Naruto: Paws and Whiskers

"Father, I've decided to graduate with everyone. I'm studying medical ninjutsu, and it's my duty to treat my friends who were injured on the battlefield. If I don't graduate because I'm afraid of death, I'll lose respect from others and from myself." Two days after the discussion, one early morning, Rin didn't freshen up immediately after getting up.

Instead, she solemnly went to the hall where her father was preparing to eat and said these words.

This was not what Takeshi had expected. The little girl is such a kind person. He just hopes he can be more measured on the battlefield, otherwise, it will be quite troublesome to lead her.

He thought about it and decided that when he could speak, he would teach the little girl how to survive on the battlefield.

'Well, let's summarize what I've done recently so that I can be more organized when I look back.' Takeshi was lying in the den, staring here and thinking about many plans for the future.

Academy life is boring. After provoking another class last time, Takeshi ushered in a life of "strict supervision" for a period of time.

Basically, he was carried around by Rin without any free time. Fortunately, there are still a few point-raising tools in the class.

One is Obito. This guy is a good man, and he won't get angry even if someone messes with him on a normal level.

The second one is Asuma. That kid is very interesting. As long as he touches Kurenai, he can more or less earn points. Although not as many as at the beginning, it is better than sustainable development.

The third one is Haimaru. I have to say that "canine language" is still somewhat useful. After learning it, Takeshi verbally attacked Haimaru from time to time. The cowardly dog dared not speak out, so he could only silently provide points.

Takeshi was worried at first. The Inuzuka clan has had dogs for so many years, so they must be able to understand some dog language, so he was a little worried that Hana would hear it when he insulted Haimaru.

However, after observing for a while, he discovered that Hana only understood roughly. For example, he called Haimaru a "coward" and a "stupid dog".

Haimaru was furious and barked several times, and then she realized that Takeshi was insulting and provoking Haimaru, but she couldn't understand what Takeshi was swearing at.

In the final analysis, the communication between the Inuzuka clan and the ninja dogs is not to fully understand the meaning of the dog barking, but to interpret it through a combination of body language, dog barking emotions, and other aspects.

Knowing this, Takeshi has nothing to worry about. Haimaru still snitched at first, but later he found that Takeshi scolded him more fiercely every time he snitched, and the aura on Takeshi's body became stronger, and there was a lingering desire within Haimaru to catch up with him.

Of course, he's not afraid of Takeshi just because of his strength, but the black cat has the ability to turn its hair into needles.

He's quite afraid of that jutsu, so much so that his paw shakes at the thought of being injured. So, he gave up.

It feels great to bully an honest person, but you can't bully him too harshly. Takeshi scolded Haimaru for three or four days. After finding that his points were getting less and less, he planned to give the silly dog two or three days off.

'I earned more than a thousand points in four days, and the income from completing daily tasks is too little.' Takeshi lay on the table, bored.

He had been sitting in on the classes at the Ninja Academy for several days, and it felt like there was nothing interesting to listen to - 'They teach shurikens and kunai, but I, a Ninja Cat, have no use at all!' he muttered boredly in his mind.

Of course, the world of ninjas has everything, including shurikens specially designed for ninja cats.

For example, the Neko Granny from Uchiha clan, cooperated with, made shurikens special for ninja cats, but that thing was probably controlled by the cat village.

'As an outsider, I couldn't even freely enter the region, unless I could defeat those ninja cats. For now, let's forget it.'

Today is the fifth day after Rin made her graduation decision this year. As usual, she followed her to the Academy and tried to escape. The opportunity would come later, even though she had been waiting for four days.

Not long after, Shiranui Sensei came again. Next to him, there was another teacher. Takeshi had been at the Academy for seven or eight days, so he naturally knew that the other teacher was a teacher in the next classroom.

Why did the two of them came at the same time... When he thought of this, he suddenly became energetic, stood up, and stared at the two teachers.

"There is no class today. We will have an test on the Clone Jutsu and Transformation Jutsu. Next, the person whose name I call will come on stage to demonstrate." Shiranui Sensei spoke concisely and to the point.

The assessment of transformation jutsu and clone jutsu has always been the most important thing in Ninja Academy.

(E/N: For those wondering about Substitution jutsu, it is not space time ninjutsu. There is a manga panel showing how it is done as shown here.)

Although these two are the most basic Ninjutsu, they play a very important role on the battlefield and in missions. Therefore, the assessment is also very strict.

Takeshi felt that this was a good opportunity to show off his mastery of transformation jutsu and earn a wave of points.

'But what to do?' He was lost in thought. Maybe it would be a good idea to pretend to be a teacher and cause trouble.

They began to test the Three Basic Jutsu's, and estimated that the other graduation tests would soon be over.

In this case, if he wants to get points in bulk, he would only have opportunity for a few days at most. Takeshi made a decision.

In the end, he decided to wait for an opportunity to make a big move... Well, let's wait until Rin comes on stage. Rin and Obito's names were next to each other.

When she went up, he would have the opportunity to go up and confuse the audience. He stood still, squatting on his seat and waiting quietly. Soon many people came up for the test, such as Kurenai.

For children like Kurenai who have been taught since childhood, the Three Basic Jutsus is extremely simple, and there is absolutely no chance of any problems. Testing them is more of a formality.

This test is more about testing the progress of poor students, and considering in advance how many students will be allowed to graduate and how many will be allowed to repeat the grade until next year. Obito is on the list of people to repeat the grade.

Not long after, it was time for Rin to take the test. Takeshi quickly jumped off the table and hid in a dark corner under the table.

Rin got off the stage and started looking for the black cat under the table, but she found... the black cat was missing.

He slipped away so fast. Rin didn't think about it; she just thought Takeshi went outside to play.

Obito walked onto the stage, tremblingly, then took a deep breath, imagining Guy's optimistic smile in the face of everything.

At this moment, he was no longer nervous. The next second, he started to form seals. Clone Jutsu, transformation jutsu. If he wants to pass the test of combined use, he must make the clone transform the moment it is created. This is quite difficult for people with poor chakra control ability.

It's not that Obito can't do it, but he always made a lot of mistakes in details before. But this time, he was confident.

Shiranui Sensei nodded slightly, no matter how much Obito's strength improved, at least his self-confidence was much stronger than before. But neither he nor the teachers beside him thought Obito could pass.

Obito was too careless after all. Most of his transformation jutsu are of the type that can be seen through at a glance... However, the next second, when the ninjutsu was completed, three Shiranui Sensei appeared in front of the two teachers.

"Obito can actually create two clones at the same time."

"It's amazing. I didn't expect him to improve so much."

"I feel that something is wrong..." A group of students talked about it, and Asuma and Kurenai were the top ones.

Many felt that something was wrong - Obito himself seemed confused.

Sure enough, Obito quickly raised his hand and said honestly: "Teacher, I only created one clone."

Huh? Shiranui Sensei stared at the third "Obito". The posture of this "Obito" was different from the other two.

The other two were standing, but this one was squatting. Except for the squatting posture, his transformation was almost perfect, but unfortunately, the squatting posture exposed him.

It is not difficult to see the flaw, the question is who is this guy? "This student, please don't cause trouble, otherwise, you will be disqualified from taking the exam." Another teacher said with a frown.

Rin didn't react at first, but for some reason, when she saw Obito in this weird posture, her mind instantly flashed to her own ninja cat's squatting and upright posture.

It seems quite similar. She was stunned for a moment when she thought of this, and then instantly stood up with a look of disbelief on her face.

"What's wrong with Rin?" Kurenai turned her head strangely. At this time, Rin realized that everyone in the class was looking at her, including the two teachers.

Obviously, her behavior of standing up suddenly was too eye-catching. She suppressed her blush and stammered after a second: "Se-Sensei, I feel like it might be my cat."

??? Shiranui Sensei looked confused, then stood up and rushed forward, but before he could take action, Takeshi released the transformation jutsu first. Sure enough, it was the little black cat.

In an instant, there was a deathly silence, especially among the children who had attempted the transformation jutsu and were now lowering their heads in shame.

"Teacher, I'm sorry," Rin quickly bowed and apologized. Since adopting Takeshi, her bowing and apologizing skills had become extremely polished. Whenever the little black cat made a mistake, she could quickly apologize out of habit.

"It's okay Rin, and I apologize Takeshi. I didn't expect you to be so talented. Let's discuss on this further after the test ends." Shiranui Sensei said with a smile.

Takeshi meowed in satisfaction, feeling proud of himself.

The test continued, with the students demonstrating their skills. Takeshi watched from the sidelines, thinking about his next move.

He knew that he had to be careful not to reveal his abilities too much, or he might attract unwanted attention.

(E/N: from Danzo and Orochimaru)

As the day wore on, the test came to an end. The teachers began to tally the scores, and the students eagerly awaited the results.

Takeshi, still in the form of a black cat, sat quietly in Rin's lap, his red eyes watching the proceedings with interest.