Well, here's the fight seeing as some of you don't like cliffhangers. I don't like them that much either.
Disclaimer: I'm American. Kishimoto-sensei is Japanese. That enough for you lawyers?
"Don't just stand there, Hatake. Unlike my brother, I move fast."
His brother? thought Kakashi. The only shinobi he had fought with a large sword was… "Momochi Zabuza?"
"That's right," said the mist-nin.
Kakashi barely had time to absorb this information before the nin brought down his sword. He was lucky enough to dodge that blow, but wondered if he would survive the next one.
"My name is Momochi Ryo," he said. "I'm here to kill you because you killed Zabuza-nii-san," he clarified. "Suiton: Suikodan no Jutsu!" (Water Release: Water Shark Missile) he yelled. A giant shark made of water formed out of the sword.
How is he using Suiton jutsu? There isn't any water around, thought Kakashi. He dodged the shark by plunging into the earth, and reappeared behind Ryo. "Yo," he said, placing his ANBU katana on Ryo's throat.
Ryo escaped Kakashi's hold. "Wondering how I did that Suiton jutsu, ne?" he chuckled. "I'm surprised you couldn't figure that out. I used the moisture in the air from my mist."
Brilliant, thought Kakashi, as he blocked Ryo's blows with his katana. Kakashi found an opening for a jutsu, and used it. "I'll go with everything I have," said Kakashi, revealing his Sharingan.
"Fine by me, Hatake," replied the mist-nin. "I'm not going easy on you."
"You're on," said Kakashi. Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu! (Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique) thought Kakashi, making a few hand seals.
Oh, shit, thought the mist-nin. He was seeing himself impaled on a bloody pike with various kunai and shuriken in him. Anyone could plainly see the fear and terror in his eyes.
Kakashi tortured him for a while with the genjutsu, kicking him senseless as well, the last one sending him flying a few meters, then formed a seal and said, "KAI!" Baiting his opponent, he asked "So, how does it feel to fall into a chuunin-level genjutsu?"
I fell for a chuunin-level genjutsu!? thought Ryo, as he winced at his various injuries. As Kakashi predicted, he was angry. Very angry. He gripped the hilt of his sword with white knuckles. "You bastard!" he yelled. "Here's what you get for tormenting a member of the Kiri no Shinobigatana Shichinin Shu (Seven Shinobi Swordsmen of the Mist) with that crap!" He made a few hand seals. "Suiton: Suiryudan no Jutsu!" (Water Release: Water Dragon Technique) he yelled, shooting a huge dragon made of water from Shinigami (his sword).
Kakashi vanished into the ground and put his head up behind Ryo. "Doton: Shinju Zanshu no Jutsu!" (Earth Release: Inner Decapitation Technique) he yelled, switching places with Ryo. Kakashi pointed his ANBU katana the head sticking out of the ground. "You have two choices: Give up and I let you slink off to your hirer. Or you keep fighting and I beat you up," stated Kakashi.
Ryo's eyes widened in surprise. "How did you know I was hired?" he asked. He then turned his efforts to breaking out of the ground.
"Well, as you so kindly stated, I am a smart jonin," replied Kakashi. "Also, from the way you guys in Kirigakure operate, Zabuza wouldn't give you enough motivation. But cold hard cash would. Let me guess, you were hired by Orochimaru."
Ryo was even more surprised as slashed through earth with his sword, creating a crater larger than him. He had indeed been hired by the snake sannin. "Well, now that I've broken your jutsu, come on and fight me!" he said. He charged forward, slashing his sword sideways. "Suiton: Daibafuku no Jutsu!" (Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique) he yelled, sending a huge blast of water at Kakashi. As the water hit him, he poofed away in a cloud of smoke. "Heh heh," said Kakashi, smirking. "Your best jutsu hit a kage bunshin." he continued. "Also your strategy is flawed. You rushed at me with your biggest jutsu, and I haven't even revealed my full kekkei genkai. But now I will," he stated, activating the Mangekyo Sharingan.
He focused his Mangekyo on Ryo's sword, and he hit with a warp beam. But luckily for Ryo, it merely separated back into two wakizashi.
"This is why Shinigami has never let me down," he said. "It'll stand anything." He charged Kakashi, attacking with his wakizashi.
Kakashi blocked one of the blades with his katana. He then saw the second blade coming in to stab him. He flipped backwards into a handstand, and went into a spin kick, catching Ryo on the chin. He slashed in with his katana, earning Ryo a shoulder wound.
"Heh. Always was top of my class in taijutsu," he observed.
Ryo went into a stab stance and charged in. As Kakashi readied himself to block, Ryo high-kicked and caught him under the chin. "You're not the only one. I'm just as good as my brother."
So fast…he can even slip past my Sharingan, thought Kakashi. He isn't one of the Seven Swordsmen for nothing.
Kakashi aimed a punch at his jaw, and heard a satisfying gasp of pain. A glass jaw. The jaw is the hardest part to hurt, so this guy can be hit easily, thought Kakashi. He aimed another punch at Ryo's stomach, only to split his knuckles on what felt like solid steel.
He looked down. Ryo had used his sword to block the punch. "You didn't think I'd let you beat the crap out of me that easily, eh, Hatake?" He smiled inwardly. Kisame, I'm just as good as my brother, and one day I'll prove it, he thought.
Kakashi came at him with a flurry of punches. Ryo attempted to block but was badly hit. That's gonna hurt later, he thought.
Naruto and Sakura burst into the training ground. "Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto questioned. Who is he fighting? Sakura thought. He looks exactly like that Zabuza guy from Wave Country, thought Naruto.
"Stay outta this!" yelled Ryo. "Nobody invited you."
"He's right," said Kakashi. "You two stay out of the fighting." He didn't want them to get hurt by this mist-nin. His brother had used them in their fight back in Wave Country.
"I'll say this only once," yelled Kakashi, as he traded blows with Ryo, "I did not kill Momochi Zabuza!"
"Then who did?" yelled Ryo as he slashed at Kakashi.
"It was his hirers," said Kakashi, "Gato killed him after he had his arms broken."
"Heh, you're lying!" said Ryo. He charged Kakashi yet again with both blades ready to stab.
Wow, thought Sakura. They are using every skill they have.
Naruto watched in awe as Kakashi managed to turn aside Ryo's blades, and flip him. Ryo landed on both feet and charged Kakashi, who dodged, but was kicked in the stomach. Even with his Sharingan, Kakashi was straining to keep up with Ryo.
Both Kakashi and Ryo were injured and tired out at this point. "Time to end this fight!" yelled Kakashi, gathering chakra in his arm. The chakra converted to electricity. "Raikiri!" (Lightning Blade) he yelled, charging forward and stabbing Ryo with his arm.
Kakashi collapsed from exhaustion at dodging and from using his Raikiri. He had been bruised with a few blows and split his knuckles, but no extremely serious wounds. Ryo was knocked unconscious, his stomach bleeding. He was a powerful shinobi to survive a Raikiri, but he was badly hurt, bruised from Kakashi's hits and kicks, and slashed in the shoulder. "Sakura," said Kakashi, "heal him!" His vision then clouded over and his head fell onto his chest.
Sakura was puzzled as to why he wanted to heal the man who had tried to kill him, but complied with her now-unconscious sensei. Naruto picked him up, and carried him to a place serving as a medical tent. Sakura bent down and emanated green chakra, healing Ryo's stomach.
What did you think of the fight scene? Constructive criticism, no flames. Please review on other things as well. Also, is fluff or action better for this fic?