Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-34194151-20180107091407/@comment-26636534-20180107112503

Kakashi is known for his use of the raikiri. It's a blitz attack and his go to move. It's pretty fast and his opponent was cornered. It's seems quite logical. But you said he shouldn't assume he could use it. This is one of the tactics Kakashi always uses, yet you seem disappointed by it, could you please explain why? That's Kakashi's battle style, how else is he supposed to attack?

As I explained in instance 3, Kakashi was only concerned with the two pains in front of him, surely he knows that another enemy can appear, but logically the immediate threat is there with him. I don't think the argument of "not always looking for another opponent joining the battle to intercept your attack" is a valid criticism. It certainly didn't occur in this fight.

Azura pain, wasn't properly defeated, this was likely due to Konoha not knowing of the SPoP technique in full, which is understandable.

At the end, pain was just too strong for Kakashi to deal with, too many unknowns and just too powerful to handle.