Miss Takahashi's full name was Takahashi Mihoko, and her family ran a transportation business.
Takahashi Mihoko had married Mr. Takahashi at fourteen. This was not actually illegal, since the Land of Fire allowed girls to marry at thirteen.
Kamiya Sanyō was twelve, though she could also be considered thirteen by East Asian age reckoning. Besides, the Shimura Clan held great power and influence; the law enforcement authorities would not make trouble for them over something like this.
Besides, whether the Land of Fire's samurai could even interfere in Konoha's affairs was another question entirely!
Because Mr. Takahashi spent all year away transporting goods, Takahashi Mihoko had plenty of free time. She soon befriended several equally idle girls in Konoha, including Kamiya Sanyō, who had received a formal education and came from a family of roughly the same standing.
"Mihoko, I've come to see you!" Sanyō shouted from the doorway. From now on, she would not add surnames when addressing older sisters. Although the Takahashi family was in business, their house was not large, about the same size as the Kamiya Family's. Sanyō only had to call softly at the entrance for those inside to hear her.
"Hm?" A window upstairs opened, and a pretty young girl in a pink kimono with long hair poked her head out and looked down.
Kamiya Keiyun suddenly felt nervous. He was afraid she would drop the stick propping up the window.
"It's you, Sanyō. What brings you here? Come up—oh, is this child your little brother?" Mihoko's eyes lit up at the sight of Kamiya Keiyun's boyish appearance, and she hurriedly shut the window.
Kamiya Keiyun's slightly improved hearing clearly picked up the thumping sounds of someone rushing downstairs, and then the Takahashi family's front door opened.
"Come in, quickly! You said you had an adorable little brother, but I didn't believe you before. I never expected him to be this cute!" Mihoko reached out to pick Kamiya Keiyun up.
However, Kamiya Keiyun was a ninja reserve trainee. He nimbly dodged aside.
"Sigh, he doesn't like being held by other people!" Sanyō hurriedly said. "Even when I want to hold him, he won't let me!"
Kamiya Keiyun chuckled. If I really were five, I probably wouldn't protest. But counting both my past life and this one, I'm already thirty.
Besides, those two were as flat as airfields. He would find it uncomfortable even if she held him.
"I see. What a pity. I love children the most!" Takahashi Mihoko held out her hand. "If I can't hold you, surely I can hold your hand?"
"Um..." Sanyō looked at Kamiya Keiyun.
"Fine!" Since he was asking her for a favor, Kamiya Keiyun stretched out his hand and took Takahashi Mihoko's small hand.
Come to think of it, did I never hold a girl's hand in my previous life?
No, that can't be right. I definitely did. It's just that my memories are a little blurry because of the transmigration, so I've forgotten when it happened.
"Come to think of it, it's almost bedtime. Why did you come over now? And you even brought your little brother..." Takahashi Mihoko's eyes shifted. "You came to ask me for something, didn't you?"
"Yes. I told my little brother that Taihu had given birth to six kittens, and he insisted on coming to see them!" As Sanyō spoke, she gave Kamiya Keiyun a meaningful look.
"Ah, Sister Takahashi, could you give me one of the kittens? I really like cats!" Kamiya Keiyun hurriedly shook Takahashi Mihoko's arm.
"Keiyun, you can't ask people for things like that!" Sanyō's voice immediately rose. "Did you forget everything I taught you on the way here?"
"Uh... okay." Kamiya Keiyun shut his mouth aggrievedly.
"Oh, if he wants one, I'll give him one. I can't raise so many cats by myself anyway; I was planning to give them away!" Takahashi Mihoko said. "But didn't you say your family wouldn't allow you to keep cats?"
"That's right, but if he wants to raise one, the family will agree!" Kamiya Sanyō said in an unhappy tone.
"I see!" Takahashi Mihoko nodded. She understood that feeling very well, because she had experienced it herself.
"Come in!" Takahashi Mihoko said, then lowered her head to look at Kamiya Keiyun. "Little Keiyun, I can give you a cat, but I can't give it to you for nothing. You should know that rewards only come after effort!"
"Uh!" Kamiya Keiyun froze and looked at Sanyō. How is this different from what you told me? Didn't you say Takahashi Mihoko was very kind?
Sanyō looked blank. I don't know either.
"Then... then what do you want?" Kamiya Keiyun asked.
"I live alone in such a big house, and I'm bored every day. I get a little scared at night when I sleep, so I want you to come keep me company every day. What do you say?" Takahashi Mihoko finally revealed her ambition.
She really was kind. If Sanyō alone had come to ask, she would have simply given her a kitten.
But Keiyun was different, because he was just too cute.
"Hm?" Kamiya Keiyun quickly shook his head. "No, I can't. I have to train every day. It's hard, and I don't have much time!"
"Ah, I see..." Takahashi Mihoko sighed. If it had been any other reason, she would not have minded.
But if it was training, there was indeed nothing she could do.
That was simply how this world was. All pursuits were inferior; only ninjas stood above all. She truly could not delay Kamiya Keiyun's training.
"Sigh, come take a look. These are Taihu's children. I named them Dahu, Erhū, all the way to Liuhu. But Dahu has already been reserved, so you can only choose from the remaining five..." Takahashi Mihoko led the two of them to the cat room.
It truly was a cat room. The entire room was filled with cat entertainment equipment, such as cat beds and climbing trees.
It seemed Takahashi Mihoko really was too bored.
Kamiya Keiyun also saw the six cats.
First of all, they were all orange cats.
Orange cats were great. They were tabby cats, one of the smartest kinds of felines. They were not only loyal and confident, but also excellent at catching mice.
On Earth, some older tabby cats could even understand human speech. Videos of tabby cats only one step away from becoming spirits were everywhere across various self-media platforms.
And this world possessed supernatural power. Kamiya Keiyun wanted to try using Chakra's enhancement effect on organs to develop a cat's brain. Perhaps this cat could reach the iq of an ordinary human.
And once the poison was ready, he would definitely need to administer it. He could leave that task to the cat.
After all, what bad intentions could a cat possibly have? And who would suspect a cat?
"Can I pet them?" Kamiya Keiyun asked.
"Of course!" Takahashi Mihoko nodded.
"Okay!" Kamiya Keiyun immediately rushed over excitedly and began touching them one by one.
He said he was petting them, but in reality, he was channeling Chakra into them to sense the cats' meridians.
Humans had meridians, so cats naturally had them too. Although these five cats had been born from the same mother, their talents were completely different. Some had thicker meridians, while others had thinner ones.
Clearly, those born with thicker meridians could hold more Chakra, allowing for better brain development and making the cat seem smarter.
After comparing them again and again, Kamiya Keiyun chose one. "I'll take this one. Her name is Wuhu, right? I like that name. Wuhu, take off!"
"What do you mean, Wuhu, take off? Cats can't fly!" Takahashi Mihoko picked Wuhu up and handed her to Kamiya Keiyun. Then she added, "I have some cat food here too. Take some home with you. Although Wuhu has been weaned, she still can't eat anything too hard. It's best to soak the cat food in milk before feeding it to her. Keiyun, you're a child, so treat Wuhu like your little sister. You absolutely must not bully her!"
"Little sister?" Kamiya Keiyun was taken aback. He had not noticed, but it did not matter.
He nodded seriously. "I'll take good care of her!"
If each chapter is 2,000 words, then that means three updates a day.
If it's 3,000 words, then it means two updates.
I actually haven't written anything these past two days. I've been using saved chapters, and it feels awful. I feel guilty.
How could you go a whole day without writing?
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