Infinite Fist Bone

Kazan fought harder with every exchange. Bare-chested, his scars exposed, he looked more imposing than ever, like a human-shaped tyrannosaur.

He could feel his attacks growing stronger, and Yugito Nii could feel it too.

She had no choice but to draw on more of Matatabi's Chakra.

Hum...

The Chakra within Yugito Nii swelled. Even as she fought Kazan at close range, she bombarded him with Ninjutsu.

Fire Rat Balls filled the air, nearly surrounding the entire Training Ground.

Then, under Yugito Nii's control, the Fire Rat Balls swept toward Kazan. She was aiming to kill.

"Fist Bone: Barrage!"

Kazan turned and punched, choosing to meet the attack head-on.

A storm of fists flew out, too fast for the naked eye to follow. His blows struck in every direction, scattering Yugito Nii's technique in an instant.

"He broke it with his fists...?"

Every spectator's expression changed. Were that kid's fists made of iron?

No—even iron would have melted under Yugito Nii's Fire Rat Balls. Yet Kazan had scattered every last one.

Yugito Nii's technique burst apart like sparks, and the temperature around them climbed several degrees.

Amid the flying sparks, Kazan used Eight Steps Chasing the Cicada, racing forward like a bolt of lightning.

Emerald steam poured off his body, leaving a streak of green light behind him as his iron fist drove forward, shaking the air.

Yugito Nii was forced to defend with both hands and both Tails, yet he still overwhelmed her.

"Could he actually win?!"

Kazan was so dominant that defeating a Perfect Jinchuriki suddenly seemed possible.

"No. Keep this up and that little brat will lose. You can't imagine how long a Jinchūriki can keep fighting."

Kushina bit her thumb, worry for Kazan setting in.

In Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, a Jinchūriki practically had self-healing Ninjutsu built in. Any wound could close almost at once.

And a Tailed Beast's Chakra was nearly inexhaustible. Its endurance was frightening.

"Besides, I don't know what kind of technique the Eight Gates Released Formation is, but forcing open the body's potential like that must have side effects we don't know about."

Her guess was right.

The Eight Gates Released Formation could not be maintained for long. The human body had only so much potential.

Once it was unleashed and spent, it could not recover quickly.

No matter how much Chakra Kazan had, he could not have more than a Tailed Beast.

Kazan knew that perfectly well, yet there was not a trace of hesitation in his punches.

Green and red clashed fiercely in the arena, waging a battle far beyond the level of Genin.

Ebizo and the leaders of the other ninja villages wore sour expressions.

Kumogakure and Konoha had some nerve, hiding thunderbolts in their pants. They had stuffed two monsters into what was supposed to be a perfectly ordinary Chunin Ninja Exams.

Several accompanying ninja caught signals from their leaders and left to relay the news to their villages.

Kazan and Yugito Nii were to be placed on their kill lists!

Boom!

Like a Demonic Beast breaking free of its seal and entering the world, Yugito Nii unleashed a massive surge of Chakra.

"Call you a cat and you act like one. One stroke and your fur stands on end."

Kazan unleashed his own Chakra to resist. The two forces collided across the distance, warring invisibly.

"You... you're awful..."

Yugito was clearly far better-mannered than Kazan. Unable to come up with anything as crude or infuriating as his taunts, she could only call him "awful" in a feeble voice.

She could not beat him with words, so she kept slashing at him with her claws.

The fight was ferocious. Though Kazan was barehanded, he fought as if he wielded a divine weapon, every punch heavy as a mountain.

The Training Ground beneath their feet had long since been wrecked beyond recognition by their clashes.

Even the chief examiner, Shinku Yuhi, had to take cover off to one side.

Kazan burst through the billowing dust and brought down another punch.

Yugito Nii had been trying to end the fight with a Tailed Beast Bomb, but she could never find an opening.

He moved too quickly and gave her no time to breathe. His assault fell like a downpour that never let up.

Yugito Nii, however, was still at her peak. She had barely slowed.

Chakra continually healed the wounds Kazan inflicted.

Still, the wounds were coming faster, forcing her to heal more often.

Kazan's assault was growing fiercer still.

His opponent was strong—a Perfect Jinchuriki—yet Kazan was grinning, exhilarated by the fight.

"What a monster!" Obito, the disgrace of the Uchiha, swallowed hard.

He felt Kazan was far more ferocious than even Kakashi.

Jing Uchiha said nothing. If this was what fighting in the Chunin Ninja Exams looked like, then he truly was not qualified to enter.

Kazan had the upper hand, but he knew Kushina was right.

The human body had its limits. The restrictions lifted by the Eight Gates Released Formation would not stay lifted forever, and his Chakra would eventually run dry.

The battle had gone on long enough. It was time to settle it.

"Hah..."

Kazan breathed out and drew his strength and focus to their peak. His body was like a furnace, gathering every scrap of energy for the moment it would erupt.

"Careful, Yugito Nii. He's about to put everything on the line!"

Matatabi warned her again, sensing danger close at hand.

That Konoha brat had not stopped to rest. He was gathering strength for an even greater attack.

Once he was ready, his next strike would shake the heavens and earth.

Yugito Nii said nothing. Her eyes stayed fixed on the infuriating man before her, a man she could not help but respect.

He had no Kekkei Genkai, was no Jinchūriki, and had no Ninjutsu beyond Multiple Shadow Clone. Yet with nothing but his fists, he could fight her on equal footing.

The effort and sweat that must have taken were unimaginable.

"Infinite!"

Here it comes!

Yugito Nii and Matatabi braced themselves for what might be the final blow.

"Fist Bone!"

As the last two words left his mouth, Kazan exploded forward and appeared in front of Yugito Nii. Then his assault broke over her like a storm.

It was indeed his final attack—but in that brief burst, Kazan could throw more than a hundred punches.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

One punch, two punches, three...

Kazan's fists rained down. He roared as he struck, his blows coming faster and fiercer with every instant.

At first Yugito Nii could block a few, but soon fists crowded in from every direction, leaving her no choice but to defend.

"Break!"

With a furious roar, Kazan poured everything he had into the attack.

Yugito Nii's arms went numb and were knocked aside. Matatabi immediately wrapped her Tails around Yugito Nii to protect her, taking the blows in her place.

The attack truly shook the heavens and earth. The air rang with shockwave after shockwave, each one born from Kazan's fists.

"Hm?!"

Gradually, Matatabi realized something was wrong. Her Tails, made entirely of Chakra, were being battered apart.

She noticed Kazan's fists taking on a metallic sheen, bit by bit.

"What technique is this?!"

It was something she had never seen before. Her Chakra was being scattered by his blows, forcing her to replenish it constantly.

But her Chakra could no longer replenish itself fast enough. She was not running out; Kazan was scattering it faster than she could replace it.

Those black fists could strike Chakra directly!

"AAAH!"

Kazan roared and punched without stopping, unaware that his fists had turned completely black.

At last, his iron fists broke through Matatabi's defense, driving straight toward Yugito Nii.

"You wanted to know my name? My name is Kazan! Remember it, Jinchūriki!"

Bang!

Bang, bang!

Bang, bang, bang!

One punch, two punches, three punches—countless punches...

Kazan held nothing back. He poured every blow into Yugito Nii, battering through her Chakra Cloak.