Naruto Primer: Inuzuka Kiba

The Dynamic Duo

Kiba loves his dog.

He and Akamaru have been the best of friends since before either of them can even remember.  They do everything together.  They train, fight and win together.  Both would risk their own life to save the other.  One might say that they have a special bond.

But one thing that Kiba chooses not to share with his comrades is his one problem with Akamaru.

Akamaru is not housebroken.

Despite their many years together, something just never clicked in Akamaru's head that he was to do his business outdoors.  He may be one of the smartest dogs known to mankind, capable of many things that regular dogs can only dream about, but even seemingly perfect dogs have their flaws.

This issue with Akamaru is very embarrassing for them both.  How would you feel if your best friend wet the bed?  It's not only frustrating for Kiba, but frustrating for Akamaru.

"Akamaru!" Kiba exclaimed as he came into the kitchen to see that Akamaru had done his business all over the floor.  "If you can't even go outside, could you at least use these newspapers so I don't have to clean up after you?"

These sorts of lectures are hard on both friends.

Today was like every other day.  Akamaru would have his accidents and Kiba would have the misfortune of cleaning up after him.  After all, Akamaru was his little friend and his parents told him that if he could not properly take care of Akamaru, then he could not keep him.

Kiba and Akamaru did not want that to happen.  So, one day, Kiba thought up a great idea.

"Akamaru, I thought up a great idea!" said Kiba.  Kiba took Akamaru into the bathroom and over to the toilet area.  "You see, Akamaru.  This is a toilet.  It's what we humans use to er…relieve ourselves."

Akamaru looked at Kiba curiously.  Even though the two were inseparable, they weren't quite inseparable that Akamaru had to follow Kiba into the bathroom and watch him…relieve himself.

"So, I've come to a conclusion!" Kiba announced.  "If you can't go outside and you can't go on the newspapers, I'll have to teach you how to use the toilet!"

Kiba then proceeded to give Akamaru a short tutorial on the proper use of the toilet, right down to the correct way to use toilet paper to its fullest extent.  Why, that Akamaru even learned how to wash his hands after he was finished!

Thus, Akamaru became the first toilet-using dog.

"Remember, Akamaru, when you're finished, you have to put the lid down and flush." Said Kiba.

Akamaru barked happily.  Not only was he able to stay with his greatest friend in the world, but now he could use a toilet.  That put him even more above all the other dogs that he knew.  Even the other dogs in the house couldn't use the toilet.  But now Akamaru could.

So the moral of the story is: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.  Even though… technically… actually, we'll just leave it at that.