Ack, he was quick! Unable to help herself, Adela found herself garnering some respect for Kiba's incredible speed and reaction time to the blocks. Either he was used to this or he was just that good at reacting to threats, but it almost didn't matter with how great it was.

That didn't mean Adela wouldn't try to trip him up, of course. It might have been cheating against a civilian, but another shinobi like her? Tripping was fair game.