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Kimiko's cry woke Hinata up.

"Poor soul. You must be hungry... I'm sorry I fell asleep." Hinata said to her little girl, while feeding her. The girl cuddled up to her mother's breast and began sucking hungrily.

"Where should I go now?" Hinata's realization struck her. In her urge to prove that she could sacrifice herself and her older daughter for the sake of the clan, she forgot the big picture, in which she, as a fresh mother, with no experience whatsoever in raising a child is supposed to survive a long journey, be hired and ensure a safe life to her kid. All of a sudden, she heard something peculiar, so she put Kimiko down slowly. Afterwards, she whispered "Byakuugan" and activated her bloodline limit. She could detect somebody in the forest and she was mortified at the thought that it might be someone who would recognize her and challenge her to a fight to obtain the Byakuugan eye.

She gathered all her might, in a desperate attempt to make the 64 Palms of Divination, but she was stopped by a low voice, which she hardly recognized as Kiba's, for he was always so loud.

"Hinata?"

"Kiba-kun? What... Where... When..."

"So you're alive!" he laughed, regaining his humour. "Jeez, I'm so relieved. There I was at your funeral, when Akamaru told me that he couldn't sense you scent. And I told him: Hey, Akamaru, I can't either! And he told me that you're still alive. And I was like... Awestruck and... Here I am. I hope you will allow Akamaru and I to take care of you, since I imagine that you don't want to be found." Kiba said in one breath.

"I... I... I could use some , Kiba! You don't know how happy I am that you are here!" Hinata finally broke into cry, while she hugged Kiba.

"Hehe... Kiba to the rescue. I told you that I'm always going to protect you, no matter what." He said, lifting Hinata's chin and smiling sadly.

"T-Thank you, Kiba-kun." Hinata blushed, remembering the day in which Kiba confessed his love for her. When he got rejected in the most innocent way, he swore that he would protect her forever, even though he would be only her guardian and not her lover.

"I will help you raise Kimiko and I'll teach her everything I know. I'll work as a ninja too and we'll manage..." Kiba added, while he mounted the girls on Akamaru's back.

"So... Where are we heading to?" Kiba asked.

"Errrrrrrrrrm..."

"No matter... Akamaru will take us to the nearest village where we can find food and shelter." Kiba smiled and Akamaru barked happily.

Six years had passed since the fatidic day of Hinata's escape and Neji was at a ceremony commemorating her. He couldn't stop wondering what had happened to his wife. Junko was sitting silently next to him. Neji looked at her and smiled a little, while putting his hand in his daughter's hair. She gazed up confused and smiled back. The two left a bouquet of flowers on the tomb and headed back to the compound.

Junko was a beautiful and gifted girl and she had the spirit of a leader. She was rigorous and also well-mannered, courtesy of all these years in which she had to attend to different clan parties.

Meanwhile, Kiba was looking for Kimiko throughout the entire village they were living in. The villagers were laughing and pointing out different directions, while Kiba was growling.

"KIMIKO!!! YOU'RE GROUNDED!!! WHO TOLD YOU TO WRAP THE VILLAGE IN TOILET PAPER? THIS IS THE LAST DROP!!!" he screamed, while the village people were laughing like crazy.

'Good thing they have the sense of humour, or else we would have been long gone.' Kiba thought. He spotted a tiny figure peeking at him.

"AHA! There you are!" he pointed towards her, while the creature began to squeal. Akamaru brought her to Kiba.

"What have I told you about pranks, young lady?" Kiba began, trying to seem upset.

"Kimiko loves daddy!" the girl answered, blushing lightly and making puppy eyes.

"Don't use that trick on me! I was the one who invented it... Awww... Come on... Well... OK! But this is the last time you do something like this... And you have to clean everything up before mom gets back." Kiba laughed at his daughter's cute face.

"Thanks, daddy!" she jumped into his arms, while Akamaru barked happily.

"Daddy, how come I can't understand Akamaru as you do?" Kimiko suddenly asked.