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THINGS I KNOW ABOUT KIBA AND AKAMARU
Name: Inuzuka Kiba (犬塚キバ)
Age: 12 years old at start of manga, now 15
Date of birth: July 7
Blood type: B
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Brown
Height: 152,5 cm
Weight: 44,7 kg
Relatives: Inuzuka Tsume (mother), Inuzuka Hana (sister)

Name: Akamaru, 赤丸
Age: 64
Rank: ?
Height: 29.1 cm2
Weight: 5.3 kg2
Birthday: July 7
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: Inuzuka family, Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf)
Signature Ability: Jūjin Bunshin (Beast Human Clone), Gatsūga (Double Piercing Fang) (with Kiba), Dainamikku Mākingu (Dynamic Marking), Jinjū Konbi Henge: Sōtōrō (Man Beast Combination Henge: Double-Headed Wolf) (with Kiba)

Akamaru is Kiba's Ninken (忍犬, "Nin-dog" wink , best friend, and useful companion. Akamaru's heightened senses, such as smell and hearing, along with Kiba's power to communicate with him, make him a powerful tool for gathering and sharing information; he can also sense Chakra with his nose, so he can warn Kiba of a powerful enemy. Akamaru and Kiba almost always attack together and often use Jūjin Bunshin (Beast Human Clone) to confuse their opponents. They also have a very powerful technique, Jinjū Konbi Henge: Sōtōrō (Man Beast Combination Henge: Double-Headed Wolf), where they literally combine their bodies into one gigantic white two-headed wolf, capable of absolutely devastating speed and damage. However, this attack blinds them completely. This attack is usually proceeded by Dainamikku Mākingu (Dynamic Marking) which allows them to target the enemy via sense of smell only.

Trivia

* "Aka" means "Red". Whenever Akamaru eats a soldierpill, his fur turns red.
* According to the official databook, Akamaru’s favorite food is the special dog food Kiba makes. His favorite hobby is walking with Kiba.
* Akamaru is "voiced" by Junko Takeuchi, who also does Naruto's voice in the Japanese version.

Chūnin Exam Arc

During 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, as Aka means "red". 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 perform 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, farts, 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 Arc

Kiba 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 arcs

Like 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 arc, 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.

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