Hey, just a filler chapter, but it is important for Kakashi's story in the Young Justice world, so I hope you all enjoy.
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Robin grunted as he hit the floor of the training room, defeated...again. Standing over him as the victor was Kakashi, in his Inu Anbu gear, reading his little orange book. "I'll give you this" said the Jonin. "You really do not give up."
"Yeah" whispered Kid Flash to Naruto. "Even with as many times as he gets beat down." Both young heroes chuckled a bit as they watched Kakashi go to work, easily taking down the boy-wonder multiple times. Wally froze, however, at the voice of Kakashi coming from behind.
"You think you can do better, here's your chance" said the masked Ninja, gripping the yellow-clad speedster by the back of his costume and throwing him into the training ring. Robin got up and dusted himself off, before smirking at Wally.
"He's all yours" he said, before taking his seat between Naruto and Aqualad. Kid Flash couldn't deny that he was a bit intimidated...but he was going to try.
"Please" he announced, seeming to boast complete confidence in himself. "Inu may be good, but he can't beat what he can't hit." Blasting around the ring at full speed, it got him no satisfaction, as Kakashi didn't so much as move, aside from turning the page of his book.
"Hmm" said Kakashi. "Did you say something?" His words had the effect he was looking for, irritating the red-haired boy. Moving inward, making his ring smaller, Wally was surprised when the only thing that happened was Kakashi's already gravity-defying hair whipping around wildly. Skidding to a stop behind Kakashi, he sent a punch at the man's head, only for him to duck with such high speed, he left an after-image, shocking all but Naruto.
"Too slow" said Kakashi, his tone sounding as though he were fairly bored. Reaching up, he grabbed Wally's head, inter-lacing his fingers behind it, before flipping him over, putting the young speed-demon on his back.
"What do you know" said Kakashi, standing, flipping the page of his book. "You really are fast. This match ended in a fraction of the time Robin's did." Wally growled before standing back up and throwing another punch.
"Haven't you already tried this tactic?" asked Kakashi, easily catching the punch. Throwing up his leg, Kid Flash sent a kick toward Kakashi's ribs, which he also caught, before twisting and throwing Wally across the ring, but the boy managed to right himself in mid-air. Looking up, he saw Kakashi had gone, and he froze when he heard the man's eerily calm voice in his ear.
"Konoha's most sacred technique..." Naruto chuckled, hearing Kakashi's words.
"What's so funny?" asked Kaldur.
"Remember that Thousand Years of Death I told you about?" he said, getting a nod.
"You're about to see it" he finished, as Kakashi formed the tiger seal with his hands. Kid Flash tried to move, but found himself frozen in place somehow. "One Thousand Years of Death." Shooting his fingers forward, it made the others in the room, even Superboy, who had just walked in with Red Tornado, cringe. Wally yelped as he was blasted forward, all the way across the ring, falling flat on his face.
"Told you he was gonna get it" said Naruto, hopping down. Seeing M'gann walk in with Black Canary and her uncle, Kakashi sighed.
"Alright" he said, "Training is over for now."
"Oh thank god" said Wally, making the others laugh.
"I saw that last move" said Canary, who though trying to sound serious, couldn't help but smile. "That was horribly disgusting."
"But it's effective" replied Kakashi, putting his book away, hoping Canary hadn't seen what it was. "It teaches you to not let your opponent get behind you. It's also really funny. But Wally needs to learn to react quicker. He may be fast, but he attempts to follow through with his moves even when they are ineffective or even detrimental."
"Well, reaction would only get him so far" replied Canary. "He could have dictated the terms of the fight, but he was too hesitant. And that cost him the match. Playing defensively will only get you killed." Kakashi scoffed at her statement.
"Please" he said. "It would have been impossible for him to 'dictate the terms'. Rushing in to fight a much stronger opponent head-on will get you nowhere more often than not." This time it was Canary's turn to scoff.
"Listen Pooch" she said, though in a joking manner. "I've been working the hero-game a lot longer than you. I've been in some major fights, and know from experience that you need to act, not react."
"Well, Miss Harpy" replied Kakashi, in the same sarcastic tone. "I've fought in my share of battles, and a full scale war, fighting legions of men both weaker and stronger than me. I credit my wins more on my ability to be creative and react to any situation."
"You wanna take this to the ring?" asked Canary.
"Name the time and the place" replied Kakashi.
"I suggest both of you put your little rivalry on hold for now" said Batman, appearing on a holographic monitor.
"We got a mission?" asked Robin hopefully, getting a nod from the Dark Knight.
"I'm coming to debrief you. ETA, six minutes. Be ready." With that, he disappeared.
"Alright" said Wally, standing. "Our first covert-ops mission. Maybe we'll get to try out the new stealth gear?"
"We'll have to see what the mission requires first" replied Kaldur, though he looked excited as well.
"Anything would be better than hanging around here" said Naruto. "Or in Wally's case, hanging around on Inu's fingers."
"Hey" said Wally, rubbing his sore backside. "Not funny."
"I don't know" said Robin. "It looked pretty comical from this end."
"What was funny?" asked Superboy, entering the room.
"Oh, you just missed Wally taking a few fingers up his ass" said Naruto, making Superboy raise an eyebrow at the speedster.
"Wow, didn't know you swung that way" he said, causing the team, sans Wally, to chuckle.
"Oh great" said Wally. "Now he gets a sense of humor."
"Well, if he was ever gonna get one, now would be the time" said Naruto, giving the Teen of Steel a good pat on the back, before Batman entered the room.
"Good, you're all here" he said, as the holographic screens appeared, showing a map of some sort of Island. "I have a reconnaissance mission for you all. This is Isla Santa Prisca. This island nation is the primary source of dangerous and illegal neo-steroid. A strength-enhancing drug, sold under the street name 'Venom.' Infrared head signatures indicate their factory is still operating at full capacity. But all shipments of Venom have been inexplicably cut off. That's where this team comes in."
"This is a covert recon mission only. Observe and report" he continued. "If the Justice League needs to intervene, it will." Up on the monitor, two points, indicated by two red dots marked 'A' and 'B,' appeared. "The plan requires two drop zones."
"So who's in charge?" asked Robin, eagerly. Batman, Red Tornado, Kakashi, and Canary, all shared a look for a moment, before they turned back to the young team.
"Work that out between you" replied Batman. "Get ready. You move out in two hours." Without another word, the Dark Knight made for the door. Naruto shook his head. There were way too many personality types on the team for the 'choose your own leader' plan to go down smoothly.
"You heard the Bat" said Kakashi. "Get your stuff together and meet at the Bio-ship. This is the real deal." The team nodded, before heading to their individual rooms to prepare. Once they had left, Kakashi turned back to Canary.
"Now, what were we saying about a match?" he asked, and Canary smirked.
"I'm actually quite surprised that you'd accept my challenge" she replied. "Normally, I'd think you're too lazy to even consider training the new team, let alone spar with me." Kakashi sighed.
"Normally you'd be right" he said. "I don't know if it's been the hanging around Naruto, or the fact that technically I don't have to worry about ninja duties, or some combination of the two. But lately, I feel like I want more fun in my life. So I accept your challenge."
"You wanna go right now?" asked Canary, pointing toward the training ring. Kakashi shook his head.
"No, let's take it outside" he said. "No use destroying the inside of the facility." Canary quirked an eyebrow, but said nothing as they began making their way outside. Walking out the ramp, the two entered the woods outside Mount Justice. Making sure nobody was in the area, Kakashi settled into a loose stance. Canary settled into her own fighting stance as well. She was mildly irritated, as she couldn't read anything from Kakashi's face, as it was still covered with his Anbu mask.
"Rules?" he asked, confusing her for a moment. Sighing, Kakashi asked again. "What are the rules? As you issued the challenge, you get to decide on the rules of the match."
"Anything goes" replied Canary. "As long as we're not going to be sore for more than an hour or so."
"Well, I don't know…I can take a lot of punishment" he said. "I suggest you come at me looking to hurt me, or you won't manage to do so in the slightest."
"Oh really?" said Canary, smirking a bit. She knew he was tough, but she was a combat expert.
"Really" said Kakashi, finitely.
"Then show me" said Canary, dashing inward, preparing a punch. Moving with speed she wasn't prepared for, he had latched onto her wrist, before spinning and dragging her to the ground on her back. Crouching, he took a stance reminiscent of a baseball catcher, one leg locking her hip down, while the other was against her jawline, with her head turned away from him. Gripping her hand, he quickly had her in an arm lock.
"Reaction wins again" said Kakashi, a bit of mirth in his voice.
"Not yet" said Canary, before taking a deep breath and letting loose a high-powered sonic scream, sending both flying back, causing Canary to slam Kakashi into a tree. "What do you say about that, Mutt?"
"I say, keep it up" replied the silver-haired Shinobi. "Maybe one of these times, you'll actually hit me." With that, he went up in smoke.
"You can't hide from me" said Canary, before letting loose another sonic blast, turning and wiping out the trees all around in a fifty-foot radius.
"Not bad, Ms. Banshee" rang Kakashi's voice from all around. "But you missed." Before she could figure out where the voice came from, a hand shot up from the ground, gripping her ankle. Knowing she shouldn't use her power, as it would blow her leg off, she instead raised her other leg and smashed her heel down on Kakashi's fingers. But that hand also went up in smoke.
"Are you ready to get serious, or should I just keep messing with you?" asked Kakashi, who was suddenly behind her, causing his opponent to turn and glare at him. "So here's my idea" continued Kakashi. "You say it's better to act, I say it's better to react. So from here on out, every action I do will be only reaction and defense. I will not attack outright, only counter. We'll see how well you fare."
"Yeah…we will" replied Canary.
"We ready to go, M'gann?" asked Naruto, entering the bio-ship.
"Everything's running perfectly" replied the Martian girl. "We're heading to Santa Prisca." Once everyone entered the ship, M'gann requested permission to exit the hanger, which was granted by Red Tornado. As they exited, Kid Flash looked down and let loose a whistle.
"Damn, what happened down there?" Wondering what their speedster was talking about, everyone quickly looked out of the ship, seeing quite a few trees decimated, and the ground torn to bits.
"Whoa" said M'gann. "What could have done that?" She got her answer as Kakashi leapt into view, making the entire team, even Superboy, take notice, as he avoided one of Black Canary's sonic blasts.
"That" said Naruto. "That would be what did that." Pulling out his book, he began to read a bit as the ship shot forward toward their destination.
Back on the ground, Canary was exhausted, panting heavily, and favoring an injured arm. She scowled, seeing that Kakashi was completely fine. "And, time" he announced, seeing the ship leave. "I win." Canary just groaned, having been beaten worse than by any villain she had ever faced. Not from the fight, but from the embarrassment of having talked so tough, and then losing so badly.
"Now then, now that I've won, I think I'm entitled to something…" said Kakashi, making Canary look at him oddly, before he removed his Inu-mask, revealing the separate mask beneath, his right eye forming a sort of upside-down U shape.
"Like what?" asked Canary, a bit cautiously as Kakashi came closer.
"I'll pick you up around eight" said Kakashi. "Wear something nice." Canary almost stumbled forward. Not only did Kakashi completely beat her at her own game, but now he was asking her out. She didn't know whether to be furious or flattered, but settled on flustered.
"O…k?" she said, not quite sure how to reply to his strange request for a date.
"Great" replied Kakashi, the two beginning to walk back inside. "Do you like Japanese food? Cause I know this great little place in downtown Metropolis…"
Chapter end.
A filler yes, but also a bit of romance starting between Inu and Canary. Also, what will happen on the mission to Isla Santa Prisca? You'll have to continue reading to find out
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