Uchiha Yao vs. Inuzuka Kiba!

Konoha.

Ninja Academy.

Iruka held a list, calling out the students' names one by one to conduct the final review of the Clone Technique.

"Uchiha Yao!"

Yao walked up to the podium. Without deliberately striking a hand-seal posture, he simply brought his hands together casually in front of his chest.

Poof!

White smoke exploded.

A clone identical to Yao appeared steadily.

"Wow--!"

"Yao-kun is so amazing!"

"He succeeded on the first try, and there isn't a single flaw to be seen!"

Sakura, Ino, and the other girls in the class cheered one after another.

Their eyes sparkled with little stars, their faces full of infatuation.

Iruka nodded with satisfaction and gave a high score without hesitation:

"Very good! 95 points! Everyone should learn from Yao!"

"Uchiha Sasuke!"

Iruka called the second person. The Second Pillar walked up to the podium.

Strangely enough.

The Uchiha Yao from just a moment ago and Sasuke looked exactly the same.

Hairstyle, features... they were cut from the exact same mold.

Everyone was accustomed to this, and no one found it strange.

After all, Uchiha Yao and Uchiha Sasuke were twin brothers, and the only two remaining orphans of the Uchiha clan!

It was just that compared to the sunny and cheerful Yao, Sasuke appeared much colder.

He was like a giant block of ice, his face wearing an expression that warned everyone to stay away.

Sasuke easily released the Clone Technique, and Iruka gave him 95 points as well.

"Next, Uzumaki Naruto!"

"Watch me!"

Naruto jumped up full of energy, his hands clumsily twisted together as he shouted: "Clone Technique!"

Pfft!

A lopsided, orange-colored object flopped limply onto the ground.

The classroom was silent for a second, then erupted into uproarious laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"What is that?"

"As expected, it's the same again. A dead-last is a dead-last!"

"He can't even maintain a clone? He's really too pathetic!"

Naruto's face turned red instantly, and he shouted back unconvinced: "Damn it! That was just a mistake! Let me try again!"

Iruka-sensei rubbed his forehead with a headache and said irritably: "That's enough, Naruto! Get down, 35 points!"

"Damn it!"

Naruto walked back to his seat, dejected, his face full of resentment.

Yao watched Naruto as well.

This silly kid clearly possessed a massive amount of Chakra within his body.

Yet, because of Kurama's interference, he couldn't even perform the Three Basic Ninjutsu Techniques well.

It had to be said.

He was truly unlucky!

However...

Thinking about Kurama as a super cheat, Naruto was worth it.

To be honest, if he didn't have his own golden finger, Uchiha Yao would rather be the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki himself.

After all, once one becomes a perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and masters the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, they are firmly at the Super Kage Level!

The Clone Technique review continued, with students taking the stage one after another.

The cute Hinata, the boisterous Sakura, the lively Ino...

The review of the Clone Technique ended quickly, and the practical sparring began.

Iruka looked toward Yo and Inuzuka Kiba below the stage and called out:

"Inuzuka Kiba, Yo, step forward!"

Kiba had long been impatient; he jumped out excitedly with Akamaru:

"Heh heh, Yo, it was only because I was careless that I lost to you last time. This time... I won't show any mercy!"

Akamaru, perched on his head, barked twice and bared his little white teeth.

Yo looked at the high-spirited Kiba, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

There were many in the class who wanted to defeat him, especially the boys, including his foolish younger brother Sasuke!

But as for those who could actually fulfill that wish, they hadn't been born yet.

Yo and Inuzuka Kiba walked to the center of the arena and performed the Seal of Confrontation.

"Yo, I will definitely defeat you today, prepare yourself!"

Inuzuka Kiba grinned and shouted.

"Is that so?"

Yo raised an eyebrow slightly and smiled indifferently: "Feel free to bring it on!"

"Yo-kun! Go for it!"

"Yo-kun is the coolest!"

"Wow! So handsome!"

"Yo-kun..."

Sakura, Ino, and a group of other girls immediately began cheering for Yo.

Yo-kun was truly too handsome, and most importantly, he was sunny and cheerful.

He was much cooler than that stuck-up Sasuke who walked around with a gloomy face all day!

Naruto also waved his arms and cheered loudly: "Yo! Go for it! Let that jerk Kiba know how strong you are!"

Iruka-sensei waved his hand and shouted: "Begin!"

Before the words had even faded, Kiba shot forward like an arrow released from a bow, his fist whistling through the air as he swung it straight toward him.

"Eat this!"

Yo did not dodge or evade.

But just as Kiba's fist was about to strike, Yo, who had been standing in place, blurred for a split second.

Pop!

With a soft sound, Kiba's sure-fire punch hit nothing but air.

"What?"

Kiba's pupils constricted. Before he could change his stance, he felt an irresistible force strike his waist.

Yo had pressed against him seemingly at random, then pushed with a sudden, sharp force.

Kiba felt a massive surge of power, causing him to stumble back five or six steps uncontrollably, nearly falling over.

"So fast!"

A student couldn't help but whisper: "Did you see Yo's movement clearly?"

"No... not at all. It was like he just flickered... so fast!"

Sasuke also stared fixedly at Yo in the center of the arena, secretly clenching his fists. That jerk Yo... did he get even faster?

Kiba shook his slightly numb arm, his eyes turning serious.

"Akamaru!"

"Woof woof!"

Akamaru understood immediately.

The boy and the dog instantly split up, forming a pincer attack.

"Beast Human Clone!"

Poof!

Another Kiba appeared to Yo's side and rear, and together with the original and Akamaru, they lunged from three directions simultaneously.

The wind from their claws was fierce, sealing off all of Yo's room for evasion.

Facing the three-way assault, Yo simply took a light breath.

His body seemed to have no weight as he performed an incredible movement within an extremely small space.

First, he leaned back slightly, avoiding the direct punch from the original Kiba.

At the same time, he shifted his feet, causing the kick from the Beast Human Clone to miss.

It lashed out like a serpent, precisely parrying Akamaru's pounce.

The entire process occurred in a flash, with astonishing speed.

In the eyes of the watching students, Yo seemed like a phantom.

He had neutralized attacks from three directions in an instant!

"How is this possible?"

Kiba's main body and his clone converged, his face filled with disbelief.

His combination tactics were enough to give even some Chūnin teachers skilled in taijutsu a hard time, yet they were dismantled by his opponent so nonchalantly?

The repeated setbacks made Kiba lose face.

All the female students in the class were watching; it would be too embarrassing if this continued.

"Yo, you forced my hand! I'm getting serious now!"

Kiba's hands moved in a blur of seals as he shouted, "Akamaru!"

"Woof woof!"

Akamaru leaped into the air, rapidly expanding and transforming, merging with Kiba as he finished his hand seals.

Bang!

A thick cloud of smoke exploded.

A massive beast with two ferocious canine heads appeared in the center of the arena, radiating a savage aura.

It was the Inuzuka clan's secret ninjutsu: Two-Headed Wolf Beast Human Clone!

"Take this!"

"Fang Over Fang!!"

The Two-Headed Wolf began to spin violently, transforming into two fierce tornadoes that closed in on Yo from the left and right.

The momentum was terrifying, causing the surrounding students to instinctively retreat.

"Kiba... he's really going all out! This is impressive!"

"Can Yo block that?"

Ino and the others grew worried.

Facing a joint attack that would drive an ordinary Genin to despair, Yo's expression remained calm.

Just as the two Fang Over Fangs were about to make contact with his body, Yo moved.

His movements did not look fast; he merely shifted his body slightly.

He dodged the edge of the left tornado by a hair's breadth, while his right hand reached back as if doing so casually.

Thud!

A muffled sound rang out.

The aggressive tornado on the right suddenly ground to a halt.

All the students widened their eyes, staring at the arena in disbelief.

Yo's right hand was pressed firmly against one of the Two-Headed Wolf's heads.

With just that light press, the massive rotational force was completely neutralized by his understated palm!

"How is this possible!"

Kiba's exclamation came from the wolf head, filled with shock.

He could feel all his rotational power disappearing without a trace, like a clay ox entering the sea.

"The power is decent, but the openings are too obvious! You need more practice!"

Yo's voice was extremely flat, as if he were giving a critique during a lesson.

Before the words had even faded, he gave his wrist a light flick, sending a surge of refined force through.

"Awoo—"

Akamaru let out a whimper, and the fusion state was instantly broken.

Smoke burst forth as Kiba and Akamaru tumbled away, rolling several times across the ground before coming to a stop.

The classroom fell into dead silence.