Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 120 Intelligence Gathering

I just went home and tidied up briefly, preparing some necessities like food.

The next day, Toshiro received a certificate from Fugaku Uchiha, sent by someone, for purchasing supplies outside the village.

They embarked on their journey to the empty zone.

The so-called "empty area" was once a human-inhabited place. It is said that due to reasons such as war, the area gradually became deserted.

After that, a group of ninja cats took over the place, multiplied and thrived there, and have continued to this day.

After leaving the village and traveling for most of the day, Toshiro found a relatively secluded open area ahead through a hidden path.

My mind involuntarily drifted back to records left by some of my elders.

According to this record, Toshiro knew that the cooperation between the Uchiha and the Ninja Cat Clan had been going on for quite some time.

As early as the Warring States period, before the establishment of the Ninja Village, the two sides signed a long-term cooperation agreement.

Because of their excellent ninja tools and intelligence system, they formed a good complement to the Uchiha clan.

The Uchiha clan provided them with military support, enabling them to survive in that chaotic Warring States period.

These tools, in turn, provided the Uchiha clan with superior ninja tools and intelligence support.

Given the Uchiha's discerning "eyes," one can easily imagine the quality of any ninja tool that can satisfy them.

Furthermore, thanks to their status as "pets," cats have a significant advantage in intelligence gathering.

Otherwise, the Uchiha would not have established a cooperative relationship with them.

On the contrary, their combat power seems somewhat dispensable and insignificant to the family.

After walking through a small path, I arrived at my destination and looked at the two kittens that had been following me seemingly without me noticing.

He took out a bottle of catnip drink and a bag of dried fish he had bought at the clan's general store from his backpack and placed them on the ground. To show his sincerity, he also demonstrated his Sharingan to them.

"So it's the Uchiha clan!"

Upon seeing Toshiro's Sharingan, the lead tabby cat immediately lowered its guard.

Sniffed, then happily pounced on the 'snacks' that Toshiro had prepared!

Wood catnip is a scent that cats really love, somewhat like catnip from a past life, and it has a fatal attraction for these cats.

After the two cats had devoured all the food Toshiro had prepared, he finally spoke up, saying, "I need to see Granny Cat. Could you show me the way?"

The tabby cat licked its paws and whiskers, cleaning up every last crumb, seemingly savoring the taste, before lazily replying, "So you're looking for Grandma. No problem! Kikumaru~ I'll leave the rest to you!"

As it spoke, it slapped Kikumaru, who was still sticking out its head and licking the bottom of a beverage bottle, making him stumble.

He then chose a building next door, looking rather lazy.

Clearly, it had no intention of personally leading the way for Toshiro, but rather was leaving such a trivial matter to its own underling.

"Come with me, Uchiha ninja..."

Having been exploited by his boss, Kikumaru didn't have any good options and could only take this unfamiliar Uchiha to Granny Cat.

Following the cat, walking along the streets of the empty area, Toshiro was observing the surrounding streets.

It's hard to imagine that a group of cats could form a small town on their own.

They have their own shops, hair salons, restaurants, and more.

These cats, and other summoned beasts, can speak human language. What's the reason for this? Could it be due to chakra or natural energy?

Looking around, he heard familiar languages ​​from time to time, which puzzled Toshiro, but now was not the time to delve into it.

Not long after, Toshiro followed Kikumaru into the living room of a building.

In the center of the living room, a middle-aged woman in her forties sat cross-legged, holding a long pipe and puffing away.

There were also many kittens around her, playing freely in the living room.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Uchiha Toshiro. I hope we can get along well from now on..."

After giving a proper greeting, Toshiro took out a scroll that Fugaku Uchiha had sent over that morning and presented it to him.

Naturally, a cat will hand it to the other party.

"Okay! This batch of supplies should be ready in about a month. You can come and pick it up then."

"In that case, one month from now..."

Having properly handled the tasks assigned by the clan chief, Toshiro did not rush to leave but instead spoke again.

"I wonder how the intelligence-gathering mission I gave to Grandma through Ninja Cat turned out~"

"Oh! So that task was commissioned by you..."

When Toshiro handed her the mission request form again, Granny Cat looked at him with some curiosity, but she didn't ask any further questions.

There are rules for assigning tasks, especially for intelligence gathering missions like this.

He rummaged around on the small table next to him, then found a scroll, handed it to Toshiro, and calmly started smoking his pipe.

Unrolling the scroll, Toshiro began to carefully examine the records inside.

This task was given by Toshiro through the ninja cats active in the village; he did not personally come to the empty area to find Granny Cat.

Since the Uchiha and Senju formed Konoha Village together, the intelligence system in the Void Zone has been in a semi-abandoned state, and Toshiro is not confident that the other side can collect the information he wants.

We can only try it out and see if we can get any unexpected results.

As for Toshiro's task, it was to have these ninja cats help collect information and see if there were any places where a large-scale giant summoning beast existed.

That's right, the place Toshiro is looking for is the "Island of Oblivion" that appeared in the TV series.

If I remember correctly, it was an island brimming with natural energy. The animals on the island all grew to enormous sizes.

Based on this, some people have even started researching an ultimate summoning beast!

However, the summoned beast eventually went out of control and ate everyone on the island.

In the end, it was the protagonist Naruto who went to clean up the mess.

I wonder if Granny Cat has found this place.

Her subordinates are all ninja cats, which should be much more convenient than searching on his own. He was quite looking forward to it...

(End of this chapter)