As Hayate Gekko finished his announcement, the examination hall fell into a tense and exciting atmosphere.
Although Kiba was very confident about this battle, he still gave it his all.
"Akamaru!"
"Woof!"
Kiba took out two pills.
He fed one each to Akamaru and himself.
The next moment, Akamaru transformed into a giant two-meter-long hound.
As for Kiba, he began transforming into a beast as well, and his body gradually changed.
First, his teeth became incredibly sharp, gleaming with a cold light as if they could easily tear through anything.
At the same time, his fingernails began to grow longer, sharp and hard like tiny daggers that could easily pierce an enemy's skin.
As the beast transformation progressed, his body grew stronger and more agile, his muscles sharply defined and filled with power.
His eyes also began to change, his pupils becoming vertical slits that radiated a frightening, savage light.
His breathing grew deep and powerful as well. Every breath carried a wild, surging vitality.
At this moment, he was no longer an ordinary human, but a ferocious beast!
"Is that... Soldier Pills?"
"To be fair, Examiner, bringing a dog is one thing, taking hormones yourself is another, but feeding them to the dog too? Are contestants allowed to take this kind of hormone?"
Naruto could not help complaining.
The Empire's examinations were extremely strict. Not only were items that stimulated growth, such as these hormones, prohibited, but the use of ninja tools, ninja beasts, and puppets was also tightly regulated.
Otherwise, if a recent ninja academy graduate used the latest intelligent puppet to crush a Jonin, could that prove he had Jonin-level strength?
"Uh... Soldier Pills and ninja beasts are both parts of a ninja's strength, so this doesn't count as breaking the rules."
Hayate Gekko still covered his