During Kiba's time at the Academy, he often cut class with Akamaru, stating that he wasn't suited to sit still at a desk, or otherwise getting into trouble, along … Kiba criticised Neji for not mentioning seeing Naruto sooner, but Neji claimed even Naruto's chakra signature was different. Kiba smelled three other individuals, which were later shown to belong to the In the anime, Kiba, Hinata, Shino, and Naruto were sent on a mission to find a The bounty hunter revealed that he had been framed for murdering a family, and that the thief that he and Kiba's group were hunting was the culprit. Kiba also dreams of becoming the Hokage someday and expressed this desire both during his fight with Naruto during the Chūnin Exams as well as during the Fourth Shinobi World War, where he deduced that if he fought and gained a name for himself during the war, it would be a step in the direction of becoming the Hokage, an ideal he mentions again later on. Before entering the Academy, Kiba and Akamaru played together a great deal, resulting in Tsume getting angry because they weren't training enough. Worried, Kiba told him that he should visit the Kiba and Akamaru execute the Combination Transformation.The next morning, Kiba and the other shinobi resumed fighting the Later, calling out to Neji in the heat of battle, Kiba told him that Hinata was in trouble. Those three seem to be some of the first true friends he made in the village. He also has the distinctive red fang markings of the Inuzuka clan on his cheeks.

During Part II, Team 8, excluding Kurenai due to her pregnancy, joins Naruto Uzumaki and Team 7 in their search for Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha. In the anime, he had shown impressive strength during the Fourth Shinobi World War, being able to take out a disguised White Zetsu clone with only a few blows, despite the latter being extremely durable. As they leave Shino theorises that Kiba escape due to his love for Tamaki and once again teased him about it. He wears grey pants reaching his calves and new sandals with a slight difference to his previous ones. Kiba has became extremely close to his other teammate, Hinata, and acts rather brotherly toward her, but tends to worry about her, urging her to be strong before the second phase of the exam, and to forfeit rather than face a dangerous opponent. Kiba and Shino were later seen evacuating villagers from the meteorties breaking off from the Moon, though he seemed rather upset about the fact that no one was appreciating his efforts. Kiba is also one of the first few people to get to get to know about Hinata's crush on Naruto Uzumaki, and has been quite supportive of that. He, along with the rest of the Konoha 11, dons the standard Konohagakure shinobi outfit during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

His hair has also gotten longer and is less unkempt. He wears grey pants reaching down to his calves and regular shinobi sandals. Not having any options, Kiba stabbed himself in the stomach, causing him and Ukon to start coughing up blood.

There, the two pretended to be travelling performers and were put under watch by Naruto. Kiba is often short-tempered and impulsive (in stark contrast to his teammates Back at his academy days, Shino always considered Kiba a "problem child", and wanted to be assigned to a team with anyone but him because of how different their personalities were to each other. Even after becoming a team, Kiba often argues with Shino over what course of action the group should take, particularly when Shino advises caution. Taking inspiration from Naruto's high proficiency in multiple shadow clones, Kiba decided to improve his Team Kurenai awaiting to begin the second stage of the Chūnin Exams.Ultimately, his team were among the first 30 teams to make it.

He wears grey pants reaching his calves and new sandals with a slight difference to his previous ones. The members of Team 8 primarily concentrate on tracking, with each of the members' unique abilities being used in this role. He was shown to have become frustrated with Naruto's growth and is determined to surpass him.

Kiba, Sai and Chōji guarding the Kaminarimon Company.Upon robbers attacking the Konohagakure Central Department Store, Lee and Kiba quickly stopped them. He can use the Shadow Clone Technique, and an advanced version of the Transformation Technique, using them to perform his clan's advanced techniques. Although Kiba was rather rude to Naruto during their fight in Chūnin exams, Kiba grew to respect him after being defeated, cheering him on during his battle against Neji and even stating that Naruto is not someone to be underestimated, showing more confidence in him than Hinata, who looked rather worried.Kiba also dreams of becoming the Hokage someday and expressed this desire both during his fight with Naruto during the Despite all of Kiba's wildness and impulsiveness, when Kiba sees Kiba's personality and fighting style is further complemented by his wild appearance as, while clearly human, he has several physical traits more akin to animals. Ultimately, the As Kiba and Akamaru continued following the scent, they soon found it After the storm passed and the second exam was concluded, it was learned that the Chūnin Exams were ended early due to controversy happening in the second exam.