The Destined Meeting

Kisame starts things off with Suiton: Bakusui Shouha (Water Style- Explosive Water Shockwave) at his bout with Team Gai, while Kakashi warns the others about Itachi’s doujutsu (eye techniques) with the Sharingan. He learned from Gai that the way to fight someone like Itachi is to focus on their feet and body, and then anticipate their moves from there. Chiyo sees it a bit differently. In a one on one battle, battling Itachi would seem impossible, but when more than one person enters the fray, the odds change. One person would be the bait to take Itachi’s genjutsu, while someone could attack Itachi from behind. If that didn’t work, the genjutsu can be dispelled by simply hitting or touching your ally. Just as Naruto steps forward, Kakashi halts him.

Gai and his squad continue to avoid the onslaught of the enormous tidal wave Kisame has created. Yes, Gai still does not remember who he’s fighting.

Kakashi re-examines Chiyo’s theory about countering genjutsu. She would be right if they were dealing with normal genjutsu, but trying to take on Mangekyou Sharingan is suicide. Kakashi thinks back to when he had to endure the effects of the Mangekyou Sharingan when Itachi came to Konoha awhile ago. While it seems that only a second passes in the real world, in the world of Tsukuyomi, minutes, hours, and days at a time can pass. Dispelling something like the Mangekyou isn’t possible. However, Kakashi also remembers that the Mangekyou Sharingan is a double edged sword. When Itachi uses it, not only does it use an enormous amount of chakra, but it does a number on his eyesight. Kakashi wonders just how bad has Itachi’s eyesight become.

Kisame and Gai continue going at it and Gai nearly avoids a hard swipe from Samehada when Lee intervenes with Konoha Shoufuu (Konoha Rising Gale). Kisame is then sent flying when Neji gives a hard Hakke Kuushou (Eight Trigrams Air Palm) and he nearly avoids the spiked ball (something similar to a mace) that Tenten has thrown. The attached explosive note detonates and he heads underwater to avoid the blast. Eventually, he emerges from the water looking like a wet blanket. Gai begins to realize something: a shinobi who uses water style ninjutsu and a huge sword like that…he must be…someone that Gai has met before.

Even after that, Gai still has no idea who he’s fighting.

Kakashi informs Itachi their battle would be different than the last one since he let his guard down, and the same goes for Naruto. However, just as Kakashi had done long ago when all of Team 7 had to protect Tazuna from Zabuza, he tells Naruto at he’ll do the battling, but he does need Naruto’s help since Itachi’s no pushover.

Gai prepares for his counterattack. While he distracts Kisame, the others will attack with everything they’ve got. Kisame isn’t one to leave himself open to attacks, so the plan seems futile. Gai narrowly avoids another swipe from Samehada while Neji goes on the offensive and strikes the sword with Jyuuken. This and Lee’s kick are blocked and Lee realizes that close range combat is pretty pointless. Therefore, Tenten summons several kunai from her scroll. They all have explosive notes attached, but even this does nothing to penetrate Kisame’s defenses. Gai then realizes something else…Samehada is Kisame’s weapon. As Neji points out, something simple like that could be figured out just by looking at Kisame, but to Gai, there’s a huge difference between thinking and knowing that it’s his weapon. Lee seems to be pretty enthusiastic about it, but not Neji and Tenten.

Gai’s guesses won’t be getting any closer at this rate.

Kisame retracts his earlier comment and says that Gai has the brain of an insect as opposed to an animal. Gai springs forward with “Dynamic Action!”

Kakashi springs forward with a punch that’s easily caught by Itachi when another Itachi rushes past him. Kage Bunshin, perhaps? Naruto nails the Kage Bunshin dead on with a Rasengan, but it’s also a Kage Bunshin. Naruto then turns around to find Chiyo and Sakura lying unconscious on the ground. Sakura stands up, but materializes into…Itachi?

Gai manages to get Samehada away from Kisame while the others attack. They are all battered off by three Mizu Bunshins that Kisame creates. He then uses Suirou no Jutsu (Water Prison Jutsu) to trap Neji, Tenten, and Lee. Just as Gai prepares to strike Kisame with Samehada, his hands are pierced when blades emerge and the blade goes flying.

Itachi is now in front of and behind Naruto. Kakashi then stands up…but it is also another Itachi clone.

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