Xuandou chose not to see Tsunade. He formed hand seals and used Flying Thunder God to leave the Senju Clan Compound.
The next second, he appeared in the courtyard of Mei Terumi's residence in Kirigakure.
The sound of waves crashing against the reefs came from afar. A few scattered lights shone across the island, and everything was peaceful and serene.
The courtyard lights were on as well.
Several ninja cats nestled beneath a tree, tilting their heads as they studied Xuandou curiously. They looked utterly adorable.
Just then.
A nimble, fawn-colored cat with large, upright ears that tilted forward approached him. It rubbed its forehead against Xuandou's calf, meowing in a deliberately sweet voice as it begged him for food.
Its movements were so practiced that it was clearly an expert at begging for food.
When Xuandou made no move for a moment, the cat meowed a few more times, stretched, and lay down on his feet, refusing to budge.
Its meaning was clear: it would not leave without some dried fish.
Had I actually just been mugged by a cat?
Little kitty.
Did you know you were mugging the lord of Hidden Xuan Village, the future master of the Shinobi World?
A sense of absurdity flashed through Xuandou's mind, but he picked up the ninja cat anyway and took some dried fish his daughter Mikazuki had prepared for the ninja cats out of Yomotsu Space to feed it.
As a father with six sons and only two daughters.
Even Yomotsu Space, a top-tier space-time ninjutsu, was nothing more than one of his daughter Mikazuki's little storerooms.
Sometimes, he even had to make a special trip around Azure Tide Port to find ninja cats that had not come home.
The ninja cat's fur was silky, smooth, and glossy.
Xuandou was