"The organization has appointed you as the leader of these guys. Go lead your team well!" Wasn't Tonton acting up from being cooped up in the Village? Alright, now you have a mission: calm down all these chaotic animals, and you'll get credit for it!
Tonton was very happy, feeling Tonton could contribute, and immediately ran over to "Puyo Puyo" direct the cats and dogs.
The cats and dogs continued to fight, completely ignoring Tonton.
Ino directly summoned a Wood Human, whose colossal hand slammed onto the open ground, forcefully indenting the earth by over a meter.
"Tonton's orders are my orders! If you keep arguing, this is what will happen!"
All the cats and dogs trembled in fear, and the chaotic situation finally eased.
Ino and Sakura were engaged in a secret transaction. Summoned Ninja dogs like Pakkun, including Gamabunta and Ino's chameleon, could remain outside for a long time if they weren't involved in combat and didn't wish to return.
Sakura detailed Pakkun's physical condition, and Ino memorized it after one listen.
As they were talking, Sasuke, who was back in the Village for rest, walked through the Village gate, hands in his pockets, looking cool.
Cats and dogs were fighting, and Kiba and Xiao Huan were still arguing, "You're heartless, you're cruel, you're being unreasonable!" "Oh, so you're not heartless? You're not cruel? You're not being unreasonable?" Even someone as aloof as Sasuke watched for two minutes like a bystander; they were simply arguing too intensely.
Then he looked around. Ha! What are all of you doing gathered here?
There were many familiar faces. Were they here to greet him? It didn't look like it at all.
Sasuke's handsome face was still very recognizable. Xiao Huan, being Cat Granny's person, knew Sasuke and Itachi, and seeing him approach, immediately pulled him over to arbitrate.
"Sasuke, you tell us, between cats and dogs, which animal do you like most?"
The Uchiha Clan all had a 'cat problem.' Itachi even took a young Sasuke on a mission to collect cat paw prints back then. Sasuke, caught off guard by the question, didn't think much and blurted out, "Cats, I guess."
Xiao Huan beamed triumphantly, looking at Kiba: "Did you hear that? Idiot! Cats are the noblest animals!"
Hearing someone call Sasuke's name, Sakura, who was in the middle of a secret deal with Ino, instantly perked up. She looked up, realized it really was Sasuke, and was about to greet him, but Ino pulled her back.
Ino chuckled slyly, "Sasuke just said with his own mouth that he likes cats. Now you've summoned so many dogs, hehehehe..."
Sakura was thunderstruck, her face showing panic. The next second, she looked at Pakkun with murderous intent. If I stew them now to show that I'm completely against dogs, is it still too late?
Before she could ruthlessly dispose of the dogs, Naruto, who shared a telepathic connection with Sasuke, came running from afar.
As he ran, he loudly called Sasuke's name, loud enough for half the Village to hear.
Sasuke's face was full of disdain, but before the two friends could catch up, Kiba, with even greater agility, grabbed Naruto and asked him if he liked cats or dogs.
Naruto was bewildered by the question. He scratched his face. Having been with Nine-Tailed since birth, he instinctively felt closer to dogs. Coupled with Kiba's eager gaze, he replied that he liked dogs.
Ino laughed heartily, patting Sakura, who was in an Orz pose: "See? Naruto is still a better match for you, hahahaha!"
Sakura's anger value exploded. She charged forward, sending Naruto flying with a punch. Then, ignoring the strange looks from Pakkun and the other Ninja dogs, she cheerfully declared that her favorite animal was cats.
Sasuke was completely uninterested in the cat-dog dispute. He simply said "Boring" and returned to the Village. Sakura quickly chased after him, and then Naruto, who was embedded in the wall and slowly sliding down, also loudly chased after the two.
Team 7 was just an interlude.
The eight Ninja dogs successfully joined the team. Kiba and Xiao Huan argued for two hours and were exhausted. Ino then signaled Shikamaru, who was sleeping, and Choji, who was snacking, to get ready; it was time for them to depart.
They hadn't even left the gate when someone called from behind.
"Wait! Ino!"
Ino turned back, looking exasperated, just as Senior Sister Shizune, holding Tonton, ran over from a distance. The long-legged Senior Sister seemed to want to say something, but seeing the chaotic scene of cats and dogs, she forcibly held it back.
She asked, "Did I come at a bad time?"
Ino had always maintained a good attitude towards the long-legged Senior Sister. Anyway, things were already a mess, so a little more chaos wouldn't hurt!
She said in a speculative tone, "Is this? Is Tonton sick too? Going out of the Village to see a doctor? Do you need me to escort you for a while?"
Shizune shook her head a little awkwardly: "No, Tonton has been quite well lately. Before, Tonton always ran around with us and was very happy. Now that Tonton is back in the Village... Lady Tsunade can't even take care of herself, let alone Tonton. My work has also been quite busy recently, and Tonton is very lonely in the Village now."
Ino sighed heavily, understanding. This was a pig-walking mission, wasn't it?
After all, Tonton was a member of Lady Tsunade's four-person team, her own pig, and treated completely differently from those cats, dogs, and toads.
Ino took Tonton from Shizune's hands and bounced Tonton up and down. Lack of exercise, Tonton had indeed gotten much fatter recently: "Alright, I'll take care of Tonton for the next few days."
Shizune suddenly remembered something. After getting Ino's consent, she looked over their mission route map.
Shizune pointed to a small town on the map: "You'll pass through the Land of Vegetables. In Spinach Town in the Land of Vegetables, you can look for the Feishi family. Old Man Feishi loves Tonton the most."
Shizune said in a 'I'm telling you a secret' tone: "Tonton's child lives with Old Man Feishi."
Ino: "???"
"A child?"
"Yes, a very cute pet pig named Tonsuke. He should be two years old this year."
Ino was dumbfounded. She held Tonton, who was squealing "Puyo Puyo," up high with outstretched arms, examining Tonton from side to side. Good heavens, she had thought all four 'people' in Lady Tsunade's team were pure maidens. She never expected that this seemingly straightforward fellow was already a winner in the pig-life lottery! The three of them were still single, and Tonton already had a child?
Bidding farewell to the long-legged Senior Sister, Xiao Huan, who was suspected to be Kiba's girlfriend, also joined the matchmaking team at the last moment. Her general meaning was: 'Kiba, you shameless scoundrel are going on a blind date, so I'll also find a handsome Kumogakure Ninja to make you furious!'
The final team consisted of Akamaru, Gamabunta, Tonton, Pakkun and eight other Ninja dogs, Miss Xiao Huan's seven cats, and Ino and the other 'poop scoopers.'
Looking at the boisterous team, Ino felt that it didn't look like they were going on a blind date; it looked more like they were taking Konoha's local specialties to Kumogakure as New Year's gifts.
This whole affair was clearly full of conspiracy, but now, with all this, the whole vibe had changed.
"The organization has appointed you as the leader of these guys. Go lead your team well!" Wasn't Tonton acting up from being cooped up in the Village? Alright, now you have a mission: calm down all these chaotic animals, and you'll get credit for it!
Tonton was very happy, feeling Tonton could contribute, and immediately ran over to "Puyo Puyo" direct the cats and dogs.
The cats and dogs continued to fight, completely ignoring Tonton.
Ino directly summoned a Wood Human, whose colossal hand slammed onto the open ground, forcefully indenting the earth by over a meter.
"Tonton's orders are my orders! If you keep arguing, this is what will happen!"
All the cats and dogs trembled in fear, and the chaotic situation finally eased.
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