Chapter Twenty Four
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Hinata was greeted by Akamaru running up to her and barking excitedly around her feet.
"Wait up Akamaru !!!" Kiba screamed.
Hinata looked up from the hyper dog still barking at her feet to see Kiba running towards her.
He stopped when he noticed she was standing there. He looked at the ground and was about to turn back around until Hinata picked up Akamaru.
"Did you lose something ?" She said while walking towards him.
Kiba still continued staring at the ground. Hinata sighed and stepped closer to him.
"Here Kiba-kun."
Kiba lifted his head to see Hinata holding a struggling Akamaru in his face.
"Kiba-kun, what's the matter ?"
Kiba smiled and placed Akamaru on his head.
"Nothing. Oh, whose shirt is that ?" Kiba asked curiously
Hinata looked down at Naruto's shirt. If she told him whose shirt it was ... one question would lead to another and the world would have to deal with a very angry Kiba.
"Hinata, Kiba, come on." Kurenai yelled.
Kiba turned around to look at Kurenai. She was standing beside Shino.
"Come on Hinata-chan."
Kiba started to walk away and Hinata followed.
"Okay today we're going to train, so one of you will train with me and the other two will train against each other. Then we'll alternate."
"Okay." Kiba said while taking Akamaru out from under his hoodie and placing him on the ground.
"Shino you come with me first."
Shino followed Kurenai to a seperate portion of the training grounds, leaving Kiba and Hinata alone.
Kiba looked around with very little or no enthusiasm.
"So how are we going to do this ?" Kiba asked while looking around.
"Umm ... I don't know."
The two looked around the very vacant land that they were standing in the middle of.
"You fight Hyuuga style right ?"Kiba asked while bending down to pet Akamaru.
Hinata nodded yes and looked at him, wondering where he was getting at.
"I don't really need training, atleast not at the moment. So we could fight Hyuuga style without using chakra, you know so your aim could get better."
Kiba continued to pet the small dog who soon made it's way over to Hinata.
Hinata smiled as Akamaru put a paw on her leg and barked. She picked him up and started to gently pet him.
That was a generous offer but her aim was good already plus that wasn't the type of training she was interested in.
"How about you come at me with all you've got and I'll do the same."
Kiba stood up and looked at her with shock.
"Hinata-chan ..."
"Come on, Kiba-kun. That's good training. Don't you think ?"
"No, I'm not doing it." Kiba crossed his arms and looked away from her.
"Kiba-kun !!! Why not ?"
Hinata put Akamaru down and moved closer to Kiba. She put her hands on his shoulder and shook him gently.
"Please ?" She said while still shaking him.
"Last time ..." Kiba's voice trailed off as he broke his gaze with Hinata
"Kiba-kun, you said we would forget that ever happened, remember ?"
Kiba looked back at Hinata.
"Fine. I'll do this but only this one time."
Hinata smiled.
"Thank you, Kiba-kun." Hinata said cheekily while hugging his arm.
Hinata clung tighter but was caught off guard as Kiba suddenly threw a punch at her.
"What was that for ?" She asked as she was barely able to dodge it.
Kiba lunged towards her and threw a kunai at her. He secretly didn't have the guts to seriously throw it at her.
The kunai dove past Hinata's knees. It slightly tore at her pants but no injury was made.
"Are you really trying, Kiba-kun ?"
Hinata looked at him and was only acknowledged by a simple nod of the head.
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A pale-eyed kunoichi was fast at rest as a dark brunette carried her on his back. The sun gleamed over the horizon as it was making preperations to set.
The shines from the process awoke the resting girl as she realized where she was.
"Kiba-kun ?" She said still a little overcome by sleep.
"Eh ?" Kiba answered back.
Hinata didn't feel like talking. No, she was too tired but still she continued.
"Where are we ?"
Kiba stopped and let Hinata gently fall off of his back.
"Getting something to eat."
Kiba gestured for her to look beside her and Hinata turned to see the Ichiraku noodle shop.
Hinata smiled and eargerly went in.
Kiba stayed outside a moment longer and looked at the place with repulsive features as he made his way in.
He sat beside Hinata who had just finished making her order.
Kiba sat there silently watching as the man told her the amount of the bill.
He watched with amusement as Hinata dug her pockets clean then looked down and apologized.
Nevertheless Kiba enjoyed the thanks he got when he did a favor for her.
"It's okay, Hinata-chan."
The two looked behind them shocked.
Naruto smiled like an idiot and took the empty seat beside her.
Hinata blushed as a tan hand was placed on her shoulder.
"I'll pay for you."
Hinata could only manage a nod.
"That's okay. I'll pay for it."
Kiba gave such a fake smile that even Hinata could tell it wasn't heartfelt. She slightly jumped as he placed his hand on her shoulder also.
Before another word was spoken, Naruto emptied his frog purse into the owner's hands.
"Give me some ramen too."
Kiba glared and kept his hand firmly planted on her shoulder.
Hinata had the courage to turn and look at him but her expression wasn't one to be fearful of.
Her eyes, he could tell, were full of confusion. Kiba reluctantly withdrew his shoulder but kept his stone cold glare.
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Okay that was chapter Chapter Twenty Four. Hope you guys liked it. Also, a little warning for you guys, I'm thinking of putting in a time-skip. Everybody will still be the same age but I was thinking of skipping it to where they were at the Chunin exams. Tell me what you think.
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