Sometimes.
People shouldn't be too confident.
Members of the Uchiha clan, more or less, have this problem. Uchiha Itachi is like this, and sometimes even Uchiha Sasuke displays overconfidence.
Kakashi Hatake hid nearby, and seriously calculated. If there were no mistakes, this was the fourth time Uchiha Itachi had lost to Akihara Kagura, wasn't it?
Perhaps...
This matter could be told to Uchiha Sasuke.
Should I ask Akihara Kagura to help train Uchiha Sasuke?
Kakashi Hatake always thought he could teach Uchiha Sasuke a lot, but Akihara Kagura could undoubtedly teach Uchiha Sasuke even more.
Amidst the river.
Uchiha Itachi was unable to move.
Hoshigaki Kisame could only act hastily to find a way to leave.
"Water Release: Water Array Wall!"
Hoshigaki Kisame quickly clasped his hands to form hand seals, spewing out a wave of water to form a wall that blocked Akihara Kagura's line of sight!
However, this water wall persisted for less than a second!
Akihara Kagura raised his hand onto the water wall, a mass of magma drilled out from his palm, creating a large hole in the water wall, quickly burning it away completely!
"Rain Shark Bullet!"
Hoshigaki Kisame clasped his hands again, and four small sharks leapt from the surrounding water into the air, transforming into thousands of small sharks that charged towards Akihara Kagura!
"Fire Release: Impatiens Fire Jutsu!"
Akihara Kagura raised his fingers and spat out countless tiny flames, instantly burning the thousands of small sharks completely!
"This level of Impatiens Fire Jutsu..."
Even Uchiha Itachi realized how ridiculously strong Akihara Kagura's Fire Release Jutsu was, and hurriedly advised, "Kisame, you're not his opponent..."
"Leaving won't be so easy..."
Hoshigaki Kisame grinned, revealing sharp shark teeth.
Even though it was just for an instant...
Hoshigaki Kisame also sensed the terrifying Chakra within Akihara Kagura!
Hoshigaki Kisame raised his hand swiftly to form hand seals, chuckling as he continued, "His Chakra is quite abundant, but the more Chakra he has, the more suitable for me. Fortunately, I have a suitable Jutsu to deal with him, Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Technique!"
A large shark-shaped water bullet emerged from the water!
Seizing this chance, Hoshigaki Kisame didn't bother looking at the result, supporting Uchiha Itachi as they quickly fled the scene, grinning as he softly reassured.
"Hang in there, Mr. Itachi..."
"Don't worry."
Uchiha Itachi consoled Hoshigaki Kisame.
Before Akihara Kagura sees the absolute worst outcome in his life, he won't easily kill him. Doing that would be far less satisfying than hurting him mentally.
In the middle of the river.
A giant shark-shaped water bullet lunged at Akihara Kagura.
This shark-shaped water bullet has extremely special abilities, able to devour the Chakra of its target, growing larger and larger. Ninjutsu attacks would only let it swallow the Chakra of the Ninjutsu!
To deal with such a shark-shaped water bullet...
People with abundant Chakra actually find it more difficult to cope!
"A Jutsu left for escape, huh?"
Akihara Kagura calmly watched the two escape into the distance, with no intention of chasing, since Kakashi Hatake was hiding nearby; it wasn't a good chance to take action against Hoshigaki Kisame.
It's one of the downsides of having friends.
This guy Kakashi Hatake worries about him getting hurt by Uchiha Itachi. Hiding nearby would thus hinder him from doing something inhumane to Hoshigaki Kisame.
"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Jutsu."
Akihara Kagura raised his palm, vines emerged from the water, transforming into a massive wooden dragon that immediately wrapped around the large shark-shaped water bullet, draining its Chakra completely.
"Come out."
Akihara Kagura looked towards Kakashi Hatake.
Kakashi Hatake's figure jumped out of the forest, landing next to Akihara Kagura: "I thought you would catch them..."
"That guy named Hoshigaki Kisame has a rather bizarre ability."
Akihara Kagura glanced at Kakashi Hatake and continued, "The more Chakra I have, the easier it is for him to fight. He's a quite interesting guy..."
"Now isn't the best chance to kill Uchiha Itachi. For him to die at this point would be too easy. I want to witness the spectacle of brothers turning against each other."
"..."
Kakashi Hatake helplessly sighed.
Kakashi Hatake witnessed firsthand the number of grievances between Akihara Kagura and Uchiha Itachi, knowing them clearly.
"Let's go."
Akihara Kagura called out to Kakashi Hatake.
Kakashi Hatake is his friend, so there's no need to discuss utilizing Uchiha Itachi to harm Uchiha Obito for now.
"By the way, I need a favor..."
Kakashi Hatake suddenly felt somewhat awkward.
"How about some barbecue."
Akihara Kagura didn't even ask what the favor was that this guy needed.
If the relationship between people is good, directly wanting to help this person without caring for superficial matters means offering a small gesture in exchange when the other opens their mouth, letting them save face instead.
"Sure."
Kakashi Hatake felt a sense of relief, subconsciously reaching into his pocket, then turning to Akihara Kagura, squinting and smiling: "How about ramen? It seems we haven't had ramen together for a while..."