I can't believe someone guessed I was going to use this character.
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Akamaru groaned out a wuffling sigh, curling his body around and placing his tail over his paws so that when he breathed out warm air would travel up the fine hair of his tail and heat the exposed pads of his feet that were too sensitive for the cold ground at the moment.
He watched with bored eyes as Kiba argued with the bright child.
He snickered as they grinned and bantered, smirked as friendly fists were thrown in the start of a rather calm sparring session, barked out encouragement when it ended in some sort of draw, hiding his face in his paws when another argument started.
His tail wagged when the blonde distractedly rubbed behind his ears before jumping away and bouncing off a tree to avoid the laughing Kiba with a handful of leaves to stuff down his shirt.
He snorted and turned his head when the gathered rookies laughed and jeered, urging on Kiba or acting disdainful at the silly antics of the two more beast-like of the rookies even though anyone with half the sense ninken had could tell they enjoyed the normal antics amidst missions and wars and tactics and training.
Enthusiastically Naruto displayed exuberance for them, letting them laugh at him and play with him without letting them realize it was being done on purpose (or that Naruto was unintentionally empathic enough to understand they needed this enough that his personality grew to fit the need).
Akamaru sighed with a look reserved for the faces of adults watching indulgent children at play.
He was tired out after playing around with Kiba, and with the usual 'oblivious' timing that Naruto had the playful fight had been instigated just when he was ready to curl up and snore.
Akamaru rather liked the bright one, he always tried to sneak him a treat when the others weren't looking and he knew the exact place to scratch just right. He didn't see why the others had taken such a long time discovering the enjoyable qualities in him- but he supposed the humans were silly like that.
He never did understand how they could label academy cadets as 'dead last' (omega) or 'genius' (alpha) when every animal knew that the only way to judge life skills was to be seen using them, not studying and practicing in theory and trying to judge shinobi children bent on infiltration and skills and death with a system designed for blatant displays of brilliance rewarded with praise.
He snorted, watching large blue eyes turn to him in amusement during a lull in the conversation (argument) and then the grin that spread scarred cheeks and revealed rather interesting fangs. Akamaru grinned in return.
There were playing now, laughing and talking easily. Akamaru rolled over when Kiba sprawled out beside him, and his tail started wagging without his consent because his comrade and the bright one were both paying attention to him while holding some sort of pointless conversation that still managed to mean so much.
Akamaru growled happily, because Naruto was like that.
Hidden and yet blatantly there, and that was simply natural for the sunny blonde.
But Akamaru didn't care.
Naruto was someone who never went back on his word, and that showed how strong he was. Loyal to himself and his decisions…a loyalty that carried over to the entire pack in Konohagakure.
Akamaru wuffled happily and flopped his tired tail down to the ground, rising up a cloud of dust.
One so loyal would show his true determination and optimism and solidarity…and being a ninken himself, the bonded animals known for their loyalty, Akamaru couldn't help but approve of the bright one.
He didn't understand why people thought him to be the Omega, but he was still a pup and unwise in the ways of these strange humans. Naruto had proven himself many times- Akamaru murred out a growl and took in a deep breath.
The animals so overlooked by many - and more so the bonded animals since they understood a greater part of human speech and therefore humans themselves - could smell the power of people. It left a trail that blazed along their senses and mingled with their own chakra to tell of passing and comings.
Naruto had an amazing scent.
If Akamaru wasn't so certain of his loyalty he would have been frightened by the potential that was there hiding underneath Naruto's smooth fur. It was a wonder no one had snatched him up to train him and take credit for what would come to be known as an alpha. Akamaru snorted at the power hungry ideals of some ningens before he rolled his eyes to glance at said power infused boy.
It wasn't even that Naruto had the demon in him - oh, Akamaru could smell that – but the power that was there was conflicting with the evil and constantly growing due to this exercise. It was electrifying- blue and yellow and white and red…Akamaru shivered, certain that he had seen two feral red eyes flash at him from the center of the calamity.
Naruto wasn't even using the fox's power most times when he displayed his creativity and stamina- and Akamru figured the humans would realize that soon- Naruto was just Naruto after all- a loyal one with hair-rising power held at bay by smiles and laughs and loyalty.
As it was, the loyal one gave the best ear scratches, though Akamaru was careful not to tell his pack brother Kiba this- Akamaru was loyal as well, and these types of things needn't be said.
Besides, he was quite content as he was now.
He growled out happily as he nudged his head further under the bright one's hand and murred contently as both ningens laughed and rubbed him down more vigorously.
That felt nice.
.AN.
I realized no one really liked chapters three and two, so I might go back and edit them for greater impact since they got such a small response.