The Beast that was Shot by Love!!

Strolling beside Kiba, Akamaru observes that Shikamaru, Choji, and Sai have each paired off with Temari, Karui, and Ino, and he privately sneers at how late humans turn to romance. His pride that Kiba has resisted such distractions collapses the moment his master spots a young kunoichi walking her dog Shoshi and clumsily tries to charm her without success. Kiba then orders Akamaru to mark every corner of the park, boasting that the girls who rejected him will regret it once he becomes the Seventh Hokage. His mood lifts when two women mention seeing the future Seventh, only to crash when he realizes they are swooning over Naruto and Hinata, not him.

Akamaru grows suspicious when Kiba tells him to stay behind and slips off alone. Catching the scent of a lie, the dog trails him and is dismayed to find Kiba secretly meeting a young woman. Trudging home by himself, Akamaru concedes that Naruto truly is the stronger, worthier candidate, and that Kiba's real problem is not focus but sheer unpopularity, which is now dragging him away from training toward a hopeless hunt for a girlfriend.

The mystery resolves back at the house: Kiba pins the sulking, food-refusing Akamaru while the woman, revealed to be a veterinarian, administers his routine shots, explaining Kiba's secrecy and the sleeping powder slipped into his bowl. Relieved yet still sore about the injection, Akamaru takes comfort that Kiba's flops with women will keep them together, until Kiba freezes at the sight of Tamaki and her cat. Sensing the instant mutual attraction, the horrified dog tugs uselessly at his master to drag him away. The piece is an omake bundled with Rai no Sho, set after The Last, and stands out for unfolding through Akamaru's inner thoughts.