Part 1 Kakashi wins easily, Neji is good but still far from that level.
- Part 1 Kakashi was out of shape until the time of Chunin Exam (
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- Kabuto doesn't feel he can take on part 1 Kakashi and runs away from him even if Kakashi taunts him (
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) while Kabuto was strong enough to dodge Tsunade's hits for a long period of time, to the point that that waste of energy tired her, and with a soldier pill power up could humiliate her (
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) without having killing intent (
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- Part 1 Kakashi could stomp and blitz Zabuza everytime he got serious or wasn't in a difficult situation like fighting in the Hidden Mist.
- Part 1 Kakashi was strong enough to react and counter all Itachi's moves (ninjutsu and clone feints) (
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) to the point that Itachi had to use the Mangekyo to not dragging the fight with him, that when he perfectly knew that using the Mangekyo would have ruined his eye sight and lowered his chakra level by much.
- Part 1 Kakashi was said to be a very difficult match for Kisame (
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) compared to Asuma that he was fighting previously.
- 1st databook calls Kakashi as "Konoha's number one shinobi" (
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Conclusion: by portrayal part 1 Kakashi can casually take out Neji. He outperforms him after dodging his taijutsu and then kills him with a Raikiri dash.