A hunt for cats that had gotten loose from their owner seemed like a bit of a poor job to take, but who could deny an elderly woman help? Teru had a soft spot for cats, too, so she could why the owner might want someone's assistance in getting them back. She would do her best to get all five of them back in one piece. Otherwise, she would undoubtedly hear many words from the client. Very mean words. "Okay then," Teru let out a breath, and put her hands on her hips. She was in the middle of the village, a bit unsure about where she should start looking. There were quite a few places for animals to hide in the village. But, then again, there was a lot of water. Cats had a natural grudge against aquatic matter, she knew that very well. None of them could have gotten too far. About ten minutes into the search, Teru was already looking high and low for the missing cats. There was no sign of any feline yet, but that was to be expected. Surely one or two would pop up sooner or later, as long as she had a vigilante eye. "Hm," she pursed her lips. "They weren't wrong when they mentioned these cats being sneaky. It's as though they got up and vanished without a trace." 

Teru continued walking around the village with her eyes searching all over. "Oh, wait a minute," she stopped abruptly, and reached into her pocket. It was lent to her by the old woman she was giving a hand. "Cats love these things, don't they?" It was a small bag of catnip. Or, maybe it was the sound of little baggies that attracted them. With that in mind, Teru began to shake the bag of catnip with her fingers as she strolled through Kiri's streets. "Kitty, kitty, kitty! Where are you little guys?" Repeatedly, she called out for the cats to come to her, but it was taking quite a bit of time. When she had gotten to the village square for the second time, she was still shaking the bag of catnip around. It was after hearing a quiet meow from behind her when she got a good feeling bubbling in her chest. The moment she turned around, her eyes fell on a small cat with white fur and orange patches. "There you are, cutie. Looks like you couldn't resist the call of nip, huh?" Into her arms the cat went-- one out of the five who ran away. 

A smile appeared on her face as she stroked the small animal's fur gently. "Heh heh, I guess this is a lot easier than I thought," Teru laughed, and continued on her way to find the others. It wasn't long before more cats started to follow after her trail. One at a time, they started running out from behind stands and corners. It wasn't long before all five of the cats that she was looking for gathered behind her. And, now that she had them where she wanted them, it was off to the old woman's home to deliver the cats. Dropping them off there was quick and easy, the cats were able to get their catnip, too. So, it was a win-win. "I hope I'll never have to do that again, to be honest..." Never again did she want to have to look all over the place for a bunch of felines. They were always so elusive and cunning. Sometimes even a ninja had a hard time with that, and she was one of those who found it to be troubling.

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