"Let's go, Yellow Maru!"
Inuzuka Kizu crouched low as the massive dog named Yellow Maru mounted his back.
"Woof!" Yellow Maru barked, signaling readiness.
Chakra surged through Kizu's limbs.
"Beast Mimicry Technique: Four-Legged Jutsu!"
Simultaneously—
"Poof!"
Yellow Maru transformed into Kizu's exact copy.
"Human Mimicry Technique: Beast-Man Clone!"
"Iron Body! Fang Passing Fang!"
Both figures spun violently, morphing into twin tornadoes.
The Inuzuka clan's signature offense-defense combo, now amplified by Iron Body's durability, reached new heights.
Target: Uchiha Kin.
Who would play by the enemy's rules and fight the summon first? Eliminate the master, and the summons vanish.
From the start, Kizu refused to dance to Kin's tune.
The tornadoes closed in at blinding speed.
"Aiming for me?"
Kin remained stationary, even smirking as the twin drills bore down on him.
Just before impact—
Whoosh!
A coiled white serpent suddenly shielded Kin, blocking the Fang Passing Fang assault.
Sparks erupted as drill met scale, like steel grinding against diamond.
"Chaa!!"
Little White (Xiao Bai) winced in pain but held firm, roaring through the agony as his body began to swell.
"Dragon Transformation Art: Serpent Form!"
Yet the Iron Body-enhanced Fang Passing Fang packed ten times the normal force. Even this defense seemed inadequate—scales threatened to shatter.
Little White expanded further.
"Dragon Transformation Art: Python Form!"
His bulk doubled, hind legs sprouting, scales thickening.
No way I'm ending up in a stew today!!
"CHAA!!"
The upgrade mitigated damage—barely. While his defense rose, the attack's potency remained unchanged.
The delay? A mere few seconds.
Enough for Little Miao (Xiao Miao) to react.
The cat spun and lunged, claws raking the tornadoes in a frenzy.
"Ninja Cat Fist: Frenzy Scratch!"
A secret taijutsu that made felines the terror of weak summons.
"Break already, damn it!!"
Little Miao's claws, infused with chakra-sealing internal energy, struck a hundredfold harder, moving so fast they blurred from sight.
Yet—
Clang! Clang!
The Iron Body defenses held. Each scratch sparked harmlessly off the spinning duo, failing even to slow their rotation.
Only three seconds had passed.
Kizu reassessed. To reach Kin, these summons had to fall first.
So be it.
Human and hound shared a thought. Yellow Maru understood.
The tornadoes split—one veered toward Little Miao, the other toward Little White's head.
Bam!
Little Miao crossed his paws to block, but the impact sent him skidding backward, gouging trenches with his claws.
Crack!
Little White's jaw took a direct hit, his massive body lifted airborne.
Then—the tornadoes switched targets mid-spin.
Too fast to track.
Little Miao barely registered the weight vanishing from his paws before his gut took a crushing blow, launching him skyward—only for his face to snap back from another strike.
Little White fared no better. As one attack lifted his head, another smashed his jaw downward.
The alternating assault left no room to counter.
After a dozen exchanges—
Thud!
Little White's eyes swirled as he collapsed, unconscious.
Little Miao's pupils rolled back, body crumpling just as Little White's form crashed atop him.
Poof!
Both vanished in smoke.
"Now it's just you."
Kizu and Yellow Maru flanked Kin, poised to strike.
Kin rubbed his chin. His summons had performed decently, but this opponent was jonin-level.
Fang Passing Fang's offense-defense synergy shrugged off most ninjutsu, and its power was undeniable.
Still—
"Try next year's exam. This one's mine."
The advice ignited Kizu's fury.
"Don't. Underestimate. Me!! Bastard!!"
If arrogance was Kin's game, he'd learn why Kizu dared take this test.
"Yellow Maru!!"
The duo became tornadoes again, charging Kin.
"Twin Fang Passing Fang Ultimate: Tornado Blade!"
Countless razor-sharp slashes erupted from the whirlwinds, saturating the battlefield.
Omnidirectional Storm Legs left no escape.
Kin's shadowy barrier deflected the onslaught.
The tornadoes crisscrossed toward him.
"Dark Release: Dark Wall!"
Two obsidian barriers blocked the attacks—but the hidden wooden cores groaned under the enhanced assault.
"Useless!!"
Kizu's roar shattered the walls. The tornadoes grazed Kin's sides, hurling him upward.
Kizu and Yellow Maru halted, panting.
No one walks away from that.
The damage was calculated.
Kizu bared his fangs.
"Poof!"
Kin's airborne form dispersed into smoke.
"Not bad."
Kin's voice emerged from Kizu's own shadow, his form rising like ink.
Kizu paled. He'd never sensed the substitution.
No matter!
He and Yellow Maru revved up again—
Only for darkness to swallow them whole.
"Pity. The gap's too wide."
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