"Boss, I'm hungry, meow."
Fat Cat affectionately rubbed against his neck, blinking those big sapphire-blue eyes in an attempt to look cute.
"Didn't you just eat last night?"
Uchiha Jin felt rather helpless. Where was he supposed to find food for a cat out in the wilderness?
Fat Cat: "..."
Just listen to yourself. What do you mean, "Didn't you eat last night?"
Come on.
It was already noon the next day!
After going so long without food, wasn't it only natural to be hungry?
Fat Cat was starting to miss going to school with Uchiha Izumi.
Although its little owner was a little terror who often played tricks on it, she never skimped on food.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have gotten so fat.
"Here, make do with this to tide you over."
Uchiha Jin took a food pill from his ninja tool pouch.
Fat Cat: "..."
These things had been invented purely to fill your stomach. Their texture and flavor left much to be desired; they were exceptionally nasty.
It would rather gnaw on raw fish than eat a food pill.
"Suit yourself."
Uchiha Jin casually tossed the food pill into his mouth, chewed a few times without changing expression, and swallowed.
It tasted pretty bad, but it really was filling.
Fat Cat had simply developed picky tastes from staying home these past two years. Let it go hungry for two or three days, and it would gobble food pills like candy.
Fat Cat opened its mouth.
It had only hesitated for a moment over whether to eat it, but the boss had eaten it without another word.
You've got to be kidding!
Honestly, it was starting to regret coming out with Jin.
This wasn't fun at all.
If it hadn't left the village, it would now be enjoying the