ThunderGodEneru
Senior Member
Originally posted by Final Blaxican
For the same reason Kimmimaro didn't kill Naruto in a few seconds.
Only we know that Kim is much better at Taijutsu than Naruto, unlike with Zabuza and Kakashi.
He was held still by the dogs, and then was barely moving when fighting Kakashi, half-limping while swinging his sword.
Then, a few pages later after some of the fight has taken place off-panel, at some point Zabuza was stick in the arms, and shoulder areas with several kunai.
It was at this point when Kakashi was able to do that b!tch punch you like to go on about.
Oh and Kakashi himself disagrees with you.
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/31/18/
"You can't beat me in your current state."
A direct implication that Zabuza is presently too injured to have a chance at beating him.
Now, I never have said that Zabuza is stronger than Kakashi, only that in terms of Taijutsu Kakashi does not completely dominate Zabuza, if at all, they were equal the times they fought before, when both were primed, Kakashi won before through the use of the Sharingan and jutsus.