NARUTO SHIPPUDDEN

KIBA'S PAIN ARC

CHAPTER 1 – HOMECOMING

The hidden leaf village was still full of joyful citizens weeks after Naruto's return. After defeating Nagato, Naruto was treated like loyalty and Danzo was promoted to the sixth Hokage while Tsunade was in a coma.

Kiba Inuzuka was distraught. He had just discovered that his life long teammate and friend Hinata Hyuga had told Naruto how she felt during his fight with pain. Why was he distraught? On the one hand, Naruto could turn her down and she would be crushed. On the other hand he could accept her and show her a love she had always wanted. A love that Kiba always wanted to give... He had been in love with the shy Hyuga heiress since they first met in the academy. But either way, Kiba loses. He stood on a rooftop late at night, viewing the peaceful night. It was the annual leaf village valentine festival. He sighed. Nearly everybody he knew was out with a date. Hell, even Shino went with some girl he knew. But Kiba stood alone on the roof. The only girl he wanted to go with always saw him as just a friend. Always in second place to that blonde idiot... A silent tear slowly travelled down his cheek. As he continued to stare out at the village.

Shikamaru was running through the valentines festival. Well, he was actually running from Ino. She had been bugging him all night. Really, aren't girls such a drag? The lazy ninja landed on a rooftop and noticed a familiar, wild shinobi standing alone, crying silently.

"Uh... kiba?" The dog boy gasped and quickly wiped away all his tears. He took a deep breath, then turned to face his friend with a toothy grin on his face.

"Hey Shikamaru, what's up?" Shikamaru closed his eyes. He could see the forced smile.

"I saw you uh... crying... you never cry. What's wrong Kiba?" Shikamaru pestered. Kiba was quick to change the subject.

"Why aren't you at the valentines festival?" He said. "Don't have a date?" Shikamaru sighed.

"I was with Ino, but she was just too troublesome. So I snuck off. I could ask you the same question." He replied. Kiba looked at the ground.

"Uh... no date..." He murmured.

"That's it? That's why you were crying?!" Shikamaru asked in disbelief. Kiba doubled back.

"What? N-no! No! That's not it.."

"Then what is it?" Kiba didn't reply. "It's Hinata again, isn't it?" Kiba silently nodded.

"I heard. That she confessed to Naruto." He murmured.

"Well, what did he say?" The jonin asked.

"I don't l know... They haven't seen each other since they got back. So Naruto hasn't had a chance to reply..."

" He could turn her down. He's still pretty caught up on Sakura you know" Shikamaru retorted. KIba clenched his fists.

"Yeah... then her heart is broken. And... and I can't fix it..." Shikamaru could hear his voice shaking. He was tearing up. He didn't know what to do. He wasn't good with this stuff, but he knew how much Kiba loved Hinata. He figured it out back at the academy, when they were best friends. He saw from then on how much Kiba tried to get her to notice him. When she never did. Always Naruto...

"Kiba.." He began.

"I'm goin' home... See ya Shikamaru.." Kiba muttered, sniffing before leaping away before Shikamaru could react. The lazy ninja sat at the edge of the roof and sighed.

"What a drag..."

Oh right!!! FIRST NARUTO FIC!

KIBA: YAHOOO!! And it's about me!

ME: Your heart is broken...

KIBA: Oh right... 'bursts into tears'

NARUTO: HEY! This show is called NARUTO not KIBA! That's another anime! When do I come in?

ME: Chillax. Next chap dobe.

NARUTO: YES! BELIEVE IT!

KIBA:...

ME:...

NARUTO: What?

ME: Uh.. until next time.. please review... see ya!

NARUTO: WHAT?