It made more sense than the cat lady since he was always their for Hinata and their bonds were a lot better.
Exactly, Kiba who's always Brash, Cocky and Loudmouthed in his personality has always showed so much care/protectiveness for Hinata.
It was showed on multiple occassions in the series.
The only thing NH have are over-glorified moments that practically had zero meaning since Naruto and Hinata didn't even get any closer until the "retcon movie"
Kiba and Hinata have bonded longer together (along with shino) just as how Naruto and Sakura have bonded along the course of the story.
However, due to Team 8's lack of screentime in Shippuden, their bonds are often forgotten or not cared about.....
.......But they'll push Hinata's obsession for Naruto because she's the most important and her Happiness is worth more than any other character in this series