"Dog...Tree...Crotch." Yeah, that summed the past minute up pretty succinctly.

Stupid tree. Stupid dog. Stupid gravity. Katsuko stared up at the unfeeling sky and silently cursed whoever had thought up tree-walking dogs.

A woman--rough voice, dryly amused--scolded the dog, (that talked what the fuck talking dog) before appearing in her line of sight.

Woah there.

Katsuko blinked as her eyes traced the prominent tattoos on the...woman's...cheeks and the pieces began to fall together.

An Inuzuka, huh? A ferally, toothy looking one, but that'd explain the one eyed talking dog, and the Inuzuka were supposed to be special, anyways.

Katsuko gratefully took the woman's paw hand and pulled herself to her feet.

After dusting herself off, Katsuko grinned broadly into the Inuzuka woman's eyes. "Nice way to meet, huh? Name's Ueno Katsuko. I don't think your familiar likes me that much."