[The cat gets the barest hints of an amused smile out of him. Please, godbeast cat, let him be an old sad dad on a church in peace.]

The village was hidden in a forest at the base of a mountain. Konohagakure no Sato, the Village Hidden by Tree Leaves. It's not so hidden now because it's a large city.

It's landlocked being in the middle of the Land of Fire, but there's markets with fish from the rivers or imported ones. I'm not sure about houses of mice, but I don't think a family would turn away a hunting cat just in case.

The weather is warm usually, at least.