Feline Frenzy [Mission]

[Akimichi Hideo]

It was going to be a long day for Hideo as he stood outside of the house where the old man with the cane lived, and he wasn't sure why he had agreed to take this assignment. The last time he had seen this guy was the same day that he got home with a couple of welts on his body, and he didn't look forward to getting more. Well, there was nothing that he could do about it now as he was already there, so he knocked on the door and waited for the man to let him in.

"What took you so long? The darn thing is destroying my home," said the old man as he opened the door. It was obvious that he looked completely disheveled, and there were slight tears in his clothing that were most likely from the crazed cat that was plaguing his home.

Realizing that he was on the job, Hideo quickly stood at attention to show the proper respect. "Genin Akimichi Hideo reporting for cat catching duty, sir! Show me where the feline is hiding, and I'll have him removed in no time." It wasn't overconfidence that made him say this, but rather the fact that every second near this old timer was a second closer to getting bopped with the cane.

"Well see that you do. I'm pretty sure that the rascal is hiding in my food pantry," said the old man as he motioned for him to go inside. Quickly complying, Hideo made his way into the house, and it was easy to find where the pantry was. Of course, it might have been a little too easy because as soon as he took a step inside of it a flash of brown fur ran underneath him, and then the hunt was on.

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[Akimichi Hideo]

Turning to try to spot the cat, Hideo saw the man pointing his cane toward the hallway, so that is the direction that he went. Slowly creeping along, he began peeking into different rooms for signs of the furry menace, but pretty much each room looked equally trashed so he decided to just pick one at random. It just so happened that he walked into the bathroom, and while there were no obvious signs of the cat that set this room apart from any of the others Hideo decided to search it anyway just so he could say that he had been very thorough.

Starting with the toilet, he began to check every nook and cranny of the room and came up with nothing until he reached the shelves where the toiletries were kept, which is the exact spot he was facing when that brown furball jumped out from behind a roll of toilet paper. If not for the fact that he was already reaching to move stuff off the shelf, Hideo's face would have been mauled, but luckily it was just his right arm that took the claws and fangs of the feline he sought. Naturally, this was a very painful thing to experience, so his body reacted in the only way that he could have which was to swing his arm around until the cat let go.

After ten second of this, the cat let go, which was as fortunate of a relief as it was an unfortunate occurrence. While he was no longer being mauled, the cat was on the move again, and Hideo was quick to follow it as he didn't want to have to search the whole house for it. Rushing out of the bathroom door, he looked back down the hallway where the old man with the cane stood, which told him the cat was definitely not that way. Turning the other direction, he noted that one of the doors was slightly farther ajar than the others, so he ran into that room.

Upon entering the room, he saw the end of a tail disappear under the bed, so he immediately shut the door to cut off any chance of escape. "You are all mine now," he announced very loudly. Then he realized just how terrible of a plan this had been because he was surely going to get hurt by a rebellious cat when he caught it.

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[Akimichi Hideo]

With the cat now trapped inside of the room, Hideo was going to have to be very quick about what he did, so the first thing he did was to drop to the floor to see exactly where the cat was under the bed. From what he could tell, the feline was about in the center of it, and he knew that trying to reach for the animal would be a no go so he decided to employ an alternative method for this little capture.

Pulling off his headband, Hideo climbed on top of the bed and began running one end of his headband along the floor next to the bed, which was meant to entice the cat like a ball of yarn or apron strings. For a little bit, he wasn't sure that it was going to work, but then he saw something swiping at it from underneath the bed. A smile appeared on his face as he realized that his plan was heading toward success, so he gradually brought it away from the bed. This forced the cat to lunge forward to try and get it, and the moment that it did Hideo's other hand reached out and grabbed it by the scruff of its neck.

"I told you that you were mine," he said triumphantly as he looked the cat in the eye. This was a mistake as the feline swiped at his nose, which left parallel cuts on it. Fortunately, he didn't let go of the cat when this happened, or else he would have been worse off. Sliding his headband in his pocket, Hideo went out to show the man that the job was complete. "One frenzied feline, secured."

"Took you long enough," the old man grumbled. "Now get out so I can fix my home in peace

There was just no appreciation for a job well done, but Hideo wasn't going to complain since he didn't get hit with the cane again. Exiting the residence, he quickly dropped the cat off at an animal shelter and then went to make his report on the mission.

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