Inuzuka Kiba
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 Inuzuka Kiba (ordered Kiba Inuzuka in the English anime, Japanese: 犬塚キバ) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto.
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Naruto Part 1Personality and AbilityInuzuka Kiba is a loud and boisterous Chūnin, originally from Yūhi Kurenai's team 8. He's from Konohagakure's Inuzuka family, known for their use of Ninken (忍犬, "Nin-dogs") in battle, and has an almost symbiotic relation with his ninken Akamaru - they are even able to communicate with each other, allowing Kiba to gain information from Akamaru's heightened senses of smell and hearing. The two also perform many jutsu together, such as Jūjin Bunshin (Beast Human Clone) so that they both look like a beastlike Kiba. Afterward they can use Gatsūga (Double Piercing Fang) to spin towards the opponent at high speed, causing great damage on impact. By sending chakra to his nose, Kiba can also increase his own sense of smell by a thousand fold. Kiba and his team members, Hyūga Hinata and Aburame Shino, are highly specialized in tracking and survival; Kiba's and Akamaru's heightened senses, combined with Hinata's Byakugan and Shino's Kikaichū (Destruction Bugs), make their team exceptional at this. Compared to Team 7, Team 8 appears to be on very good terms with one another (although Shino proclaims his dislike for Kiba's bossy attitude during the second part of the Chūnin exam); Kiba watches out for Hinata in a manner reminiscent of an older brother and the three spend time together as they pursue their hobbies (Kiba training Akamaru, Hinata picking flowers, and Shino collecting bugs). Chūnin Exam ArcDuring the first part of the Chūnin exam, a written test, Akamaru is sitting on Kiba's head, thus being able to look at the other examinees' papers. Since Kiba is the only one in the classroom able to understand Akamaru's barking and growling, Akamaru can easily pass the answers through to Kiba.In the third stage preliminaries, Kiba is set up against Uzumaki Naruto. Although Kiba has the upper hand for most of the battle, Naruto manages to turn the tables for a while through his use of surprisingly clever strategy. While everyone is amazed by Naruto's growth, Kiba gives Akamaru a food pill, increasing his chakra. This turns Akamaru's fur red, revealing the true reason for Akamaru's name. Once again having the upper hand, Kiba and Akamaru attack Naruto. However, Naruto, with his determination, and a clever use of Henge no Jutsu, manages to eliminate Akamaru from the fight. While Kiba is down, Naruto attempts to debut his Uzumaki Naruto Rendan (Uzumaki Naruto Combo), but Kiba gets up and tries to prevent this, eventually ending up behind Naruto. Naruto, having his concentration disrupted by Kiba, breaks wind, making Kiba's own heightened sense of smell turn against him. This distraction allows Naruto to finish the Uzumaki Naruto Rendan, thus finally defeating Kiba. Though during the fight Kiba taunted Naruto about his inferior strength, by defeating him Naruto earns his respect and Kiba cheers for him with Hinata in the third stage main matches. Sasuke Retrieval ArcKiba is a part of the team sent to retrieve the renegade Uchiha Sasuke, together with Hyūga Neji, Naruto, Akimichi Chōji and Nara Shikamaru, their leader. He and Akamaru successfully kept Sakon and his twin brother Ukon occupied, allowing the rest to move on and continue the mission. Sakon and Ukon are ultimately stronger, and almost kill Akamaru, so Kiba decides to withdraw and hide with Akamaru from the brothers. They eventually find him, but Kankurō intervenes at the last second— saving Kiba from certain death and killing Sakon and Ukon- as a part of a joint effort by him, Gaara, and Temari to aid the Leaf-nin on their mission.Filler arcsLike Neji, Kiba is teamed up with Naruto numerous times on other missions in the anime after the failed Sasuke retrieval mission, most of which also end in failure. These include The Bikochu arc, The Bounty Hunter Arc, and The Treasure Hunt arc (the only mission that they completed successfully). During the Kiba's Long Day episode, we see more of the connection between Kiba and Akamaru while Akamaru is infected with a biological weapon. It also goes in depth of Kiba's family life.Naruto II Arc
 During Naruto's two-and-a-half-year absence from the Leaf Village, Kiba passes the exam and is promoted to Chūnin level. He has lost his thick fur coat in exchange for normal, black ninja clothing. Akamaru also grew so much that Kiba can ride on his back. When Naruto commented on Akamaru's growth, Kiba said he hadn't noticed since he had been around him the entire time. Trivia
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