Chapter 54 : Preliminary 2

The fight between Naruto and Kiba started with a bang. Kiba, instead of commenting on fighting the dead last of the class, went directly to end the fight as soon as possible.

Here's a really cool thing I just thought of: there were multiple times in this fight when Kiba could have ended it.

Rather than damaging Naruto, which was pretty pointless as the boy could clearly tank pretty much anything Kiba had to throw at him, he could have simply won against him by putting a kunai at his neck.

After all, this is not a real fight; as long as the proctor gives the signal, it's clear who will win.

Kiba went for Taijutsu. Maybe all that Taijutsu training kind of stimulated him to focus more on Taijutsu?

Possible.

The fight was interesting; both were brawlers. Kiba was a better fighter, but Naruto could tank more damage.

In fact, that was the thing that made him win in the Chunin Exam in the first place. After all, Neji beat the hell out of Naruto, and ultimately, Naruto won the fight by just hitting Neji one time.

Just one uppercut was enough. This is the power of his body. He not only can tank more hits, but even his physical power is also too much.

It's just that in this world, where physical power of someone like Tsunade or Sakura exists, and powerful techniques like Ninjutsu and the 8 Gates exist, something like a slightly stronger body fades into the background. But in reality, those little things are what matter more for someone like a normal Genin and Chunin.

And if anyone is Jonin, then they are already above average in their own right.

The fight kept going; both were doing pretty well.

Kiba wasted no time, immediately using his Beast Mimicry technique, transforming Akamaru into a clone of himself. Now there were two Kibas, moving in perfect sync. They charged at Naruto, moving so fast they were a blur.

Naruto barely dodged the first attack but was caught off guard as Kiba and Akamaru hit him from both sides with their Fang Over Fang technique, spinning like drills. Naruto was knocked back, tumbling across the ground, but he quickly got back on his feet, gritting his teeth.

Kiba laughed. "Give up, Naruto! You can't keep up with me! This fight is nothing compared to the training we've gone through!"

Naruto wiped the blood from his mouth and grinned. "Not so fast!"

He quickly created a few shadow clones, and suddenly, there were several Narutos surrounding Kiba and Akamaru. The clones rushed at Kiba, attacking from all directions. Kiba and Akamaru fought back, destroying the clones one by one, but it was clear that they were getting tired.

Seizing the opportunity, Naruto threw a smoke bomb, filling the arena with thick smoke. Kiba and Akamaru were blinded, coughing as they tried to find Naruto in the haze.

Suddenly, Naruto appeared out of the smoke, landing a powerful punch on Kiba's face, sending him flying. Akamaru tried to counterattack, but Naruto dodged and hit him with a kick, knocking him out.

Seeing this, I just sighed. Kiba was better than in the canon, but this is Naruto we're talking about.

Naruto practically won the fight; there was nothing more to see.

The next fight was between Tenten and Temari. There aren't many good kunoichi fights in early Naruto, but this one was good. Though poor Tenten was heavily limited in this fight, all thanks to her opponent. I mean, honestly, there couldn't be a worse opponent for her in this fight than Temari.

Even losing against someone much stronger than her, like Neji, Gaara, or others, is understandable, but Temari is actually not that much stronger than Tenten. It's just that her fighting style completely restrains Tenten's fighting style. That was the one and only problem in this fight.

Needless to say, Tenten lost the fight just like in the anime. But still, I have to hand it to Tenten that she was pretty strong—currently the best kunoichi in Konoha 12 so far.

This much gave me a good understanding that all the fighting pairs are pretty much the same, and even in the anime, the pairing was not random; they were fixed behind the scenes.

It's just that the fights are not in the same order as they were in the anime.

The next fight was between Sakura and Ino.

Yeah, no offense, but I'm not interested in this particular fight.

I can't help but sigh, seeing the girls fighting and frowning. They really need to get their act together. Them surviving in this world like this might not be possible.

It's a good thing they are in Konoha; in any other place, they would have already been dead.

To which I'm also a little happy that I was reborn here in Konoha; there are worse places to be reborn. What would have happened if I went to the Hidden Mist? I can't help but shudder at the thought.

But there are better places as well, like the Cloud Village. They are also pretty good, and if not in Konoha, then going there would be my next choice.

Anyway, now I'm just waiting for my own turn. Who will I fight, I wonder? Anyone but Gaara would do, honestly. I still don't have any way to handle that guy.

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