Chapter 2
Beneath his stand-offish yet amicable attitude, he was immensely aloof still. A ninja finely honed for all his instincts and skills, he had the self-preservation of an animal, fight or flight unless on a mission where he turns into an efficient and ruthless predator, fearful of none and oppressively overpowering. This solitary figure of his when he was pitted against a deadly opponent had not been witnessed by many, at least by his true identity in the recent years.
As a result, his katanas were not seen used, nor even known of their existence, however, if others noticed they would have brushed it off as a norm where most ninjas carried one regardless of their skill level in wielding one. That would be a severe misjudgement as Kakashi's skills and talents definitely lie in his precision, speed and fluency. These skills makes him a perfect match to be a weapons master-where one is one with the weapon. He has the capability to adapt to his weapons as if there were made for him, his physical capability the foundation of his superior manipulation of the weapons. His grace and flexibility was the line that draws him apart from mediocre users, bringing him to literal greater heights.
Many of his weapons have not seen the light of day or night in a very long time, apart from his usual arsenal of kunai. In fact, his speciality was the combination of the katana and wakizashi due to his original training with a traditional katana and subsequently usage of his father's tanto. The versatile, fluid style accompanied by its varied reach was as if the style was custom made for him.
His most obvious arsenal of ninjutsu was not his only weapons and he was a weapon master himself. Some of his ninjutsu were mere minor meddlings in the surroundings to play up his advantage, as he took into consideration his depleted chakra pool. These seemingly 'cowardly', petty plays make the opponents dismiss his prowess instead. However, the most deadly attacks were insidious, silent and obfuscating and almost never mere raw expansion of power.
His possession of this battling attitude and his overall mental and physical prowess made him more than a daunting opponent. After all this heavy appreciation of his skills, the familiarity and full integration into Kakashi so much so that the skills become camouflaged. What if one were to see this side from him, would it be a slip-up or an intentional demonstration (sneak peak) of his capabilities?
