Kohan's cat was a ninja cat, too.
Akamaru, who had been sitting obediently at Kiba's feet, saw Kiba being attacked and immediately let out an angry bark. He lunged forward, snapping at the ninja cat.
The ninja cat was agile, but Akamaru was a well-trained ninja dog himself.
Despite the ninja cat's desperate attempts to dodge, Akamaru caught its hind leg in his jaws.
The ninja cat let out a piercing yowl and thrashed violently in pain. One of its hind legs kicked Akamaru, and he released his bite with a pained flinch.
In an instant, both cat and dog had their hackles raised.
Akamaru pursued relentlessly with a low growl, while the ninja cat fled with its fur standing on end, yowling as it blindly dashed toward a less crowded part of the festival.
Akamaru chased after it without hesitation.
Seeing that Kiba was hurt, the others hurried down from the tree. They all had medical kits in their ninja tool pouches.
Cat-loving Kohan was distressed to see Akamaru bite her cat, but ultimately, her cat had scratched someone first.
After hearing the full story of this "cat-and-dog battle," Naruto's mouth twitched. He wanted to laugh, but felt that would be a little mean.
Hinata covered her mouth to hide her giggles, while Ino and Karin laughed out loud without restraint.
"So... where are Akamaru and that cat now...?"
Naruto asked.
Shino answered, "They ran off. They haven't come back yet."
Kiba raked a hand through his hair in frustration. "That idiot Akamaru! I told him I was fine! He just had to chase it!"
Despite his words, the worry for Akamaru in Kiba's voice was obvious.
Kohan had already deftly bandaged Kiba's wound and tied a neat little knot. She stood up with an apologetic expression. "I'm sorry,