Chapter Five

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I don't own Naruto nor any character connected. Someone else does.

A/N

I want to thank "clockright" for we are collaborated on many ideas for this story.

Alright loyal followers, 'clockright' have been writing, at my request little snippets here and there of revisions to this story which I in turn merge them into this story. I think chapter 1 have been fully revised and we think it's better than ever. We concentrated on the alley scene after Kiba attacked Kaiko and threw her and Shikamaru out like garbage. We did a small revision in the scene when Shikamaru tells Tsunade and Shizune what happened in the Hotel room that night thru Shikamaru's eyes. Check them out for they are more powerful and better than before.

When I started this story I was thinking of what would be a reason the transformation jutsu would become permanent like it has in this story. Well pregnancy was an obvious choice so I wanted to try it out desperately. The main trouble was how strong a character Naruto was. He would not in any circumstance have sex in his jutsu willingly. He may suck it up and kiss another man for the sake of the mission but to go all out and have sex was not in his character. After I wrote the first chapter, I have a responsibility to the character I destroyed for the sake of my art to not stop but tell the tale and rebuild her life.

I do realize in writing this story some readers hated the events of the first chapter to an extreme. I understand those feelings more than you realize. I apologize for it but I will not abandon this story. As I said I have responsibility to build the characters back up if I can. I just hope that if this happened in real life those same readers won't behave like the PM's sent to me suggest they would. That would be the wrong response. The correct responses have been laid out in this story by letting the victim dictate what happens.

In this chapter we see Kaiko starting to move past what have done to her and start to rebuild her life. It will not be an easy one to be sure but it's a start in the right direction.

Now it's time for the story!

Late Sunday evening most of the inhabitants of Konoha were sleeping soundly. However a certain blonde in the Namikaze household was not. She could not sleep for more than fifteen minutes at time before waking up due to a very violent nightmare. One thing was different was that she was no longer screaming when she wakes up but that was just a minor point.

Not too far away sleeps her parents usually however like their new daughter they can't sleep as well for they know each time she wakes up. "Kushina, isn't there anything you can do to help her?"

"I wish I knew how to help her honey, but from what I heard she needs to help herself."

"Well you told me once you still had a connection with Kurama despite him being not being inside you. You also told me he is part of the problem. Can't you help her connect with Kurama so she can confront him?"

"I could but she needs to make the decision on her own to confront him before I can lift a finger but I suppose telling her I can do that will help her." Kushina got up and put on her robe. As she slide the door open she was greeted by a weary-eyed Kaiko.

"Mom would please help me make contact with him. I don't know how much more of these sleepless nights I can take."

Kushina's heart went out when she heard those words. "Of course I will but I must warn you, facing him now could be traumatic."

"For whom, for me or for him?" The last part was said with so much venom it shocked Kushina for a mere second before realizing she must have gotten something from her after all.

They went back into Kaiko's room. Kushina looked around in awe at how much work the boys had put into the room that morning. What normally would have taken days was completed in hours. She just wished they had taken more care on how they treated her child.

"Kaiko go lie down in your bed." Kushina winced as she saw the hospital scrubs she still wore. Kaiko's new proportions had forbidden her from wearing her old male clothes. Tsunade reported the clothes she wore to the hospital were on the small side. Naruto was on the short side being the shortest in his class. Kaiko was about ten inches taller and curvier in the right places.

After Kaiko gotten back into bed, Kushina got Kaiko's new vanity chair and sat in it. "Kaiko, please close your eyes and listen to me. You have the capability of reaching Kurama yourself." Kushina saw the questionable look on Kaiko, "Oh Kurama is the name of the Nine Tailed Fox. Despite people popular beliefs, the tailed beasts are actually smart and have feelings. That will be key in talking with him. Respect him in that way and you should be able to reason with him. I know you know over the years we humans have abused those poor creatures thinking they are uncaring thoughtless creatures. Ironically we are what we accused them of being. Remember that when you face him. Now to reach him you have to search you mind first for the path that leads you to another part of yourself you thought hidden. It's different for each Jinchuriki."

"Mom, I found the path already almost to his cage. It was easy since it resembled my nightmares," replied Kaiko.

"OK it's up to you now. You don't have to talk out loud to speak to him. Just keep this between you and him," said Kushina as she leaked a tear out of her eye. She really wished she could be in there with her but know it's really up to her now and she will be only in the way.

Inside her Mindscape, Kaiko gazed upon the gigantic cage that plagued her dreams. However when she gazed into the cage she was greeted with a site unlike her nightmares, The fox was sleeping. 'Hello there Mister Fox. Can you please wake up so we can talk?'

The fox lazily looked up at the girl visitor. (What do we have to talk about? You're not a worthy container and you know it. I will soon be ripped out of you and put into yet another host.)

Kaiko looked slightly miffed, 'I thought you were the one that wanted to talk to me, Kurama. You added to the nightmares I have been having.'

(That was before I caught your impassionate plea for Kiba the other day. Is this be kind to your enemies week? I have no wish to be in such a scared little weakling. You do not have any kind of a backbone.)

This angered Kaiko greatly, 'Hey I sacrificed the life of my child for you the least you can do is show some gratitude.'

(WHO ASKED YOU TO? Certainly not me. That piece of shit Inuzuka only recommended that to you so he would not be Daddy britches at age of fifteen.)

'Oh I am fully aware of that, Kurama. I was fully ready to have Kiba on the that Sexual Predator list thus ruining his ninja career then have the kid only to dump it on him to raise. But I don't have the luxury of doing that. I know what my ancestors, and I am the entire human race, did to you and your kin. Recently I learn firsthand how horrible that is and I will not allow anyone else to have you so they might do that to you again. I wish to help protect all tailed beast from any further abuse from us human.'

The screaming match between Kurama and Kaiko ended on that note. (I hear your words Kaiko. Live by them and we shall soon see if you are indeed worthy of me. For now you need a good night's rest and I can ease these nightmares of yours so you can have just that. Good night!)

In the real world, Kushina noticed her new found daughter had not only fallen asleep but also, judging from her deep breathing, managed to make peace with Kurama. She gently kissed her daughter's forehead without waking her and made her way to the bedroom door. Before closing her daughter's bedroom door she gazes at Kaiko and says, "Good Girl, Kaiko. Sleep well."

In the morning, Kaiko woke up as the first rays of sunlight filtered into her room thru the white shear drapes. Once she shook herself awake she was pleased to have no more nightmares. "Thanks Kurame," she mumbled incoherently.

(Your Welcome Kaiko. Good morning and don't forget our discussion.)

How can Kaiko forget? Kurama practically told her she was unworthy of being his host. She was going to make him eat those words. But first thing is first, as she looked around her room she knew a shopping spree was in order for she had no clothes save the hospital scrubs the hospital gave her so she could have something to wear home.

For that she decided her mother was best suited until she remembered her favorite dress of late. Now she thinks she needs one other person with her but someone her age. She immediately flashed to the guys but got sick doing it. Next were the girls around 'her'. Whomever she picked she would need tell who she was originally and why she is like that way. She thought of Ino Yamanaka first for she was always dressed so well but immediately turned that down for she was kind of snobbish and there was the fact she was one of the girls that drove Sasuke Uchiha up the wall.

Then she thought of the girl she was hot for when she was still Naruto, Sakura Haruno. Her mother used to be teammates with her mother. However she was even worse with the Sasuke fan club and she really hated her 'Naruto' side. Kaiko shuddered how many times Sakura hit Naruto when he used the Sexy-no-Jutsu. Nope, she will not be a prospect.

She almost ran out of options when she remembered Hinata. Although not her first choice due to her fashion sense, her timidness might allow her to explain what happened without getting hit first. Then she remembered the times she proven her timid exterior hid a caged lion on the inside. Still Kaiko had to admit Hinata was the best choice. Tenten was too much of a tomboy for his taste.

After getting dressed in the only clothes she had, the hospital scrubs, Kaiko went into the kitchen to hopefully speak to her mother. When she got to the kitchen she berated herself for she knew her mother practices her kenjutsu after she prepares her breakfast. She knew that when she was Naruto but as Kaiko, because she just suffered deep emotional and physical trauma, she is finding out she forgotten some of the most basic things. Now more than ever she needed her mother's guidance.

After finishing her breakfast and cleaning up her dishes, Kaiko left the house for her mother's favorite spot to practice Kenjutsu. There was a waterfall on the Namikaze lands. Next to the waterfall was a flat grassy clearing that stretched about 40 meters. It was perfect for early morning Kenjutsu practice and for practicing Taijutsu in the evening. Previously Kaiko never bothered with using the clearing but she had a new perspective on it now.

She got to the waterfall as Kushina her mother was in the last stages of one of her kenjutsu katas. Kaiko for the first time was enthralled by what she saw. Her mother was considered one of the leading experts in kenjutsu for the village however she had never taken a student. Her reasoning was that the form she uses was only meant to be passed down in her family only. Kaiko remember the day well that Kushina tried to entice her male self to learn the forms from her. It was one of the very few times she knew she had hurt her feelings. Now as she saw the sheer poetry of her mother's movements she wished she had taken her up on her offer. She hoped it was not too late to accept her mother's previous offer. She could not help herself but to clap as her mother returned the blade back into the scabbard.

Kushina was pleased to see Kaiko. She knew every single time when her child was watching her. Each of those times she made sure to do extra good to try to convey her feelings to her child. The clapping is very new as of this morning. Her heart fluttered that maybe with all that she been thru she was now ready to start learning. As she start toweling the sweat off her Kushina spoke, "Good Morning, Little one. I see that you slept well."

Kaiko blushed, "Thanks to your help I did, although that miserable fox sure gave me a good ringing out. Geez is he always that cranky when he wakes up."

Kushina looked surprised, "Kaiko, Kurama does not sleep."

Kaiko got a little irritated, "Why that good for nothing fox was playing possum. I should go down there and kick his cage in. But I have to admit he got me and I needed the kick in the butt." Kaiko calmed down before continuing, "Mom, about Kenjutsu. Is the offer to teach me the art still good? If it is I would love to start learning."

Kushina felt very happy suddenly but dared not show it to Kaiko. Instead she decided to answer differently, "I don't know Kaiko. You refused me so soundly I doubt you really want to learn."

Kaiko felt defeated until she figured out her mother did not say no. "Mother!"

"Don't mother me little one. Now before I give you my answer how are you doing at the Academy? I know you are given the week off due to extenuating circumstances but you have to continue at some point and I heard before you were not doing so well. How is your substitution jutsu?"

Kaiko laughed for the first time since the attack, "I have that jutsu down pat. I used it enough time to sneak away from my Anbu guards."

Kushina grinned, "Admitting to sneaking away from your Anbu guards. Hmm … That offense is punishable by two weeks worth of grounding."

Kaiko had to backtrack, "Did I say escape from my Anbu guards? I meant to say escape from my posse so I can meet up with my Anbu guards."

It was Kushina's time to laugh as the carefully placed her sword on top a picnic table set up just outside the clearing. "Fair enough. Either way I say you had more than enough practice with the substitution jutsu, how about the transformation jutsu?" Kaiko gasp when Kushina asked that for it was that same jutsu that got him in trouble recently. Kushina realized Kaiko was freaking out about that same jutsu. "Relax Kaiko, I am just getting a feel for what you can and cannot do. Will you at least try the jutsu? Try transforming into me."

Kaiko gulped and nodded her head. As she went thru the hand signs for the transformation jutsu events of the previous Saturday replayed thru her head. When she completed the hand signs and tried to transform nothing happened. She tried again with the same results. After the fifth time trying she slumped to the ground in frustration. "I … I … I can't do it for some reason. That particular jutsu used to be my pride and joy but now …"

"It's because you abused it recently. You now have a mental block you must work to overcome before you can use the transformation jutsu again. Your body thinks that if you transform again you might get hurt again. Unlike contacting Kurama I am cannot help you with this problem. I am afraid you will have to see a therapist to get past it. We'll talk about that later. How about the clone jutsu?" Kushina asked.

Kaiko looked like she was a deer facing twenty archers. "Ugg … That is my worst jutsu. No matter what I try I just can't do it."

Kushina was not surprised. She had exactly the same problem back in her Academy days. She was able to refine her control enough to have two passable clones to pass it. Kaiko though has three times the amount of chakra she had when she was at that age. "Kaiko, believe it or not I suspected you might be having trouble with this particular jutsu. Before I tell you why I want to see how far you can go with this jutsu."

Kaiko looked perplexed. However her mother had never lied to her in the past so she did the hand signs for the clone jutsu. Suddenly Kaiko built enough chakra up so is was visible all around her for everyone to see. This part did not surprise Kushina as well for she too did it the same way however the Kaiko's chakra was three times the amount she had shown when she was Kaiko's age. When Kaiko finally performed the jutsu a huge amount of smoke was produced. When the smoke cleared all Kaiko produced was a barely recognizable attempt of replicating herself. It could not even be classified as a clone even.

Kushina had seen enough. "Kaiko, come sit with me by the waterfall." Kushina spread a blanket on the ground so that mother and daughter can sit down next to each other traditional style by the water fall. "Kaiko, your main problem is the amount of chakra you have. Our family, Uzumaki and Namikaze alike, have the same problem with our chakra. We always had to have extra chakra control than normally required for the average Academy student. Before I teach you Kenjutsu, I think it would be better if I taught you better chakra control instead. However in your case you also need to learn a different clone jutsu than the basic clone jutsu. It is rare but in some cases an Academy student produces too much chakra even at their lowest amount they can produce than the jutsu can handle. In simplest terms, you are overloading that particular jutsu. I could seal a great portion of you natural chakra but even Academy drop outs can tell you that with the more chakra you have the better. For this reason there is a special rule that the testing board will allow a higher ranked jutsu in place of the lower ranked but only if the jutsu does the same thing as the lower ranked jutsu did. Such a jutsu exist for the clone jutsu however I don't know it but your father does. I will have to convince him to teach it to you. Now why don't we see about your taijutsu?"

Kaiko hesitated which Kushina saw. "Come on Kaiko show me what you got." Kaiko shook her head no. "I thought you asked for my help Kaiko but if you don't want to obey me how can I help?"

Kaiko sighed, "I do want your help and I would love to show you my taijutsu skill however these scrubs I am wearing are the only clothes I have that fits me. If I were to soil them with my sweat then what do I do then?"

Kushina wanted to face-palm herself for not thinking about that. "Well then I better get cleaned up so we can go shopping."

"About that Mom, can I invite one of my friends along?"

"Not one of your male friends I hope."

"By Kami no! I was thinking about Hinata Hyuga. Of course she does not know what happened. Will you please call the Hyuga clan and ask if Hinata can drop by before you head up to bath. That way I can talk to her before we go shopping."

Kushina looked at her watch. "You do realize today is Monday and she probably on her way to the Academy now."

"Please Mom."

"Okay I will see what I can do."

When they got to the Namikaze mansion, Kushina made a call. Kaiko knew immediately she had called Minato, her father. When Kushina hung the phone up she had to ask, "I thought you were supposed to call the Hyuga clan. Why did you call Dad about this instead?"

"Well you are asking that we take the Hyuga clan heiress out of school. I can't really ask for that but your father might be able to arrange it. Now if you excuse me I shall be upstairs in the bath then getting ready."

Kaiko sighed as she sat on a cushion in the family room. About twenty-five minutes later her father, Minato Namikaze, appeared out of thin air with Hinata Hyuga. "Daddy!" yelled Kaiko as she jumped up and into his arms to give him a hug. Minato was taken by surprised because this was something new to him but he could most definitely get used to getting hugs from Kaiko.

"Um … Sir … you told me that Naruto needed my help?" questioned Hinata.

Kaiko blushed and wanted to hide under a rock. This will be difficult for her to tell. "I can tell her if you like Kaiko," replied Minato softly offering Kaiko a way out.

"I wish I could let you but I have to face this sooner or later. Hinata, if I may call you that, I have something I need to tell you that you will find hard to hear as much as I find it hard to say. May I tell you this? Once you hear it all there will be no unhearing it," stated Kaiko.

Hinata carefully examined the blonde girl in front of her carefully. Something about this girl looked very familiar but it was impossible. The person she knew was very outgoing and carefree. This girl was like a scared little rabbit. The on deciding factor was when she saw the whisker marks on her cheeks. Only one person had those marks in the entire village and possibly the world. "You may call me Hinata, Naruto. I will listen to what you have to say."

Kaiko felt relieved that Hinata recognized the person she used to be. "Well the first thing I need to tell you is that my name is Kaiko now." Kaiko went on to tell what happened to her starting with the set up of the prank to her passionate plea for Kiba the other day.

Hinata could not believe what she just heard. But that tale explains the sudden negative atmosphere of the Hyuga clan recently were Neji is concerned. She had stupidly tried to defend him without knowing the full story. Now she knows she will have words with Neji when she gets homes. "Kaiko, as the official heiress of the Hyuga clan, I officially apologize for Neji's part in this affair. You have my word he will be punished. I have a difficult question though."

Kaiko gulped knowing what it may be nodded her head for Hinata to ask it. "You said once in the bedroom you activated the jutsu then Kiba attacked you. While you did not say it he rap…" Hinata saw the tears out her eyes started to pour and knew her answer. "Again I am so sorry. Nobody should have done that to anyone."

There was a long unbearable silence after that until Kushina showed up. "Ah Hinata…" Kushina quickly took in the overall mood in the room. "I take it you know everything." Hinata nodded softly yes. "Good. Well we did not call you over to give you this horrific news. Kaiko only have those hospital scrubs to wear. The rest of the wardrobe is men clothes and too small for her now larger frame. We are going shopping today and Kaiko wanted the perspective of someone closer to her own age as well today."

Hinata giggled, "That's understandable!"

"Excuse me!" barked Kushina.

"With respect, you look like my grandmother."

"Well your grandmother has good taste then," retorted Kushina bitterly squaring against Hinata, "besides you are dressed for the winter games and its nearly one hundred degrees Fahrenheit."

"Sadly it's because of my duties as the Hyuga clan heiress I have dress this way. It won't do for me to dress like a young tart."

"Then you can understand what I don't want Kaiko to dress like. It was bad enough that many still remember how she looks naked when that form was only a jutsu, honestly," declared an irritated Kushina.

"Yet as the Hokage daughter she is allowed to cut loose. It's almost expected it of her."

Kaiko could not take it anymore. While she agreed with Hinata a little on that she should be able to dress more relaxed and youthful, "Cutting loose got me more pain than I ever wanted to handle." She barely said that in a whisper yet loud enough to be heard.

Hinata hung her head low in shame. She did not know what to say to make her feel better so she remained silent. Kushina did not retort for it would only aggravate Kaiko's depressed mood.

The overall mood did not lighten up when they reached their first destination. "VICK-CHAN'S SECRETS, you want me to go into Vick-Chan's Secrets! You two can't be serious? Why can't we do all our shopping at the department store?" protested Kaiko.

"You have next to nothing in female undergarments. I bet you've bound your upper attributes down too. The department store does carry some regular Bras but you will need the type suitable for ninja life. The only place that sells them is Vick-Chan's. Besides don't tell me you never been curious about going into one of these establishments when you were Naruto," replied Kushina.

"He used to stare at the window for a good fifteen minutes when his trek would take him this way," confirmed Hinata.

"Hey, it was all in research for the Sexy-no-Jutsu," replied a seriously red faced Kaiko. Once in the store Kaiko had to admit she did not feel that all out of place. Once she unbound her breast and tried on an actual bra she was glad her mother and Hinata convinced her to go in. It felt ten times better than those ridiculous bindings. She was embarrassed over not knowing her sizes however despite doing all the research for her jutsu.

The only problem was there was an overall lack of orange in the store. Not one bra was orange which she commented on. This earned her a gooseberry from both Hinata and Kushina. The rest of the shopping excursion went by with a better atmosphere. Kaiko lightened up from her earlier mode.

However she was mindful on the time. This could go on all day but she needed to be somewhere at 1 PM sharp. It was her first day at Hana's clinic.

When she got to the clinic, the outside never ceased to amaze her how rustic it looked. It was hard to believe that it housed the best veterinarian clinic in all the Fire Country. The clinic looked like a rundown barn with an equally rundown farm house attached.

On the inside it rivaled Konoha Hospital. It was very sterile yet the exam rooms were very different. They looked very homey to put the animals that visit at ease.

By now the staff has come accustomed to Naruto's daily visits. They were worried about him when the visits suddenly stopped then they nearly cried to death when they learned the reason. They were also very disgusted with their patron's brother.

They were well aware of who Kaiko was so when she walked into the clinic wearing some scrubs they were all shocked. "Kaiko! What are you doing here?" asked the receptionist.

"What do you mean by what I am doing her? Have you forgotten I was supposed to start my community service today for what I did to Akamaru?"

"Well yes we did reach that agreement but that was before Kiba viciously attacked you. I thought you might not come at all," replied Hana.

Kaiko thought about what she had said and replied, "I appreciate your concern. I am doing better now considering. Granted Kiba did attack me but that does not negate what I did to Akamaru. I am not here to repay my dept to Kiba but to Akamaru who was and still is an innocent in all this."

Hana considered her words, "If you are sure about this then I will not say no to free help. Come with me." They went thru the clinic to the stalls in the back. From the looks of things they kept the bones of the ancient barn intact in this area. Some of the area was updated. Kaiko wondered what her duty would be. "Kaiko, from this day on you will be responsible for feeding all the animals. Some of them require a special type of feeding so there will be a learning process. Kenta there will be your direct supervisor."

In front of her stood a huge young man who was no more than sixteen years of age. He had long thick black hair. He wore his leaf headband proudly on his forehead as a leaf Shinobi should. Many young ninja sport it on their arm or other places. Kenta was also very muscular showing either work outs a lot or a lot of hard work. Judging from the way he carried himself throughout the day she guessed correctly his muscles were the byproduct of a lot of hard work on a farm or ranch.

Kaiko blushed when she noticed she was gazing at Kenta a little too much. She would never pursue a relationship with him or anything. It's just she can appreciate how much time it took to get muscles such as his.

The last animal she had to feed or try to feed was a sad case. It was a puppy but it was practically skin and bones at this point. "Kenta, What is the story behind this puppy?"

Kenta looked horrified as he replied, "It's a very sad case. Master Kiba rescued that puppy months ago. Unfortunately all his remaining clan died that night save for one and he watched as that one died tragically recently." Kaiko held back a tear knowing who Kenta was referring. "Since his passing that puppy refused to eat."

Kaiko then thought maybe the puppy would eat if Kiba were to feed it but that was impossible. Kiba was locked deep within Hokage Mountain. She knew she could get easily get permission to see if the puppy would eat for Kiba. However that environment was not suited for puppies. The only reason she was considering it was that puppy might die otherwise. She was balancing what Kiba had done to her verses the death of another innocent. In the end the death of another innocent dog was too much for her to bear.

"Kenta. I have an idea of how to get the puppy to start eating again but it will require me taking it somewhere and I can't tell you where. Will it be possible? You will have my word if my idea does not work I will return the puppy here."

Kenta was not stupid neither was Hana. They too figured the puppy would probably start eating if Kiba were to feed it but they could not get in to see Kiba never the less bring the puppy to him. Kaiko willing to do it was truly a blessing in disguise. "You may if you leave right this second."

Later that afternoon, Kaiko found herself walking down a least a mile of stairs deep inside Hokage Mountain. She just came from her father's office where she finished a rather heated discussion with him and Ibiki Marino. They could not believe what she asked. In the end they agreed only because of what recently happened to her but she could tell that she was pushing the envelope of acceptability.

As she continued descending into the darkness she was reconsidering why she was here in the first place. Many times she thought about turning around and admitting she was wrong about her reason for doing this. Each time those thoughts crept into her head she would look at the sick feeble puppy in her arms and knew why she was doing this.

Suddenly she heard, "Why are you here Kaiko? You are the last person I expected to see here."

She had reached a plateau in the stairs and to the side was cell where Kiba was locked in. The only light they had was the gas lights embedded into the walls. The stench was unbearable, so unbearable that even the feeble puppy reacted. "I never expected to be here to but there is a situation that everyone thought only you can solve."

Kiba began to laugh hysterically which angered Kaiko, "Look you pompous jerk, this puppy has not eaten in days. I and everyone else think it will eat if you were the one to feed it."

"Why me?"

"Because you were the one who rescued it months ago," replied Kaiko as Kiba instantly understood which puppy it was. Silently Kaiko passed the puppy over to Kiba thru the bars as well as some food. The puppy did start to eat proving Kiba is the only one capable of taking care of it. "I got permission to leave the puppy here in your care Kiba. Along with your regular meals will be special food just for the puppy. Also you will be transferred to a different holding cell, one better suited for the puppy's needs."

Confused Kiba had to ask, "Why are you doing this?"

Kaiko took a deep breath. She had prepared herself for this question but now that it was asked she did not really know the answer to it. "You could say I owe the puppy a great dept. You see it stopped eating the day Akamaru died. Oh and the puppy's name is Akiomaru. He is the last of the Maru dog bloodline and a distant cousin to Akamaru."

Kaiko walk into the shadows and out of sight leaving a very perplex Kiba behind.

A/N

I know most of you are wondering why the heck I am making Kiba's punishment so light. Well part of the reason I want him to be a ninja still for I have a specific plan on how I wish this story to end and Kiba is a big part of it. Enough clues – you just have to wait and see.

Till next time – Chow!