Now What Have I Gotten Myself Into? ~Enter Konoha's number one knuckle head

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Chapter 52:

"Your way is inefficient and unnecessarily risky, don't lose sight of our goal." Landing upon the same tree I had been in earlier I hear Itachi's voice even before my eyes find him standing on the river with Kurenai crouching behind him and Kakashi standing in front of him. "Let's hear it. What is your goal exactly?" A second Kakashi questions standing upon the walkway between Kisame and an injured Asuma. Tch. I told him not to take them on. The Kakashi who had just spoke suddenly disappears in a puff of smoke leaving the two of them on the walk way by themselves.

Feeling eyes upon me I look towards Itachi noticing his red eyes watching my movement. Raising my finger to my lips in a shushing motion Itachi slowly turns back towards the real Kakashi. "We're looking for something and we know it's here." Itachi informs him causing my eyes to roll. "And what would that be?" Kakashi questions just as a plan forms in my mind. "Well what is it?" He raises his kunai up higher so the light of the sun reflects off of his blade in a silent threat. "My way is more efficient then Kisame's. Quickly my eyes widen as Kakashi leaps back away from Itachi, his hands forming hand signs before he even lands back onto his feet. Water shoots out from the river and smacks right into Kakashi on every side hiding him blocking from our sights for mere moments.

When the water finally recedes back into the river Kakashi is left there staring at Itachi lost in thought. "Oh Kakashi, don't you know that Itachi's movements are so superior to our own that we can not even see him form hand signs?" I whisper quietly to myself so not to be overheard as my right hand rests upon the bark of the tree. Subconsciously my fingers begin digging into the rough wood with my restraint to not leap into the fight at this very second. "You're good, you almost anticipated my moves." My eyes widen as Itachi has a shadow clone suddenly appear behind Kakashi. The distinct glimmer of a kunai catches my eyes just before disappearing into Kakashi's back. "Almost." Biting my bottom lip I watch as Kakashi suddenly turns into water and splashes into the river.

I close my eyes as Kakashi suddenly leaps from the water grabbing Kurenai and pulling her away from the spot on the river. Just as an explosion sounds sending a huge wave crashing. This.. Fight.. is going to fry my nerves. Itachi isn't a bad guy yet he is being forced to fight against Kakashi. As Kakashi being someone important to me is fighting against someone who is much stronger than even Orochimaru. The strongest of the legendary Sannin. He'll die if Itachi is pushed far enough that he can't avoid killing him. "Kakashi! Kurenai!" Asuma yells out in anger and worry.

Question is. How am I supposed to help out either of them? If I leap in Kisame will just attack me from my annoying him earlier. Even if he doesn't I would still have to try and go against Itachi which is one of the last things I want to do. Damn it! What am I supposed to do?! "Close your eyes! Don't look at his eyes!" Kakashi suddenly yells causing me to look back down to them. Seeing Asuma having joined Kurenai and Kakashi on the river. Their eyes having closed do to Kakashi's urgency as even he closed his normal eye. "Listen, both of you. Whatever happens don't look! If you meet his gaze you're finished. I'm going to have to do this alone, my Sharingan against his."

Not if I can help it! I silently yell in my head as I leap from the trees making sure not to look at Itachi. "Indeed your abilities are impressive, they may even might be enough to resist the mangekyo sharingan. However there is something they can't defend against. The special sharingan jutsu called tsukuyomi. Only someone with sharingan, and kekkei genkai can defeat me." Stepping up beside Kakashi I look up to him seeing sweat mixed with water from the river rolling down his face. "Kakashi sensei." I speak lowly causing him to look towards me as Asuma and Kurenai gasp.

"Kira, close your eyes!" Asuma yells causing me to click my tongue. "You don't have to fight alone." I calmly state as I reach for my forehead protector causing Kakashi to smirk. "Kira, you are one ninja I would hate to fight. And not just because you are my student." I nearly shake my head at his words even as Asuma and Kurenai gives sounds of confusion. So I pull my forehead protector down over my eyes before turning towards the now silent Itachi as I iterate for them. "I can fight. Be it in total darkness, or blinded. It does not matter. I can see my opponent without seeing them." Finally smirking I reach out with my energy to feel Kisame leap down near Itachi as a quirk plays at Itachi's brow.