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Bear with me. I may be cooking. Naruto as a ninen is a pretty funny idea. The
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idea of Naruto being reborn as things started with him being reborn as
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himself. And though I'm not planning to have him keep his memories and powers, this all started when I was working on a
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script called What if Naruto were an Inuzuka? What would happen if instead of
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being an Inazuka and having a Ninken, Naruto were the Ninken itself? I felt
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like I could tell a story that was very interesting. So for this story, let's just turn Naruto into say a Sheba Enu
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that kind of fits his personality. The breed has history in the series as a good companion, including with Indra and
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Ashura. And further, Sheibba Enu are very closely related to foxes, which is
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Naruto's whole motif. So why don't we try something like that? Welcome to the Amagi. Only 25% of our viewers are
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subscribed. So, if you're a fan of the video, please like and double check if you are subscribed. And with that out of
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the way, let's get into the video. Our story opens up in a dark, dank little
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warehouse. There were stacks upon stacks of wired dog cages sitting on top of
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each other and the constant sound of barking. It never got quiet. From sun
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down to sun up, there was barking because one dog kept another awake and another kept making the next one wake
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up. All getting peeved. They kept hearing that continual barking sound over and over and over again. To get any
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sleep around here, you had to learn to ignore the noise. To tune it out, this wasn't the best place in the world.
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Sure, puppies and dogs were a wonderful thing. For children, this may have seemed like a wonderland. For a puppy
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like this little Sheba Enu, though, it was hell. Born on mass, caged, fed just
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enough to live. No exercise, no connection with humans and being taken away from your mother at an early age.
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Did this puppy even have a mother anymore? Maybe, maybe not. Some of the females existed only to breed, and when
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their time was over, well, what use were they? The living conditions were bad and health conditions were even worse. Allow
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me to introduce you, my dear viewer, to the horrors that one might call the puppy mill. And what was worse still was
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that this was state sponsored. Everything was a shinobi, and if it wasn't a shinobi, it was a ninja tool.
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What a ninken was would be up to its owner. But the point was, dogs were trained in war. The smartest of them
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maybe even learned to talk. Maybe they became something more. Or maybe they were a wash out and just sent to the
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nearest pet store to be sold. And if you were a sufficiently unwanted puppy, well, that's a road too dark for me to
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travel down today. But this was just the way of the village. It was cruel, yes.
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And when God created man's best friend, I highly doubt he wanted something like this to occur, where the joy of life was
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treated as a nuisance or something to so easily be cast aside. Life for these little puppies was filled with anxiety.
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Because having been ripped away from their mother at such a young age, they never truly learned how to cope with things. And so, for the puppies that
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didn't bark, they trembled. This official Ninken production and testing site was a hellish place to start one's
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life. And if you noticed, I included the words testing site. Yeah, how do you think they learned which dogs to send to
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be trained and which to send to the pet store? There was a lot of dog fighting, testing to see which dogs had it in them
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to be warriors and which were washouts that at best would be put up for adoption for kids and at worst might
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just be left to die of their wounds. To be honest, the people who worked here had become desensitized to it. After
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all, it was just a dog. Oftentimes, when it was time to pit the dogs against each other to see if they had what it took to
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be soldiers, the guards watching would cast bets. This place was a haven for animal cruelty. And the Inazuka would
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not let you forget it. The Inazuka, a prestigious family, were the only ones outside with picket signs and chains to
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tie themselves to posts to impede production. Sum Inazuka had been arrested 20 times over the past few
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years for this, chaining herself to the gates. The only reason she had stopped was because she had given birth to
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another child and was no longer the young woman she once was. She felt as though she made quite a few mistakes
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when raising Hana, being away, being in jail. It had changed Hana into a responsible woman, but only because it
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forced her to grow up too quickly. For that, Sume held shame and promised not to let the same thing happen to Ka. But
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just because Sume wasn't there didn't mean she didn't support it. And it didn't mean that others didn't show up
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in her place. The Hokag had even come to recognize this and had begun to institute an oversight committee and
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inspectors to ensure that everything was done in a humane way. But you know what? The inspectors liked money. And this
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place had a lot of money because not every sale of a puppy was well legal.
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There were some groups who trained them for bets in the entertainment district and even a few strangers who claimed
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that it made for the best ramen ingredient. Cheap and unique in taste, but I think I've prattled on a bit too
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much about how bad this is. By this point, I think you get the idea. This one Sheenu was new. He'd been around for
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a good few months, and thankfully he was healthy. Healthy in the physical sense, at least unhealthy in the mind. Plagued
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by anxiety, he seemed to cower in the face of the shinobi who looked him over. I'm sure you know who this puppy will
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come out to be, but as it stands, he has no name, only a number. 92199.
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That was his number. A lot of dogs had been bred since the wars started requiring them. And now they were
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drawing close to celebrating the momentous 100,000th puppy bred. That one, no doubt, would be given to a
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politician, maybe the Hokag, whoever that would be. when it occurred. But 92199 was not going to be that dog. He
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was a nobody puppy. And that meant he was expendable. The day eventually came though for 92199 to prove himself
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against another dog to see if he had what it took to make it in this crulest of ninja worlds. Set to fight to what
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could possibly be the death against a larger, stronger dog. Its designation was 92186.
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The Sheba Enu was facing a Doberman, which had a considerable size difference. Thanks to their youth,
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though, the size difference wasn't overly substantial, but it was enough for the Doberman to have quite the edge.
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The guards opened the cages and watched the dogs fight. Smart money was on the Doberman, of course, but a couple
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stragglers bet on the Sheba, thinking that if the Sheba actually did win, the payout would be substantial. Of course,
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the Sheba didn't win. It was fighting just to live. The Doberman was fighting to kill. The difference in size as well
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as the difference in mentalities was enough to give victory to the Doberman. The Sheba laid there, Doberman standing
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over it, growling, teeth showing, preparing to kill. The Sheba, beaten, bloodied, and half accepting death
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already, just laid there unmoving. Maybe the guards had compassion. Or maybe they were driven by the need to make more
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money, but they stopped the match. I think you're a bit too cute to waste in a fight like this. Some little girl or
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boy out there is going to want a cute little pup to play with. Even as scarred up as you are, they might choose you. It
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was money driven, it seemed. So, this puppy wasn't ninja material. But considering its disposition and anxiety,
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it didn't really seem like it would ever amount to much, but you never know. Might as well try to make that buck,
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right? And so, the Sheba was sent to the local Kenko. Maybe this was a better life for him. Despite the unfortunate
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circumstances, the Kenko people were actually pretty nice. He overheard them talking about how shameful it was to be
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sourcing puppies from such a horrible place, thinking that it could only be wrong to be in support of it. But at the
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same time, they said that the act of giving these poor little pupers a chance to find a home was well worth the price.
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At least that's how they justified it. To be honest, 92199 wasn't the prettiest
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dog in the world. Not since they made him fight. He almost died and his body was covered with the scars to prove it.
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And frankly, most humans that came in wanted to find something more cute, something not broken. And at this point,
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92199 being maybe a year old, was already broken. Broken in mind and in
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spirit. He was a broken toy that nobody wanted. Boys and girls, parents, they all came in and the kids would look at
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him. He could hear the kids asking about him, but the parents always replied with, "He doesn't do anything and he
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looks so gnarly. Why not look at the other one? Who could blame them?" When children wanted a puppy to play with, if
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the puppy could or would not play, what use was it? Or at least that was the thought process of 92199.
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He knew he wasn't wanted. He would overhear some of the Kenko people talking about how he was the only dog
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nobody wanted and the shame of how he might have to be put down. They were still sweet people, though. They were
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the first to pull him out of cages and give him the first cuddles. But at this point, the mere touch of a human just
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caused him more anxiety. He peed on at least one of the store employees, but they didn't get mad. They understood.
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They really were nice people. At least one employee spoke and said, "If nobody takes them, I'll take him. I won't let
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them put him down." But Sojiro, you can't just accept every dog that comes through here and doesn't find a home. I
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know, Ecoy. I just can't stomach it. I'll cry when they take him. I can't let it happen to him. Every dog deserves its
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home, the guy said. Ecoy pat her compatriot's shoulder. You've got a good heart, but you can't save every dog. The
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world's cruel, and we just have to accept that. Sojiro, at least that's what 92199 thought his name was, seemed
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to give up. Maybe you're right. It's just too much for me. It's okay. I'm sure the puppy knows you care for it.
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And it was true. 92199 did understand. He knew they cared, but he was a lost
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cause. He was born into a world full of suffering. Was it any less that he
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should suffer with everyone else? Life was short for people and even shorter for a dog. 92199 couldn't blame the
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humans. Some were mean, others were nice, but all were bound by the system that caused this pain. It wasn't their
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fault. Not all of them at least. He ate when he felt like it, but most of the time he tended to sleep, just trying to
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push away the days until eventually the end of all his days came. But then something peculiar happened. It all
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started at about noon when the sound of a door's bell chimed and a man walked in. He was a tall man, a man wearing a
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long kimono. His hair was long, black, and straight, and his eyes weren't like anything 92199 had ever seen.
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Regardless, he just ignored the person. "What can I do for you, Lord Hiashi?" the woman asked. "I'm here to look for a
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dog. Something to train like a service animal for my daughter." "A service animal? We have many breeds that tend to
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work well. Very kind, loving, and loyal. Are you looking for anything in particular? She asked. I would like to
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browse before I make my decision, he said. Of course. Let me lead you to them, she said, bringing him around the
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back. There were many dogs, each one coming to the cage openings, barking, jumping, doing tricks, trying anything
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to get attention, to gain favor, and 92199 just laid there. For a time, he
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had been like the other dogs. He had jumped around. He even had this trick he could do, a backflip, but none of it
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mattered. He was too scarred up. If his face didn't scare the kids, it warned their parents that he'd been a fighter.
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Might have been a dangerous dog. Might hurt their kids. So, they moved on. He
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expected none of this to change. He expected that this man was going to do the same. It was always the same. The
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man came to the cage and looked in at 92199. "What's wrong with this dog?" he asked.
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"This one has been here for quite a while. I think it's given up," Ecoy told Hiashi. Hi then nodded and moved on to
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look at the other dogs. "Do you like this one, sir?" she asked, showing him a border collie. "What type of dog is
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needed? Protection? Something to help see? Or maybe something smaller for emotional support?" "This
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border collie may be perfect, then border collies are known for their extreme emotional intelligence and have
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been known for their ability to sense an emotional crisis. "Would you like me to get this one out for you, sir?" she asked. "Yes, that would be fine," he
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said. 92199 knew it. He knew this would happen. It wasn't a surprise. He was
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happy for whatever dog was chosen. It was better that it would be happy as opposed to him anyway. Not like 92199
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could ever handle the service animal bit. He was too broken. He couldn't even take care of himself, let alone anyone
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else. Actually, hold on that for a moment, Hiashi said. Oh, okay. Ecoy said as she put the puppy back with a pat.
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Hiashi then walked back over to 92199's cage and looked in again. "What about
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this one?" he asked. Ecoy walked over. "Uh, sir, I don't I don't recommend that
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one," she said. "Why not?" "Well, there are many reasons. She enusependent
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and stubborn. They tend not to be very reliable when it comes to performing certain actions to meet certain needs.
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And besides, it's been well over a month since I've seen that dog do anything more than lay in the corner. Is it
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suffering? Hi Ashi asked. Probably. We get dogs from sketchy places in Konoha
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all the time. And this one, as you can see, is a little torn up. He's likely been ruined by whatever mill or home he
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came from originally. Ruined, you say? Hi asked. Ecoy nodded. It's so sad. I
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want him, he said. Ecoy was shocked. Even Sojiro stood up when he heard that.
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You You want Ecoy was at a loss for words. "You want nine?" Sojiro said, his
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face brimming with joy. At this, Hiashi was getting a little uncomfortable, but he held his place. "Yes, I want this
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one. I need more than just my daughter to have a dog that comforts her. I want for her to have a dog that requires as
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much love as she expects it to give her. A puppy with problems will inspire her to focus on something beyond herself and
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may help her learn to cope by helping the puppy learn to cope. and further. When my daughter's in need, it will give
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this puppy a purpose. 92199 opened his eyes at the sound of these words.
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"Surely this was a mistake. Why would he want a dog like him? This couldn't be real," he thought to himself. But then
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the cage opened and the warm hands of Sojiro lifted him up. Pulling the dog into his arms, he gave 92199 affection.
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The look in his eyes threatened tears of joy, and he brought 92199 to the front. "How much for the dog?" Hashi asked.
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Sojiro looked down and spoke. Sir, thank you. Hi raised a brow. Sojiro then
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looked up at Hiashi and spoke. I know I'll probably sound really odd, but when you work around dogs so much, they begin
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to mean something to you. He's been here for so long, and we were afraid we'd have to put him down. I was desperate to
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find a place for him, even if I had to take him home myself. I just I wanted to
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tell you thanks for this, and as a token of my appreciation, please let me pay for the dog for you. I only ask that you
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keep him for good. Don't abandon him. Don't be mean to him. Love him as he deserves and give him a name worthy of
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such a life. A number isn't enough. If you can promise me these things, I will pay for him for you." Hiashi smiled,
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seeing the man's dedication to his love of animals. Hi pulled out his wallet. I promise you, and I'll pay for the dog.
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After all, I'm sure you're not paid enough to just be giving someone particularly as monetarily blessed as I
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a free dog. I'll pay and in return I ask you to do something. What is it, sir?
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Sojiro asked. Keep caring for these animals. Every creature on God's earth deserves to be treated with love and
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respect. And this world forgets kindness toward not only humans, but animals,
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too. Both deserve to be loved and well treated. Continue doing what you're doing. Yes, sir. I promise. And so,
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Hiashi put the money on the table and even bought a few toys for the dog as well. Sojurro and Ecoy walked Hiashi to
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the door and waved goodbye to 92199 as he left. Sojurro wiping tears from his
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eyes. Ecoy hugged him. I'm so happy for you Soji. Sojurro chuckled a bit. And
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I'm happy for 9ines. I could see it in his eyes as he left. See what? Ecoy asked. Hope. And this was true. While
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92199 was deathly terrified right now, there was a glimmer of something akin to
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hope in his eyes. Doubt plagued his mind. What if they don't like me? What if I'm not good enough and they throw me
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away? These thoughts were the thoughts of a dog who had spent too much time in his own head and not enough time
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realizing what real love was. 92199 didn't have to be afraid. A promise had
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already been made to him that he would be loved. And though life might be hard, and though surely failures would come
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his way, one thing could never be changed. The promise that was made to him. And Hiashi was a man of his word,
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if nothing else. Returning to the compound, Hiashi smiled, knowing that this might be just the thing his
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daughter needed. Entering his home, he saw Hannabe running around the house like a crazy person. Covered in
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band-aids, she was a bit accidentprone, but she never ever seemed to worry about it. She was a daredevil if Hiashi ever
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saw one. But her older sister, Hinata, was a nervous wreck. She never intended to be, and she didn't want to be. She
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shamed herself for what she called her weakness. But what she was, it was just baked into her from the beginning. Even
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now, she was recovering from a panic attack. Under a blanket and curled up in her mother's arms, Hiashi's wife, a
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woman named Kagaya, the inheritor of a name passed down from generation to generation from unknown origin, held her
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daughter in her arms and shushed her. Hiashi entered the room. "Is she okay?" he asked. Kagayya nodded. "She just had
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a little hiccup today, but she's strong. She'll get through it like always." Hi sat down beside her. My daughter is so
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strong. I'm so proud of her, he said. Hinata offered a smile. He then spoke.
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"Hinata?" "Yes, daddy," she asked. "I have a gift for you," he said. Hinata opened her eyes and looked over to see
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the Sheba Enu. While such a gift often inspired excitement in children, Hinata had a couple wires crossed and her body
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just didn't translate emotions the same way as others did, which caused a spike in cortisol. Maybe it was the fear of
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responsibility, change, or failure. But she almost panicked again. She held it together. But then again, 92199 also
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felt the same way. They were just two emotionally distraught individuals who
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were afraid of getting hurt or accidentally hurting someone else. Hi noticed the look in Hinata's eyes. He
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spoke. It's okay, Hina. I'll make sure to take care of the dog even when you can't. I bought this puppy so you could
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enjoy having it, not to be afraid. So there's nothing to be afraid of. Wherever you fail, I'll pick up the
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slack. Okay. Hinata swallowed and nodded. "Thank you. I love him," she said. She reached out to pet 92199. Her
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hand touched the dog's head, but it trembled. "Maybe Hinata could sense it because she was so similar. Or maybe
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intuition took over." She spoke. "He's so scared. Is he okay?" she asked. Hi
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Ashi spoke. This puppy may have been abused by wherever he came from before getting to Kenko. He seems to have
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anxiety issues. Hinata opened the blanket she was under to give more attention to the puppy. Her own hands
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were trembling from her own anxiety, but she disregarded it as she reached out and gently lifted the Sheba up into her
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arms before pulling him into her blanket to lay close to her chest. The same techniques her mother had just used for
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her, Hinata was using for 92199. This was enough to cause Kagaya to smile. Hiashi smiled as well, knowing
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his job was working. What's his name? How old is he? Hinata asked. According to the adoption papers, he's supposed to
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be nearing 2 years old. And as for his name, well, they never gave him one. He's called 92199 for some reason,
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though one of the store workers called him Nines. That's the closest thing to a name he's ever had. Hinata offered a
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pout for a second. Everyone deserves a name, she said. A good one, too. She began to think. Do I need to come up
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with a name here and now? She asked. No, you can take your time. I'm certain nines can wait until you have a name you
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think will work for now. Just get used to him and let him get used to you. Hinatada began to pet 92199, giving him
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love and affection as needed. Hannib ended up running in at some point, arms out like an airplane, which she didn't
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pull in for entering the room, giving her a new bruise on each arm. Puppy, she shouted as she ran over. Hi lifted
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Hannon up into the air. Slow down there, Speedy Gonzalez. This puppy is about as
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special needs as your sister is. He needs time to get warmed up to you. Loud noises and quick movements may scare it.
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If he gets scared, he'll bite me, right? Uh, I guess it's possible, Hiashi said.
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I'm not scared of a doggy bite, Hannon said. I bite back, she said, spreading her arms and legs out in defiance. I'm
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sure, but remember, this puppy is more scared of you than you are of it. So, if it bites you, uh, please don't bite it
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back. Hannon smiled. Okay, Papa. I'll try not to upset it. Hi laughed and kissed her cheek. Good bean. He sat her
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down. Share Niner with Hannabe. Okay, Hinata. Yes, Papa. Hi left the room to
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continue his work. Hannabe knelt down. Puppy, she said in a crude whisper,
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barely below actual talking. 92199 looked over at her out of the corner of his eye. She smiled and pushed her hand
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out to his face. He turned his head away for a moment, though Hannon waited. 92199 looked over after a moment passed
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and sniffed her hand. His tongue came out and licked the hand, drawing a giggle from Hannon, who proceeded to pet
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his head. "What should we name him?" Hinata asked. Hannabe shrugged as she played with 92199's curly tail. "I like
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how his tail curls up, and his fur is so pretty. It's golden." Hinata smiled. She continued to pet 92199, though the dog
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soon jumped away from both of them and began to slink away to a corner to seemingly hide. "Hannabi and Hinata
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followed." "Why is he hiding?" Hannabe asked. I think he's scared, Hinata said. Maybe he just needs some space. I'm sure
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moving to a new home is scary for him, she said. Hinata knelt down, took her blanket off, and gently put it over
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92199's shoulders before pulling away from him. 92199 watched as she stepped
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back, all while inside his head, he questioned them. They were nothing like the other humans. Would they make him
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fight, too? Put him in another cage? What was this warm thing on his shoulders? It felt nice, warm. It
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smelled like the girl. Hinata looked to Hannon and spoke. "Since it's scared, let's focus on something else and give
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him time to warm up to us." "Do you have a board game?" she asked. "Shogi?" Hannabe said. "Hannib, you don't know
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how to play, Shogi." Hannabe shook her head. "No, but Mr. Shikaku was telling me about it when he brought it over to
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beat dad. He left the board here and some instructions. I told him I was going to get good enough to beat him
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when he came back, and by golly, I'm going to do it." And so they began to get it set up. 92199 watched from the
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distance. They weren't mean. They didn't put him in a cage or force him to fight. They were doing their own thing. A thing
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that 92199 was curious about. So he began to inch closer. As he did, they
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sensed him but didn't really react. 92199 came closer until he was within
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arms reach. Hinata continued to play the game. And then when it was Hannabe's turn, Hinata would slowly, gently reach
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over and scratch behind 92199's ears. 92199 sat down by them. At dinner, they
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decided to have ramen because it was easy to eat. One of Hinata's favorite foods and quick to make. As they ate,
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Hiashi poured some food out for 92199. Nines took a couple sniffs and began to pick at it. Hannabe was going crazy on
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her ramen. Then she pulled up the fishcake and began to laugh. "It looks like his tail," she said. pointing to
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92199's curly appendage. Hiashi chuckled. Sure does. And that's when it
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hit Hinata. As she lifted her fishcake up as well, she compared it to the dog's butt, which is honestly a weird
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statement to say, but trust me, she's going somewhere with this fishcake. H
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Naruto Maki. Then it hit her. Naruto. That's what we can name him. We can name
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him Naruto. Hannabe giggled. Naruto. I like that name. Hi looked back. Naruto
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would be a perfect name for him, he said. And from that point on, 92199's
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name was officially Naruto. To be honest, getting used to the place was something new for him. He didn't feel
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safe. He wondered how long it might last, but then slowly he did grow used
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to it. Hi set up his bed in the same room as Hinata so the two could be near to one another during the night. Maybe
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it might help them sleep. Well, it did. One night before going to bed though, Hinata sat down on her bed. As she sat
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there, she let out a gasp. Naruto perked up. What had happened, he was unsure of,
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but as she sat on her bed, her hands began to grip the sheets. As her breathing intensified, she began
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breathing in and out really quickly, gripping at her chest. Tears came to her eyes as she sat there, and she wasn't
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exactly sure why. Something was wrong. Naruto knew that much. What was happening, he wasn't sure, but he could
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sense she was in emotional turmoil. He climbed up onto the bed with her as she kept breathing quickly. She was in the
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middle of a sudden panic attack. Naruto didn't know what was wrong, but he came to her side anyway. Pushing his head
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under her arms, he drew closer. He understood what was happening to her. He had experienced this on many occasions,
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too, and he knew how hard it was. He pressed up against her chest and just breathed. And she instinctively began to
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match. Her hug was tight and slightly uncomfortable. But this wasn't about Naruto right now. This was about Hinata.
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He needed to steer her back. Nobody else was around right now, but he needed to calm her. Anxiety was torture. A lot of
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people didn't understand. Sometimes you felt ashamed, like the weakest person in the world. An anxiety attack was your
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weakest point suddenly lashing out, like a wound that achd at the most inopportune moments. It was horrifying
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to go through. It felt like dying. It was okay. Anxiety was something many
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people faced and some people just faced more. Tolerance wasn't something you could always choose. You could work up
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to toughen it, sure, but there were limits to yourself. And Hinata understood those limits. She was trying
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to get stronger, but sometimes it crept up on her like a lion in the savannah. She felt like a sheep in the jaws of
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wolves. In moments like this, there was a helpless feeling in the air. But that was okay. And Naruto was just trying to
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remind her of this. The world wasn't ending. Nobody was dying. This was just a moment that would soon pass. It was
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just a moment. A single moment in a wonderful life filled with joy and fun.
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In and out. In and out. Just keep breathing. It's okay. You're just scared. It'll pass. These were the
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thoughts within Naruto's head. He didn't say them out loud, but Hinata understood. She understood those
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thoughts. So, she kept breathing. As calm washed over her, fatigue soon followed. And that was okay, too. She
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was in bed. It was night and she was getting ready to sleep. Naruto was here. And if he had to stay here all night
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long, he would. He understood what it was like to go through this. To be overwhelmed, to tremble, unable to catch
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your breath, and feel like you were losing your grip on everything. Everything was okay. These two
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eventually fell asleep together in bed. Hi came in, covered them up, and turned out the light. He had no clue what just
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transpired, what his daughter had just experienced, or what Naruto had done to help her. Naruto had been scared
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himself. But as he helped, he felt himself being helped as well. It was as if suddenly Naruto knew why he was born,
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why God let him suffer for so long, experience so much pain and suffering.
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He was born to help others who were suffering. He was born to bring peace to others who were in crisis. He was a
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peacemaker and a keeper of the heart. And this poor sweet girl who had opened her heart and home to him now needed him
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to open his heart as well. And Naruto answered, "His heart, as scarred and
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weak as it was, chose to open up for her. There was always the chance that she would hurt his heart, harm him. That
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was the risk of love. Sometimes you offered your love and sometimes someone else would stomp on it. Sometimes they
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would dismiss it. But was that any excuse not to open your heart? Right here, right now, he opened his. And it
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was received. Received by someone who needed it. This one moment. It had made
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every scar worth it. It had made every troubled breath and tremble he'd ever faced worth it. Naruto was overcome with
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an odd feeling, a euphoria, knowing that if his life ended tomorrow, this one moment made every second of his life
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worth it. His life was worth all the suffering just to get to this moment here and show the love she needed when
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she needed it most. For the first time in a long time, Naruto was okay. Better
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than okay. He was where he was meant to be. And as Hinata hugged the dog, she
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spoke. "I love you," she whispered. And it was true. This dog was more than an
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animal. Tonight, it became a family member. To her, he was family. And as they cuddled, the fear left. it went
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away. It was the best night's sleep either of them had in a long time. And this was only the first of many, the
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first night in a long life of togetherness the two would have. Naruto may not have been a fighter, as that
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Doberman proved. But he was a lover, and he loved hard. All of his suffering was a teacher, and he'd been training for
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this very moment. And for every moment to come after this, come anxiety and pain, fear, and sorrow, life would go
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on, and they would be okay. because Naruto was going to be with her for life. They were together for life. And
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for the first time ever, Naruto was excited to see what life had in store for him.
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And that is a wrap. At least for now. I would very much like to explore this
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concept further. I want to know what life will be like after this. What kinds of adventures Hinata and Naruto might go
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on. I bet they'll have grand adventures, especially considering that Hinata in canon becomes a shinobi. Imagine the
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troubles and strengths of a shinobi with an anxiety disorder and her loyal ninken. Maybe Naruto will be a fighter
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after all. And I bet getting to meet Akamaru will give Naruto his own little friend. Oh my soul, I so want to do
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