Basic Information
Name: Kakashi Hatake
Nickname: Copy Ninja Kakashi, Cold-Blooded Kakashi, Future Hokage
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Clan: Hatake
Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan
Appearance
Kakashi is a fit and relatively tall shinobi, with spiky silver hair, and has dark-coloured eyes. Since his first jōnin mission, he obtained a small vertical scar running over his left eye (which was soon replaced by a Sharingan). While yet to be revealed why, since early childhood, Kakashi has worn a mask over the lower-half of his face. In the few instances that Kakashi is seen without his mask, it has been seen that he has a narrow jaw-line; in these instances the parts of his face normally covered by his mask are obstructed from view. In the anime, it is strongly suggested that he is in fact very handsome, as seen from Teuchi and Ayame's reaction to seeing his face. He was once mistaken by Chiyo for his father Sakumo Hatake, whom he greatly resembles, despite most of his face being obscured. Kakashi's personality is further emphasised by his generally lazy expression, aloof manner, relaxed voice, and minimalist attitude. In serious situations, however, he is shown to have a very stern and intense look.
As a child, Kakashi wore a simple black outfit. He also wore a scarf with a simple design running along its length to the entrance ceremony, which he would later swap out for a plain, green one. As a genin, he wore another simple black outfit along with an open-front apron around his waist and fish-net armour around his ankles. During his early missions as a jōnin, he wore a black T-shirt with white stripes in the middle of the sleeves. On his arms he wears black sleeves with metal arm protectors over them. He also has leather straps around his back and chest, and his family's White Light Chakra Sabre is kept in a small holder out in the back. He also wore pants similar to the ones he wears today. He appears to wear the same type of outfit as a child (as seen in a flashback). However, in another flashback he is shown wearing a sleeveless black shirt similar to one he sometimes wears as an adult. This type of shirt is presumably for casual wear. After receiving his Sharingan, Kakashi would tilt his forehead protector to the left, covering up the eye until he was ready to use it. Later as a teenager, he wore a black body suit with a variation of the wartime variant of Konoha's flack jacket prior to the Nine-Tails' Attack on Konoha.
While an Anbu member, Kakashi wore the standard uniform which consisted of a simple blue suit with a grey flack jacket, strapped up sandals, and arm guards. Along with this he wore plated gloves that went all the way up to his arms with a bandage wrapped around the right one. Along with this he carried a sword strapped to his back and his mask was fashioned to resemble a dog's face with red and black markings around the eyes, sides and mouth. In addition, Kakashi has the Anbu tattoo on his left shoulder, and didn't wear a forehead protector during his time at Anbu. In the anime, after becoming an Anbu captain, he also occasionally wore a brown cloak over his uniform.
While working as part of the regular forces, Kakashi donned the standard jōnin attire: a Konoha flack jacket, dark blue pants and a long-sleeve shirt with the addition of wearing shorter, fingerless gloves with metal plates on the backhand. He also wears a chain necklace.
Personality
ince his early childhood, Kakashi was very independent and self-confident, at times even appearing arrogant and condescending. Despite that, Kakashi was very perceptive and intuitive, quickly realising the situation for what it was. From this, he was well-aware of his limits and is willing to work with others to accomplish his tasks. After his father's death, Kakashi became more stern and serious, following all the rules to the letter and chastising any who disobeyed them, like his team-mate Obito. He was also very aloof and apathetic to others especially Obito, who was always late for their missions and would come in tow with a grand excuse. This caused Obito to resent Kakashi; the dynamics between the two would soon change after Obito was mortally wounded during the Third Shinobi World War, with Kakashi and Obito becoming closer friends after Rin was abducted.
Obito's supposed death had a huge impact on Kakashi's personality, adopting many of his friend's cheerful mannerisms such as having greater concern for his team-mates and students over the successful completion of a mission, as well as believing that team-work is essential to overall success as a team. He has also developed a somewhat carefree personality and is regularly late for appointments, making obvious excuses just like Obito before him. This is often because he loses track of time during his frequent visits to the memorial stone where Obito's name is engraved. However, Kakashi is still just as apathetic as he was during his youth, often speaking bluntly about sensitive topics.
In the anime, after the death of Rin by his own hands, Kakashi developed post-traumatic stress disorder, having numerous nightmares of Rin's death and waking up to wash the hand that killed her. Kakashi also occasionally ignored his fellow classmates, especially Guy, whenever he passed by them. Thinking it would ease his pain, Minato convinced Kakashi to join the Anbu. During his time in the Anbu however, Kakashi gained a reputation for his cold-bloodedness, mercilessly killing a shinobi impersonating an Iwa shinobi instead of sparing him for interrogation. His bitterness at losing Rin also made Kakashi easier to manipulate by Danzō into betraying the Third Hokage, claiming he was responsible for the deaths of his team.
Though his childhood was riddled with numerous despairs that took those dear away from him, Kakashi is on the best terms with his childhood friends: Guy, Asuma, and Kurenai, his students and generally with everyone in Konoha to a lesser extent. His devotion to his friends and the rest of Konoha were the motivation to perfect both the Chidori, and its enhanced version Lightning Cutter. After the formation of Team 7, Kakashi begins taking a special interest in his students' development, especially in the case of Naruto and Sasuke, whose rivalry reminded him of his relation to Obito. Like Hiruzen, Kakashi loved all of his students deeply, turning down a mission in order to stop Naruto and Sasuke from killing each other. Despite Sasuke allying with Orochimaru, Kakashi shared Naruto's hope that they could save him. However, Kakashi became originally distraught about having to kill Sasuke after he became an enemy of Konoha, especially since he felt that it was his shortcomings as their teacher that attributed to this and Naruto and Sakura's temporary falling out, but then furiously discarded his hesitation after Sasuke attempted to kill Sakura without a second thought. However, after Naruto finally managed to make Sasuke let go of his anger and darkness, Kakashi could not help but smile while watching as his students laughing together again after so many years of trials and tribulations. He even used his pull as the new Sixth Hokage to pardon Sasuke of his crimes in his service to ending the war.
Kakashi has a rather solitary, and matter-of-fact attitude. He often displays a bored and unenthusiastic expression. His calm and detached demeanour has been called "cool, hip, and trendy" many times by Might Guy. Despite his increasingly growing reputation and prowess as a ninja, Kakashi has shown no signs of arrogance, and is rather modest about his abilities, as shown when he readily praises others for leaps in their combat abilities and stating on more than one occasion that Naruto has surpassed him in power. When suggested by many for him to become Hokage, Kakashi openly admitted to feeling unworthy, but would accept the post for the sake of the village's well-being. His naturally calm attitude is used to his advantage in battle, as it becomes easier for him to maintain his composure and stay focused on the situation at hand, and notice everything around him. Even in near-death situations, Kakashi is able to stay collected and resourceful. As a result, he can quickly adjust to any situation to make keen and thought-out decisions, allowing him to stay steps ahead of his opponents.
Despite his usually stoic demeanour, Kakashi does have an emotional side, as he noted during the Fourth Shinobi World War that it took a lot to get him worked up, but when he did, he would go on a merciless rampage against the enemy. True to his teachings to his students, Kakashi as an adult is fiercely loyal to his allies and quick to acknowledge a situation requiring assistance. He is likewise open to people changing, seen from his willingness to work alongside a reformed Kurama despite it killing Kakashi's sensei, Minato. His loyalty, however, also works to his disadvantage. Horrified at learning that Tobi was actually his thought to be deceased comrade Obito, Kakashi became momentarily depressed and no longer reacted to what was occurring on the battlefield. After getting over the initial shock, while willing to fight Obito, Kakashi could only bring himself to the extent of protecting his allies, too hesitant to perform lethal attacks, even when gaining the upper hand in the fight. Obito noted this came from Kakashi's regret at failing Obito and continued hope to reason with him. As the fight dragged on however, Kakashi came to the realisation that in order to protect Naruto and preserve the memories of how Obito was, he would have to kill the current one.
Kakashi has an ongoing, albeit one-sided, somewhat childish rivalry with Guy. In trying to prove himself superior to Kakashi, Guy regularly challenges him to competitions of questionable value. Kakashi, on the other hand, shows very little interest in their competitions, which only further inspires Guy to defeat Kakashi and his "coolness". However, Kakashi did show disappointment when he learned that Guy taught Lee how to open the dangerous Eight Gates, which turned to sympathy when Guy shows how much his student meant to him. Nevertheless, both men are great friends and also have the utmost faith in each other seen during the Fourth Shinobi World War when they entrusted the protection of their blind spots to each other. This was also expanded on in the anime, where Kakashi told Tsunade that he would need a second-in-command during the war and wanted Guy to serve that purpose.
Kakashi is an avid fan of the Icha Icha series of novels by Jiraiya, revealing a perverted side. He is typically seen reading one of the books in his spare time, making it the only one of his reportedly several hobbies that is ever seen in the series. He even went and read it during his first bell test with the newly formed Team 7 as he deemed Naruto too weak of a threat. However, during the second bell test with Naruto and Sakura, Kakashi lost to his students when his love for the book series was used against him and he was forced into covering his ears and closing his eyes to avoid being told the ending of the latest instalment he had yet to read at the time. Despite his fondness for the books, Kakashi is uncomfortable about reading passages to others (even around his ninken), presumably embarrassed by the adult content, as noted when they were decoding Jiraiya's last message.
Kakashi also appears to carry about a pair of bells attached to a red thread. These same bells are used in his genin survival test when testing Team 7. He's often seen with them and while remembering Obito's words and lessons taught by his sensei.
Village Information
Village of Birth: Konohagakure
Village of Alliance: Konohagakure
Rank and Chakra Information
Ninja Rank: Unofficial Sage
Specialty: Genjutsu (One Handseal) | Ninjutsu (Faster Handseals) | Dog Summonings (Canon)
Elements
Raiton - S-Rank
Suiton - B-Rank
Katon - B-Rank
Fūton - C-Rank
Doton - C-Rank
Your ninjutsu
Ninjutsu - Complete
Genjutsu - Complete
Taijutsu - C-Rank
Kenjutsu - Complete
Sharingan - 1 tomoe
Dog Summonings & Related Ninjutsu (Canon) - Complete
Konohas Golden Eagles & Related Ninjutsu - Complete
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Background Information
History: Kakashi is the son of Sakumo Hatake, a genius renowned as "Konoha's White Fang". Little is known of his mother other than that she died at a young age. After successfully passing his entrance exam to join the Academy, he met Might Guy, who despite Kakashi belittling Guy's lack of any natural talent as Guy failed his exam, quickly came to like Kakashi. Sakumo also warned his son to not take his own training or Guy lightly, as he may one day surpass Kakashi.
Later, Sakumo fell into disgrace after choosing to save his comrades rather than complete an important mission, which caused the nation and the village to suffer a great loss. Dishonoured, Sakumo took his own life after suffering a deep depression and drop in his skills; this experience made Kakashi determined to lead his life strictly by the ninja code. Hailed as a prodigy and the best of his generation, Kakashi quickly became very popular among his peers and at age 5 he graduated from the Academy early in a single year at the top of his class. He then joined a team alongside Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara under Minato Namikaze's command. They were given a final test to earn their full genin status; take one of two bells from Minato. As Kakashi realised that meant at least one of the three would fail, the young ninja each began to fight by themselves. Quickly being overwhelmed by the sensei's much greater skill, Kakashi came to the conclusion that only together could they even hope to defeat Minato. Kakashi managed to get Rin and Obito to work together with him, ultimately allowing Kakashi to get one of the bells. Seeing the team succeeded in the true goal of the test — team-work — Kakashi and his classmates officially became Minato's students.
During his time as Minato's student, Kakashi and his fellow students became well-acquainted with Minato's wife, Kushina Uzumaki. Growing fond of the young trio, Kushina would regularly help with their training, most noticeably bringing them homemade food for them. A year later, Kakashi became a chūnin after facing and defeating Might Guy during the third stage of the Chūnin Exams. He later became part of a one-sided rivalry with Might Guy. In the anime, with Kakashi's growing reputation as a genius, Guy approached Kakashi quickly announced his desire to challenge him. While initially Kakashi was completely indifferent to the overzealous Guy's request, Guy continued to pester Kakashi until he finally gave in to Guy's request. Despite Kakashi beating him in every challenge, including various forms of marksmanship, taijutsu combat, and even physical comparison, Guy became only more determined to defeat Kakashi. Seemingly warming up to Guy, he continued to accept Guy's various challenges (including eating contests and Rock, Paper, Scissors), ultimately giving Kakashi a record of 49 wins and 50 losses.
Third Shinobi World War
Soon after becoming a jōnin, Kakashi was assigned to lead his team-mates Obito and Rin on a mission that would benefit Konoha in the ongoing Third Shinobi World War. They were to destroy Kannabi Bridge, which was being used by Iwagakure forces to move into Kusagakure. This would also be Konoha's first huge offensive move in the war. On their way to the bridge, Rin was kidnapped by two Iwagakure ninja named Kakkō and Taiseki. Obito immediately suggested that they rescue her, but Kakashi disagreed on the basis that they needed to complete their mission, opting not to make the same mistake his father did in his mission.
Obito would not hear of it and stubbornly left to save Rin, but not before mentioning that he believed Kakashi's father, the White Fang, was a true hero. Shortly after parting ways, Kakashi reflected on Obito's words and Rin's prior kindness. He realised that his father was not wrong after all, which prompted him to join Obito in the rescue effort. Kakashi arrived in time to save Obito from Taiseki, using his father's blade to combat him. Despite the two-to-one disadvantage, the more experienced Taiseki was able to attack and injure Kakashi, who took the blow that was intended for Obito, giving him a permanent scar while also ruining Kakashi's left eye to such an extent that Kakashi was left with only one good eye for the duration of the mission.
Obito's will to protect his comrades caused his Sharingan to awaken which in turn helped kill Taiseki. After finding Rin and defeating Kakkō with Obito's help, Kakashi freed Rin from the genjutsu before their opponent attempted to trap them in a cave-in. While trying to escape, Kakashi was hit by a rock, which he didn't notice because of his bandaged eye, causing him to fall. Obito pushed Kakashi out of the path of a huge falling boulder, getting himself crushed instead. This resulted in the right side of Obito's body being crushed beyond repair.
Knowing he was dying, Obito requested his Sharingan be a belated present to Kakashi and instructed Rin to implant his left Sharingan into Kakashi's lost eye. Rin complied, and as soon as the surgery was completed Kakashi used his new Sharingan to perfect his Chidori and kill Kakkō. He then returned to Obito to see if there was anything he could do for him, but alongside Rin was forced to leave him. With the help of Minato, they ultimately completed their mission, allowing them to mourn Obito's apparent death.
At some point during this time, Kakashi signed a summoning contract with the ninken. Later, in the anime, Kakashi and Rin's team was given Might Guy as a replacement. It was during this mission that Kakashi and Guy found true trust and team-work with each other, and where Kakashi famously split a lightning bolt with his Chidori, giving birth to its new name Lightning Cutter. Later, during another mission, Kakashi met a young girl named Hanare of the Jōmae Village who was lost. He taught her about how the clouds can help her find her way and find her teacher.
Sometime after the events at Kannabi Bridge, Rin was taken captive by Kirigakure. With the help of his nin-ken pack, Kakashi was able to track her down. Kakashi was able to rescue her, but not before she was forcibly made the jinchūriki of the Three-Tails. While returning to the village, they were ambushed by jōnin and Anbu-level Kiri shinobi. Rin, who knew about Kirigakure's plan to unleash the beast on Konoha, begged Kakashi to kill her. After he refused, Rin waited for Kakashi to attack, and intentionally got in Kakashi's path, culminating in a tearful Kakashi piercing through Rin's chest with his Lightning Cutter, leaving the Kiri-nin stunned and Kakashi himself devastated. Shortly afterwards, Kakashi and Obito — still alive and witnessing it from behind the scenes — developed their fully-matured Sharingan and subsequently awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan at precisely the same time.
Exhausted and overwhelmed with sorrow and grief at his part in Rin's death, Kakashi lost consciousness and passed out while Obito, whose own rage and grief manifested itself in his new wood based abilities, went on a rampage and brutally killed all the Kirigakure ninja. Though Kakashi technically was the one who killed Rin, Obito left him alive, and he was later found by Konoha reinforcements. In the anime, despite his growing career, Kakashi was still haunted by having killed Rin with his own hand, having nightmares and visions that visibly shook him. Since then, Kakashi avoided his fellow classmates. When Minato was elected Hokage sometime later, feeling that Kakashi needed a new direction in life following the loss of Rin, he assigned Kakashi to join the Anbu despite his student's young age under his direct command.
Post-War
After the conclusion of the war, Kakashi worked hard at his new position and quickly built a famous reputation during his first year in Anbu. However, much of it came from his cold-hearted and ruthless approach in battle, stemming from his bitterness at losing Rin. Likewise, many people had a misconception that Kakashi killed Rin purposely for the sake of preventing her from leaking information, earning him the nickname "Friend Killer Kakashi". Eventually, he was promoted again to Anbu captain and leader of Team Ro that responded directly to the Hokage. Later, Kakashi learned from Minato that Kushina was pregnant and was entrusted to protect her during her jinchūriki-induced ten-month pregnancy. Kakashi followed this order very faithfully and never let Kushina out of his sight, constantly monitoring her from the shadows, even when she was with Minato, making his presence meaningless. Kakashi would often visit Rin and Obito's respective graves in the Konoha Cemetery and the Memorial Stone, cleaning their tombstones and bringing them flowers. On one such occasion, he visited Rin's grave and told her that their sensei's child would be born soon and left to go to the stone, unaware that Tobi was watching him and overheard Kakashi reveal where Kushina would birth her child. On the night of Kushina's due-date, Kakashi felt an ominous presence in the air. Soon after, the Nine-Tails appeared. During the Nine-Tails' attack on Konoha, Kakashi and the rest of his peers were barred from participating in defending the village by Shinku Yūhi and other senior shinobi for their own safety as the younger generation.
While Kushina and Minato managed to seal away the Nine-Tails, they and many others perished from the attack. After Hiruzen was chosen to resume his duties as Hokage, Danzō Shimura approached a grieving Kakashi. He pointed out that Kakashi was unable to aid his late sensei and possibly save him because of Hiruzen's orders. Convinced in Danzō's reasoning, Kakashi grew to resent Hiruzen and felt that he was not fit to lead the village, deciding to take Danzō's offer to join the Anbu Root division and spy on Hiruzen for Danzō. During a delivery, Kakashi was attacked by a boy codenamed "Kinoe" who could use Hashirama's Wood Release. Danzō broke up the fight, revealing to both they were under his orders. Knowing that only the First Hokage was supposed to have the Wood Release, Kakashi sneaked into the Hokage Residence to investigate. Soon after, Kakashi was approached by Hiruzen. Despite the intrusion, the Third Hokage presented Kakashi with the records of the Wood Release, explaining that in the past it was attempted to recreate the First Hokage's Wood Release, but consistently ended with failure and death of the subjects, ultimately ceasing the research and deeming it forbidden.
Hiruzen also explained that recently, several people, from children to adult, have gone missing with suspicion that someone was resuming the research. He reluctantly expressed that any replication of the Wood Release could have saved the village from the Nine-Tails' attack. Realising that Hiruzen truly cared for the well-being of the village and that Danzō knowingly kept a valuable asset in the Wood Release child a secret, Kakashi told Hiruzen of Danzō's plan to assassinate the Third before he could resume power. The following day Kakashi went in Hiruzen's place to lure out the assailants, one of which was Kinoe. Kakashi easily defeated him, but chose to spare him, knowing he would be valuable ally in the future. Later that night, Kakashi requested to resign from Anbu, feeling unworthy from have betrayed the Third's trust even once. Hiruzen however insisted that Kakashi's assistance was needed during these time, having said so to Minato himself. Ultimately, Kakashi agreed to stay working as Hiruzen's right-hand man and told him of Kinoe.
Later, Orochimaru of the Sannin was discovered to be responsible for the disappearance of Konoha citizens and was attempting to escape the country. After Orochimaru escaped the Third Hokage and company's ambush, Kakashi intercepted him as he left his hideout, only to be swiftly outmanoeuvred by the older ninja. Taking advantage of Orochimaru's love of snakes, Kakashi and Hiruzen used a backup plan to let a snake get close enough to Orochimaru and detonate an explosive tag inside its mouth, severely injuring the Sannin. Despite the handicap, the malice in Orochimaru's eyes alone was still enough to freeze Kakashi in his tracks, allowing Orochimaru to escape. After regaining his composure, determined to not let Orochimaru leave the country, Kakashi summoned his ninken to find the missing-nin. Kakashi soon found an underground cave. Once inside, he was attacked by the Iburi clan, loyal servants to Orochimaru. Using their unique ability to become smoke, the clan quickly subdued Kakashi. Kinoe, who was a welcomed guest, convinced them to let Kakashi live so he could interrogate him.
While talking alone, Kinoe revealed that like the Third Hokage, Danzō too viewed Orochimaru as too dangerous to let leave the country. The Iburi leader Gotta, heard this while spying and quickly sought to kill the two Konoha-nin. However, one of the clan members, Yukimi, chose to save Kinoe, and by extension Kakashi, as she was convinced Kinoe was her brother Tenzō. After Yukimi left Kakashi behind to leave with Kinoe, Kakashi found his way outside, but was quickly attacked by Gotta. Ultimately, Gotta's smoke form became his undoing because of his weakness to wind. As he died, he begged Kakashi to get back Yukimi, who was very valuable to Orochimaru. Kakashi soon found Yukimi and Kinoe, telling Kinoe that they needed her to capture Orochimaru. Having grown close to her, Kinoe instead ran away with her. Quickly catching up to them, he explained that Yukimi's blood could bestow Orochimaru with the Iburi clan's smoke transformation, meaning Orochimaru would go to the cave. Overhearing that, Yukimi slipped away and returned to the cave. Recognising that Kinoe cared for Yukimi like Kakashi did for Rin, the two agreed to work together to save her. Upon the duo returning the the cave, Orochimaru killed all the Iburi in his search for Yukimi, finally capturing her. As the cave began to collapse Orochimaru decided to escape, leaving Yukimi as her body then began to destabilise, but the spirits of the Iburi used their power along with Kinoe's Wood Release to re-stabilise Yukimi, finally allowing her to enter the world without fear of the wind. Kakashi decided to leave and not report anything about the Iburi or Root's involvement.
Over the years, Kakashi became well-known amongst all the Five Great Shinobi Countries for the extensive use of his Sharingan, gaining him a reputation as "the man who has copied over a thousand techniques", hence his nickname. Three years after Orochimaru's defection from Konoha, one of his secret labs was discovered. Knowing the potential traps inside, Hiruzen sent Kakashi to investigate. There, he met up with Kinoe again, who was on a mission of his own. Inside the lab, as Kakashi found to his horror some kind of snake creature, Kinoe attacked Kakashi, as his mission was to retrieve Kakashi's Sharingan for Danzō. As Kakashi tried to reason with Kinoe, saying that missions should never overshadow loyalty to a friend, Kinoe retorted this, noting that Kakashi killed Rin. Enraged by that remark, Kakashi quickly overpowered Kinoe. Still viewing Kinoe as a friend and ally to the village, Kakashi chose to bring Kinoe to the Third Hokage. Before he could, one of Orochimaru's snake experiments escaped its test tube and attacked the duo. As Kinoe was taken captive, Kakashi managed to slay the creature. While saving Kinoe, the creature's corpse began emitting a poisonous vapour which quickly infected Kakashi. Kinoe got Kakashi out safely and, having accepting Kakashi's words, Kinoe gave Kakashi an antidote and chose to abandoned his mission. After Kakashi regained consciousness, reading Kinoe's letter, he realised Danzō would not tolerate insubordination, Kakashi quickly went to the Third Hokage for help. Giving Kakashi a summon request to be delivered to Danzō, he went to Root headquarters, where the guards claimed Danzō was somewhere else. Not believing them, Kakashi used his Sharingan to learn Kinoe was taken to be implanted with a cursed seal. Kakashi quickly found Kinoe and freed him, only to be surrounded by Danzō and his men. Before Danzō could execute Kakashi on the grounds of trespassing, Hiruzen arrived to vouch for Kakashi coming. Sparing Kakashi of any punishment, Hiruzen turned his attention to Kinoe and convinced Danzō to turn him over to his direct command. Later, Kakashi welcomed Kinoe to his squad, insisting that Kinoe now go by his chosen name of "Tenzō", which he happily agreed to.
Three years later, Itachi Uchiha, another prodigy even younger than Kakashi was at the the time, joined Anbu as part of Kakashi's team. While Kakashi's men doubted letting such a young child join, Kakashi noted Itachi's exceptional capabilities. Later, Kakashi and Itachi were assigned to a mission of observing a meeting between Konoha and the Land of Woods. They were tasked to kill the Land of Woods' Prajñā Group if they betrayed the Konoha-nin after an exchange of scrolls was made. When the Wood-nin revealed their treachery, Kakashi and Itachi swiftly defeated them. Afterwards, Kakashi congratulated Itachi for his excellent performance. Also watching Itachi's merciless approach made Kakashi realise the dark side of being in Anbu, telling the young Uchiha the importance of friends. Two years later, Kakashi and Itachi were assigned to spy on the Uchiha clan under the continued suspicion that they played a part in the Nine-Tails' attack years ago. Later, during another Anbu mission, Itachi approached his senior, asking his opinion on honouring a dead friend's request, to which Kakashi firmly say one should always do so.
Later, when Itachi was promoted to Anbu captain himself, the youngest in history, Kakashi openly congratulated his former subordinate. He was quickly met up with by Yūgao Uzuki. As Kakashi was already her senior and mentor, Yūgao was thrilled to announce that she was the new replacement for Team Ro and working with Kakashi. Afterwards, Kakashi was called upon the Third Hokage to look into the repeated infiltration of Konoha by an unknown individual without setting off the village barrier warning. Kakashi was given the locations of key points that erected the barrier in hopes of finding any weaknesses or changes. While sent as a non-Anbu, once looking within the Uchiha district, Kakashi quickly realised the disdain the entire district had for him, a non-Uchiha. Later, Team Ro was mobilised to the Uchiha District, under orders to pacify the Uchiha before civil war could happen. When Kakashi was shocked to discover the complete annihilation of the proud clan, save for its youngest member, Sasuke. Danzō then appeared, explaining that Itachi had long since begun to despise his clan, even taking the late Shisui's Sharingan in a pursuit of greater power, and ultimately decided to kill the clan off. Horrified to hear what his friend did, Kakashi began to lament at his inability to help Itachi avoid such an outcome.
Later, feeling similar regret to Itachi's recent actions, feeling it was a mistake to put a kind heart like Itachi's in Anbu, a remorseful Hiruzen called upon Kakashi. While applauding Kakashi for his superb work in Anbu over the past ten years, Hiruzen decided to relieve Kakashi of any further service, fearing that Kakashi's heart would only darken from the experience, and was instead appointed a jōnin sensei. Kakashi would go on to test many genin but would never pass any of them due to their inability to live up to his expectations of working as a team. In the anime, this stemmed from the shame of him never having shown true team-work with his own rookie team. He would use various methods to test true loyalty and cooperation between his students, constantly showing no signs of doing so. When Kakashi began to doubt his methods as Minato himself overlooked Kakashi's original lack of team-work, several of Kakashi's former potential students began to prosper from his actions, showing true loyalty to their allies as Kakashi originally intended, thanking Kakashi for his help. Kakashi was happy his students learned to value team-work, reaffirming his faith in his methods. He once had a mission where Iruka, his team-mate at the time, was injured and decided to become an instructor at the Academy. When Iruka was having doubts about being the home room teacher of Naruto Uzumaki, Kakashi served to remind him of his real reasons for wanting the post in the first place.
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Kakashi was noted by Tsunade and Jiraiya to easily be one of Konoha's strongest ninja. He has been hailed as a natural genius ever since early childhood, evidenced by his meteoric rise through the ninja ranks and ability to fight back an entire squad of elite ninja. As an adult, he is frequently given responsibility for important tasks, such as keeping the Nine-Tails' seal in Naruto intact. His various accomplishments and reputation have made him well-known throughout the ninja world, and most opponents of any level grow afraid or excited at the idea of fighting him. Even S-rank shinobi such as Itachi recognised Kakashi as a dangerous opponent to fight alone, and Nagato viewed Kakashi as a major threat that could disrupt his plans if left unchecked. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kakashi defeated several famous reincarnated shinobi, pressured multiple "Version 2" state jinchūriki, and even defeated the adult Obito, who gained comparable prowess to Madara Uchiha.
Specialties
Chakra Prowess
Kakashi has very strong chakra, such that it becomes visible when moulded. Before entering the Academy, he could already perform very chakra-taxing techniques. Despite its natural strength, Kakashi's reserves were initially average, suffering physical exhaustion and debilitation from overusing his Sharingan. However, his refined chakra control allows him to use techniques to their highest level with only the minimum necessary chakra. He could also perform techniques with few to no hand seals. In Part II, Kakashi's improved chakra levels allowed him to maintain his Sharingan in battle for an entire day and quickly utilise several chakra-taxing techniques unfazed.
Most notably with his Kamui technique, he originally could only use it three times before left crippled for over a week. By the Fourth Shinobi World War, he could fight throughout an entire day before using Kamui multiple times in quick succession, among other chakra-taxing techniques while still able to battle afterwards with only noticeable exhaustion. After receiving both Sharingan and the Six Paths Power from Obito, Kakashi's chakra reserves became great enough to manifest a Complete Body — Susanoo and use Kamui multiple times with no signs of fatigue.
Taijutsu
Kakashi is very adept in taijutsu. As a child, he could hold his own against and defeat several adult elite ninja. His skills improved considerably as an adult where he could easily defeat hundreds of enemies, and fight on par with Might Guy, a taijutsu master. Likewise, Kakashi acquired great skill in Guy's Strong Fist and several of its techniques, enough to train others in it. Kakashi's raw strength is notably high, able to clash with the physically strong Zabuza Momochi and his heavy Kubikiribōchō, a weapon he easily wielded later. He could also simultaneously throw Naruto and Sasuke a large distance away and snap Nagato's chakra receiver with his bare hand. He also has high durability and endurance, able to endure Nagato's point-blank Shinra Tensei with little damage and continue fighting afterwards.
Kakashi has impressive speed, easily outpace his friends ever since childhood. As an adult, he can intercept an opponent faster than unfocused eyes can follow even from a distance. He can effectively catch his opponents off-guard to quickly strike them down, and silently sneak-up on highly experienced assassins, making him prime to strike. His speed increased considerably in Part II, able to match Itachi, with whom he had trouble keeping up previously. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, he could keep pace with a dōjutsu-bearing Version 2 jinchūriki, and even Guy using six of the Eight Gates. With the Six Paths Chakra, Kakashi blitzed and nearly severed Kaguya's arm in one move, despite having her multiple dōjutsu active. Likewise, he has considerable hand seal prowess, able to perform them at highly difficult speeds to follow. He has remarkable reflexes, able to instantly react and effectively maneuver out of surreal danger.
Genjutsu
Kakashi is very proficient in genjutsu, able to battle the adult Obito, a potent genjutsu user comparable to Shisui Uchiha, to a standstill. Normally, he uses this skill as a set-up for stronger attacks. His skill is able to easily deceive most opponents with well-timed diversions, giving them little chance to counter. During the bell test for Team 7, Kakashi was able to use low-level techniques to easily subdue a keen-minded and natural genjutsu-type like Sakura. Against most high-level techniques, he has advanced knowledge of their working, and is able to dispel genjutsu as well.
Ninjutsu
Kakashi primarily relies on his mastery of ninjutsu, possessing both great skill and knowledge. His proficiency allows him to use multiple techniques at once and in unison with one another to dangerous affect. During childhood, he demonstrated advanced ninjutsu prowess before entering the Academy. Over the years, due in part to his Sharingan, he gained a vast arsenal; Kakashi is noted to have copied over a thousand techniques. With this arsenal, combined with years of experience, he can handle almost any situation in various amounts of ways.
Nature Transformation
Kakashi can use all five basic nature transformations. In addition, he is knowledgeable enough to train others in their respective affinities. He has a natural affinity for Lightning Release, which he mastered at a young age and since has become synonymous with the element, and has developed a wide variety of lightning-oriented techniques. He can also enhance his weapons by channelling lightning-chakra through them, able to pierce cleanly through large rock.
After learning the Rasengan but failed to combine it with nature transformation, Kakashi used the same theoretical principle to create the Chidori, and the stronger Lightning Cutter. While normally for close-range, in the anime, Kakashi can disperse this technique to stun his enemies from a distance. Kakashi can use a shadow clone to create a lightning chain to increase his attack range and even cut through a "Version 2" jinchūriki's chakra arms.
His Water Release prowess can match specialists like Zabuza, and can perform these techniques without a nearby water source. In the anime, he can produce a vision-impairing thick mist, able to negate most genjutsu while he can effectively manoeuvre himself through. His Earth Release prowess lets him move fast and unnoticed underground or quickly produce large and intricate earthen walls. He showed similar proficiency to this element before entering the Academy as he could already move the ground. He has also shown considerable skill in Fire Release, producing a massive fireball that greatly damaged the area.
Bukijutsu
Kakashi is highly skilled in a large variety of weapons such as bow and arrows, kusarigama, chains, wire strings and such others. Since early childhood, Kakashi's proficiency in kenjutsu allowed him to wield his father's signature tantō effectively enough to be mistaken for Sakumo himself. Due to his Anbu background, his sword skill especially improved and became very adaptable, able to effectively use the Kubikiribōchō, a blade of unique shape with noticeable size and weight, to defeat kenjutsu specialists like the Seven Mist Swordsmen. His skill in shurikenjutsu is considerable, able to pin down an opponent with a quick barrage of kunai and even effectively launch kunai with a well-placed kick. At close-range, he has great dexterity, simultaneously wielding one in each hand. With a single kunai, Kakashi could even fend off skilled melee-fighters such as Zabuza and Hidan armed with their respective unique weapons.
Summoning Technique
Kakashi can summon a pack of ninja hounds of various breeds. Much like his combat skills, his use of these summons is highly versatile, ranging from attacking and restraining his opponents. He can combine his Summoning Technique and his Earth Release skills to have his hounds burrow and erupt from the ground in order to help subdue his enemies. Aside from combat purposes, Kakashi's pack is also highly skilled in tracking down targets, and delivering messages. As further to his testament to his skill, Kakashi was able to learn Konohagakure's Golden Eagle Summoning contract.
Sharingan
Kakashi's most distinguishing ability was the Sharingan, which was given to him by Obito Uchiha to replace his own damaged left eye. Kakashi has gained much worldwide fame and recognition his usage of its various abilities as Kakashi of the Sharingan. He had especially high skill and strength in its usage even compared to most true Sharingan wielders as noted by various prominent Uchiha. Likewise, he was selected to develop both Sasuke and Itachi's Sharingan. Kakashi has been noted to have copied over one thousand jutsu with his Sharingan, also becoming known as the Copy Ninja. Kakashi could perform debilitating genjutsu with simple eye contact and even battle back an adult Obito through a repeated stalemate of illusionary fighting. The Sharingan also granted Kakashi advanced analysis of the environment, and predicting his opponent's next move. With his heightened visual perception to his surroundings, Kakashi was able to properly use Chidori and Lightning Cutter with no fear of blindsides.
Originally, Kakashi's Sharingan only had two tomoe. Later, the traumatic loss of Rin Nohara at his own hand caused Kakashi's Sharingan to fully mature. Because he is not of direct Uchiha heritage, Kakashi was unable to deactivate this dōjutsu. This forced him keep it covered when not needed as it consumed much greater chakra reserves than an Uchiha, leaving him bedridden if overused. Because of this, Kakashi only relied on it when absolutely necessary. In Part I, he could only handle using it for a short while in battle before suffering any adverse effects. In Part II, his efficiency with maintaining it greatly increased, able to use it for seemingly an entire day unhindered.
Intelligence
Repeatedly, Kakashi has proven to be a very shrewd and resourceful man, regularly having his opinion asked for by Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage. While still a young child, Kakashi's instincts could detect a hiding enemy's presence, impressing his sensei, Minato, and in the anime deceive Orochimaru, greatly injuring the Sannin in the process. Kakashi has even been noted to be smarter than Shikamaru Nara, a ninja well-known for his insightful and calculating nature. Kakashi is noted to be very persuasive speaker. He is very capable in deception, regularly using his opponents' own tactics against them. He is also adept at discerning the emotional nature of people and determining the source of their emotions. Kakashi has undeniable perceptive and analytical skills, able to quickly and single-handedly deduce the workings of the most mysterious enemy techniques and near instantly plot successful diversions in order to verify his theories (most of the time proving them correct). He is aided, in this regard, by his calm personality, which allows him to handle a given situation with some detachment. Kakashi is also shown very intuitive, correctly guessing that Hanabi Hyūga's kidnapping and the breaking apart of the moon were related despite having little evidence.
His long career as a jōnin, Anbu, and later Hokage has only expanded his knowledge, allowing him to handle virtually any situation. For these reasons, Kakashi has been assigned to a variety of teams — always as the leader — and he is always able to work well with his team-mates. Chōza Akimichi attributes Kakashi's success to his approach to battles: he avoids direct combat by using misdirection and clones until he can determine the opponent's skills, at which point he modifies his tactics to fit the situation. Kakashi's leadership abilities were even acknowledged by Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki. Kakashi has also shown repeatedly to be a highly capable teacher. He has come up with various unorthodox methods to help his students produce impressive leaps in their abilities in weeks what would normally take months if not years of intense training. Kakashi is also able to create various elaborate and advanced techniques, likewise able to help Naruto perfect the Rasengan's final form.
Other Skills
A man who epitomises versatility, Kakashi's expertise is not limited to the three major ninja skill sets; he is renowned for his tracking abilities and has otherwise displayed proficiency with trap-making, medical, survival, escapism, stealth, subterfuge, and assassination. Kakashi is also noted to have a better sense of smell than Kiba Inuzuka in Part I, a noteworthy member of a clan with canine-like senses. Even without sight, Kakashi is still a highly formidable fighter, able to use his other senses and knowledge of his surroundings, allies, and enemies to perceive the situation and overwhelm his opponents. He has also developed considerable understanding in fūinjutsu, Kinjutsu, and juinjutsu, which impressed Orochimaru, given Kakashi's age. Even without the Transformation Technique, Kakashi highly skilled in disguise. Able effectively alter his appearance and mannerisms with simple cosmetics and such, he can spend extended periods of time with people close to him while remaining undiscovered.
The Leaf's Heritage: The Will of Fire
Kakashi also holds close to him the Will of Fire. Which is a belief that shows love and when things turn grim, a Konoha ninja can overcome it. This is what the The Will of Fire is, and what it means to Kakashi as well.
Kakashi has very strong chakra, such that it becomes visible when moulded. Before entering the Academy, he could already perform very chakra-taxing techniques. Despite its natural strength, Kakashi's reserves were initially average, suffering physical exhaustion and debilitation from overusing his Sharingan. However, his refined chakra control allows him to use techniques to their highest level with only the minimum necessary chakra. He could also perform techniques with few to no hand seals. In Part II, Kakashi's improved chakra levels allowed him to maintain his Sharingan in battle for an entire day and quickly utilise several chakra-taxing techniques unfazed.
Most notably with his Kamui technique, he originally could only use it three times before left crippled for over a week. By the Fourth Shinobi World War, he could fight throughout an entire day before using Kamui multiple times in quick succession, among other chakra-taxing techniques while still able to battle afterwards with only noticeable exhaustion. After receiving both Sharingan and the Six Paths Power from Obito, Kakashi's chakra reserves became great enough to manifest a Complete Body — Susanoo and use Kamui multiple times with no signs of fatigue.
Taijutsu
Kakashi is very adept in taijutsu. As a child, he could hold his own against and defeat several adult elite ninja. His skills improved considerably as an adult where he could easily defeat hundreds of enemies, and fight on par with Might Guy, a taijutsu master. Likewise, Kakashi acquired great skill in Guy's Strong Fist and several of its techniques, enough to train others in it. Kakashi's raw strength is notably high, able to clash with the physically strong Zabuza Momochi and his heavy Kubikiribōchō, a weapon he easily wielded later. He could also simultaneously throw Naruto and Sasuke a large distance away and snap Nagato's chakra receiver with his bare hand. He also has high durability and endurance, able to endure Nagato's point-blank Shinra Tensei with little damage and continue fighting afterwards.
Kakashi has impressive speed, easily outpace his friends ever since childhood. As an adult, he can intercept an opponent faster than unfocused eyes can follow even from a distance. He can effectively catch his opponents off-guard to quickly strike them down, and silently sneak-up on highly experienced assassins, making him prime to strike. His speed increased considerably in Part II, able to match Itachi, with whom he had trouble keeping up previously. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, he could keep pace with a dōjutsu-bearing Version 2 jinchūriki, and even Guy using six of the Eight Gates. With the Six Paths Chakra, Kakashi blitzed and nearly severed Kaguya's arm in one move, despite having her multiple dōjutsu active. Likewise, he has considerable hand seal prowess, able to perform them at highly difficult speeds to follow. He has remarkable reflexes, able to instantly react and effectively maneuver out of surreal danger.
Genjutsu
Kakashi is very proficient in genjutsu, able to battle the adult Obito, a potent genjutsu user comparable to Shisui Uchiha, to a standstill. Normally, he uses this skill as a set-up for stronger attacks. His skill is able to easily deceive most opponents with well-timed diversions, giving them little chance to counter. During the bell test for Team 7, Kakashi was able to use low-level techniques to easily subdue a keen-minded and natural genjutsu-type like Sakura. Against most high-level techniques, he has advanced knowledge of their working, and is able to dispel genjutsu as well.
Ninjutsu
Kakashi primarily relies on his mastery of ninjutsu, possessing both great skill and knowledge. His proficiency allows him to use multiple techniques at once and in unison with one another to dangerous affect. During childhood, he demonstrated advanced ninjutsu prowess before entering the Academy. Over the years, due in part to his Sharingan, he gained a vast arsenal; Kakashi is noted to have copied over a thousand techniques. With this arsenal, combined with years of experience, he can handle almost any situation in various amounts of ways.
Nature Transformation
Kakashi can use all five basic nature transformations. In addition, he is knowledgeable enough to train others in their respective affinities. He has a natural affinity for Lightning Release, which he mastered at a young age and since has become synonymous with the element, and has developed a wide variety of lightning-oriented techniques. He can also enhance his weapons by channelling lightning-chakra through them, able to pierce cleanly through large rock.
After learning the Rasengan but failed to combine it with nature transformation, Kakashi used the same theoretical principle to create the Chidori, and the stronger Lightning Cutter. While normally for close-range, in the anime, Kakashi can disperse this technique to stun his enemies from a distance. Kakashi can use a shadow clone to create a lightning chain to increase his attack range and even cut through a "Version 2" jinchūriki's chakra arms.
His Water Release prowess can match specialists like Zabuza, and can perform these techniques without a nearby water source. In the anime, he can produce a vision-impairing thick mist, able to negate most genjutsu while he can effectively manoeuvre himself through. His Earth Release prowess lets him move fast and unnoticed underground or quickly produce large and intricate earthen walls. He showed similar proficiency to this element before entering the Academy as he could already move the ground. He has also shown considerable skill in Fire Release, producing a massive fireball that greatly damaged the area.
Bukijutsu
Kakashi is highly skilled in a large variety of weapons such as bow and arrows, kusarigama, chains, wire strings and such others. Since early childhood, Kakashi's proficiency in kenjutsu allowed him to wield his father's signature tantō effectively enough to be mistaken for Sakumo himself. Due to his Anbu background, his sword skill especially improved and became very adaptable, able to effectively use the Kubikiribōchō, a blade of unique shape with noticeable size and weight, to defeat kenjutsu specialists like the Seven Mist Swordsmen. His skill in shurikenjutsu is considerable, able to pin down an opponent with a quick barrage of kunai and even effectively launch kunai with a well-placed kick. At close-range, he has great dexterity, simultaneously wielding one in each hand. With a single kunai, Kakashi could even fend off skilled melee-fighters such as Zabuza and Hidan armed with their respective unique weapons.
Summoning Technique
Kakashi can summon a pack of ninja hounds of various breeds. Much like his combat skills, his use of these summons is highly versatile, ranging from attacking and restraining his opponents. He can combine his Summoning Technique and his Earth Release skills to have his hounds burrow and erupt from the ground in order to help subdue his enemies. Aside from combat purposes, Kakashi's pack is also highly skilled in tracking down targets, and delivering messages. As further to his testament to his skill, Kakashi was able to learn Konohagakure's Golden Eagle Summoning contract.
Sharingan
Kakashi's most distinguishing ability was the Sharingan, which was given to him by Obito Uchiha to replace his own damaged left eye. Kakashi has gained much worldwide fame and recognition his usage of its various abilities as Kakashi of the Sharingan. He had especially high skill and strength in its usage even compared to most true Sharingan wielders as noted by various prominent Uchiha. Likewise, he was selected to develop both Sasuke and Itachi's Sharingan. Kakashi has been noted to have copied over one thousand jutsu with his Sharingan, also becoming known as the Copy Ninja. Kakashi could perform debilitating genjutsu with simple eye contact and even battle back an adult Obito through a repeated stalemate of illusionary fighting. The Sharingan also granted Kakashi advanced analysis of the environment, and predicting his opponent's next move. With his heightened visual perception to his surroundings, Kakashi was able to properly use Chidori and Lightning Cutter with no fear of blindsides.
Originally, Kakashi's Sharingan only had two tomoe. Later, the traumatic loss of Rin Nohara at his own hand caused Kakashi's Sharingan to fully mature. Because he is not of direct Uchiha heritage, Kakashi was unable to deactivate this dōjutsu. This forced him keep it covered when not needed as it consumed much greater chakra reserves than an Uchiha, leaving him bedridden if overused. Because of this, Kakashi only relied on it when absolutely necessary. In Part I, he could only handle using it for a short while in battle before suffering any adverse effects. In Part II, his efficiency with maintaining it greatly increased, able to use it for seemingly an entire day unhindered.
Intelligence
Repeatedly, Kakashi has proven to be a very shrewd and resourceful man, regularly having his opinion asked for by Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage. While still a young child, Kakashi's instincts could detect a hiding enemy's presence, impressing his sensei, Minato, and in the anime deceive Orochimaru, greatly injuring the Sannin in the process. Kakashi has even been noted to be smarter than Shikamaru Nara, a ninja well-known for his insightful and calculating nature. Kakashi is noted to be very persuasive speaker. He is very capable in deception, regularly using his opponents' own tactics against them. He is also adept at discerning the emotional nature of people and determining the source of their emotions. Kakashi has undeniable perceptive and analytical skills, able to quickly and single-handedly deduce the workings of the most mysterious enemy techniques and near instantly plot successful diversions in order to verify his theories (most of the time proving them correct). He is aided, in this regard, by his calm personality, which allows him to handle a given situation with some detachment. Kakashi is also shown very intuitive, correctly guessing that Hanabi Hyūga's kidnapping and the breaking apart of the moon were related despite having little evidence.
His long career as a jōnin, Anbu, and later Hokage has only expanded his knowledge, allowing him to handle virtually any situation. For these reasons, Kakashi has been assigned to a variety of teams — always as the leader — and he is always able to work well with his team-mates. Chōza Akimichi attributes Kakashi's success to his approach to battles: he avoids direct combat by using misdirection and clones until he can determine the opponent's skills, at which point he modifies his tactics to fit the situation. Kakashi's leadership abilities were even acknowledged by Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki. Kakashi has also shown repeatedly to be a highly capable teacher. He has come up with various unorthodox methods to help his students produce impressive leaps in their abilities in weeks what would normally take months if not years of intense training. Kakashi is also able to create various elaborate and advanced techniques, likewise able to help Naruto perfect the Rasengan's final form.
Other Skills
A man who epitomises versatility, Kakashi's expertise is not limited to the three major ninja skill sets; he is renowned for his tracking abilities and has otherwise displayed proficiency with trap-making, medical, survival, escapism, stealth, subterfuge, and assassination. Kakashi is also noted to have a better sense of smell than Kiba Inuzuka in Part I, a noteworthy member of a clan with canine-like senses. Even without sight, Kakashi is still a highly formidable fighter, able to use his other senses and knowledge of his surroundings, allies, and enemies to perceive the situation and overwhelm his opponents. He has also developed considerable understanding in fūinjutsu, Kinjutsu, and juinjutsu, which impressed Orochimaru, given Kakashi's age. Even without the Transformation Technique, Kakashi highly skilled in disguise. Able effectively alter his appearance and mannerisms with simple cosmetics and such, he can spend extended periods of time with people close to him while remaining undiscovered.
The Leaf's Heritage: The Will of Fire
Kakashi also holds close to him the Will of Fire. Which is a belief that shows love and when things turn grim, a Konoha ninja can overcome it. This is what the The Will of Fire is, and what it means to Kakashi as well.
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