Go: package main

import (
    "bufio"
    "os"
    "fmt"
)

var sc = bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)

/**************  Cell  *****************/
type Cell struct {
    item interface{}
    next *Cell
    prev *Cell
}

func NewCell(x interface{}, ne *Cell, pr *Cell) *Cell {
    newCp := new(Cell)
    newCp.item = x
    newCp.next = ne
    newCp.prev = pr
    return newCp
}
/************  End Cell  ***************/

/**************  Queue  ****************/
type Queue struct {
    size int
    front *Cell
    rear *Cell
}

func NewQueue() *Queue {
    return new(Queue)
}

func (q *Queue) Push(x interface{}) {
    newNode := NewCell(x, nil, nil)
    if q.size == 0 {
        q.front = newNode
        q.rear = newNode
    } else {
        newNode.prev = q.rear
        q.rear.next = newNode
        q.rear = newNode
    }
    q.size++
}

func (q *Queue) PopLeft() interface{} {
    if q.size == 0 {
        return nil
    } else {
        x := q.front.item
        if q.size == 1 {
            q.front = nil
            q.rear = nil
        } else {
            q.front = q.front.next
            q.front.prev = nil
        }
        q.size--
        return x
    }
}

func (q *Queue) IsEmpty() bool {
    return q.size == 0
}

func (q *Queue) Length() int {
    return q.size
}

type State struct {
    color string
    cnt int
}

func main() {
    for {
        sc.Scan()
        init := sc.Text()
        if init == "0" {
            break
        }
        bfs(init)
    }
}

func bfs(init string) {
    dic := make(map[string]int)
    que := NewQueue()
    que.Push(State{init, 0})
    length := len(init)
    isSolved := false
    for !que.IsEmpty() {
        state := que.PopLeft().(State)
        _, ok := dic[state.color]
        if ok {
            continue
        } else {
            dic[state.color] = state.cnt
        }

        if isSingleColor(state.color) {
            fmt.Println(state.cnt)
            isSolved = true
            break
        }

        for i := 0;i < length - 1; i++ {
            color1, color2 := string(state.color[i]), string(state.color[i + 1])
            if color1 != color2 {
                color3 := other(color1, color2)
                if i <= length - 2 {
                    que.Push(State{state.color[:i] + color3 + state.color[i + 2:], state.cnt + 1})
                } else {
                    que.Push(State{state.color[:i] + color3, state.cnt + 1})
                }
            }
        }
    }
    if !isSolved {
        fmt.Println("NA")
    }
}

func other(color1, color2 string) string {
    if color1 == "r" {
        if color2 == "g" {
            return "bb"
        } else if color2 == "b" {
            return "gg"
        }
    } else if color1 == "g" {
        if color2 == "r" {
            return "bb"
        } else if color2 == "b" {
            return "rr"
        }
    } else if color1 == "b" {
        if color2 == "r" {
            return "gg"
        } else if color2 == "g" {
            return "rr"
        }
    }
    return ""
}

func isSingleColor(color string) bool {
    for _, c := range color {
        if string(c) != string(color[0]) {
            return false
        }
    }
    return true
}

C++: 
#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
#define _USE_MATH_DEFINES
#include <cfloat>
#include <climits>
#include <cmath>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <ctime>
#include <iostream>
#include <memory>
#include <string>

#include <algorithm>
#include <complex>
#include <list>
#include <map>
#include <numeric>
#include <queue>
#include <set>
#include <stack>
#include <vector>
#include <bitset>

using namespace std;

#ifdef _MSC_VER
#define __typeof__ decltype
#define strtok_r strtok_s
#endif

#define ITER(c)             __typeof__((c).begin())
#define FOREACH(it, c)      for (ITER(c) it=(c).begin(); it != (c).end(); ++it)
#define RITER(c)            __typeof__((c).rbegin())
#define RFOREACH(it, c)     for (RITER(c) it=(c).rbegin(); it != (c).rend(); ++it)
#define REP(i, n)           REPEAT(i, 0, n)
#define RREP(i, n)          RREPEAT(i, 0, n)
#define REPEAT(i, k, n)     for(int i = (k); i < ((k)+(n)); ++i)
#define RREPEAT(i, k, n)    for(int i = (k)+(n)-1; i >= (k); --i)
#define FROMTO(i,f,t)       for(int i = f; i < t; i++)
#define ALL(c)              (c).begin(), (c).end()
#define LLPOW(p1,p2)        ((ll)pow((double)(p1), (int)p2))
#define ESIZEOF(A)          (sizeof(A)/sizeof((A)[0]))
#define CIN_NO_SYNC         do { cin.tie(0); ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false); } while(0)
#define GETSTR(p)           fgets((p), sizeof(p), stdin)
#define CHOMP(p)            do{ char *_q = (p) + strlen(p)-1; if(*_q == '\n' || *_q == '\r') *_q = 0; } while(0)
#define FILL(m,v)           memset(m, v, sizeof(m))
#define mp                  make_pair
#define pb                  push_back
template<class _T> _T MAX(_T p1,_T p2){return (p1>p2)?p1:p2;} 
template<class _T> _T MIN(_T p1,_T p2){return (p1<p2)?p1:p2;} 
template <class _Tv> inline string join(const _Tv &v,string sep=" "){
    ostringstream s;FOREACH(it,v){if(it!=v.begin())s<<sep;s<<*it;};return s.str();
}

typedef long long ll;
typedef unsigned long long ull;
typedef double D;
typedef complex<D> P;
typedef vector<int> VI;
typedef vector<VI> VVI;
#define X real()
#define Y imag()
#define EPS (1e-9)
#define DEQ(p1,p2) (abs((p1)-(p2)) < EPS)

#ifdef _DEBUG
template<class _Tv> inline void _prfe(const char *_n,const _Tv _c,bool _p=false){
    ITER(_c) _it=_c.begin();
    if(_p){cout<<_n<<" = ["<<endl;for(;_it!=_c.end();++_it)cout<<"    "<<*_it<<endl;cout<<"]"<<endl; }
    else{cout<<_n<<" = [ ";if(_c.size()){cout<<*_it++;for(;_it!=_c.end();++_it)cout<<", "<<*_it;}cout<<" ]"<<endl; }
}
ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const pair<int,int> &p){return(os<<"("<<p.first<<","<<p.second<<")");}
#define pf printf
#define pr(n) do{cout<<#n" = "<<(n)<<endl;}while(0)
#define prfe(n) _prfe(#n, n)
#define prfep(n) _prfe(#n, n, true)
#define dbgchk(n) do{if(n)throw;}while(0)
#else
#define pf(...) /* */
#define pr(...) /* */
#define prfe(...) /* */
#define prfep(...) /* */
#define dbgchk(...) /* */
#endif

char chg(char a, char b){
    return 'r'^'g'^'b'^a^b;
}

int solve(string s){
    int n = s.size();
    set<string> memo;
    deque<pair<string,int> > q;
    memo.insert(s);
    q.pb(mp(s,0));

    while(!q.empty()){
        string &s = q.front().first;
        int c = q.front().second;
        int cnt = 0;
        REP(i,n-1){
            if(s[i] != s[i+1]){
                string ns = s;
                char cc = chg(s[i],s[i+1]);
                ns[i] = ns[i+1] = cc;
                if(!memo.count(ns)){
                    memo.insert(ns);
                    q.pb(mp(ns,c+1));
                }
                cnt++;
            }
        }
        if(cnt == 0) return c;
        q.pop_front();
    }
    return -1;
}

int main(){
    string s;
    while(cin >> s){
        if(s == "0") break;
        int ret = solve(s);
        if(ret < 0){
            cout << "NA" << endl;
        } else {
            cout << ret << endl;
        }
    }
    return 0;
}