At this moment, both of their bodies started spinning at such a great speed that it was almost invisible to Naruto.
His body was thrashed around by those spinning fangs. Not only were they sharp, but they were also extremely fast, making it impossible to dodge.
Poof!
As soon as Naruto's clone was destroyed, Kiba immediately changed the direction of the real Naruto.
And, since they were moving quite fast, it almost looked like Naruto had no chance at all.
Bang!
[Fang Passing Pang]
Kiba crossed the distance immediately and struck Naruto from different directions, with rapid blows that were powerful enough to destroy a large chunk of the ground.
They didn't stop since this was Naruto's real body, and Kiba wanted to make sure he had defeated Naruto with a single strike.
Thud!
As Naruto landed on the ground, battered and bruised, Kiba stopped.
"That's it. I win!"
He shouted, and Akamaru transformed as Kiba stood next to him and cheered happily.
But Hayate didn't announce the winner immediately. Because Kiba moved quite fast, his attack happened in an instant.
Just when Hayate thought Naruto had lost, the Naruto lying on the ground exploded into a puff of smoke.
"What?"
This got everyone by surprise.
"Clone? How can that be a clone?" Ino screamed in shock.
"Wait, all four of those were clones. Then, where is the real Naruto?"
Before anyone could even think, Naruto suddenly transformed from a big rock and appeared in front of everyone else.
He was just next to Kiba and Akamaru when he transformed. He clenched his fist and punched Akamaru on the face, sending him flying.
His body transformed back to Akamaru and landed on the ground.
"Akamaru!"
Kiba shouted in shock as he rushed towards Akamaru, not even realizing that he had walked right into Naruto's trap.
Before he could even reach Akamaru, a stone next to him transformed into Naruto and punched him on the face.
Kiba didn't even register what was happening.
"You are exhausted, aren't you?"
Naruto smirked.
And another clone popped up in the arena, kicking Kiba on the back.
"Kiba, you wasted all of that energy, not even realizing you were fighting clones all along."
Bang!
Another Naruto appeared and kicked him in the stomach, flying him up.
Suddenly, ten more clones appeared at the same time.
They kicked and punched Kiba while he was flying in mid-air before real Naruto dashed forward, jumped, and slammed a kick on Kiba's chest.
Bang!
Kiba flew down at an extreme speed, his body colliding with the concrete as he passed out on the spot.
Naruto looked at the crowd, raising both of his hands as he snapped his fingers and said.
"And, that's how you win the battle!"
Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!
Suddenly, a larger portion of the arena released smoke before disappearing. Only a few individuals realized what Naruto just did.
"Winner Uzumaki Naruto!"
Hayate stared at Naruto, who was spotless by the way, and Kiba, who was battered and bleeding from his forehead, announcing the results.
Hiruzens stared at the boy with amazement as he thought.
'Naruto, you've grown into an amazing ninja. I thought you wouldn't become a Chunin this year, but I might just be wrong.'
'Using shadow clones and transformation to fool not just your opponent but the entire audience is a feat that can only be replicated by a Jonin.'
'After all, you did manage to fool me.'
At this moment, Naruto excitedly ran back to his team while medics came and took away Kiba.
Seeing spotless Naruto, Hinata couldn't help but feel strange.
She wanted to give Naruto some medicinal cream, but she knew Naruto wasn't hurt.
So, she didn't know what to say. She could only hold her fingers together and congratulate him.
"Congratulations, Naruto-kun!"
When Naruto heard Hinata's voice, he was immediately reminded of every moment that happened with Hinata in the Chunin Exam.
But he masked his expression and happily smiled.
"Thank you, Hinata!"
Hinata smiled and lowered her head, walking towards Kiba.
Although she didn't get a chance to give Naruto a medicinal cream, she still had a chance to give it to Kiba.
Not to mention, he was her teammate.
"You won wonderfully, Naruto. If you perform even better in the finals, you might get a chance to become a Chunin."
When Kakashi saw Naruto spotless like Sasuke, he couldn't help but praise him. He never thought Naruto could use shadow clones and transformation like this.
But then he remembered how Naruto tricked Zabuza in that battle, and it made sense.
It's just that Naruto would never prepare this much for a battle. So, he could only attribute this to Naruto's preparation and desire to become a Chunin.
On the other hand, as Hinata approached Kiba to give him medicinal cream, she realized he wasn't even awake.
"Sorry, girl, but he is unconscious. Don't worry, he hasn't suffered any life-threatening injuries. Most of these can be healed within a week."
Saying so, the medical team took Kiba away in the stretcher while Kurenai came from behind and said.
"Hinata, it's your turn now!"
Hearing that, Hinata's eyes turned towards the screen, and she felt terrified when she saw her matchup.
[Hyuga Hinata Versus Hyuga Neji]
As their names appeared, she walked towards the arena. Before she left, she heard a voice calling her from behind.
"Hinata, wait!"
"Na-na-naruto-kun!"
Naruto reached in front of her and patted her shoulder. Suddenly, a wisp of orange Chakra flowed from his palm and into Hinata's body.
Even she didn't realize this Chakra because she was too embarrassed by Naruto's touch.
"Hinata, Neji is a year older than you. He has trained harder than you. He is also more ruthless than you."
"So, don't think about losing or winning. Just give it your all and show him your true strength!"
His words worked wonderfully.
Hinata's fear of Neji gradually diminished as she solemnly nodded her head.
"Yes, Naruto-kun!"
Although her face was still red, she didn't faint. She turned around and left.
While Naruto was left a bit confused, asking.
'Why did you do that all of a sudden?'