Mutt's P.O.V

When my eyes opened it was dark and I could faintly see cage bars surrounding me. Something I had frequently seen when Master was planning on punishing me soon. I cowered back almost constantly whimpering and trying to find my way out.

Did master take me back! Did he decide that I wasn't good enough for the mission! What if I failed. He would kill me!

"Eh, stop the whining. It's annoying." I fell silent almost immediately. I didn't recognize the voice but maybe they were one of Masters new followers. I continued to cower and looked tried to figure out what I was standing on. It was soft and tickle my paws something that bothered me greatly. Master never gave me anything like this before. Just the cold cage floor and the cement beneath it.

It smelled musty here but the sharp smell of blood wasn't present. Maybe Master had to move bases?

"I didn't mean you had to completely shut up. You were just annoying with all that pitiful whining." What was he trying? I couldn't trust this guy other. I just know it! This must be another one of masters plans to trick me into a sense of comfort.

"Eh, whatever. I'll just tell Hokage-sama you're up then."

He left and I faintly heard the sound of a door closing and a disruption in the stale air. The man's sent rushed towards me and I sneezed. He smelled nearly exactly like the room. The only difference was the smell of fresh-water that was no doubt his chakra. The room must have chakra sealing seals all over its walls to be able to hide the sent from me.

The door opened again a minute or two later and a set of lights flicked on blinding me and making me squint my eyes close to block out the sudden brightness. When I recovered a man dressed in robes was standing by a wooden door. The walls around it were made of stone and the rest of the room was completely empty.

There was a man behind him. The man had hair just like the one that took me from the forest and away from Masters men. Does this mean I'm not with Master? I didn't fail my mission so far!

"Hello little pup." the robed man began slowly not coming any closer. "My name is Hiruzen. I am the third Hokage of the village hidden in the leaves. As of current, you are under the care of our village. Would you be able to tell me why you were being targeted in the forest yesterday." it was phrased like a suggested but the power behind the world's willed me to answer. He didn't give me the order though. I can't do anything without a command. They waited for a second them the man behind him spoke up.

"I'm not sure he can talk. He looks like any other street dog to me."

"He brought down a grown shinobi and injured several others while gaining minimum injuries. I'm nearly 100% positive that this is a ninken we are dealing with."

I crouched back pushing myself against the back of the cage. I wouldn't answer them. They haven't given me another command. "Hokage-sama allow me to try something."

The robed man stepped to the side and allowed the man to speak. He fixed his sharp eye eyed gaze at me looking me directly in the eyes. I immediately lowered them. "Speak."

I whimpered almost imminently and opened my mouth. For a second only choked sounds came out but I was soon able to form proper human speak. "Chase me. Kill them. Kill me. Had to. Save me. Take me. Now here."

"He's not fluent."

"Thank You but that part was quite obvious." the robed man glanced at the man with the strange hair for a second before he turned to me.

"Well, we'll work on it, but that's fine for now." he motioned to the man next to him never looking away from me. "This is Kakashi. He works with ninken so he'll be watching you for now. He's even got a few ninken of his own that you can play with."

Play? They're going to play? I don't want to play! No! Please! I don't want to play! Your games are no fun! I began whimpering once more, and the man named Kakashi groaned.

He rolled his eyes and raised both hands in surrender. "We aren't going to hurt you or anything if that's what you thought. The ninja in Kahona doesn't do anything like that. You will be treated just like any other ninken we have here."

I whimpered again and narrowed my eyes in distrust. Why would a human ever give u the ability to have control over another creature? Didn't they want to have power over everything? Was that not their drive?

"Well, you'll be staying with me for now. I've got a few other ninken to so you'll always be home with somebody." he took out an orange covered book and began reading. The robed man sent him an annoyed side glance then looked back towards me.

"Do you have a name then?"

I whimpered and tried to crawl backward farther. Why would they want my name? Nobody ever asks for my name. Do I even have a name? "Lord Hokage I think I'm going to take him home now. He's getting a bit panicked."

The robed man sighed but nodded his head. "I have other things to take care of, but I do hope you can bring yourself to trust us."

With that, he left. The man from earlier returned to the room and sent me a blank look. "Ah, and I just got him to stop whimpering too." the strange-haired man named Kakashi looked up at that and his one visible eye narrowed. Then he glanced at me.

He didn't do anything for a moment then he approached me in a quick flash. I snapped at his fingers whimpering all the while as he tried to touch me. "Sit." his voice commanded me to obey and I found myself sitting faster than I ever had before trying not to anger him. "Good boy."

What? Did he just call me good? Why did he do that? Is he trying to make me feel safe? I wouldn't let him trick m… his hand made contact with the top of my head and a second later I felt nauseous. The room around me was different now. A couch was pushed against one wall facing the tv on the opposite. There were stairs leading up to a second level on the left of the couch with a small opening beneath them. It was the perfect size for me to slip into.

There was a door leading to what appeared to be a kitchen and a closed door beside it. "That's the kitchen. Use it as you wish. The other door is the bathroom. Upstares is my bedroom. The others are probably up there sleeping right now." he paused to take a breath and rubbed the back of his neck in a nervous gesture. "You're welcome to sleep where you want. Feel free to join the rest of us upstairs. I'll have you meet them before dinner, but they're lazy and won't take to kindly to being woken up."

When he finished there was an uncomfortable moment of silence before I scurried off as quickly as I could, efficiently starling him in the process and hid under the stairs. His one visible eye blinked slowly then he shrugged and made his way into the kitchen. It was silent after that and I was left to my own thoughts.

What are they going to do to me? Why are they acting so kind? Are they trying to trick me? Are they going to hurt me too? I have to be careful not to wake anyone. Will, they really hurt me? Are his ninken really that mean? It's just like I thought, isn't it? They just want to use me like master dose!

I will do anything to keep them from using me like that! Even if I have to fail Masters mission!