"All right, keep talking, then. We still have a way to go before we reach Cat Granny's place anyway. Remember to let the two of us know once you've decided," Kakashi told Ruri and the others quietly, then turned back and continued leading the way.
After hearing what Kakashi had said, Ruri nodded with a smile, then turned back, patted his chest, and said quietly, "Oh man, that scared me to death. I thought Captain was going to tell us off. Let's talk it over properly, then, and figure out where we're going to eat."
Uzuki Yugao and Uchiha Itachi nodded with smiles after hearing what Ruri had said.
"Catch the thief!" Just then, a woman on Main Street shouted.
"We've got trouble!" Kakashi immediately told Ruri and the others, then handed the cat he was holding to Yamato beside him.
Ruri and the other two had also heard the woman's cry.
"Ruri, Itachi, give me your cats. I'll watch them, and you two go help Captain," Uzuki Yugao told Ruri and Uchiha Itachi quietly.
"Sorry for the trouble, Yugao!" Ruri and Uchiha Itachi said in unison. They handed their cats to Uzuki Yugao, then followed Kakashi to chase the thief.
As Ruri chased the thief, he turned to Uchiha Itachi and said quietly, "I didn't expect anyone to steal something at a time like this. That's just despicable. And right under our noses, too. He really has no regard for the law."
After hearing what Ruri had said, Uchiha Itachi nodded, then told him, "All right, all right, stop talking. Let's run faster, or that thief will get away right under our noses again."
Ruri nodded with a smile after hearing what Uchiha Itachi had said. Then the two of them quickened their pace, running alongside Kakashi as they