Leaf versus Sound, Round 5!

"Heh, look at that, Akamaru. Now it's our turn to show them what we've got!", the Inuzuka said to the pup that was still comfortably sitting in the opening of his hoodie jacket. Said pup barked eagerly in response.

However, Ino and Naruto had to swallow hard as they saw who he was fighting against. For one, they were eager to see how Kibas opponent would fight, but then again... something told them that they'd be better off not knowing.

Inuzuka Kiba vs. Tayuya

Kiba though couldn't make his way into the arena fast enough though as he rushed right past his comrades and down the stairs, where his female adversary waited for him already, tapping her foot impatiently. For some reason, the redhead seemed especially eager to get this started, even more so than Kiba. "You ready to get the shit beaten out of you, doggy boy?", she mocked him and shot him a challenging glare.

Kiba however did not respond immedately. Instead, he took to sizing her up for a moment before whistling to himself. "You know, if you'd just shut your mouth for more than a minute, you'd be quite the babe.", Kiba retorted with a ferocious grin.

A small blush appeared on Tayuyas face, but whether it was because she had been flattered or insulted at the same time was hard to tell. Either way, she got even angrier, if that was possible. "Ever gotten punched the fuck out by a girl?", Tayuya growled and clenched her fist.

"That girl sure is scary... just glad I didn't fight her...", Shikamaru commented after the verbal sparring had ended and the Special Jounin coughed once before signaling the start of the match.

Tayuyas first action was to reach behind her back and pull out something from the pouch she was carrying on her back. To everyone's surprise however, it was not a kunai, a shuriken or anything even remotely resembling a weapon. In fact, Kiba just laughed as he saw what his opponent had produced from her pouch. "Haha, you gonna beat me with a flute? I dunno, I would've expected better weapons than that...", he asked her and laughed again. The idea was just ridiculous...

Apparently, he had hit a nerve with that. "If you don't zip it, I'll ram this up your ass, dog-breath!", she threatened with a yell that was unlike any other before, leaving some ears in the room ringing.

But Kiba took this relatively relaxed. He was confident in his abilities. And, he was not alone. He looked down to his partner Akamaru who stood next to him, baring his fangs at the girl. "Let's not give her the chance, Akamaru! We're gonna go all out on her, this'll be over in a flash!", Koba exclaimed and Akamaru, as if understanding him completely, nodded his head and barked.

Then Kiba crouched onto the ground, in a nearly feral pose. His nails, always long and sharp, so they resembled more claws then anything, touched the ground as he hunched over, similar to an animal about to strike its prey than a human. But Akamaru knew what to do and jumped onto Kibas back. That was what Kiba wanted him to do. Now, he could use his jutsu. "Gijū Ninpō: Jūjin Bunshin (Beast Human Clone)!", he exclaimed and the pair disappeared momentarily in a smoke cloud.

As the smoke cleared, two Kiba stood there, both in the same stance that Kiba had assumed before. "You ready? Gatsūga (Twin Fangs)!", he yelled and he and his clone stormed towards Tayuya. Suddenly, however, they began spinning and quickly picked up such a speed that they only appeared as grey twisters rushing at the Sound girl.

"He's so fast! She won't have a chance to dodge this!", Naruto cheered his buddy on. He knew that Kiba was freakin' quick if he just wanted to be. In fact, it was likely that Kiba was the fastest of this years Genin.

However, Tayuya seemed unphazed as the two whirlwinds consisting of fangs and claws approached her rapidly. The first tornado passed her by harmlessy, but the other one was set to hit her dead on. But Tayuya just relaxed her fist once and the clutched it again to deliver one single brutal punch that found its way to the side of the spinning attacker.

The **** of the punch was unusually high, as Kiba was thrown out of his jutsu immediately and thrown to the ground, where he rolled over a few times before finally coming to a halt. Then, smoke enveloped his body and in his stead, Akamaru appeared.

This made the actual Kiba stop his attack abruptly. "Akamaru!", the boy yelled, acutely aware of his partners condition. He released his jutsu and rushed over to his companion. The small pup whimpered on the floor. It had not been seriously injured, his spinning had already taken away much of the brunt of Tayuyas punch. Still, Kiba knew that he had to let his partner rest.

After making sure that Akamaru was safe, Kiba turned to his opponent again. There was something new in his eyes. Respect, maybe even fear. "Phew, you're freakishly strong! To knock out poor Akamaru in one strike...", he commented as his brain worked overtime to figure out how to fight her now...

But Tayuya just sneered. "I thought I told ya, dipshit! I'm gonna beat the crap out of you.", she reminded him of her words before. And now, everyone knew: She was dead serious about this.

"You just move a bit too much for my tastes, so...", she said before she put the flute in her hand finally to her mouth. A moment later, a wicked tune escaped the instrument. It wasn't entirely unpleasant to listen to, but it send shivers down the spines of everyone who heard it.

But it seemed to have a grave effect on Kiba, as the boy groaned and then dropped to his knees. It appeared as if he clutched his head, but in actuality, he was desperately trying to cover his ears to block out this sound.

The assembled Genin were stunned. "Genjutsu!?", Ino gasped. But that could not be! She hadn't used a jutsu, she was just playing her flute! Ino had never heard of a ninja being able to evoke a genjutsu with just sound, but with those newcomers from Otogakure, this proved to be a mistake.

Kakashi was watching the fight of his student closely. And he had a faint idea of what was going on. "That's bad. Kiba's senses are really sharp, but here, it works to his disadvantage. Since her genjutsu is transmitted over sound waves, he is even more susceptible to it than we are...", he explained, confirming Tayuyas method of fighting.

Seeing how Kiba was quickly incapacitated by her melody, Tayuya stopped playing and looked at the boy. Then, certain that her melody had worked, she slowly walked over to him. "I'm gonna enjoy this far more than I should!", she chucked evilly as she stood before Kibas incapacitated form. Every hope that the Leaf-nin still held that Kiba had a trick up his sleeve or could break from the genjutsu was shattered as Tayuya delivered a savage blow to the dog-ninja's face, slamming him into the ground.

As Kiba laid on the ground, Tayuya pummeled the boy mercilessly for a minute that was hard to watch. Ino even averted her eyes and turned to hug Naruto, just so she didn't have to watch this gruesome spectacle. Naruto in turn hugged Ino back. He could only do so much as he felt his stomach twist a bit as he saw Kiba getting wailed upon by the girl.

Finally, it seemed Tayuya had enough of this and kicked Kiba into the sides, sending him flying and then rolling around the floor before the boy laid on the ground, not moving anymore. His body was covered in bruises by now. "The match is decided! Tayuya from Otogakure is the winner.", the Special Jounin announced after it was painfully clear on who could fight on and who couldn't.

"Screw this, I'm not done by a long shot!", she snapped back at the proctor as she advanced towards Kiba again, intending to vent her frustration at him some more. After she had received word that Konoha was to blame for her friend not making it to the tower, she began to hate them with a passion. So, she couldn't just pass up this opportunity.

But she didn't get far. "That's about enough.", Kakashi said as he appeared in Tayuyas path, shielding his student. Tayuya, though tempted to test her mettle against Kakashi, remembered her masters orders. "Tsk, fine, whatever. Keep that sorry sack of shit for all I care!", she hurled at the silver-haired Jounin before turning around and returning to her team. Now, she was the only ninja from Otogakure left.

As the raging girl had withdrawn, Kakashi sighed in relief. He had a hunch of what she was capable of, so he really was glad that he did not need to fend her off. Instead, he motioned for the medic-nin to quickly come and pick up Kiba and Akamaru.

The Leaf-nin looked, with the exceptions of Neji and Shino, all rather shocked at how easily and brutally Kiba had been eliminated. Ino even looked a little green as she saw Kiba getting loaded onto the stretcher...

The redhead brother of Temari had also reacted to this fight. Before, he stood there, looking disinterestedly. But now, a look of glee had entered his face. But it seemed distorted by a sense of bloodlust that even Naruto, who was standing at the other side of this admittedly large hall, could feel. That combined with the rings around his eyes made for a rather frightening image.

"Oh crap, Gaara's gotten into it again. After that fight, it's no wonder....", Kankuro commented as he left the Leaf-nin on their side and returned back to his siblings, although he still kept some distance between himself and his brother. Meanwhile, none of the Genin had a clue on what he had meant with that...

Still, they watched as Kiba and Akamaru got transported out of the hall. Kiba had received a vicious beating, but hopefully he would be alright. The silence in the room was soon however shattered as Lee chanted at the monitor again, begging to finally be the next contestant...