Adopting a Cat

Miss Takahashi's full name is Takahashi Mihoko, and her family is in the transportation business.

Takahashi Mihoko married Mr. Takahashi at the age of 14. This wasn't actually illegal, as the Land of Fire's regulations allowed women to marry at 13.

Kamiya Sanyō was 12 years old, but could be considered 13 by East Asian age reckoning. The Shimura Clan held high status and power, so law enforcement wouldn't trouble them over such matters.

Besides, it was debatable whether the Land of Fire's samurai could even interfere in Konoha's affairs!

Mr. Takahashi was often away on business trips, leaving Takahashi Mihoko with plenty of free time. She quickly befriended several other girls in Konoha who also had a lot of free time, including Kamiya Sanyō, who had received a formal education and was of a similar social standing.

"Mihoko, I'm here to see you!" Sanyō called out from the doorway. Though the Takahashi family was in business, their house wasn't large, much like the Kamiya residence. Sanyō called out softly at the door, and it could be heard inside.

"Huh?" A window upstairs opened, and a pretty young girl with long hair, wearing a pink kimono, poked her head out and looked down.

Kamiya Keiyun suddenly felt a pang of panic, afraid she might drop the stick propping the window open.

"Oh, it's you, Sanyō! What brings you here? Come up quickly! Oh, is this child your little brother?" Mihoko's eyes lit up when she saw the boyish Kamiya Keiyun, and she quickly closed the window.

Kamiya Keiyun's slightly improved hearing could clearly pick up the sound of footsteps descending the stairs inside, and then the front door of the Takahashi house opened.

"Quick, quick, come in! You said you had a cute little brother, I didn't believe you at first, but I never expected him to be this adorable!" Mihoko reached out as if to hug Kamiya Keiyun.

However, Kamiya Keiyun, being a ninja in training, simply dodged aside.

"Oh, he doesn't like being hugged!" Sanyō quickly said. "He won't even let me hug him!"

Kamiya Keiyun chuckled. If I were really five years old, I wouldn't protest, but with my past life and this one, I'm already thirty.

Besides, with two flat chests, hugging me would just be uncomfortable.

"Is that so? What a shame, I love children the most!" Takahashi Mihoko extended her hand. "If you can't hug him, you can at least hold hands, right?"

"This..." Sanyō looked at Kamiya Keiyun.

"Alright!" Since they needed her favor, Kamiya Keiyun extended his hand and took Takahashi Mihoko's small hand.

Tsk tsk, speaking of which, did I never hold a girl's hand in my past life?

Hmm, no, I must have, but because of the transmigration, my memory is a bit blurry, I forgot when I held one.

"Speaking of which, it's almost bedtime, why are you here now? And with your brother?" Takahashi Mihoko's eyes darted around. "You need something from me, don't you?"

"Yes, I told my brother that your cat Taihu gave birth to six kittens, and he insisted on coming to see them!" Sanyō said, giving Kamiya Keiyun a meaningful glance.

"Ah, Sister Takahashi, could I have one of the kittens? I really love cats!" Kamiya Keiyun quickly tugged on Takahashi Mihoko's arm.

"Keiyun, you can't just ask for things like that!" Sanyō's voice immediately rose. "Did you forget what I taught you on the way?"

"Uh, oh..." Kamiya Keiyun obediently fell silent, looking wronged.

"Oh, if he wants one, I'll give him one. I can't possibly raise so many cats by myself anyway, I was planning on giving some away!" Takahashi Mihoko said. "But, didn't you say your family doesn't allow cats?"

"That's right, but if he wants one, the family will agree!" Kamiya Sanyō said with a hint of annoyance in her voice.

"Is that so!" Takahashi Mihoko nodded. She understood perfectly; she had felt the same way herself.

"Come in!" Takahashi Mihoko said, then looked down at Kamiya Keiyun. "Little brother Keiyun, you can have a kitten, but I can't just give it to you. You know that there's no reward without effort, right?"

"Uh!" Kamiya Keiyun blinked, looking at Sanyō. This is different from what you told me. Didn't you say Takahashi Mihoko was very kind?

Sanyō looked bewildered. I don't know either.

"Then, then what do you want?" Kamiya Keiyun asked.

"I live in such a big house all by myself, and I get so bored every day. I'm a little scared when I sleep at night, so I want you to come and keep me company every day, how about it?" Takahashi Mihoko finally revealed her true intentions.

She was indeed kind. If it were just Sanyō asking, she would have given the kitten away immediately.

But Keiyun was different, because he was, too cute.

"Hmm?" Kamiya Keiyun quickly shook his head. "No, no, I have to cultivate every day, it's very hard work, and I don't have much time!"

"Ah, is that so..." Takahashi Mihoko sighed. If it were for any other reason, it wouldn't matter.

But cultivation was indeed unavoidable.

This world was like that; all professions are inferior, only being a ninja is noble. She really couldn't delay Kamiya Keiyun's cultivation.

"Alas, you two come and see. These are the kittens Taihu gave birth to. I've named them Dahu, Erhu, all the way to Liuhu. However, Dahu has already been reserved, so you can only choose from the remaining five..." Takahashi Mihoko led the two to the cat room.

It was indeed a cat room. The entire room was filled with cat entertainment facilities, such as cat beds and cat trees.

It seemed Takahashi Mihoko was indeed too bored.

Kamiya Keiyun also saw the six kittens.

First of all, they were all orange cats.

Orange cats are good. Orange cats are of the tabby breed, one of the smartest types of cats. They are not only loyal and confident but also excellent at catching mice.

On Earth, some older tabby cats could even understand human speech, and videos on various social media platforms frequently featured tabby cats that were just one step away from sentience.

This world, however, had supernatural powers. Kamiya Keiyun wanted to try using Chakra to amplify the effects on the organs and develop the cats' brains. Perhaps one of these cats could reach the intelligence level of a normal human.

And once the poison was ready, it would have to be administered, a task that could be assigned to the cat.

After all, what malicious thoughts could a cat have? Who would suspect a cat!

"Can I touch them?" Kamiya Keiyun asked.

"Of course!" Takahashi Mihoko nodded.

"Mm!" Kamiya Keiyun immediately rushed forward with an excited expression, then began touching them one by one.

While it looked like he was petting them, he was actually inputting chakra to sense the meridians within the cats.

Humans have meridians, and cats naturally do too. Even though these five cats were all born from the same mother, their talents were completely different. Some had thicker meridians, while others had thinner ones.

Clearly, having naturally thick meridians meant they could hold more chakra, which would lead to better brain development and make the cats appear smarter.

Kamiya Keiyun compared them repeatedly and finally selected one. "I choose 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 up Wuhu and handed her to Kamiya Keiyun. She continued, "I have some cat food here, you can take some back with you. Although Wuhu is weaned, she still can't eat anything too hard. It's best to soak the cat food in milk before she eats it. Keiyun, you're still a child, so treat Wuhu like a little sister. Don't you dare bully her!"

"Little sister?" Kamiya Keiyun blinked in surprise. He hadn't really noticed, but it didn't matter.

He nodded seriously, "I'll take good care of her!"

If each chapter was 2000 characters, then that day would be three updates.

If it was 3000 characters, then it would be two updates.

I haven't been typing for the past two days; I've been using my saved drafts. It feels terrible, like I'm guilty of something.

How can you not type for a day?