"He's grown," Naruto said. It caught Kiba a bit off-guard. He'd never actually noticed.

Akamaru had been his best friend for such a long time. They spent every day together. Thinking back, Kiba did remember noting that his dog had slowly been getting bigger. It wasn't until Naruto suddenly showed up again, after two years, that Kiba really thought back on it. Yeah... Akamaru had been that small once. It's funny to think about, now. The dog he rides around on used to ride around on him. It was quite the change.

'Everyone's grown, though, haven't they? Even you, Naruto.'