NO CONTESTBOUT 01 · VS Kisame Hoshigaki
On the canal in the Leaf Village outskirts, Asuma trades blade strikes with Kisame and inflicts a cheek laceration with his wind chakra trench knife before Kisame's Samehada shreds his shoulder. When Kakashi collapses to Tsukuyomi, Might Guy arrives to repel Kisame, and the Akatsuki intruders retreat.
FILING NOTE
Files NC because the canal skirmish is interrupted by Leaf reinforcements and broken off without a finish.
NO CONTESTBOUT 01 · VS Asuma Sarutobi
Infiltrating Konoha alongside Itachi, Kisame clashes with Asuma Sarutobi on the canal, using Samehada to shred Asuma's right shoulder. Before Kisame can finish off the Leaf ninja following Kakashi's collapse to Itachi's Tsukuyomi, Might Guy arrives with Dynamic Entry, and Itachi commands Kisame to disengage and retreat.
FILING NOTE
Files NC because the canal skirmish is interrupted by Leaf reinforcements and broken off without a finish.

