Infinite Fist Bone

Kazan grew fiercer the longer he fought. Bare-chested, with his scars exposed, he looked more imposing than ever—a human-shaped tyrannosaur.

Yugito Nii could feel his attacks growing stronger.

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

"Buzz..."

Chakra surged through Yugito Nii. She fought Kazan at close range while bombarding him with Ninjutsu.

Fire Rat Balls filled the sky, nearly engulfing the entire Training Ground.

Then Yugito Nii sent them all hurtling at Kazan. She meant to kill him.

"Fist Bone: Barrage!"

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

Countless fists flashed out, too fast for the naked eye to follow. They struck in every direction, scattering Yugito Nii's technique in an instant.

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

Everyone watching paled. Were that kid's fists made of iron?

No. Even iron would melt under Yugito Nii's Fire Rat Balls, yet Kazan had scattered every one of them.

Her technique burst apart like sparks, and the temperature around them rose several degrees.

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

Emerald-green steam poured off his body. He became a streak of green 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.

"He might actually win?!"

Kazan's dominance made defeating a Perfect Jinchuriki seem 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 creeping in.

In Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, a Jinchūriki effectively had a self-healing Ninjutsu. Any wound could heal in moments.

And a Tailed Beast's Chakra was almost inexhaustible. Its endurance was terrifying.

"Besides, I don't know what 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 body had only so much potential.

Once released and spent, it could not recover quickly.

However much Chakra Kazan had, he could not have more than a Tailed Beast.

Kazan knew that perfectly well, but he threw every punch without hesitation.

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

Ebizo and the leaders from the other Shinobi Villages looked sick.

Kumogakure and Konoha had no manners at all. They had hidden lightning in their pants, then shoved two monsters into a perfectly ordinary Chunin Ninja Exams.

Some of the Ninja accompanying them caught their Chiefs' signals and left to send word back to their villages.

Kazan and Yugito Nii were to be marked for death!

"Boom!"

Like a Demonic Beast breaking free of its Sealing and entering the world, Yugito Nii unleashed a vast 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. Their power collided across the distance, locked in an invisible struggle.

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

Yugito Nii had far better manners than Kazan. Unable to match his crude, infuriating remarks, all she could manage was a feeble "You're awful."

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

The battle raged. Kazan fought barehanded, yet it was as if he wielded a divine weapon. Every punch landed with the weight of a mountain.

The Training Ground beneath their feet had long since been wrecked by the force of their battle.

Even Shinku Yuhi, the chief examiner, had to retreat to the sidelines.

Kazan burst through the clouds of dust and brought another fist crashing down.

Yugito Nii had been trying to finish the fight with a Tailed Beast Bomb, but she could not find an opening.

Kazan moved too fast to let her catch her breath. His attacks fell like relentless rain.

Yet Yugito Nii remained near her peak, showing little sign of slowing down.

Chakra continually healed the wounds Kazan dealt her.

Still, it was clear that she had to heal herself more and more often.

Kazan's attacks were growing fiercer.

His opponent was strong—a Perfect Jinchuriki—but Kazan was smiling, exhilarated by the fight.

"What a madman!" Obito, the Shame of the Uchiha, swallowed hard.

Kazan seemed far more ferocious to him than even Kakashi.

Jing Uchiha said nothing. If this was what a fight 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 limits. The restrictions lifted by the Eight Gates Released Formation would return, and his Chakra would eventually run dry.

The fight had gone on long enough. It was time to decide the winner.

"Hoo..."

Kazan exhaled and gathered every ounce of strength and focus. His body burned like a furnace, storing all its energy for the moment it would erupt.

"Careful, Yugito Nii! He's about to go all out!"

Matatabi warned her again, sensing danger closing in.

The kid from Konoha was not resting. He was gathering strength for an even fiercer 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 and was no Jinchūriki. Apart from Multiple Shadow Clone, he had only one Ninjutsu. Yet with nothing but his fists, he could fight her as an equal.

He must have poured unimaginable effort and sweat into reaching this point.

"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 before 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 hundreds of punches.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"..."

One punch, two punches, three...

Kazan's fists fell like rain. He roared as he struck, each blow faster and more ferocious than the last.

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

"Break!"

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

Yugito Nii's arms went numb and were knocked aside. Matatabi immediately wrapped her tails around her, taking the blows to keep her safe.

The attack was earthshaking. The air rang with shockwave after shockwave, each one caused by Kazan's fists.

"Hm?!"

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

She saw Kazan's fists slowly take on a metallic sheen.

"What technique is this?!"

Something she had never seen before was happening. Her Chakra was being scattered, forcing her to replenish it without pause.

But she could no longer replenish it fast enough. It was not that she had run out—Kazan was dispersing it faster than she could replace it.

Those black fists could strike Chakra directly!

"Aaaah!"

Kazan kept roaring and punching, unaware that his fists had turned completely black.

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

"You wanted to know my name? It's Kazan! Remember it, Jinchūriki!"

Bang!

Bang, bang!

Bang, bang, bang!

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

Kazan held nothing back. He drove every last punch into Yugito Nii, battering apart even her Chakra Cloak.