Chapter 144 Tomato Sasuke
"While I hope I won't be given any more troublesome tasks, it doesn't have to be this kind of task again!"
Haruko was on the verge of tears. She had complained to Tsunade in a round of subtle terms before finally getting a promise that she would no longer be assigned missions for the time being.
Unexpectedly, Kakashi Hatake gathered them together again, saying he would take them to catch cats.
Kakashi Hatake said in a casual tone, "A good ninja doesn't pick and choose missions."
Haruko's lips twitched. Kakashi must be the happiest person not having to carry out those high-risk missions!
"Going to catch cats again!" Naruto Uzumaki complained as he sat cross-legged on the grass.
He was happy to be able to carry out the mission with Haruko, but this kind of simple mission was not enough to make him shine in front of Haruko.
"It's a little different. It's not about catching cats again, but catching the cat demon. The mission is to bring back the cat demon's paw prints." Kakashi Hatake stood looking down at them.
"...Kakashi-sensei is really interesting, even playing word games." Haruko Hayama stared at him with a forced smile.
Naruto Uzumaki lay on the ground, throwing a tantrum, "I don't want to! I want to carry out a higher-level mission!"
No, she didn't want to carry out high-level missions either.
Haruko Hayama carefully examined her own heart and realized that she simply wanted to be a lazy bum.
Sasuke Uchiha, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up: "If you don't want to go, you don't have to go. This is the Uchiha... no, it's my mission."
"Sasuke's mission?"
His words aroused curiosity in both Haruko Hayashi and Naruto Uzumaki.
"You've finally arrived, young master Sasuke."
"It's been a long time, Grandma Cat."
Haruko carefully observed the old woman across from her, who was surrounded by various cats. She was wearing an orange coat, a pink scarf, had a black nose, her hair was tied up in a big ponytail, and she was wearing a black cat ear headband, making her look exactly like the "cat grandma" in the literal sense.
She was holding a pipe and exhaling heavily, looking rather intimidating.
"Young Master Sasuke? Pfft..."
Haruko was initially able to hold back her laughter, but she accidentally made eye contact with Naruto Uzumaki, who was also trying not to laugh, and the two of them burst out laughing.
Uchiha Sasuke stood between the two of them, feeling the unrestrained laughter from both sides. He clenched his fists, so ashamed that he wanted to throw them both out.
According to Sasuke Uchiha, Granny Cat's place is a shop that makes custom ninja weapons and is also a source of intelligence for the Uchiha clan.
Grandma Cat ignored the children's play and called out into the room, "Huan, bring me the 'Complete Book of Cat Paws'."
"Okay, Mother-in-law!"
A girl about their age walked out from behind the curtain. She had short, neat hair and looked quite different from Granny Cat's kind and cute demeanor.
When they made eye contact, Huan smiled shyly at them.
Uchiha Sasuke raised an eyebrow when he saw the "Complete Guide to Cat Paws" in Granny Cat's hand. "Did you turn it into a book?"
"Looks like you know quite a bit about this mission!" Naruto Uzumaki teased, nudging him with his elbow.
Uchiha Sasuke impatiently dodged him and turned to walk to the other side of Hayama Haruko, only to find that Hayama Haruko was also looking at him with a gossipy expression.
Uchiha Sasuke: ...
Grandma Cat wiped the cover of "The Complete Book of Cat Paws" and recalled, "This book was originally made by Sasuke and his brother Itachi. Itachi often brought young Sasuke to my place to learn how to use weapons, but Sasuke didn't like to just study all the time. His willfulness made Itachi very uncomfortable."
"Eh—so even Sasuke has times when he doesn't like studying." Haruko Hayama glanced teasingly at Sasuke Uchiha, whose ear tips were already turning slightly red.
"So Itachi came up with a game of collecting the paw prints of agile cats. At first, the game was very simple and fun, and Sasuke could complete it with almost no effort. Later, the difficulty gradually increased, and he could even handle the tasks that Itachi half-jokingly proposed."
"And all the paw prints in this book were collected by him." With Granny Cat's explanation, Huan, who was standing next to her, also spread out a huge cat paw print to show them.
Naruto Uzumaki leaned closer and compared his strength with Sasuke's, admitting inwardly, somewhat unconvinced, that Sasuke was indeed formidable.
"Although Sasuke has stopped working on it, I am very interested. One of the two tasks Itachi left behind was solved thanks to the two people from Kumogakure. I will entrust this last one to you."
Granny Cat's originally narrowed eyes widened slightly. "However, cats are also big shots behind the scenes in the ninja cat world, so they definitely won't show themselves easily."
Naruto patted his clothes confidently, "Leave it to us, there won't be any problems!"
"Itachi also said before that this mission is too difficult and he didn't want Sasuke to go, so you mustn't be careless." Granny Cat took another puff of her pipe in a hoarse voice.
"So that's why Sasuke is so excited?" Haruko Hayama leaned forward slightly, smiling as she tried to catch Sasuke's gaze.
Uchiha Sasuke met her smiling eyes, feeling both embarrassed and annoyed, wanting to turn his head away, yet unwilling to look away from the source of his attraction.
Part of this mission is related to the Uchiha clan, and another part is... to snatch Haruko Hayama away from those irrelevant people.
Because the cats were hiding in a heavily guarded castle, protected by countless ninja cats, Granny Cat specially prepared cat ear headbands for them so that they could sneak into the castle safely.
"By wearing these, you can not only translate cat language, but cats will also see you as one of their own." Grandma Cat smiled and handed them three pink and white cat ear headbands.
Sasuke Uchiha stared in disbelief at the cute cat-ear headband in his hand.
They actually want him to wear this kind of thing?!
Meanwhile, Haruko Hayama and Naruto Uzumaki put them on without any hesitation.
"Oh! Naruto, you look like a golden retriever!"
"Haruko, you are absolutely gorgeous!"
Attracted by their excited voices, Uchiha Sasuke looked up at them.
Haruko's long, glossy black hair was adorned with faint pink and white cat ears, which looked as if they were naturally growing fur, adding to her adorable charm.
Her round, bright eyes were now filled with laughter, like a pampered kitten.
Especially when her eyes met Sasuke Uchiha's, Sasuke's gaze completely occupied her, and he felt as if his heart had been struck a blow.
So...so cute!
Uchiha Sasuke clutched his shirt tightly, his face flushing red.
"Sasuke, why aren't you wearing it yet?" Haruko Hayama tilted her head in confusion.
From Uchiha Sasuke's perspective, Haruko looked at him with a puzzled expression and tilted her head playfully.
Haruko watched as his face grew increasingly red, and he even turned his back to them.
"Sasuke looks like a tomato."
Haruko whispered something funny to Naruto.
Undeterred, Naruto ran over and peered closely at Sasuke. After receiving a look from Sasuke that seemed to say he was dead, Naruto excitedly exclaimed, "Really! Sasuke is like an anime character... Ah!"
Uchiha Sasuke didn't hold back and delivered a powerful uppercut with one hand, sending him flying.
Haruko Hayama, who instigated the golden retriever to its death, mourned for him.
Naruto is a true warrior!
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