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Love Wouldn't Be Love Without Obstacles

Part 14: Next

It has now been almost 4 years since Naruto left the village. He has gained a lot of strength and knowledge. He also made peace with Kurama-The Nine Tails-and can now easily access his chakra.

Naruto and Sakushi were standing in front of the gate of Konoha. "I can't believe it's been 4 years" the older man said.

"Yeah… It feels just like yesterday that I left this village."

"Come on, I bet your friends are dying to see you."

The two men walked past the gate and were headed towards the Hokage tower. He was actually surprised by this but a lot of people were happy to see Naruto again but of course there were still some assholes who thought they're the best and that they're so much better.

"Are you serious? If I see one more piece of paper today, I'm going to throw that entire council off this building!" Tsunade shouted. She had so many papers to do and she was starting to lose her nerves.

A knock was heard on the door. "Who is it?" the Hokage shouted in anger. The door slowly opened and a tall and muscular man with blond hair opened it. "Hey Granny Tsunade!" Naruto grinned.

"N-Naruto?" the former Sannin was shocked. "You're back?" she smiled. She was happy to see him back safe and sound.

"What? Did you think I'd let him die out there?" Sakushi laughed.

"When did you get back?" Shizune asked.

"We just got here and wanted to say hi!"

"Well, this calls for a celebration! Shizune, get the sake! You two have to tell me everything that happened!"

After Tsunade got drunk and the two men finished their stories, Naruto decided to head back home. He had to go see Kiba in the morning or he would die from missing him.

A soft and warm light woke the blond up. He looked out of the window and saw that it was a beautiful sunny morning. "Perfect."

He quickly ate some breakfast and rushed over to the Inuzuka house.

A knock was heard on the door. After a few seconds someone opened it; it was Tsume. "Hey Tsume-san!" the blond grinned. The brunette was shocked to see Naruto again after all these years. "Bastard!" she yelled and slapped the boy standing in front of her. What the hell?

"What was that for?" the blond shouted. "Mom!" Hana came running to the door. She grabbed her and pulled her away. "I'm sorry Naruto… When did you return?" she asked.

"Yesterday. Is Kiba home?"

"Come on in, there are a few things you need to know…" Hana said in a sad voice and walked into the kitchen.

The blond and Tsume were sitting at the table while Hana was preparing the tea. Akamaru soon joined them but he wasn't in a very much better mood than anyone else.

"Hey, 'Maru" the blond smiled at the dog. The dog smiled back and licked his arm.

"Here."

"Thank you, Hana-chan" Naruto thanked the girl and picked up the cup of hot tea. "So, where's Kiba?"

The question created a lot of silence in the room. The two women looked down, both thinking about Kiba.

"Naruto…" Tsume sighed. She was a strong woman but she could barely keep herself from crying. "I can't do this…" she said and stood up. The brunette woman walked out of the kitchen.

"What's going on?" a confused Naruto asked. Why were they both so touchy when it came to Kiba?

Hana sit down and took a sip of the tea, trying to relax her nerves. "Kiba doesn't live here anymore…"

"What?"

"You see… after you went on your journey, Kiba started neglecting his duties and missions. He barely ate anything or left his room. Me and my mother tried to get him to do something but it didn't work. We probably made it even worse because he took all of his stuff and left us…" Hana said. After the sentence she started crying. She couldn't restrain herself any longer; all these bottled up emotions had to burst out someday.

"All of his friends tried to talk to him but it didn't work. It was like he felt into depression. We even found him trying to hang himself once…"

Naruto's expression went from confused to shocked. He couldn't believe his ears. Why did Kiba do all of this?

"Where is he now? I have to find him!" the blond shouted.

Hana looked down at her cup. "I don't know… He could be anywhere… Naruto, please go find him! You're the only person who can bring him back! I have faith in you! I just hope… it isn't too late…" a tear ran down her cheeks, past her clan markings.

"Hana-chan…" Naruto calmly said. He hugged her sand said; "Don't worry, I will get Kiba back."

So Naruto decided to head back home and pack some stuff. He locked his apartment and left the village a few minutes later.

He was walking through a giant grass field when he saw a big town. "Let's hope he's there…" he said.

The blond came into the town and saw a lot of stands and people; there was probably a festival going on. He was walking through the streets looking for his lost Kiba-kun.

He went into some bars and hotels if anyone has seen him but with no success. Naruto decided to stay in a hotel for a night and continue his search the next day.

The blond threw his bag pack on the floor and threw himself on the bed. "Kiba, where did you go?" he asked himself while looking out of the window.

The next day Naruto left the hotel and continued with his search. Kiba probably didn't have any money so he checked the streets first, before continuing with the other hotels.

He came across a few homeless people but none of them were the brunette Inuzuka. "This is taking me forever! Shadow Close Jutsu!" the blond shouted and 4 clones appeared next to him. "Okay, go look for Kiba. Kill yourself with a kunai so that I will know where he is!" Naruto said. The clones nodded and each of them jumped away in their own direction.

Two hours have passed and there was still no sign of Kiba. Well, until now.

A clone cut itself and the memory instantly came back to Naruto. "Kiba!" he shouted and jumped on the rooftop and starting jumping towards the direction where the brunette was.

When he jumped on the ground he saw a sleeping Kiba. "Kiba-kun?" the blond whispered. He couldn't that after 4 years he's seeing the love of his life again. Even if he is a homeless ex-shinobi.

The sleeping Inuzuka sensed something familiar near him and slowly opened his eyes. "Naruto?" he quietly said. "Naruto?" he jumped in the air. "Wh-What are you doing here? Is that really you?" the brunette was amazed. The last time he saw the blonde, he was completely different. This Naruto was at least an inch taller. He also had a more muscular body and well… he was more of a real man.

Kiba just stood there in shock. He couldn't believe his own damn eyes. "Is this really happening?" he said. His eyes were wide and his mouth was slightly open.

"Kiba-kun… Why did do you do all of this?" the blond asked. He stepped a step closer but the brunette retreated a step back.

"Because I hated you for leaving! How could you have done that to me? Did you know I wanted to propose to you?" he shouted in anger. A few tears started building in the corners of his eyes as he picked something from his pocket; it was the engagement ring from 4 years ago. He threw it at Naruto. "I wanted to propose to you with that! I told you that everything would be better in the morning but you, you little cunt, just went on your journey and pretended like nothing happened! Do you know how much I put at risk for loving you? My friends, family… everything!"

By the end of his sentence, both men were trying not to burst into tears. "What? You… You wanted to propose?" the blond stood there in shock. He had no idea the Inuzuka teenager was planning a proposal. "Kiba… I'm… I am so sorry for leaving like that… not even saying goodbye…" Naruto apologized. He was so angry at himself, at his decision; everything! Every time he tried to step closer to Kiba, the brunette took a step back. It was too long until he reached a wall and had nowhere to go. "Kiba…" the blond was crying.

"Don't… touch me…" Kiba cried trying to avoid Naruto's hug. But it didn't help. The blond embraced him in a warm, long and loving hug. He missed the warmth of the Uzumaki boy.

"I love you…" the blond whispered into Kiba's ear.

The brunette tightened the hug and bursted into tears. "Naruto! I love you too! So fucking much!"

"Sssh… Don't cry." Which was kind of ironic because the blond was crying himself.

After some more hugging and crying the two calmed down.

"Have you been living on the streets for the almost past 4 years?" Naruto asked. It was a question he really wondered about.

"Something like that… I was working as a bartender for a while but I got fired… Then I worked as a stripper but I quit because I couldn't get used to someone else touching me besides you…" he blushed. "And then I hit rock bottom… I started having sex with other guys for money…" it was one of the hardest things he ever had to say.

Naruto stood in shock again. "He became a male prostitute all because of me?" he thought to himself. "Kiba… I'm so sorry I put you through all of this… Please, come back home. You can live with me if you would feel better."

"I… I don't know… Would that be okay with you?" he asked shyly.

"Are you kidding me? I've been missing you soooo much during my journey!" the blond showed how much he missed him with his hands and smiled. "Come on! Let's go. Besides, I promised Hana-chan to bring you back."

"Naruto… thank you…" Kiba thanked him and pecked him on the cheek. "I missed those soft cheeks" he thought to himself, blushing.

To be continued…

Awwww! They reunited! How cute! And how dare you people think I would end a story like that? :DD tsk tsk tsk… You guys own me a bunch of reviews to boost my mood!

+ Sorry it took me forever to update (I know it's only been 10 days but t feels like forever to me lol I know how it feels like waiting for something that you desperately want to read)

Anyway, yeah the two are back together :P what do you guys think? I know I didn't write much, I'll make it up to you guys by writing more in the next chapter. So now be good little readers and leave me a review! I'll give you a cookie if you do ^.^

Okay, see you in the next chapter!

Jeffree xoxo