur stood on end.
Cai Lai pointed at Fish Ball and cursed, "Fish Ball, get down here! I, Cai Lai, am the Crown Prince!"
"Pah! I was the first cat Liao Wu raised. Now that he's gone, I'm the Boss!"
"You dare rebel?!"
Cai Lai charged up with his underlings and started biting and clawing at Fish Ball.
Fish Ball refused to back down and went at them with his little Samehada.
Tsunade was speechless. "Are these thieving cats fighting among themselves over who gets to be the boss of Hozuki Castle?"
Natsuhiboshi used the Mysterious Peacock Method and flew off into the sky.
Her thinking was simple: while Liao Wu was missing, she would leave Hozuki Castle and return to her village to reunite with her husband and son.
But reality was far too cruel. The Takigakure Ancient Tree extended a vine and easily snared Natsuhiboshi in midair.
Tsunade shook her head and called out to Natsuhiboshi, "Natsuhiboshi, you can't escape this island."
Konan asked Tsunade, "Teacher Tsunade, what should we do now?"
Tsunade shook her head. "I don't know either. Liao Wu won't die that easily. Even if he does, his clones will find a way to bring him back."
"Just wait! We'll probably hear from him before too long."
"What worries me most right now isn't Liao Wu. It's the Ninja Sect. They're very likely to attack Hozuki Castle."
"No need to worry!"
Fish Ball swaggered over with his little Samehada on his shoulder. He had already beaten Cai Lai into submission.
With Candy and Snow Leopard absent, Fish Ball was the strongest Ninja Cat among the Cloud Five Warriors.
Cai Lai only knew how to make money, Fried Rice was a cook, and Nekomata, the Ninja Cat Leader, couldn't be