Disclaimer effective for all chapters: I do not own Naruto in any way, shape, or form.

Hello hyper peoples! Welcome to the KibaNaru story that was chosen in my poll! I hope you all like it! This first chapter is based heavily on the second half of episode 33 in Shippuden. It's key to the plot, so bear with me!

Enjoy~!

The brunette ran through the village. 'He's back! I can smell him!' he thought as he ran towards the source. The man was running so fast, his faithful dog was having a problem keeping up! Suddenly he came to a stop. 'There!' he thought. He looked down at the large dog beside him. "Akamaru," he started, "what do I say to him?"

Akamaru barked, "How should I know?"

"I really don't know what to say! Should I tell him?" he asked, spreading some chakra around to sense what was going on.

"If you're comfortable telling him then go ahead! Otherwise, you should wait until you're ready." Akamaru barked.

"Yeah, you're right buddy!" He climbed on the large canine's back, and together they jumped down. "SHINO!" he called to his teammate that was located nearby. "You're here early!" He looked around and spotted the man whose scent drove him crazy. A blonde man, with strange whisker like scars on his cheeks and the most beautiful blue eyes he'd ever seen.

"Kiba?" the blonde shouted, looking up at a brunette man with deep brown eyes and traditional fang tattoos down each of his cheeks.

Kiba feigned surprise, jumping off his large dog and running up to the blonde man. He took several sniffs of that amazing scent. "Yup, that is Naruto!"

"You know by that?" Naruto said with a slightly disturbed look on his face.

"Duh man, I'm an Inuzuka! We always identify people by scent!" he said.

The large dog behind him barked ("good cover!") causing Naruto to look over in its direction. His eyes widened in shock. "That dog…could it be?"

"What are you talking about? That's Akamaru!" Kiba said laughing.

"Seriously? Wow he's grown so much!" Naruto yelled.

"Really? Since we're always together, I can't really tell." Kiba said, shrugging his shoulders.

"WHAT? How is that possible! When I left, he could fit on your head!" Naruto yelled, pointing an accusatory finger.

Kiba was about to make some stupid comment, but was stopped when a female voice rang out. Both him and Naruto looked around and saw no one. Naruto started to walk towards the direction of the sound, seeking the source.


Hinata walked around the corner towards her team's meeting place, when she spotted him. She whipped herself back around and pressed her body against the fence. 'It's Naruto! He's back! Oh God, I'm not ready to tell him! But I told myself I would the next time I saw him, even if I don't feel ready! Oh, what should I do? Should I tell him? Oh what am I getting myself into? I need to tell him! I need to tell hi-'

"Oh, it's Hinata!" Naruto said, popping his head around the fence. Hinata fainted.

"Why do you always faint around him?" Kiba yelled playfully at the unconscious girl.

"She doesn't always faint around me!" Naruto said. He pondered for a moment, and a look came over him that words cannot describe. "Ok, maybe she does."

Kiba laughed at his blonde friend. Naruto looked down at the girl on the ground. She had beautiful long purple hair, and lilac eyes that held power. She was actually quite gorgeous! "I wonder why she faints around me?" Naruto wondered aloud.

Kiba looked at the blonde. He couldn't help but notice how handsome the man had become. He had always thought he was cute when they were kids, but now…Kiba was in love with his blonde friend. He knew that, but he wasn't sure how to tell him! He was actually pretty sure Naruto wasn't even gay, what with the way the man always chased Sakura around.

Naruto knelt down as Hinata began to wake up, cradling her head in his lap. "Hey Hinata, are you ok?" he asked, concern laced in his voice.

Kiba looked down at his friend and teammate, noticing she had determination set in her eyes. All Kiba could do was watch in horror as his moment slipped away.

"Naruto, I-i l-l-love you!" Hinata said, looking up into impossibly blue orbs.

Hooray for my always incredibly short first chapter! Please review!