" A cat" The only female of team Seven says.
Seven years of her life, and her first glamorous genin mission? Retrieve the Fire Lady's Cat...
Penny's voice is the most monotone Kakashi has ever heard it.
The sad thing is that Penny is truly resigned. She had made the mistake of asking Sheldon what he thought their first mission was going to be. Then she had been too morbidly curious to space out through his following tirade. Penny's only comfort is that at least they aren't getting groceries.
Beside their rather unaffected team mate, Leonard is in the same boat. Damn Sheldon and his statistics.
Kakashi observes his entire unenthusiastic team and wonders what the hell happened. Hadn't they been happy about becoming genin just yesterday? Ungrateful youth. Kakashi firmly ignores what he had just thought. He wasn't becoming his father. He wasn't.
" It'll be fun!" He lied. Attempting to get some reaction out of his team. He fails.
Kakshi swallowed a growl.
" Move out!" He snapped.
Ok, so maybe he was.
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" Ramen, in position, over"
" Glasses, finished setting trap, over"
There was a wave of static over the radio that signaled a sigh.
" Genius, Target in position, but I warn you now, this won't work."
" Shut up Sheldon!" Penny and Leonard chorused over the radio.
" No braking cover, use the code names, Over"
" Yes Sensei" Team seven chorused in tandem.
" Go" Kakashi commanded.
Team seven executed their plan perfectly.
Sheldon dove at Tora from the right, Penny flanked the Cat from the left.
Together, they herded it towards Leonard, who had set up a net.
And it would have worked too, if Tora hadn't long been wise to that game. In a show of skill that would have done a Chunin proud, Tora turned mid jump and dashed away.
Two thirds of team seven stopped to gape in shock.
The last gave another sigh, " I warned you."
Kakashi watched his adorable little genin, amused," shouldn't you chase after him? He's getting away."
Penny and Leonard prepared to do just that before Sheldon stopped them.
" Don't bother, there is no sense in chasing Tora all around Konoha. It will take us forever to catch him, were hardly the first genin team that has ever been after him. We can just let him be for an hour. Then I know where he'll be."
Leonard looked unconviced, but Penny was nodding," Where do you think he'll be?"
"Where every cat this side of Konoha goes at lunch time, Miss Haneko's house."
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" That's a lot of cats" Kakashi observed with mild horror.
" A hell of a lot." Leonard joined the understatement.
It was a venerable sea of felines.
" How in the Hell do you expect to find Tora in this mess!" Penny asked, turning to Sheldon, only to freeze.
" Whose a pretty kitty" Sheldon cooed at the orange fur ball in his arms. The rest of his team stared at him incredulously. Sheldon ignored them. He had told them there was an easy way to catch Tora. But did they listen? No. Of course not. Penny only ever listened to him when she was morbidly curious, bored, or had no other choice. From what he'd observed so far about the rest of his team, they were pretty much the same.
" How did you know about this", Kakashi questioned.
" My grandmother lives down the block." Sheldon informed them.
He gives Tora one last apologetic rub to the stomach, before passing him to Leonard.
He couldn't quite bring himself to betray feline kind directly.
What the Fire Lady does to cats is nothing short of animal cruelty.
xXx
So their first mission, next is memaws intro. Close proximity to his grandmother is what keeps Sheldon from being over bearing in my story. You'll see why when i introduce his mother. Tell me what you think!
