23 Chapter 23
Thanks to the unexpected turn of events, the originally planned three-person dinner treat had transformed into a cozy two-person gathering for Rin and Kurenai, accompanied by a mischievous little black cat who seemed to be the real star of the treat.
Initially, Kurenai's decision to treat them was meant as an apology and a farewell gesture before they embarked on their new lives as Genin.
With just the two of them, Kurenai thought it would be less expensive. However, the little girls soon realized how wrong they were.
The little black cat had an insatiable appetite. Shrimp and sashimi were the first delicacies to catch his attention. After devouring a few, he fell deeply in love with them.
However, not all seafood was his favorite. He didn't like crabs, not because they weren't delicious, but because they were troublesome to peel, and the crab meat was no better than shrimp. It was better to focus on eating shrimp and sashimi.
Kurenai stretched out her chopsticks to eat the shrimp, but the black cat actually opened his paws to protect the plate, refusing to let her eat it.
"Takeshi, you can't be so rude," Rin's face turned red with embarrassment. Having a domineering cat really made her feel a little embarrassed - this meal was being paid for by her, how could any guest refuse to let the bill payer eat?
"Meow~" Takeshi refused to give in. He loved eating shrimp, and he suddenly thought that this was also a form of collecting points.
His family was too poor to mess around, so he finally got close to a rich woman...
"Hahaha, forget it, Rin. We won't eat shrimp anymore. Crabs are delicious too." Kurenai was not annoyed, but found the little black cat's actions very cute.
Takeshi glanced at the panel. Not many points were received in the account, only a few dozen points, and even these dozens of points might have been contributed by Rin.
Forget it, let's keep eating. He's here for a big meal, so he shouldn't be thinking about earning points. He should be enjoying himself now.
After eating for a long time, there were many people eating together in the store at first. Later, those people had almost eaten, but it turned out that the cat hadn't eaten enough... So everyone gathered around and curiously watched the cat eat.
Takeshi looked sideways. Then, one paw was placed on the iron plate that originally held the sashimi next to it, and the plate clattered.
It had already eaten all the sashimi inside, so only some sauce flew out. Those who were closer were sprinkled with some and were annoyed, and then saw the little girl apologizing repeatedly, while the little black cat graciously ate the last shrimp and looked up at everyone.
Takeshi was performing hard. Although the income was only a little less than 200, it could be done with just a snap of the paw, and the price-performance ratio was too high.
When Kurenai saw that the food was all gone, she immediately got up and went to pay the bill, regardless of whether the little black cat was satisfied with the meal.
It wasn't that she was afraid of paying a lot; it was just that she didn't have enough pocket money in her pocket at the moment.
She was a person from a good family and was embarrassed to say that the money she brought was very limited in front of Rin, but if she let Takeshi eat again, she would probably make the restaurant manager go call her father to settle the money.
Now was the right time to end the dinner. Rin hugged the cat and apologized all the way for the mess Takeshi created.
They were all adults. Although the sauce was splashed a little, it was not difficult to forgive a little girl and a cat.
"You kitten, Kurenai is the one giving us treat and letting us enjoy this, and you still caused trouble. I won't take you out next time." Rin lectured in a low voice. At this moment, Takeshi once again felt the benefit of not speaking to others.
He softly "meowed" and showed cuteness, which could make the resentment in their hearts disappear.
If he could speak human words, he would probably have to say something like "I won't dare to do it again next time." which wouldn't have had as much effect.
"Kurenai, Takeshi has eaten so much, let's all pay together." Rin took out her wallet.
As if she was afraid that Kurenai would not agree, she explained emphatically, "I earned the money by helping in the hospital."
"No, when you become a ninja, why don't you treat me to a meal next time?" A smile appeared on Kurenai's face.
Her father's missions pay very well, so the money for a big meal is nothing to her, but for Rin, even if she paid half the price of meal, it will cost her several months of income in the hospital. It's not worth it.
She touched Takeshi's head. Although there were some hiccups in the middle, and Takeshi's appetite was surprisingly large, it was overall a pretty happy meal. Between friends, there is no need to say thank you.
Rin understood the meaning, so she no longer insisted on thanking or giving money. She secretly made up her mind that when she became a Genin, she would definitely invite Kurenai to have a big meal... It would be better not to bring Takeshi with her then.
She glanced at the little black cat and took the gluttonous cat with her. She would not be able to pay for the food even with her hospital fees. It would be embarrassing if her family or others had to pay for it.
Takeshi didn't know what she was thinking, but he could roughly guess it. With my appetite... 'It seems like I've eaten a little too much. Hopefully, I don't have a stomach ache.' It's a bit worrying.
After returning home, he pondered for a while and used three hundred from his nearly one thousand points account for special food for Ninja Cats.
He had always felt that the effect of this cat food was unknown before, but today he was reminded by Aburame and the Hyuga clan that he forgot to pay attention to the increase in chakra.
He was only seven months old, and Haimaru was over a year old, but the difference in chakra levels was as if he was an ordinary black cat because his family knew his own affairs.
With normal development, he shouldn't have this amount of chakra at all. It must be the result of the cat food.
'What it strengthens is my physical capabilities and chakra amount. The long-term effect is much stronger than the special cat food, but the general cat food from system is more effective in restoring my physical strength in a short time.' Takeshi had a judgment in his mind.
It seems that the more expensive things are, the better. What suits the situation is the best.
While everyone was sleeping, he was studying the items in the Shop. Before, he had been focusing on cat food, language, and Rasengan ninjutsu, and had not paid much attention to the higher-priced items.
Cat food is a long-term project that cannot be fully completed in such short time, but language itself has been bought.
Next is the Rasengan. You get what you pay for, and the Rasengan that only costs 5,000 points naturally does not involve any chakra nature variants.
He just took a look and found that the tailed beast ball, Wind Release Rasengan shuriken, etc. were all about 10,000 points. But there is a pitfall here.
Jiraiya's Needle Jizo even hurt Orochimaru, but his own is simply a beggar's version of Jizo - somewhat similar to the Wood Release of the first Hokage and Wood Release of Yamato's version.
To get stronger, he must keep strengthening himself! 'Based on my current situation, I can only use Needle Jizo to save my life, use the transformation jutsu to hide, and just rely on claws and bites for ordinary attacks, which is a weak weapon.' Before he has enough chakra, ordinary Rasengan is more suitable for him.
'One portion of special cat food every day, save the excess points and use it for other things.' Takeshi has a plan in mind, certainly.
When he was looking to exchange for other things, the word "Gacha" would flash in his mind unconsciously, but he soon suppressed this desire in his heart.
'Don't commit this crime again. Remember the lesson of eating all the dried fish I got from the four poor draws in one day...' Maybe he ate too much at night, so he couldn't sleep, so he got up to prepare for some activities, but found that his body didn't seem to be as strong as before. It's so light and agile as time gets by, Is it because he has grown up?
Takeshi didn't worry about it at first, until he turned around and saw that his body seemed to be a little rounder, and he suddenly thought of another possibility -
'Could it be that... I have gained weight?' It's okay if he is ignorant. Even if it is fat, it will not affect his ability to eat and drink. But the problem is that it knows the consequences of being fat.
When he thinks of this word, pictures of those fat cats in the past life will appear in his mind. Is that a cat? No, those are pigs pretending to be cats, he would never turn into such a terrifying form! Takeshi was inexplicably frightened in his heart.
He is a ninja cat. If he is so fat, he would be a burden on the battlefield, let alone change Rin's fate and help Obito.
Start working out tomorrow! He secretly made up his mind that he wanted to be a qualified and good-looking ninja cat, and could not become a fat house cat like those useless cats.
