when Shoto was 10 he got kidnapped by villains who experimented on him with animal genes in which they used a cat. And taking the cat's blood and dna they infused it into shoto's body causing him to grow cat ears and a tail and also have the ability to turn into a cat. But because of the fact that he does not know how to turn back into a human after turning into a cat after about 3 years they dubbed him useless and threw him into the streets. And since he still didn't know how to turn back and he couldn't talk (because cats can't talk) he stayed living on the streets as a cat struggling to survive for 2 and a half years till something happens. (READ TO FIND OUT) *also sorry about long description*