Kakashi was soft back then, the first time they met if it was Gai in that situation and not Kakashi, Gai would have won straight up, no questions asked. If Kakashi was being serious he could have beaten him then and there too, and as I remember it was Haku who stepped in to save Zabuza. And forget that stupid water prison. Gai has more than enough speed and strength that he would have been able to take care of Zabuza without even using the gates. You mentioned Kakashi was always one step behind do you really think that would have been the same if it were Gai.
And how were Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto and the guy they where protecting not a burden. The reason he wanted them to leave is so he could fight properly and no the water prison would not have been the end of Kakashi. He would have never even been caught in the water prison in the first place if he wasn't trying to protect them. Speaking of them, considering where the two teams were at that point Team Gai was way better than Kakashi's team was. Gai, Lee, Neji and Tenten would lose to Zabuza and Haku, yeah right. Anyway the fact of the matter is Kakashi won.
Yeah right Gai's taijutsu is even weaker than Lee's and Gai is not a real ninja. Why don't you tell that to Kisame or tell Kakashi that his life long rival and the man who goes around saying that he is stronger than Kakashi, is not a real ninja. I won't even comment on you saying Gai's taijutsu is weaker than Lee's. I wonder if we're even watching the same show.Originally Posted by KrayZ33