I held on to this one as a treat for myself ^_^ <3 FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT! Kakashi vs the Zombie Duo Kakashi gets like half his outfit blasted right off his body and proceeds to be the sickest jumpy flippy floppy evasive ninja in all the lands. He blocks enormous scythes using just his tiny knife and he goes up against Kakuzu with nothing but taijutsu and that mad big dick energy he manages to convey despite looking like an adorable dandelion puff in a pyjamas <3 This fight has some of the best animation in all of Naruto and Kakashi is the star. 10/10 I'll never get tired of it.

Kakashi vs Mist Man ANBU Kakashi showing just how good he is with a sword! He's so damn cool. Just his attitude and confidence like, see that finger tapping on the hilt before he draws? And then he shows off his sick twirl skills before going all in with fucking kenjutsu backflips and and shit, cutting the guy's arm off with the craziest look I've ever seen on Kakashi's face in a fight. I think he's supposed to be in his late teens here and I love how he's just a bit more disrespectful and a bit more intense than his adult self.

Kakashi & Obito saving Rin It's a really short fight but really well animated and oh so important. I love this fight because of its significance for the story and for these boys!! The teamwork? The combination attacks?? The devastating knowledge of what is about to happen?!

Kakashi vs Obito Of course. Arguably the best fight of the entire series. I say that it is and of course it's my favorite. The sheer weight of it all. The high stakes and the history. The back and forth between the past and present. The silence. To quote Sasuke: "When two Shinobi are of a high enough level they can read each other's thoughts, through no more than a trade of blows. They don't need to say a word"

I love how much respect the animation studio gave to this fight. it's truly a work of art with the choreography, the choice of music and how the history and personality of these characters really come across without a single word being said. It's also got some sick moves and very funny moments in the middle of the seriousness. I love seeing how Obito's mood shifts several times, from emotionless void to triumphantly amused to absolutely furious. I don't have a gif of it but the hand thing?? THE HAND THING?? ALSO IN KAMUI?? THEIR SPACE???? I mean god... I could go on and on. I've gone on before. Here are some sick moves:

Also this thing: