Without a doubt,
In the end, Kiba Inuzuka became Naruto's friend. When Naruto invited Kiba Inuzuka to eat with him, Kiba Inuzuka refused.
Naruto generally did not force his friends. After learning that Kiba Inuzuka needed to take Akamaru to his sister to have his injuries treated, he could not argue. Kiba Inuzuka's sister, Hana, was a famous veterinarian in Konoha.
Naruto had no choice but to stop flexing his pectoralis major.
Watching his new friend Kiba Inuzuka carry Akamaru away into the distance, Naruto still felt regretful that they could not eat together. He looked down at the Nine-Tails beside him and said, "Kurama, you used too much force. You beat Akamaru up so badly."
"If it wasn't bad, how could Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru deepen their bond?" the Nine-Tails asked in return.
"That's true."
Naruto nodded, his face also showing happiness over Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru deepening their bond. "We did a good deed this time. So this is what doing good feels like. It makes me feel really good, Nine-Tails. We need to keep doing good deeds from now on."
"Mm-hmm." The Nine-Tails felt the same way.
On the way back, Naruto began counting which classmates he had yet to befriend. He had to quickly achieve his small goal of making the whole class his friends.
"Shikamaru, Choji, Sasuke, Sakura... and today's new friend, Kiba..."
One childish face after another flashed through Naruto's mind. Then he continued in a low voice, "Right, Shino Aburame still hasn't become friends with me. Wait, why do I only have this many classmates? I remember there being more than this."
Naruto felt puzzled. Forget it, he would make friends with the classmates whose names he could not remember too.
When he returned to the Breeding Farm, Sasuke came up to greet