DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT own Naruto in any way. I only the characters I have made up.

Brandt's POV

I was sitting there bored out of my mind, I guess that's what I get for sleeping in trees all the time. Maybe I should get an apartment or something but, the cat in me can't help but be lured by the outdoors. I sniffed and smelled the heavy scent of dog and knew Grady and Komots was coming.

"Sup Grady?" I greet him as he opens the door. Komots stares at me before following Grady to sit down.

"I guess the teacher isn't here yet? I hope he and or she isn't like Kakashi and is constantly late for some reason." he said then a man dressed like Kakashi. except his hair wasn't grey and all spiky it was flat brown hair. He didn't look like much of a ninja but then again, neither did I.

"I am Bakoto..... that's all I care to tell you." he said disturbingly nicely. "Now why don't you introduce yourselves?"

Grady went first "I'm Grady and this is Komots and my dream is for us to become the best ninja duo." I found it odd since Komots was a dog and not a ninja but I didn't want to spoil the mood.

Bakoto looked at me "I'm Brandt, I like cats, in the future I'm just gonna go with the flow. Go wherever my ninja path leads me." I say.

"An odd group by far but not the worst, so here's how this is going to work. Today to start off the training we are going to go out deep in the woods and do a test to see if your worthy of becoming ninja." he said.

Thats exactly what we did. It seemed oddly familiar to what Kakashi is going to have Naruto and the gang do tomorrow but who am I to question the way of things. We stand back from him and he stands in front of a pole.

"Your objective is to grab the gold piece up on the pole. You have until the sun goes down." Bakoto said simply.

Grady grinned "That gives us a couple hours. No sweat."

"Start!" Bakoto yelled and we both split into different directions. Now I would recommend team work but there's only one gold piece.

I changed into a cat and walked out then over to him and meowed, he just shooed me away but I went to the pole then rake my claws down it pretending to be sharpening them and he just glanced at me then I raced up the pole and just when I was about to get I felt a force push me away then I change back but leave the tail and ears.

"What the?" I shout and then blue chakra swirls around him looking like tentacles which ticks me off.

"I can make my chakra form and and do anything I want it to.I can stand here and defend myself without even moving." he said slightly boastful.

Just then Komots, bigger and more wild looking runs at a very fast speed spewing fire from his mouth distracting Bakoto then I make another but he grabs me with his chakra tentacles then slings me away after slamming Komots away.

"Dang, this guys tough." Komots says but with Grady's voice.

"Grady?" I ask.

"Yeah like I said, I want us to be the best duo and we're our strongest when we merge together." he says.

We stand next to each other and stare at Bakoto "Alright time to get serious." I said forming a hand sign.

Grady ready's himself and flames erupt forming a strip down his back "Let's go!" he barks and we rush Bakoto again.