Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-27660682-20160305032312/@comment-26998824-20160429215709

I've already said why I think Hidan would win but as this debate goes on I've tried to fight for Zabuza. The only thing I could come up with which I haven't covered is when Zabuza (In his first fight with Team 7, camo gear) appears inside the triangle of Naru and the others and before he could swing a panel shows Kakashi's sharingan "looking/seeing" and intercepts his swing and this could be attributed to the Sharingan use. However, Zabuza spoke before the Sharingan panel twice. This is of course assuming sharingan still worked in the mist which was only considered to be null when Zabuza thickened the mist in their second encounter, although considered to most to be negated despite the density of the mist especially more into the series.

My whole issue with Zabuza is that Silent killing is not instant. He just says it is and evidence shows something completely different. Kakashi reacted to it and countered before Zabuza could swing Kubikiribocho. Hidan has shown to be excellent at close combat and shown great awareness like sensing shadows creeping up on him in his second bout with Shikamaru at the start and great reflexes and quick thinking like when he used his scythe as a platform to dodge Shikamarus chakra blade mid air. Zabuza hit Kakashi's clone which was a feint, kicked him into water and put him in a water prisoned. (3 hits technically 1)Kakashi dodged all of Zabuza's attacks with Kubikiribocho. Second encounter Kakashi hit three times once with KKB which Kakashi said was intentional and it was a head swing and it didn't even hurt him it grazed him (Kakashi had enough chakra for shadow clones and to beat Zabuza with one hand). Furthermore, instead of finishing Kakashi, Zabuza runs back into the thick mist which he knows he can't maintain for long. Not saying Hidan isn't cocky but couple this with the fact that he gave info on how hes countering the Sharingan so Kakashi can find a way to stop him. I don't man, seems pretty dumb to me. The other two hits in the second encounter came from a contact block in thickened mist which again didn't even scratch him and the last was Zabuza's first strike when Kakashi was revealing his Sharingan and he put his hand through the knife to block it which was also said to be intentional. (3 hits technically 0)

I think most people just want to give Zabuza credit because by some random standards he deserves better, literally the only reason. Zabuza is a character introduced at the very start of the series. It does matter that Hidan was fighting with a Part 2 squad and Zabuza a Part 1 squad.

PS:Another point for Zabuza is that Hidan takes time to draw his diagram but when he draws it when hes alone in the forest with Shikamaru its pretty quick. I think in the anime its as quick as Kakuzus Fire and Wind masks fusing together.

PPS:Just realised how much I boasted Kakashi in this lol. He's so weak XD truly a copying monkey.