*sigh* What Kiba likes about Hinata....

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1. She was a good teammate. She was reliable, sensible and was never a burden to them (despite what her low-sel esteem told her). The navy-haired girl was also the only one in Konoha who could actually get the stoic bug boy talking. It was never for long and the subjects were never really signifigant, but the insect user actually replied in sentences instead of with just one word answers. Hinata kept the peace and was the only one who often smiled genuinely on their team (Shino rarely showed any real facial expression change and Kiba excelled more in smirks, sneers and cocky grins). And when Kurenai-sensei asn't around it was her that kept him from going insane with the quiet. The pale-eyed girl was usually too shy to talk socially for long and Shino was just Shino... Everytihng he said either bored or irritated the Inuzuka. But they found that Kiba could never be angry at her and Shino never had to tell her off. Basically, Hinata kept Kiba reasonably calm and kept Shino from fading away.

Animals, unlike humans, cherished things they needed as opposed to things they wanted. In all honesty, he knew he needed her around. And she'd stay.

2. The quickest way to a guy's heart was through his stomach and his teammate was- no questions asked, no doubts given- the best cook he had ever knew (she even knew ho wot make awesome treats for Akamaru!). Like Naurto had said, she'd make a good wife someday.

3. His poor best canine companion would often whine after a deflea-treatment. Apparently the rash Inuzuka was rarely careful enough and often one or two would get away alive and multiply within the next few days. Not the case whenever the Hyuuga was lending a hand. She killed them quick and painlessly (for Akamaru) using her sharp chakra, and the Byakugan always garunteed no survivors. To put it simply, Akamaru really liked her, and that was reason enough in itself.

4. She was kind to Naurto. After years of public humiliation and sekf-esteem killing while still being playground friends (along with Shikamaru and Chouji), guilt often kept the feral boy up late at night. Even after their brutal Chuunin exam match their relationship still hadn't improved much- they were still basically enemy-friends. Kiba could never help himself. So even though the fact that Hinata had a thing for Naruto pained him, he never complained when she gave him healing oinment, made him lunch, or even take his side (though this often cut pretty deep). He figured her sweetness more than made up for his mistakes.

5. Without her jacket, Hinata was undeniably hot. As much as it irritated him because he knew how shallow it was, he knew whe couldn't help it. His male instincts were almost as strong as his canine ones. He was a guy and it couldn't be helped. He had never told anyone Akamaru and Shino this, but the mian reason he had begun wearing his red-fang marks ten years early (it wasn't mandatory till you came of age) was to hide the faint blush that came to his cheeks whenver she happened to be around.

6. Frankly, he was simply in love with her. He knew this because Shino told ihm so and the Aburame had never been wrong yet.

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i hate you never-blooming-bud, except not really buddy, and sorry it took a awile. does anyone else ever have to write pairings they hate T.T? um, that one thing Naruto said in reason two was from filler episode 159 i tihnk...