By the time Shino Aburame dragged the unwilling Kiba Inuzuka to the Japanese-style wooden house, Chiba had already been waiting for quite a while.
Their special training content had been waiting just as long.
As usual, Chiba first gave the two sensory ninjas a comprehensive assessment. Though he knew this kind of test would only leave him with even less time to rest, it was undoubtedly the best way to understand these kids.
At least, it was the most efficient way.
Chiba's testing priorities differed for Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame. Compared to Shino, Kiba's personality and fighting style leaned more toward Naruto's, so Chiba focused on testing every aspect of his frontal combat ability, while keeping the tactical portion to only the basics.
As for Shino Aburame, although his presence was relatively faint, he was the true captain of Team 8. His Secret Technique was also highly versatile and carried few restrictions. Chiba focused on evaluating his tactical ability, as well as the coordination and versatility of his ninjutsu.
Judging from the test results, Kiba Inuzuka's loss to Naruto in the Chunin Exams had been purely an accident. Compared to Naruto, Kiba truly lived up to his clan upbringing, with extremely solid fundamentals. Though he rarely used other ninjutsu, his knowledge of ninjutsu and genjutsu, aside from his own Secret Technique, was also quite solid. At least for someone his age, he was remarkably good and fully deserved the word "solid."
When it came to fundamentals, he completely blew Naruto out of the water.
As for taijutsu, the Inuzuka Clan's Secret Technique already leaned toward taijutsu. By ordinary ninja standards, Kiba Inuzuka was already outstanding in that regard.
Chiba's arrangement for him was simple. Aside from doubling his daily Secret Technique practice, he also needed to begin training several