Seeing this, the tabby and the white cat seemed unimpressed by Lin Ze's way of "doing business" and haughtily turned their heads away.
Lin Ze silently considered his options. A liaison did not need to be particularly strong in combat. What mattered was being clever, discreet, reliable, and... motivated.
From that perspective, these two cats were very suitable.
"For every delivery of important information, the base payment is one thousand ryō. If the destination is especially far away or the risk is high, I'll pay extra. As for dried fish..."
Lin Ze looked at the little black cat.
"I can provide quality products found in Konoha and even other countries. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
"Meow! Deal!"
The orange cat immediately put away the abacus and extended a paw. "My name is Chinchilla. Looking forward to working with you, meow!"
The little black cat hurriedly nodded too. "Meow! I'm Ink Maru! Don't forget the dried fish, meow!"
Lin Ze found these two ninja cats, who could hardly wait to start negotiating terms, rather amusing, but he still nodded solemnly.
"All right. My name is Lin Ze. Here's to working well together."
Watching from the side, Cat Granny revealed a meaningful smile.
"It seems you get along very well. Chinchilla excels at tracking and concealment and is particularly sensitive to smells. Ink Maru is extremely fast and has an innate sense of spatial direction, so getting lost isn't easy. Working together, the two of them really are well suited to being messengers."
With his partners decided, the next step was signing the Summoning Contract.
Cat Granny brought over an old-fashioned scroll already covered with many names and paw prints. At the very top were the names of successive signatories from the Uchiha Clan.
Lin Ze signed his name on it and