Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ After a Midnight Meeting: The sequel ❯ Best friends, Akamaru and Kiba ( Chapter 1 )

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It was only a couple days before Naruto came back to Hinata…
Two long years she had to wait for him. Two years before she could know the joy of hearing his voice…feeling his touch…and knowing his warmth.
“oh, Naruto” Hinata whispered to herself, holding a picture of them together that Sakura took for them while on a double date with Lee.
She waited for her morning tea to brew and poured herself a bowl of cereal. She chewed slowly and enjoyed her tea before going to train with Kiba and Shino. Their team had been disbanded because of their new Chuunin status. But the three still trained together. Hinata imagined how proud Naruto would be knowing that she was a Chuunin!
She finished up her breakfast and headed out to the forest where they met.

When she arrived, Hinata saw Kiba and Akamaru alone in the forest, holding each other it was obvious that Akamaru had gotten a lot larger in two years. When she got closer, she saw Kiba was sobbing…
“Kiba? Are you all right?” Hinata whispered, it startled Kiba who must have not even been thinking about what was going on around him.
“oh Hinata…hey…Naruto’s coming home soon right? I bet you’re pretty happy about that” Kiba forced a smile. Hinata frowned, seeing that his face was a little red and puffy from crying. She sat down next to him and put an arm around him.
“Kiba, what is happening? Why were you crying?” Hinata whispered in her soothing voice.
“its…” Kiba’s chin quivered “it’s nothing”
“don’t lie Kiba, please tell me” Hinata said. Kiba bared his teeth to keep himself from wailing in anguish.
“today…my family got a letter from the fire nation capitol…it said that we’ll have to get rid of our dogs because their breed was deemed vicious by the government…I wont be able to keep Akamaru for much longer”
Kiba gritted his teeth harder to hold back any tears.
“oh Kiba…I’m so sorry” she buried her head into Kiba’s shoulder. She loved Akamaru almost as much as Kiba did. The three sobbed together for some time. Shino didn’t show up. And soon it was very late.
“Hinata, would you come have dinner with my family tonight? The whole family is eating together and well…you’re like a sister to me” Kiba asked. Hinata looked up.
“I would love to” Hinata smiled.

Kiba and Hinata walked home. When they got to Kiba’s house Hinata found it buzzing with activity, every woman in the entire family was in the kitchen cooking a meal fit for a thousand kings, every man was brushing the dogs. Even though the family was very busy…there was a very depressing, somber aura in the house…this was the last meal the family had before the dogs were taken from them…
“Kiba!” called Tsune, Kiba’s mother “go wash Akamaru!”
Kiba and Hinata went to bath Akamaru together. When Akamaru shook the water off himself, it splashed onto Hinata and Kiba. Hinata couldn’t help but giggle, But Kiba sighed a deep sigh…
“Kiba…please try to enjoy yourself…” Hinata said, her expression turned to that of concern
“Hinata, asking that of me is impossible at the moment…I’m going to lose my best friend and there’s nothing I can do about it” Kiba said.
“but…they’re just taking him away, right? You can still go visit him, can’t you?” Hinata asked, putting her arms around Kiba to try and calm him.
“it’s not like that…dogs of Akamaru’s breed, Fire Huskies, have been deemed vicious will…they’ll be put to sleep!” Kiba sobbed. “and because our dogs are trained for battle…none of these dogs is going to be alive by the end of the week” Kiba flung his head into his hands and wailed, muffling the noise with his palms. Akamaru whimpered and touched Kiba with his cold nose. Hinata held Kiba gently, whispering to him. Other Inuzuka members noticed and, unable to stave off their sadness, broke into tears, burying their heads into their dog’s fur coats.
A long table was moved into the family doghouse. The place had been deeply cleaned so it did not smell of dogs. And soon dinner was served and everyone was at the table, man or dog. When Kiba said the whole family was eating together tonight, he meant it.
The dogs sat with their masters, Akamaru was to Kiba’s left, Hinata to his right. Everyone, even the dogs, received the same meal. it was delicious! Ham, steak, baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, stew, and many courses more! When the dogs had finished eating and found they were still hungry, their masters gave them the rest. There was enough to stuff every member and them some.
Everyone tried to break the somber attitude of the place, masters petted and brushed their dogs. Dogs got treats and all the human food they could want. But the depressing mood hung in the air.
Tsune Inuzuka ran into the doghouse converted dining hall with a piece of paper in her hand, the expression on her face was that of joy.
“everybody! The ban might not pass! The senate vote at the capitol was fifty-fifty, they want us to help in deciding the final verdict!” she shouted.
The hall was filled with a collective “yahoo!” from the humans and a howl of victory from the dogs.
“so what do they want from us? It’s obvious how we’re going to vote” one of the Inuzuka family members shouted.
“it’s like this, we’re the number one breeders and trainers of fire huskies in the world. We will know fire huskies more than any other person. If we can prove that fire huskies can be nice dogs, the law won’t pass”
“that’ll be easy!” shouted another family member.
“but we need one dog to represent us, who is it going to be?” Kiba’s mother said, all of a sudden, the dining hall burst with shouts, volunteering to let their dogs be tested. The shouting match turned angrier until they began to fight with one another. Kiba’s mother shouted for silence. The hall fell still…
“we can only choose one, so this is going to take awhile” she said. Hinata stood up.
“Let Kiba and Akamaru go” she said.
“why should they?” a few other members of the family shouted.
Hinata quivered “Akamaru is one of the sweetest dogs I know, and I also know that Kiba is a good master to Akamaru. Unless told by Kiba, Akamaru is just like any typical family dog, as loving as can be”
Tsune Inuzuka nodded. The audience grumbled, but agreed to Hinata.

The next morning a group of people arrived at the Inuzuka residence to test Akamaru. Among them were some government officials. One of them bore a large scar on his forehead. Kiba assumed it might have been the result of a dog attack based on the way he looked at Akamaru.
“smug asshole, he judges the entire breed based on one example” Kiba said.
Some young children that appeared to be from Konoha hospital were also there, accompanied by Tsunade. Kiba’s entire family and their dogs were behind him. Hinata was among them, but Kiba could not find her, they were deathly silent.
A medical team stood by in case something went wrong…they were holding guns…
“The test is simple” the man with the scar said “these young boys and girls have been allowed to come out for some sunshine and visits with an animal as part of their rehabilitation. If the dogs so much as makes an aggressive move…the law will pass and the offending dog will be shot on the spot.” the man grinned a smug little grin.
Kiba nodded and looked at Akamaru. The massive dog seemed to nod back and took a few steps forward.
“I understand that your family doesn’t breed dogs for rehabilitation? You really should” Tsunade said, trying to relieve the tension “I’m sure Akamaru would love to stud for that”
Kiba laughed, which relaxed Akamaru as he approached the children. The children smiled as Akamaru sniffed them one by one, then gave the last child a big lick! The recipient of the lick giggled and patted Akamaru on the head, the other children joined in in petting the dog, who rolled over on his back to receive a belly-rub.
The man with the scar gritted his teeth. Hinata ran from the audience and hugged Kiba hard.
“you see, I knew Akamaru could do it” she said.
“I know” he said back.
“how can this happen? That beast should be bleeding all over the damn cement by now!” the man with the scar shouted.
“because you failed to realize one thing. That animals are just like people, no two are the same…and just because one grew up in a bad environment and attacked someone, doesn’t mean that our dogs did. Akamaru is my friend and my partner, I am his life. Faithful and true are he and I, Akamaru will be by my side to his last breath, and I owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion”
“damn you kid!” the man shouted. Akamaru and the kids seemed oblivious to the conversation, Akamaru’s tongue lolled from his mouth.
The entire Inuzuka family cheered and howled!

Another dinner was held that night. Held in honor of Kiba, Akamaru, and Hinata. Tsune Inuzuka stood up to toast.
“we won this day, because of the bravery of Hinata, who had confidence in her friends, the bravery of Kiba, who knew to volunteer his friend would be to watch him die, and most of all, to the bravery of Akamaru, who volunteered his life for the prosperity of this clan!”
“three cheers for these three heroes!”
“Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!”

After dinner was had, Hinata, Kiba, and Akamaru gathered in Kiba’s room.
“thank you so much Hinata, beside Akamaru you’re my best friend” he said.
“you’re welcome Kiba” Hinata whispered. The two hugged hard for along time.
“I need to go home Kiba, and get ready for Naruto” she whispered.
“all right, I’ll let you go then” he gave her an extra squeeze and released her. Hinata gave him a kiss on the cheek.
“that’s for being so brave” she gave him another one “and that’s because I’m so proud of you”
Kiba smiled “thank you Hinata, for everything”
Hinata patted Akamaru and headed back home.

Thanks for reading my story. Now there is something that you need to do. Not for me, but for dogs just like Akamaru who are facing the same problem. And owners like Kiba who face the same heartache.
Even though Fire Huskies are a breed of dog I made up, real life dogs across the world are being oppressed because of bad reputations they don’t deserve. These dogs include rottweilers and German shepherds, but the worst victim of this discrimination are pit bulls.
There is something you can do. Research something called “breed specific legislature”. I can’t post any links due to the restrictions on this website. But you can E-mail me and I’ll send you some.
It is said that DOG is man’s best friend. Not just corgi, not just Pomeranians, but all dog kind. And it’s time that we were friends back!