Chapter 31 Cat Country After receiving the life-saving sponsorship from the businessman Ando, the finances of Akatsuki have improved a lot in a short period of time, and Shiba Kiyokawa can still afford the dried fish. At worst he could go fishing, as the Rain Country had plenty of rain and many rivers and lakes. After a few days of feeding, the bond between the ninja cat Tama and Shiba Kiyokawa deepened quickly. Three days later, when Zhiba Qinghe was handling official business, Xiaoyu was even willing to lie quietly on Qinghe's legs, allowing him to stroke her and enjoy the pleasure of rubbing her cat. This made the other members of Akatsuki organization very envious. After Shiba Kiyokawa, many people tried to sign their names on the Cat Village Summoning Scroll, but unfortunately no one has been able to gain the recognition of the ninja cats like Shiba Kiyokawa. Even Hydrangea, who was proficient in spiritualism, failed. After she signed her name, she summoned a big fat orange cat. Unexpectedly, the seemingly chubby Big Orange was extremely agile in combat, using two short wakizashi to torture Hydrangea to the point that she doubted her life.
Finally, he said, "You are weak in physical skills, your ninja tools are not proficient, your steps are loose, your reactions are slow, and none of your moves are decent! A ninja like you wants to be my master? Dream on!" Then he disappeared with a "bang", erasing the name Hydrangea wrote on the scroll. Hydrangea could only sit down on the training ground, sad and doubting her life. A week later, Shiba Kiyokawa was still the only one in the entire Akatsuki organization who had successfully signed a contract with the Ninja Cat. It makes everyone envy and admire him. In the end, they could only sigh in unison, "You are worthy of being Captain Qinghe." By the time no one had the courage to try, Xiaoyu suggested to Shiba Qinghe, "Master, why don't you take the scroll and keep it for safekeeping." Shiba Kiyokawa was a little curious, "I've already signed my name, what else does this scroll have to do?" Xiaoyu explained, "Whether or not you have the scroll does not affect your ability to summon me, but if you want to go to the Cat Country in the future, the cats there may not be willing to receive you without the contract scroll." Shiba Qinghe suddenly realized and asked, "I've heard you mention the cat village several times. What exactly is that place?" Is it also a holy place? But I remember that the original book did not mention any holy places related to Ninja Cats. The three sacred places that Shiba Kiyokawa remembered were only the Wet Bone Forest, Ryuchi Cave, and Myoboku Mountain. Xiaoyu replied, "The Cat Village is the hometown of our cats, meow~ We have been receiving ninjas we recognize there for many years, meow~" Shiba Qinghe's curiosity was aroused, "Can I go and take a look?" "It's OK, meow~ You can use the reverse psychic technique to get there, meow~" Then Shiba Kiyokawa went to the warehouse to get the summoning scroll. Since almost all members of the organization had tried and failed, Yahiko did not stop him and happily gave the scroll to Shiba Kiyokawa. Afterwards, Shiba Kiyokawa formed the seal of reverse summoning technique.
"Bang" sound. He disappeared. When the white smoke in front of his sight dissipated, he found that he had arrived at a quiet mountain village. This place looks like a beautiful paradise, with green mountains, fertile land, interconnected paths and small houses. There are two sizes of houses here. One is where the ninja cats live. It is very short and small, and the rooms are next to each other like stacked cardboard boxes. Shiba Kiyokawa even saw some ninja cats simply nestling in a waste cardboard box on a tree branch and taking a nap comfortably. This reminded Zhiba Qinghe of his own experience of raising a cat in his previous life - the cat bed he bought at a high price was not popular, but the paper box left over from the express delivery became the cat's favorite happy nest. The other type of house here is obviously used to accommodate humans, and its height and area are no different from those in the outside world. "This is the Cat Country, meow~ We have everything you ninjas need, meow~" Following Xiaoyu's introduction, Shiba Qinghe looked around one by one and found that the surrounding shops almost covered most of the needs of ninjas. There are ninja tool shops, drug stores, tailor shops selling ninja vests, and food stores selling military food pills. There is even a commission agency store, which seems to help ninjas introduce mission commissions, but Shiba Qinghe did not go in to take a closer look. "Your business is really extensive," he sighed, then randomly picked the nearest ninja tool store and walked in. The owner was a big gray cat that looked a little ferocious. One of its eyes was covered with a scar, and the remaining eye shot sharply at Shiba Kiyokawa who entered the store. However, after noticing the summoning contract scroll on Shiba Kiyokawa's waist, the shop owner Gray Cat's expression softened noticeably. "Feel free to look around, sir. The currency and silver notes of the ninja world are accepted here." "Can I pay with dried fish?" The gray cat store manager had an expression that said "are you kidding me?" All right. Only then did Shiba Kiyokawa realize that his greedy Xiaoyu might be a special case in the cat village. Shiba Kiyokawa picked up a few ninja tools and looked at them. To his surprise, the quality of the ninja tools here was very good, not inferior to the trophies they had seized from the ninjas in the big ninja village. Shiba Kiyokawa realized in an instant: he might have discovered treasure again! This place may become an important logistics supply channel for the Rain Country in the future! It will become a key booster for the rise of Rain Village! He suppressed his excitement and then asked the gray cat store manager, "Excuse me, is there a store selling ninjutsu scrolls around here?" Ninja tools and supplies are important, but they are not what Akatsuki needs most right now. As ninjas from a small country, what they lack most now is actually the reserve of ninjutsu, or the so-called foundation! Nagato and Konan's abilities are "innate" and cannot be taught to others, and Shiba Kiyokawa's experience is not so easy to pass on. While improving one's own strength is important, when conditions permit, Shiba Kiyokawa is not reluctant to cultivate his own team's strength. The gray cat store manager narrowed his one eye and spoke after a long while. "You are such a bold contractor. The Cat Country doesn't dare to accept such requests casually. You should know that many ninja families attach great importance to the confidentiality and inheritance of ninjutsu."
Shiba Kiyokawa was not in a hurry. Because he could tell from the store manager's tone that there would probably be a twist. Sure enough, the next sentence the Gray Cat store manager changed the subject and said. "However, although we cannot sell you ninjutsu directly, we can help you connect with other contractors in the Cat Country. You can negotiate the subsequent transactions by yourselves, and we only charge a basic brokerage fee." "No problem, thank you for your help, Manager." Shiba Kiyokawa tactfully handed over the dried fish. Unexpectedly, the store manager looked disgusted. Don't like it? Shiba Kiyokawa had no choice but to give the dried fish to his own Xiaoyu instead. Even though he had just finished lunch, Xiaoyu still accepted all the food and ate it happily, even meowing with satisfaction. The gray cat store manager's whiskers were trembling, and his face was full of helplessness, "How could someone's child be so useless?" "Come with me." The gray cat manager led them to the back of the store. As soon as he turned a corner, Shiba Kiyokawa suddenly noticed that there was someone in the room in front of him. The man also noticed him almost at the same time and said, "Eh? Manager, are there any other customers here today?" The store manager Gray Cat opened the door and said to the people in the room, "Ah Shui, I have a customer to introduce to you." The moment the door opened, Shiba Kiyokawa was caught off guard and froze in place. Today’s surprises come one after another! He recognized the ninja in the room at a glance. That turned out to be——Uchiha Shisui! (End of this chapter)
