Becoming a God by Increasing Favorability in Naruto

Shizune put on a pair of pink cat-ear accessories. Her shoulder-length hair, which still carried a hint of youthful cuteness, made her appear even more adorable.

The cat-ear ornament on her head twitched slightly. After wearing the pink cat-ear accessory, she could suddenly hear the meowing cats talking.

"Are these two the outsiders Granny Cat mentioned?"

"Big Face actually left the Void Zone and became a ninja summoning beast?"

Not all cats are capable of speaking a language understandable to ninjas. Cats like Big Face, Electric Fire, and Drill are rare exceptions. To communicate with all cats, one must use enchanted cat-ear accessories as a medium.

By wearing these cat-ear accessories, humans can mask their own scent, appearing to other cats as one of their kind.

Shizune turned to the hesitant Furen and flashed him a cheerful smile.

"Furen, just put it on!"

Furen looked at the pink cat-ear accessory in his hands but couldn't bring himself to wear it.

Playfully, Shizune took the pink cat ears from his hand and placed them on his head.

Furen felt a bit embarrassed.

With the pink, girlish accessory on him, Furen surprisingly looked somewhat cute.

"Hehe, you look great, Furen," Shizune said, clearly satisfied with her handiwork.

Cough, cough. "Where's this 'Castle Tower' Granny Cat mentioned for our mission?" Furen quickly changed the subject.

"Ah, the Castle Tower is east of the Void Zone..." Granny Cat began to describe the mission location.

The Castle Tower was situated on a cliff between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, near the Hidden Cloud Village. It was naturally fortified by strong winds acting as natural defensive walls.

Without the cat-ear accessory to disguise themselves and make the cats believe they were kin, they would have no choice but to force their way in to acquire the paw pad imprint from Nekomata.

The paw pad imprint was extremely secretive to cats, akin to compromising photos for humans. This was why Granny Cat needed ninjas to help complete the final two paw pad entries in her Paw Pad Encyclopedia.

"The cat inside the Castle Tower is called Nekomata. If I remember correctly, the Two-Tails is also called Nekomata..."

Walking alongside Shizune on the way to the Castle Tower, Furen pondered silently.

Apart from the paw pad imprint in the Castle Tower, the final entry in the Paw Pad Encyclopedia seemed to relate to the Two-Tails, Yugito Nii's beast.

"I wonder who will take on that task? The Two-Tails' Jinchūriki, Yugito Nii, perhaps?"

After traveling for more than a day, Furen and Shizune finally reached the Castle Tower. Using the cat ears Granny Cat had given them, they masked their scents and successfully infiltrated the city.

The city, guarded by standing cat ninjas, resembled human villages aside from the feline residents.

Instead of rushing to complete the mission, Furen accompanied an excited Shizune to explore the Cat Ninja City.

Although she had traveled extensively with Tsunade and seen many peculiar places, it was her first time visiting a city entirely inhabited by cat ninjas.

"Furen, their food isn't much different from what humans eat!" Shizune exclaimed happily while enjoying some tri-colored dango sold in the city.

Unlike the ones sold in Konoha, the tri-colored dango here contained a plant called Mutianmu. Cats seemed to love it, and even the drinks here were made from Mutianmu.

"If you like it, I'll bring you here more often," Furen teased, gently ruffling Shizune's hair.

At a nearby table, a group of cat ninjas noticed them.

"They're acting so affectionate! Are they about to get married?"

"Yeah, yeah, they look so pretty together!"

"But it's strange—they don't have tails showing. Are they hiding their tails under their clothes?"

In the world of cat ninjas, only married couples are allowed to touch each other's heads. Furen and Shizune's display of affection naturally led to misunderstandings.

Hearing the cat ninjas' comments, Shizune's face turned bright red.

Furen, on the other hand, didn't mind and chuckled softly.

"F-Furen..." Shizune muttered quietly.

"What is it?" Furen took a sip of his Mutianmu drink, finding its grassy taste quite unappealing.

"Um... When are we going to complete the mission?" Shizune suddenly changed the topic, her voice soft and hesitant.

"I feel like we'll be discovered if we stay too long..."

"Tonight," Furen replied, downing the rest of his drink.

The two stood up and began walking out. Shizune, following closely behind, hesitated for a moment before finally reaching out to grab Furen's hand.

"To avoid being recognized by those two ninja cats earlier," she whispered softly in Furen's ear.

"Ah, that's why?"

"This way, we won't raise suspicion."

Shizune's favorability toward you has increased by +5%!

Ding!

Congratulations, Host! Shizune's favorability has reached 100%. You have two remaining draws. Would you like to use them now?

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