Artheph's Note: You'd think after this many chapters, I'd get used to typing "chakra." But I STILL misspell it every time I type it. Chakra. Yeah, misspelled it as I typed it out right there. So recently, in case any of you guys cared, Crysthur and I have been trying to build up our self-restraint, so we can build character. Hah, yeah right. Anyway, we're currently on a two-week-long ban of fanfiction. That does not include Link and Luigi's "Sasuke" though…heh. AND of course that does not include updating our stories…obviously. The whole point of this is…it's pretty hard for us. Both of us have almost gone over the line, but we were able to stop just in time. Whew. Yeah, I know we sound really pathetic. But hey, if you're reading this, you're probably really addicted as well, right? So I think you should take a step back and respect our pitiful attempt to get ourselves un-hooked. BUT, I don't think you should also take a two-week-long ban of fanfiction until AFTER you read this. one of those smiley face things Enjoy!

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Inuzuka Clan

Kiba has really sharp teeth. Have you ever noticed that? They're so sharp, they're actually fangs. Yep, fangs are the Inuzukas' secret chakra supply. But it has to be fangs. No flat, rectangular teeth. Fangs. Unfortunately for little Inuzukas, until they reach a certain age, their teeth don't like to stay in that ever so sharp shape. And sadly, Kiba has not reached that age yet. Therefore, Kiba has to visit the dentist to get his teeth filed down to a pointy…point every three months. Now you'd THINK Kiba would've built a resistance or an indifference towards dentists, seeing as how he's been to one every three months for the past twelve years. However, Kiba absolutely detests the dentist. He HATES going on those stupid dentist trips. It has something to do with him gagging even when the dentist only puts one finger in his mouth. But recently, Kiba's been able to handle the dentist filing his front couple of teeth by breathing deeply and trying to think about what the best brand of shampoo for Akamaru's fur is. However, when those cotton pads placed between the teeth and the side of the mouth and under the tongue go in, Kiba starts hyperventilating. And he begins to salivate. A lot. So the dentist has to constantly keep that tube that sucks up your spit like a vacuum in Kiba's mouth, which only makes him gag and salivate even more. Usually by this time though, Kiba's under some heavy sedatives. The dentist has learned after twelve years of filing the same boy's teeth every three months.

Now the interesting thing about Inuzuka fangs are they can't fall out. Even baby…fangs since they're just chock full of chakra. So what happens when the regular (not the baby) teeth start growing in? If the baby teeth can't come out…that's right, a whole NEW row of teeth forms! So by the time an Inuzuka's an adult, he or she has two rows of teeth, much like a shark. Hah, JUST KIDDING! That would just be plain silly. Inuzuka teeth DO fall out, just like regular baby teeth. But since the clan doesn't want to waste precious chakra, they string the fallen-out-baby-teeth onto a necklace. Sort of a…chakra-full memoir from childhood. How sentimental.

So teething must REALLY hurt for Inuzuka babies. I mean, if regular teething hurts, think of chakra-full teeth. Ouch. Inuzuka infants just broke through those feeble teething rings as if the plastic was nothing. This posed a problem because the only other thing the clan could think of was wood, which wasn't very sanitary. Thus, some Inuzuka entrepreneurs came together and furnished the very first chakra-strengthened teething rings. Pretty soon the product leaked out of the Inuzuka grounds and other clans were lining up for the top-notch Inuzuka teething rings. The little business blossomed into a huge mass production industry, and if you walk around Konoha nowadays, you'll find billboards saying, "Buy the best teething rings now! Inuzuka teething rings are the way to go!" And because the industry got so big and prosperous, it requires many, many workers. Therefore, once Inuzuka ninjas retire, they usually go into the teething ring business. It's a great back up retirement plan. Good pay, easy work, and you're doing the world a good deed by manufacturing chakra-strengthened teething rings for the poor suffering babies.

Now you'd think the Inuzukas would have developed a whole bunch of crazy jutsus that utilize their extra strong teeth. Like…Ultra Bite no Jutsu or Teeth Enlargement no Jutsu. After all the Inuzukas are pretty much dogs in human form, so I'm sure they don't really care about their mouths being on other people's body parts. But …now here's the sad part…Inuzukas are paranoid about breaking, or merely chipping, their teeth. Much like how women worry about breaking their nails. They can't bear to have imperfect chompers, even though Inuzuka fangs have a much less chance of getting scratched compared to regular teeth. Yet, the Inuzukas cannot be persuaded to use their precious teeth in battle. It's really quite pathetic. They're missing out on such a great opportunity to rise up in the ranks of great clans….though maybe biting people isn't really something to be proud of. Anyway, the Inuzukas are such pansies when concerned with their teeth. It might have to do with the famous Inuzuka legend of a powerful Inuzuka ninja. This guy could kill ten ninjas with one throw of a kunai. He even developed jutsus using his chakra-full teeth. But during one battle, while he was growling and baring his chompers that he had multi-sized, some enemy haphazardly threw a shuriken at the great warrior. The shuriken miraculously hit a tooth, but it chipped off a bit on the bottom of his front fang. He bore the pain and proceeded to whip the other guy's ass. Then, he went on to whip 47 other ninjas' asses. However, at the end of the day, the one minorly chipped tooth somehow totally drained out his life source, and the Inuzuka hero died. At least, that's what the legend says. The guy probably just ran out of chakra, or it might've been that cancerous mole on his left earlobe.