Eeyup, same here; almost made me question how well my stories would fit into the actual Naruto-verse. But then I figured: him and Kiba are so competitive, they'd probably do anything to outpace the other.
On a semi-related note, I got a good bit of "Lil' Stuffers" done yesterday and Tuesday, and I now have a very clear idea of how I can make the stuffing seem fairly organic.