'Luckily for Alex and Kiba were very similar and the time they had spent together since there were children had brought about a bond between the two ninjas were their natures complimented each other in such a way that the result of their combination technique was incredibly destructive.'

"It's just a scratch!" Alex replied as she stood up from the impact and wiped a trickle of blood away from her cheek.

She looked over their opponent. There was a strange aura coming from the man standing in front of her and that wasn't a good sign in her books. It took Alex a few moments to realize this but she was hundred percent sure that Kiba had already caught on to this aura from it's sent. With a slightly unsure tone to her voice she asked Kiba a question.

"Hey,Kiba"

He rolled his eyes as he heard the wavering tone to her voice. "where's the confident Alex gone"

With that she yelled at him full force which knocked but Kiba and their large boned foe out of place.

"I'm right here, you mutt! What I was going to say is do you feel that aura!?" She left out a huff as she glared at the man in front of her, almost daring him to move.

"Obviously, it's like a water aura or something like that"

"that's what I thought too, which is bad news for me"

"and good news for me!"

The man in-between the two had finally had enough of the talking and punched his fist through the wall with a jet of water.

"Enough of this chatting, time for you both to die!"

A smirk slipped onto Alex's lips as she formed the stance to prepare for her first attack.

"You would think so, wouldn't you? I wouldn't underestimate the Ohitsujiza clan"

Before Kiba was able to stop her she had started forming the correct hand signs.

"Tiger! Dragon! Hare Ram!"

"No, Alex you haven't mastered that yet!" But it was too late for Kiba to stop her.

"Ninja Art: Ohitsujiza Ram Eclipse!" As the words left her lips the Kekki Genkki had begun and the once small ram that stood beside her had transformed into a battle axe that was coated in a thick layer of chakra.

"Stop, you know you can't hold the next part for more than a few seconds"

"then I'll have to make that count" Alex was determined to prove that she could be an asset to her comrades and the village. As much as that would normally be a admirable trait, now wasn't the time to try to prove something but being the stubborn girl she was, she didn't listen.

The concentration she was putting her body through was shown clearly on her face as the chakra on the weapon she was wielding began to take the shapes of small flames. Even with the nature of chakra she had naturally it wouldn't be a match against the water nature that this man in front of her possessed but it was worth a shot in her mind even if it failed.

"Make it count" She mumbled to herself and she charged forwards towards her foe, however as she was in range to give a direct hit to his chest he stopped the blade with his hands. Alex tried desperately to push through the struggle and make contact but it was no use, he was stronger than she was and so she jumped backwards. Just as Kiba had predicted the flames were gone and she was already in a state of exhaustion from the sheer amount of chakra she had to release for that jutsu.

Kiba mental hit himself for not stopping her from making a ridiculous mistake and nodded at Akamaru before using their fang over fang technique. As the man that resembled a bull was still concentrating on Alex, Kiba made direct contact which knocked him through the wall and across the room that they were attempting to enter. Once he was out of sight Kiba ran over to Alex.

"I told you not to do that! It looks like he's got water nature chakra which means your fire nature is almost pointless. Don't you have anything that's not fire!?."

Alex looked up at him with a frown. "Sure, I have clones"

As she spoke she placed her hand on the cut on her face and began to heal it to stop the bleeding.

"But you know I'm the medical ninja of our team, I haven't got much that isn't fire or healing! My chakra control may be excellent but that's about it. It's either fire or combination jutsu!"

This battle was already taking it's toll on her but before she could finish healing her already open wound, their foe had come back with vengeance and slammed Alex into the ground with the use of his water jutsu. As she connected with the ground she let out a hair raising scream which caused both Kiba and Akamaru to whimper from the noise. Having two emotional driven ninja working together wasn't the best strategy Shino could of come up with but if Alex and Kiba knew anything it was how to use their chakra natures together.

It took a great deal of effort for Alex to bring herself back up to her feet after that attack and her words were straining to leave her mouth as she said them.

"Kiba, formation C"

Those words were all that Kiba needed to understand what she was thinking. Formation C was their trump card and was to only be used in certain situations. The process involved combining Kiba's Earth nature with Alex's Fire nature. When a Earth and Fire nature chakra combine, it can produce different results depending on the two individuals wielding the chakra. If the Earth nature is dominant over the fire then it will produce a effect that is similar to a stable volcano. If the fire is dominant over the Earth then the volcano will become unstable. However when the Earth and Fire natures are on equal terms the results is far more effective and creates a controlled reaction. Luckily Alex and Kiba were very similar and the time they had spent together since there were children had brought about a bond between the two ninjas could use in battle. Their natures complimented each other in such a way that the result of their combination technique was incredibly destructive. They both joined hands and synchronized their chakra before simultaneously speaking the incantation of the jutsu.

" Collaboration Technique: Scared Earth Manipulation! " Once those words had been spoken a wave of lava washed over their foe.

This jutsu was created by the two friends to combine their complimenting natures for a situation like this, however Alex had used the last slither of her chakra and she was loosing conciousness quickly. She lost her balance and began falling towards the bubbling lava. Although it was disappearing due to half of the casting team being so exhausted to keep going. Without a second thought Kiba leaped out and grasped her so that she wouldn't fall a victim of more pain that she was already going through. As they crashed into the floor beside the hazardous liquid her vision began to fade away and the last thing she heard was Kiba yelling at her that Hinata and Shino were on there way.