"They're weaned." Though the smaller one didn't look old enough to be weaned--but, they were litter mates. Fugaku was now certain the runt would become a lap warmer and nothing more useful than that.
"Mikoto requested kittens." Which was only a half truth. Fugaku had decided they should get a cat instead of investing in more traps since they had no small children to pull tails and honestly the cats would be less work in the end. Mikoto thought the cats would be more comfortable in a ninja home with many visitors if they grew up there, and Fugaku couldn't argue with that.
"Mikoto's getting the garden ready for winter, so the plants won't be in danger too much longer. They'll have all winter to grow." It wouldn't be very long before they were at least attempting to hunt, anyway. The tiny kitten watched Shisui with a sleepy peacefulness in her expression, and stood and stretched to walk amiably to his hand, sniffing his fingers. Fugaku crossed his arms.
"We have." The slugs were less a nuisance than the mice in the house--to him anyway.
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"Mikoto requested kittens." Which was only a half truth. Fugaku had decided they should get a cat instead of investing in more traps since they had no small children to pull tails and honestly the cats would be less work in the end. Mikoto thought the cats would be more comfortable in a ninja home with many visitors if they grew up there, and Fugaku couldn't argue with that.
"Mikoto's getting the garden ready for winter, so the plants won't be in danger too much longer. They'll have all winter to grow." It wouldn't be very long before they were at least attempting to hunt, anyway. The tiny kitten watched Shisui with a sleepy peacefulness in her expression, and stood and stretched to walk amiably to his hand, sniffing his fingers. Fugaku crossed his arms.
"We have." The slugs were less a nuisance than the mice in the house--to him anyway.