Kakashi blurred, even as the Suiryudan no Jutsu-animated mass of water crashed into where he'd been standing.
Kirigishi was supposed to be good with ninjutsu, but nowhere had it been mentioned that he knew this level of Suiton. Besides which, he was standing on the water and not causing as much as a ripple in the process.
Surprise me once, shame on you. Surprise me twice ... Kakashi thought. He'd been expecting ... well, the Academy students usually had some problem with working up a proper killing intent. Apparently, this kid didn't. And that hadn't been a stock Suiryudan either. The dragon form hadn't been perfect, but it _had_ been noticably faster than the norm, actually forcing the Jounin to pour on the speed in order to evade.
The splashdown had thrown up a wave of water droplets into the air, but they didn't have time to be drawn back by gravity before the masked Leaf-nin shot through them. The next series of handseals the kid had gone into was familiar even without the use of Sharingan.
A good offense was often the best defense, especially while the enemy was busy with a longer technique.
And with Kakashi's speed, 'longer' was an arbitrary value at best. The circular water barrier rose upwards too late to hinder the Jounin from closing in, his speed making him seemingly appear behind Katsu out of thin air, save for the small splashes in places he'd stepped on the surface of the river.
That the genin hadn't reacted to the kunai against his neck clued him in that something was wrong, as did the fact that the water wall was still rising ...
... when he felt the concentration of chakra underneath his feet, he only had time for a brief ...
"Damnit."
The surface of the river exploded upwards while the water clone of Kirigishi exploded outwards, in a quick and dirty rendition of a Daibakufu no Jutsu that the Suijinheki barrier contained and directed, the water picking Kakashi up and hurling him into the air, while at the same time making him feel as if he'd suffered from the most painful bellyflop in history.
The Jounin's hands moved on instinct, kunai deflecting the barrage of same that had followed him up from underneath the water's surface, even as he directed his fall towards open ground.
When three Bakusta Neshans rushed from the treeline, naginatas sweeping in, he was forced to admit that he could have picked a better landing spot ...
All three blades buried themselves in three seperate logs. Or rather, sheered through them, and the smoke they'd replaced Kakashi's body in.
"Alright ... I may have given you too little credit," Kakashi said, raising his hand to uncover his left eye.
Only to find the hand refused to move. As did the rest of his body.
He looked down.
Right. Nara. Shadows.
Wonderful.
Hmm. So. Do they tie Kakashi to the stump?
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm
Kirigishi was supposed to be good with ninjutsu, but nowhere had it been mentioned that he knew this level of Suiton. Besides which, he was standing on the water and not causing as much as a ripple in the process.
Surprise me once, shame on you. Surprise me twice ... Kakashi thought. He'd been expecting ... well, the Academy students usually had some problem with working up a proper killing intent. Apparently, this kid didn't. And that hadn't been a stock Suiryudan either. The dragon form hadn't been perfect, but it _had_ been noticably faster than the norm, actually forcing the Jounin to pour on the speed in order to evade.
The splashdown had thrown up a wave of water droplets into the air, but they didn't have time to be drawn back by gravity before the masked Leaf-nin shot through them. The next series of handseals the kid had gone into was familiar even without the use of Sharingan.
A good offense was often the best defense, especially while the enemy was busy with a longer technique.
And with Kakashi's speed, 'longer' was an arbitrary value at best. The circular water barrier rose upwards too late to hinder the Jounin from closing in, his speed making him seemingly appear behind Katsu out of thin air, save for the small splashes in places he'd stepped on the surface of the river.
That the genin hadn't reacted to the kunai against his neck clued him in that something was wrong, as did the fact that the water wall was still rising ...
... when he felt the concentration of chakra underneath his feet, he only had time for a brief ...
"Damnit."
The surface of the river exploded upwards while the water clone of Kirigishi exploded outwards, in a quick and dirty rendition of a Daibakufu no Jutsu that the Suijinheki barrier contained and directed, the water picking Kakashi up and hurling him into the air, while at the same time making him feel as if he'd suffered from the most painful bellyflop in history.
The Jounin's hands moved on instinct, kunai deflecting the barrage of same that had followed him up from underneath the water's surface, even as he directed his fall towards open ground.
When three Bakusta Neshans rushed from the treeline, naginatas sweeping in, he was forced to admit that he could have picked a better landing spot ...
All three blades buried themselves in three seperate logs. Or rather, sheered through them, and the smoke they'd replaced Kakashi's body in.
"Alright ... I may have given you too little credit," Kakashi said, raising his hand to uncover his left eye.
Only to find the hand refused to move. As did the rest of his body.
He looked down.
Right. Nara. Shadows.
Wonderful.
Hmm. So. Do they tie Kakashi to the stump?
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm