#I always see people talking about how Obito did that to Kakashi

[team7-headquarter]

ANKO USING OROCHIMARU'S HAND AS HER OWN FOR A NINJUTSU.

[detectivestucks]

A Jealous Hokage IX

18+ content, Minors do NOT interact

Pairing: Kakashi x F!Reader x Obito

Summary: After pushing him away for a week, you start to allow Kakashi back in. His desperation causes things to heat up as you come to the end of your S Rank intel project.

Warnings: NSFW, back door stimulation, squirting, unprotected penetration, hair pulling, light choking.

Word Count: 3.6k

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Sunlight spills into the hall splashing through your office doorway and falls onto your resting eyes. A groggy hand rubs against your lids as you sit up and lift the blanket off your sleepy body. 

Time to get back to it.

You head to the locker room to brush your teeth and hair. You quickly rinse your nooks and crannies before dressing in a spare outfit you kept in your office for days like this. You spray perfume on your clothes and head back to your office to pick up where you left off.

Slowly shinobi filter into the building, eyes always lingering as they walk past your office door. Eventually you grab your mug and head to the break room hoping to make some tea and run into Obito. 

You feel a wave of relief wash over you when you see him sitting at the table minding his own business. 

“Good Morning!”

“‘Morning.”

“What’s with the long face?”

“Nothing.”

“Why didn’t you come visit yesterday? I was looking for you.”

“Why? It’s not like you need me anymore.”

“What?”

“You have your boyfriend to help you.”

“What? Oh, you talking about what happened in the lunchroom?”

Obito stands up to leave. As he walks out he stops next to you and growls in your ear, “If you don’t want people slut shaming you, then make sure no one can hear your moans down the hall.”

He makes to keep leaving when you grab his arm.

He stops and turns to you, eyes full of anger.

You look back at him with deep sadness. 

“Obito…”

You see his anger turn to hurt before he rips his arm from your grasp and storms away. 

You have been so selfish recently. Too lost in your own emotions to notice the damage you were doing to him. Not even comprehending how he might feel if, after all of this, you don’t choose him. 

If you were going to train for the field, you were going to stick to your cousin’s team and not burden Obito. It wasn’t fair to him. You grab your tea and walk back to find a happy Shiho waiting for you in your office. 

“Good Morning!”

“Good Morning, Shiho.” you reply with a little less enthusiasm

“What’s wrong?”

“I’m a bad person.”

“What the hell are you talking about?”

“I saw Obito this morning.” You let out a deep sigh allowing the guilt to fill you.

��What did you do?”

“I slept with Kakashi yesterday.”

“You what?!”

“I was just so mad, Jozie and Aoto mouthed off at me and then  Kakashi put them in their place, I got all confused and when I went to confront him-”

“You slept with him.”

“Kinda”

“I take it Obito found out.”

“He heard us from down the hall.”

“Down the- What kind of freaky shit are you two up to?”

You give her a look of indignation

“Poor Obito, and after defending you all week.”

“Yeah.”

“Why didn’t you just sleep with him?”

“Shiho!”

“Well I mean, are you single?”

“I don’t know”

“Do you want to break up with Kakashi?”

“I don’t know”

“Do you want to be with Obito?”

“I don’t know”

“Well what do you know?!”

“Nothing! I know nothing! Okay?! I know I have a project to finish and a career to change. That’s all I know.”

Shiho gives you a look of compassion. “Please don’t change your career over this.”

You look at the ground feeling ashamed. “You weren’t there yesterday. They only leave me alone if they can’t see me.”

“Yeah” she sighs, “but it sounds like you didn’t do yourself any favors yesterday.”

You shoot her an angry look.

“What? I can’t joke about it?”

You ignore her and get back to your project. You finished everyone’s work who had neglected their assignments and were pulling the data together into a presentation. Despite all of the time setbacks of the week, you should be finished by midnight. You might even get some decent sleep before tomorrow’s briefing. 

***************************************

Around midday you hear a knock at your door. You look up to see a timid Kakashi offer to walk you to the lunchroom. You cast your eyes down but accept the invite since you really didn’t want to deal with any drama when you were in such a productive headspace. You would’ve preferred Obito’s company but you couldn’t keep using his friendship like that.

You make your way downstairs and as you step into the space a hush befalls the room. Kakashi keeps his head high and places a hand around your waist while your eyes lock in on the discolored grout beneath your feet. 

You hear a growl rumble from Kakashi’s chest and you look up at him. You follow his eyes to see Aoto leering at you. You shoot him a nasty look before pulling Kakashi towards you. 

“He gives me the creeps.”

“I’m tempted to strip him of his rank.”

A small laugh escapes you.

Kakashi’s heart skips when he hears it. He made you laugh. He involuntarily pulls you into a hug, cradling your head, at the musical sound. As indignant as you felt, having him be so affectionate in public, it felt nice. It was like old times. You exhale as you sink into it, even reaching around to hug him back. 

You walk together to your office and invite him to stay while he eats. He gladly accepts and pulls up a seat next to you. Easy conversation flowed between you. You fill him in on how the project is going and he offers insight into how some of that intel might impact foreign relationships. It was nice. The usual butterflies started to come back as you listened to him. His smooth voice complementing his superb intellect. It was like you never skipped a beat.

Once he finished his meal he makes his way to the door but stops at the threshold. He looks back at you, hesitating. You get up and walk over to him. He reaches down and pulls you into another embrace. When you let go he cups your cheek before giving your forehead a kiss.

You retreat back to your desk with a grin. You felt almost normal. Each time you were with Kakashi things got easier. You felt lighter. Your mind returns to its usual sharpness. 

Shiho quietly observes. She begins to understand why you chose Kakashi. He was refined. An intellect like you. Plus the way his love for you dissipates from his skin, it would be hard to say no to him.�� It made her wonder, were you really prepared to walk away from the office and leave him behind?

You carry on, continuing your work day undisturbed. Even Shiho refrained from speaking, not wanting to disturb you while you were on a roll. 

Before you even realized it, the sky was dark. You heard a light knock on the door and your eyes dart up to see Kakashi standing there with a bag in his hand. He had brought you something to eat. You smile at him. 

“What, so you assumed I forgot my dinner?”

“Am I wrong?”

“You’re not.”

“And now you know why I’m holding supper.”

You can’t help the grin that tugs at your lips as he enters, placing the bag down in front of you. He steals your officemate’s chair from her desk and brings it next to yours. 

“Are you doing okay?”

“I’m fine.”

“Is anyone giving you a hard time?”

“Do you really want to know?”

He looks down. “Not really. I’m just worried.”

You reach out and put your hand on his knee. You were struggling with conflicting emotions. You were ready to forgive him but you were still mad. You didn’t want him to feel guilty but you wanted to know just how miserable he made you. You finally felt okay but you were still mourning the loss of your promotion. Mostly though, you just wanted to go back to how it was. 

You weren’t ready to express any of that though. Instead in a delicate voice, you whisper, 

“Thank you, Kashi.”

He looked up at you, face strained, mind racked with guilt from the events of this week. “Thank you? Why the hell would you thank me?”

“For dinner.” you say firmly

He swallowed, Adam's apple bobbing as he pushed down the heavy emotions that had bubbled to the surface. You give his knee a squeeze and begin to eat, feeling content with him by your side. Conversation flows just like it did earlier, easy and entertaining. When you were finished he looked around the room as if searching for an excuse to stay. 

“I could use some help if you have the time.”

“You sure?”

“I mean, you kinda owe me.”

He didn’t like the joke, but he was happy you made one. Gladly, he placed the trash in a can before waiting for your direction. The one thing you loved about Kakashi is that his work was always immaculate. He was your favorite person to collaborate with. Tidy, organized, intelligent, and always did things to completion. You didn’t have to waste time walking him through what you wanted. You say a general idea and he gives you exactly what you were looking for as if reading your mind. With his excellent workmanship, the two of you finished your S Rank project in just three hours.

You look at him with immense gratitude. Eyes bright, smile sincere, wordlessly thanking him for coming to your rescue. It was a look he couldn’t resist. He yanked down his mask and lunged at you. Your hands went up to meet his face. The two of you stumbling backwards until you were up against the wall. He lifted your leg and you wrapped it around his waist. He began grinding up against you, unable to control himself when he felt the heat coming from between your legs. 

You moaned into his mouth feeling passion coursing through your veins. What was it about him that drove you wild? Your fingers grip him, pulling him down by the neck. He pushes himself into you. 

He needs you. The idea of losing you destroys him. When your hands explore his skin it burns. When you moan into his mouth he feels his soul set ablaze. When your hands pull his hair he feels his balls tighten. You were his soul mate. He felt it in every fiber of his being. A lifetime of misery was worth it cause it led him to you. Your sweet little heart, your brilliant mind, your breathtaking lips, everything about you is perfect. He is overrun by emotion and wants to ruin you right here and now.

“Off”

“What?” you breathe between kisses.

“All of it, off. Now.”

You don’t need to be told twice. You begin stripping yourself as he does the same. He picks you up and slams you into the wall. Pinning you there as you relent to his strength. You lock your ankles behind him and he can feel arousal begin to leak out of you. He wastes no time sinking his fat aching cock into your entrance. You give a sharp inhale as he intrudes into you. Your puppy eyes thank him for stretching you so. 

The look makes him melt. He felt like he couldn’t breathe if his lips weren’t touching yours. He leans into your mouth once more as he begins thrusting up into you. The thrusts were slow and sharp. He pushed into you up to the hilt, knocking your breath out of your lungs each time. The lost air expels into his mouth. He grunts with greed, feeling his mind go blank while you wrap around him. 

Slowly he disconnects with reality. He feels himself going feral. His fingers dig into you as his kisses become sloppy. His snaps up into your stretchy cunt grow in speed. The familiar growl swelling in his chest. You felt your earlier butterflies soar as Kakashi spiraled out of control. 

His hips buried into you while he removes you from the wall. Hands holding you by your fleshy backside lifting you up and down on his length before dropping you on your desk. You let out a small moan on impact. It only served to rile him up more. He didn’t just want you to moan. His clouded mind wanted you to scream. He grabbed your shoulders and railed into you as hard as he could, driving himself deep. Satisfied grunts are rhythmically pushed out of you. 

He switched his grip. One hand bearing down on your throat, the other massaging the little bundle of nerves between your legs. You constrict around him, your walls pulling precum out of his swollen tip. 

“That’s it Angel, milk me. Work for my seed.”

You let out a whine as he picks up the pace. Lustful blood pumping through him as he prepares you for his load. But not yet. He needed you to drive you as crazy as you drove him. Your legs twitch around him. You’re falling over the edge and instead of slowing down and letting you have your moment, he selfishly keeps going. You begin screaming, “s’too much Kash!” You volley between screams and cries. He feels his thighs tighten at your struggle. It’s exactly what the wolf wants.

He flips you onto your side, lifting one of your legs to rest by his neck. The other smacking into his muscular legs, your calf grazing his robust buttocks. He spreads you open. Your head is thrown back; you’re overwhelmed by his assault into you. Your spine bows backwards as you are unable to process the stimulation taking over your body. 

“Fuckin love this perfect fuckin body!” he say, words mingling with the rhythmic slapping sounds. 

As if your back broke you suddenly snap forward, core tight, eyes scrunched, your hands shot up to reach for him. The intensity becomes more than you could handle. 

“Oh shit, Kashi.” 

You squeal trying to take it. You start thrashing beneath him, nails digging in, starting to draw blood. Animalistic grunts emit from him. Thrusts driving deep into your abdomen. Just as you can’t handle anymore you release with a shower. Kakashi is thrilled as his arm is soaked by your spray. 

“That’s it, cum for me Angel” it came out as a greedy rasp

Your eyes are screwed shut and you reply through gritted teeth, “Yes my Lord!”

His chest swells with pride as you call him by his title. You always know just what to say. He pulls you up to kiss you feverishly. It was wet and sloppy, mouths attacking each other. He trails kisses down your cheek and across your jaw before flipping you over. 

He bends you across the desk, spreading your cheeks. He sees your puckered rear and can’t resist the urge to lick his pinky before sinking it in. He fishes for your sweet spot. 

When you begin mewling, he strokes. You feel breathless from his pleasurable torture. He rubs his length along your juicy folds before reentering causing a guttural groan to fall past your lips. 

“Thank you my Lord.” He begins stroking into you “Oh gods thank you!” 

He groans at your praise, withdrawing from your back door and gripping your hips tight. He pushes into you causing your thighs to hit against the desk and aggravate the bruises he left on you yesterday. Your body craves the abuse. Your fingers futilely grasp at the cold desktop. There’s nothing to steady yourself as he shakes your body with his hips. 

Seeing your struggle, he grabs your arms, pulls them behind you, and restrains you by your elbows, forcing your back into a deep arch. You give an exhausted whine as he finds a new way to torture your body with his skillful strokes. 

“I’m going to remind you why you want this.” he snarls. Lost in animalistic lust

All you can do is gasp and drool as he hammers away.

“I’m going to shred up this pretty pussy of yours.”

“Yes, yes, yes, yes” You chant for him.

He has you wound so tight you feel you could explode out of your own skin. You constricted around him to the point he thought he would no longer fit and might actually rip you open. You let out a long moan calling to the entire building before you begin to hyperventilate. You turn around and look up at him. Eyes pleading to kiss him some more. 

He instead grabbed a fistfull of your hair and pulled you up to his chest, your back pressing into his abs, one arm grabbing your neck, the other snakes around your waist. His primal possession over you made you putty in his arms. There was no more logic as the two of you grunted and groaned together in your office. Two bodies interconnected, making a mess of each other. If you wanted his lips so bad you would have to feel them on your neck. You mewled and reached for his hair behind you while he sucked on your skin.

“Fuck Lord Hokage” you simper, fingers threading through his silver locks. 

Kakashi groans before crying out, “Angel”

Unable to deny you any longer, he pulls out of you, spinning you to face him. Both his hands cup your face as he leans in. He cherishes the kiss. You feel yourself swoon as his hand slides down your body and lifts your leg to wrap around his waist yet again, allowing him to slip back inside. You stare into each other's eyes as Kakashi strokes up into you with purpose. Eventually laying you back down on your desk. His eyes study you like the world’s most fascinating book. He can’t tear his gaze away from you, nor you from him. 

His slow thrusts steadily build speed. His grunting builds with it. Pathetic little moans slip out of you as you feel yourself tip closer to the edge. Your feelings for Kakashi pushing you there. He feels your walls flutter around him and he lets himself go. 

The feeling was intense. Your love for him washed over you in a crushing wave. One that left you unable to stand or breathe. Kakashi felt it too. He fell over, centimeters from your face. After attempting to catch his breath, he requests, 

“Stay with me tonight.”

“What?”

“Come home with me”

“Kashi, I-I need to go to my home. I slept here last night. I need to shower and change into fresh clothes for tomorrow.” 

“Then may I come home with you?”

“Kakashi…”

“Please” both of his hands cover yours. 

You realized it wasn’t a request. He needed you. He had become a broken man without you. You complied with a kiss. 

You would pretend for a night. For a night you would indulge yourself. For a night you would pretend everything was okay and go back to how it was. For a night you would go multiple rounds in your bed before lying in his arms. For a night you would engage in pillowtalk and let him muse about your future. You would do it all for a night.

The next day you walk to work together. Once you enter the building you make copies of all the translations, intel derived from it, implications, and various plans of action for the members of the Anbu, the elders, Kakashi, and Shikamaru. 

Your mind is always so clear after spending time with Kakashi. It allowed you to return to your usual self today. You know you impressed everyone in the room during your presentation including your piece of shit team members who didn’t do their jobs. You commanded the room once more like you always did before. You could see their conflicted faces and expressions of guilt. You didn’t care though. You wouldn’t be working with them much longer. They can figure out how to do their jobs without you picking up their slack. 

Tonight you will begin to train. Tomorrow Ino will join you. You give yourself six weeks. Six weeks and you would be in better shape than when you left the field the first time. You’d be ready to run away to the exciting world of missions and leave all this behind.

When you are done speaking there is an hour long discussion about what to do next. They keep you in the room so you can share your insight while everyone else on your team is dismissed. In the past this would have made you proud. You would’ve felt it was because they valued your knowledge but you knew better now. They take what they want from your mind but they don’t actually respect you. 

Once the meeting is done you linger behind to speak to Kakashi. You receive several glances as you wait for the room to clear. It makes you angry and further fuels your decision. 

“Lord Sixth, if you don’t mind, I’d like to request fewer projects for a while. And maybe lower class projects too.”

Kakashi assumed it was because you felt emotionally overwhelmed so he complied. “We really need your talent so I will do my best to keep you on A rank projects and use you as a consulting party for the S rank ones”

“Thank you” you say with a bow. You weren’t about to tell Kakashi your intentions. You didn’t want to give him the chance to stop you. Headed back to your office, you finish the rest of your day. 

Come evening you make a beeline for home to change into your old tactical gear and hit the training grounds where you would work till nearly midnight.

Part 10 Masterlist

[theheirofthesharingan]

It's beautiful that everyone who came to know Itachi's heart, ended up developing a sense of respect and admiration for him. Itachi never allowed anyone to see his soul and heart, always guarding it with the strongest, tallest of the walls towering everyone who dared to come close to him. He always dodged the questions aimed at him, protecting his secrets, pretending to be bad guy he was not.

His classmates at the Academy, those who saw him as a rival, began to admire him, the moment he stepped up and helped them from a bully. Tenma could be in the same lines, but he's a bit complex and Itachi never hated him. Shisui loved Itachi. He trusted Itachi more than anyone and everyone. He was one of the very few people Itachi ever opened up to. He saw the beautiful, untainted soul that Itachi was. Danzo, as much as I dislike him, respected Itachi (although I wouldn't see that a compliment, but never mind).

He never showed his soul and heart to Kakashi and Yamato. They were strictly professionals. Itachi was a comrade anyone could rely on.

Naruto and Itachi's interactions hadn't been too generous. Naruto hated Itachi, just as everyone else did. But he not only respected the Edo Itachi after finding out his truth, getting to know his heart, Edo Itachi also became one of the very few undefeated by Naruto's Talk No Jutsu. :P

How can I forget Killer Bee? Killer Bee had met Itachi for the first time, not really aware of the stigma attached to his name, but his words, his wisdom, his kindness still impressed Killer Bee.

No one can convince me that Tobi didn't respect Itachi for what he did, for all the sacrifices he made. Him telling Sasuke the truth also came from the fact that he didn't want Itachi's truth to die like that. All the words he spoke to describe Itachi, his sufferings, and pain. No, there was respect for Itachi Obito had for him. And if it wasn't for Obito, we'd never have found out Itachi's truth at all.

Kisame. Their bonding is one of the best in the series, and the best in the Akatsuki. They understood each other, and even if there was always a thick layer of mystery and unsaid truths between them, Kisame was one of the very few people Itachi genuinely respected and that was reciprocated as well. So much so, that when Kisame died, his last thought was about Itachi and his words. I have no doubt that Kisame also understood Itachi loved Sasuke. But since he didn't deem it his business to interfere in his life, Kisame never brought it up. Plus, when they go to capture the four tails, Kisame offers to do the main job - fighting and capturing the man. Most definitely because he knew Itachi was physically weak at this point and his body (and his eyes if he used his MS) couldn't handle it because of his illness.

Then comes Sasuke. The one and only person who had seen itachi as the best and the worst person. The one person who wasn't supposed to forgive Itachi. The one person who loved and hated him the most. The one person who knew Itachi the best, whose love survived the most treacherous of the hatred. Sasuke knew Itachi inside out. His feelings, his grief, his guilt, his sufferings. Their relationship is the most intimate one, obviously. And it's mutual love. But no one has seen Itachi's love, his soul, all the pain in his heart in its rawest form as Sasuke did. It's no wonder Sasuke loves Itachi the way he does.

Itachi deserves every bit of love, even if it's from a handful of people. On that note, I wish him and Madara interacted too.

[seoheesoo]

What if Sakumo had lived and how much did Kakashi's life change after Minato became Hokage?

[Part 5]

"Did you want to see me, Hokage-sama?" - Kakashi silently entered the office and quietly closed the door behind him.

Minato looked away from the documents and looked at the teenager.

"Yes, thank you for coming so quickly", - Minato put the folders aside and motioned for Kakashi to come closer. - "I need to discuss something with you."

Kakashi nodded and involuntarily straightened his back.

"I want to give Obito the rank of jonin", - said Minato.

"He will be overjoyed", - Hatake grinned, imagining his friend’s face.

"Obito has been working hard lately. I think he fully deserves it", -Minato bound his fingers and put his chin on them. - "There is something else."

Kakashi silently waited for the continuation. He noticed traces of fatigue on the Fourth Hokage's face. The work was not kind to him at all.

"I want Obito to lead a new team of three", - Minato broke the silence. - "And I also want you to join the ANBU and become the captain of my personal guard."

Fourteen year old teenager froze in one place, stunned.

"New team?" - the teenager frowned in confusion.

"The three of you have done well on missions under your leadership, Kakashi. But if Obito plans to become Hokage in the future, he needs to gain experience in leadership."

"Do you want me to join ANBU?"

Minato sighed heavily and closed his eyes for a few seconds.

"I understand that I've been putting too much on you all this time. I left you as captain in my place. You couldn't help but feel the weight of responsibility. But now I ask you for more. Many in the village believe that I am unworthy of the title of Hokage. With you as my right hand, I would feel much more stable. I need you in ANBU, Kakashi."

Kakashi covered the distance and stopped in front of the guy. Minato looked up at him with tired eyes. Kakashi tried to give his face a determined and at the same time calming expression.

"I will always be on your side, sensei", - the teenager got down on one knee. - "And I am honored to be your right hand."

"Thank you, Kakashi", - Minato exhaled with noticeable relief and smiled. - "Now, won’t you run after Obito?"

After Kakashi found Obito and brought him to the Hokage's office, dusk began to fall on the village. The teenager headed towards the house. All the way he thought about Minato's words.

"I’m home", - he said automatically, closing the front door behind him.

The delicious smell of food reminded him that in today's chaos he had missed lunch. Sakumo's cooking skills improved a lot after he took several lessons from Duy. But despite his hunger, Kakashi barely touched his dinner.

"You’re too thoughtful today", - the teenager heard his father’s voice. - "Something happened?"

"Minato sensei is disbanding our team", - no matter how hard Kakashi tried, he could not hide the bitterness in his voice. - "He wants Obito to become captain of another team, and for me to join ANBU."

"ANBU?" - Sakumo put down his chopsticks and bound his fingers. - "Minato wants you by his side."

Kakashi nodded.

"What's bothering you?"

"I…" - the teenager sighed heavily. - "I don’t want our team to disband."

Kakashi looked away. Sakumo pursed his lips.

"We worked well together", - the teenager continued. - "And I’m used to always being with them. I'm used to the fact that I'm nearby and can always protect them. And now I will work alone, while they will be in a team with people they don’t know. I… worry about them."

"It’s completely normal to worry about your friends, Kakashi," - Sakumo said slowly. - "You worry about them and want to protect them. But, unfortunately, you won't be able to always be there for them."

"I know", - Kakashi answered barely audibly. - "I’m just afraid that something might happen to them when I’m not around."

"I'm sure Obito and Rin can take care of themselves. They may be just as confused as you right now. You need to talk to them and give them confidence. You're a great friend, Kakashi."

Kakashi winced and looked up at his father.

"Do you have friends, father?"

"Don’t worry about me, Pup", - Sakumo smiled at his son. - "I have one and it’s quite enough. Finish your dinner before it gets cold."

Kakashi nodded and picked up his chopsticks.

"Thank you, father."

The next morning, Kakashi stood in Minato's office in full ANBU uniform.

"Kakashi, please take off your mask", - Minato asked. - "I have great news. You are the first person to know about this."

Kakashi nodded seriously.

"Kushina is pregnant," - Minato said quickly and smiled widely.

"Congratulations!" - Kakashi felt himself smiling back.

"Thank you", - the guy sincerely thanked. - "I have a first mission for you. I want you to guard Kushina throughout her pregnancy."

Kakashi froze in shock. Of all the people in the village, Minato decided to give this mission to him - to protect the life and health of Kushina and the unborn child. Emotions quickly changed on Kakashi's face. He still hasn’t answered anything, trying to put the information in his head.

"Kakashi", - Minato’s soft voice brought him out of his thoughts. - "There is no person in this village whom I trust more than you."

The teenager held his breath and bowed deeply.

"I won't let you down, nii-san!"

"I believe you," - Minato smiled at the usual address; it seems that Kakashi didn’t even notice how he called him big brother. - "Do you know when your uncle is coming back?"

"No", - the teenager shook his head. - "I can send Pakkun to him."

"I will be very grateful to you. I want to tell Jiraiya sensei this news as soon as possible. I don't have much to do today and I'm already heading home, so you can start your mission tomorrow. In the meantime, rest."

Kakashi nodded goodbye and left the Hokage's office. He headed to the nearest training ground and called Pakkun. Having conveyed the message to Ninken, Kakashi looked after him thoughtfully.

"Rival!" - he heard a loud voice behind him.

A few seconds later, Guy materialized opposite him.

"You look somehow different", - Guy carefully examined the teenager from head to toe.

"Minato sensei appointed me to ANBU", - Kakashi nervously moved his shoulder, he was still not used to his new form.

"Cool!" - Guy threw one fist up. - "You never cease to amaze me, Rival!"

Kakashi felt his cheeks turn slightly pink at the seemingly simple compliment.

"Will you sit down?" - Kakashi patted the ground next to him, Guy immediately sat down. - "I have great news."

"Anything even cooler than your promotion?" - the teenager was sincerely surprised.

Kakashi nodded.

"Kushina-san is pregnant."

Guy opened his eyes in surprise.

"Congratulations, Kakashi!" - he exclaimed loudly and hugged a teenager in his arms.

"Are you congratulating me? Why?" - Kakashi said barely audibly, trying to get out of the suffocating embrace.

"What do you mean why?" - Guy pushed the gasping teenager away from him and looked carefully into his eyes. - "Your little sister will be born soon! Or little brother!"

"Little brother?" - Kakashi asked in bewilderment in a hoarse voice.

"Or little sister", - Guy added in a serious tone, and then smiled brightly. - "You will become an older brother!"

Kakashi blinked in shock.

"I…"

"I can already imagine you with a little baby in your arms", - Guy sighed dreamily, still not letting go of the teenager’s shoulders.

Kakashi remained silent, ignoring Guy's passionate monologue. Too many events happened in these two days.

*** 

Kakashi walked quickly towards the Hatake family residence. Minato returned home a little earlier and let him go, knowing that today all the teenagers were going to celebrate Obito's birthday.

"Kakashi!" - a loud voice came from behind the teenager.

Kakashi skidded to a halt and looked around. 

"Do you have a minute?"

"You know that we are a little late for your birthday, right?" - Hatake asked, raising one eyebrow up questioningly.

Obito ruffled his hair in embarrassment and laughed awkwardly.

"Something happened?" - Kakashi immediately tensed.

"No!" - Obito shook his head negatively and put his hands in front of him. - "I just... wanted to talk to you."

"Okay", - Kakashi narrowed his eyes skeptically. - "About what?"

"Well, you know", - Obito’s eyes nervously darted around. - "You are now in ANBU, I was given a different team, and Rin decided to stay to work at the hospital. I... now I will spend less and less time in the village. Although I would like to stay here longer..."

Kakashi sighed tiredly.

"Get to the point."

Obito flinched when he heard Kakashi's sharp, commanding voice.

"I know that Rin is in love with you", - he said suddenly. - "And I know that you like her too. Now you will spend more and more time together while I am somewhere far away on missions..."

As Obito continued to speak, Kakashi noticed a flash of green color out of the corner of his eye. Hatake swore quietly and frowned.

"Obito, stop, shut up", - he interrupted his friend’s monologue. - "I don't like Rin. And she's not in love with me."

Obito froze, stunned.

"Just ask her out, idiot!" - Kakashi finally said before disappearing into thin air, leaving his discouraged friend alone.

Kakashi landed silently on a tree branch. As he had expected, Guy was training at his favorite training ground. He practiced his blows with a completely unreadable expression on his face. Sighing heavily, Kakashi jumped to the ground.

"Yo."

Guy flinched and put too much force into the blow, breaking the wooden post. Kakashi swallowed. Guy stood still for a moment, then turned to him, a broad smile shining on his face.

"Rival! Have you come to challenge me?" - the teenager exclaimed too loudly. - "What is it this time? Rock climbing? Arm wrestling? Or maybe…"

"You heard everything", - Kakashi interrupted him.

Guy's smile faltered.

"Yes", - the teenager lowered his eyes to the ground and shrugged his shoulders embarrassedly. - "Sorry, I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, I was just passing by."

Kakashi took a step forward when Guy immediately took a step back.

"In any case, even though I had no right to overhear a conversation about your personal life, this is still great news!"

Kakashi frowned. He tried to catch Guy's eye, but he stubbornly did not look at him.

"You... both of you deserve to be happy. I..." - Guy paused, and then added in a muffled voice. - "Happy for you."

"It’s not like that," - Kakashi said quickly. - "I don't like Rin."

He immediately felt a prick of shame. This is the second time this evening he has uttered these words. He really liked Rin, but never in a romantic way. He always treated her like a sister.

"And Rin was never really in love with me", - he continued. - "In fact, she has been liking Obito for some time, and this idiot can not understand it. They are even worse than Asuma and Kurenai. Those two don’t announce their relationship, but at least they confess to each other, and these two will be beating around the bush until the end of time."

Guy remained silent, which made Kakashi very nervous.

"So, you don't like Rin?"

"No", - Kakashi shook his head to be convincing. - "Actually, I..."

"There you are!" - they heard an exclamation and turned towards the voice. - "Everyone was already tired of waiting for you and sent me on a search."

Genma leaned his shoulder against the tree and cast a lazy glance at them.

"How long will you stand here? We’re late for the party."

Guy shrugged and stretched his lips into a smile.

"It's not good to keep friends waiting."

Kakashi was still trying to catch his eye, but the teenager had already walked towards Genma. Hatake sighed heavily and followed him. Guy noticeably took the lead, while Kakashi and Genma walked leisurely behind.

"Interrupted some important conversation?" - asked Genma, the senbon clutched in his teeth flashed brightly in the moonlight.

Kakashi chuckled.

"Don't pretend like you didn't hear anything."

Genma smirked at the edge of his lips. They continued walking in silence until they reached the cafe. The loud voices of their friends could be heard from the establishment.

"If you break his heart, I’ll break your face", - Genma drawled slowly, making Kakashi freeze at the entrance.

"You know that this will never happen", - Kakashi gave him a serious look.

Genma shrugged. There was a barely hidden worry in his dark eyes.

"I know, but I still have to warn you. I am his best friend. And I will protect him from everyone. Even from you."

Kakashi nodded silently and entered the cafe, still feeling Shiranui's gaze on his back.

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[skykashi]

Hey!

I don’t know if you already talked about it, but I have a question about our favorite copy-nin (it’s about his dad’s suicide so if that’s too sensitive topic for you, please drop it)

I was wondering, do you think he hated him because of what he’s done? That he abandoned him and left completely alone in dangerous world?

Also, considering Kakashi’s later depression. Do you think that he would may want to end his life, if not the fact that he hated this and thought about it as a cowardice because of his dad?

It was just going around my head, and I don’t know anyone who knows his character better 😊

Thank you for the ask

Read the answer under the cut 👇

Even tho kid Kakashi always acted as if he was mad at Sakumo because he failed the mission and broke the rules but in reality all of that anger was because Sakumo suffered so much because of it to the point that he killed himself, it was more for Sakumo's sake than Kakashi himself and we see that when Kakashi and Sakumo meet again after Kakashi's death when Kakashi tells him this

The anger we hear in Kakashi's voice when he says "I felt so bitter" and his fist clinging so hard like this shows that thinking about his father's suffering still hurts him even after all of those years so his fixation on following the rules at the time was a result of him believing that if his dad followed the rules he would have stayed the legend that everyone loved, he wouldn't have suffered and would've stayed alive and we see that in his response to Obito here too

People who don't obey the rules suffer and die and this is why he was trying to get his team to follow the rules as well because as much as he tried to hide this but he actually cared about his team so much and this is why having them follow the rules is so important to him because he doesn't want them to suffer like his dad and have the same fate as him either.

As for Kakashi's depression and why he never thought about ending his life, him hating this because it's what Sakumo did was one thing but there's also another reason which is that Obito sacrificed his life so that Kakashi can live so he would never throw away and disrespect Obito's sacrifice like this, plus, Obito gave him his Sharingan because he wanted to see the future with Kakashi being his eye, so him killing himself would mean that he would kill Obito too all over again, however dying in the battlefield tho while protecting his ppl and friends is a different story, it's how Obito, Rin and Minato sensei died so it's a welcomed honorable death, it's how a Shinobi should die

Of course that was just in his Anbu days before he meets our favorite little gremlin children that makes him not interested in dying at all, not even in the battlefield.

[phanb]

Can we… can we talk about how underrated Kakashi's relationship with Gai is by everyone?

I start my essay by stating that I have been visiting many pages about Kakashi (biography, psychological analysis, etc.) and many of them have disappointed me by barely mentioning the relationship these two have. Kakashi, at first, didn't like Gai much for his boisterous way of being, but over time they hit it off, enough that Gai, a fairly confident person who rarely expresses any negative sentiment, confesses to Kakashi the shame he has that his father is still a genin. One would expect, with Obito not yet dead, that Kakashi would mock or belittle Gai, but instead, he, the prodigy of his generation and a cold genius, tells Gai that his father is "the coolest shinobi out there." This is incredible knowing that he was a little shit with everyone.

Changing the subject by mentioning Obito, can I also add a perspective that many people often confuse? Both boys considered themselves to be Kakashi's rivals, but for different reasons; Obito was constantly jealous and envious of his teammate's successes and even the attention he received from his crush (Rin), while Gai never felt anything like it towards Kakashi, rather seeing the boy as a personal ideal of a perfect shinobi that he wanted to achieve and surpass, without any animosity in between. Gai constantly cheered Kakashi up and always seemed happy to see him, while Obito, even though he cared for him (Kakashi), he always felt less than him, which made him very angry with his teammate.

Making a timeskip after his and Rin's death, a rather significant scene of what Gai represents for Kakashi is when he is sent on a mission by Minato to protect him in case something happens to him. Minato is absolutely right since Kakashi, in the middle of the mission, has a panic attack that causes an enemy to almost kill him, being saved by Gai who soon comforts him. What can be taken for granted is that Gai somehow managed to calm him down, surprisingly.

When Minato and Kushina die, Kakashi is left alone and unappreciated in a rush to fibally die. At this point we know that they both have a good and strong relationship apart from fighting each other, so it's no surprise when the only one who still believes there's good in Kakashi is Gai, who tries his best to help him, to the point of begging the Hokage to let him into Ambu so he could help and protect Kakashi.

In an intense mission in which Gai watches as Kakashi kills with unwavering coldness, he knows that the best option to get Kakashi out of the black hole he's stuck in is to get him out of Ambu. He is so worried about Kakashi that he constantly makes demands to get him out, to the point where the Hokage, knowing that Kakashi is an invaluable asset in Ambu and an extraordinary ninja, grants his request.

How are there people who believe that these two are just "friends"? And I'm not talking in romantic terms (not now). I'm talking about them believing they don't have "a strong connection" or that Gai is just an "old friend or close acquaintance". It's almost insulting.

Many believe that Gai is the only one who participates in the challenges and that Kakashi doesn't like them, but we know that they did more than a hundred challenges in the course of their lives. If Kakashi found them ridiculous or wanted Gai to leave him alone, he could. He was stronger than Gai, he could even disappear or manipulate him into leaving, but he accepted those challenges, he even keeps score! He likes them, he enjoys doing challenges; he is as into it as Gai.

They both have fun together no matter what. The two talks, understand each other and know each other well. They are not just "rivals" or "just friends"; Gai is a very important part of Kakashi's life, he is the one who kept him away from death (by suicide or being murdered), he is the one with whom Kakashi feels safe enough to faint from exhaustion in the face of danger (the attack of Itachi) or to guide him when he is blind. Despite his attitude towards his friend, Kakashi knows that Gai is precious to him; many times he has protected him, encouraged him or cared for him, and not just because he is a ninja comrade.

End of my essay. Talk to me if you want to continue discussing or talking about why Kakagai is so fascinating and amazing.

[nohara-rin-dot-mp3]

12, 13, 21, 25 violence let's go! 🔥 bonus points for not talking about rin (too easy, anyone here probably knows your answers)

mean to meeeee,,, but probably warranted LMAO

12- the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them

danzo and hiruzen! terrible crusty old war criminals! like yes theyre horrible yes their actions are not justifiable but this is naruto. EVERYONE is a puppet of the state. or a terrorist. you just kind of have to pick a person and love them crimes and all <3 i would love to see more content portraying them as like. people. and exploring how konohas war mahcine produces people like them. i mean im also kind of always saying this but theyre not special! and i think thats really neat :3

13- worst blorboficiation

either kakashi obito naruto or sasuke. they get. sooo all their flaws ignored by certain subsections of the fandom :/ i think naruto gets it the worst out of all of them (the other guys kind of lean towards skrunkly) especially in terms of fanfic. his sunny boy personality disposition does not lend him any favors. like i can fully support ignoring his boruto era (boruto is not canon <3) but at some point you really do have to buckle down and at least glance at his flaws. or dont i guess idk

21- part of canon you think is overhyped

ah shucks uh. im not personally a big fan of all of the founders era stuff. no real reason it just doesnt click with me. for the most part i actually think people tend to have pretty based takes on whoch parts of canon are good and not (waves arc, rock lee v gaara, kakaobi kamui fight, ect as opposed to like. kaguya. and everything else about that war arc. rip). W for naruto fans!!! we all hate it here mostly

25- common fandom complaint that you're sick of hearing

kakashi not being a good teacher :/ yes he sucked really bad. so did everyone else though. like yeah he projected crazy style onto team 7 and dissasociated through every "lesson" they ever had but to be fair like. 1 he did not sign up for this and 2 thats just kind of what teachers are like in konoha. also i get kind of pissed whenever people push sakura out of team 7 for sasunaru like sure kishimoto may have disregarded her but that doesnt mean you have to!!!! let her into the toxic codependemt polycule

[depressedhatakekakashi]

I just realized that for some Sasuke fans it's difficult to understand that Kakashi didn't force Sasuke to love Sakura, I don't understand why they relate everything to ships, not everything is about bringing two characters together, when Kakashi said that the only time you need a reason is when you hate someone, he said it so that Sasuke stops being selfish, not so that he starts loving her out of nowhere. I'm tired of these kind of fans saying that he's a hypocrite, a bad character or someone who never learned anything just for that moment, those fans are very annoying and toxic for no reason. And on top of that they say that Kakashi fans are the ones who always justify everything with things that are not canon and just to make him look good

I wouldn’t call Sasuke selfish. I’m of the opinion that both Kakashi and Sasuke were right in their feelings and it’s because of their trauma

Sasuke loved his family and lost it, so for him he needs a reason to open his heart to anyone and risk that pain again.

Kakashi lost his father and his friends and his sensei, but one of his biggest regrets is that he was never really close to Obito and Rin (or even Minato possibly). We see he considers them his friends, but he always kept them at an arms length and then shddenly they were gone. Because of that, he’s of the opinion that one doesn’t need a reason to love anyone because that’s just an excuse to push people away until it’s too late (as he did)

These are both very valid outlooks and obv they’re gonna clash. Neither of them are wrong.

That being said, i agree with you. Kakashi wasn’t trying to push Sakura and Sasuke together. He was vouching for Sakura who he’d seen struggling over her love for Sasuke for so long. That’s all. He wanted Sasuke to open his heart and just be kind, rather than constantly pushing Sakura away

At the end of the day, it was Sasuke’s decidion weither to love Sakura romanticlly or not, or weither to get with her. Kakashi had no hand in that. His talk with Sasuke barely affected him, so how would he suddenly have this big hand in forcing sasuke to date Sakura?

It was Sakura who pushed. She was the one who chased after Sasuke and refused to give up. She’s the only one who continued to fight for her love and decided to ‘wear Sasuke down’ (if we follow the books). Kakashi had nothing to do with that. He said his piece vouching for Sakura and moved on.

But a lot of sasuke fans (not all obv. I know people who love sasuke who don’t make it their life goal to villinize everyone who went against him for even five seconds) have decided that Kakashi is the worst person every and instead of understanding that he was trying to help, they decide to make him this manipulative dude who never cared about Sasuke

Which is the complete opposite of cannon Kakashi. Kakashi himself states he trained sasuke for that month because he saw a bit of himself in Sasuke. Not that he wanted Sasuke to be like him, but he saw a darkness he once harbored as well and he wanted to help Sasuke escape from that darkness.

Then of course, these are the exact same people who call him a ‘bootlicker’ and ‘facist’ because they clearly don’t know the actual meaning of words

[sasubaeuchithot]

Kakashi struggling to define what he feels for Sasuke I'm 😭😭😭

"His goals may have been placated for the time being, but his ruthlessness for his version of justice was still a part of him.

Kakashi had seen it a few times since the war; immediately after his release from Konoha’s holding cell during his trial, Sasuke had displayed a wicked determination to destroy all remaining Sharingan. Kakashi could do nothing but watch as the Susanoo demolished Danzo’s old headquarters, Root, way past the necessary point considering he had already burnt all of the preserved Sharingan to ashes with his Amaterasu. And then a week later Kakashi had received the shortest mission report- if it could truly be called that- he had ever witnessed. It was just two words on a rumpled piece of paper: ‘ They’re gone’ . It poorly detailed to him that Obito’s collection had been similarly annihilated.

Sasuke’s version of justice… He was still young. He pushed justice to the extremes that he was conditioned to see them as. He had extreme injustice done to him, so extreme justice should be handed out in turn. It wasn’t wrong in the literal sense, not in the world of shinobi. But he had not grown to see beyond himself yet, or that some injustices were more effectively dealt with by using less-extreme measures. In that sense, Naruto was good for him. No, it was more like they were good for each other. Naruto’s idealism needed Sasuke’s realism just as much as the opposite was true. On his own, though, Sasuke’s justice was ruthless, and he had more than displayed that Kakashi was not exempt from it."

I'm. Hm. Is it really ruthless to destroy every remaining Sharingan after witnessing Danzo's arm? While Naruto's idealism definitely needs Sasuke's realism, and vice versa, I'm still not sure that Kakashi really has a good understanding of either of his students', particularly Sasuke's, personalities? Convictions? Intentions? Those don't sound exactly right. I think the best word would be motivations.

"She would joke that she would get the best of him eventually. She never did" you just stabbed me in the heart. I forgot about this line.

"As Naruto smiled, Kakashi’s turmoil spiraled. Would this be the last time Naruto smiled at him? Always such a goofy smile, carefree, but so warm." I'M GOING TO CRY, HE LOVES HIM SO MUCH 😭

"Would this afternoon be the final straw keeping Naruto from deserting the village alongside his soulmate?" The way that this would never happen, Kakashi, how are you so close to understanding your students but still so far away

“He doesn’t like watching kids beat each other up.”

…That was something Kakashi had not expected. It did make sense in hindsight, if that were the case, why Sasuke had been so against doing the third exam at first. And then he caved after insisting that he was only going to fight Naruto. It had not seemed like something Sasuke would be sensitive to, though, with all of the blood he had seen in his life. He was certainly more than willing to shed some blood when he first took the exams."

KAKASHI I SWEAR TO GOD 😭😭

"We would like to test this presumed change of heart in a controlled way, where we will be able to quickly bring him down while he is unprepared for it, should he show his true colors.”

There are too many people who barely know Sasuke talking about him as if they do and I'm starting to get annoyed

"He is loyal to Naruto, and Naruto alone." I wonder how Naruto feels knowing that he alone has Sasuke.

While he's eagerly waiting for Friday, does he stay up at night to marvel at the fact that Sasuke is his most important person and vice versa?

I am so tenderly taken with the way that he is the only one who sees Sasuke as this vibrant, emotional, kind and ethereal creature as opposed to basically everyone else who thinks that he is ugly and cold and rotten straight down to his core.

I'm always on the verge of tears with them 😭

"Such a shame- that clan had such talented genetics!" Yeah, because that's why the genocide was such a tragedy

“Are you an idiot?”

Yes. Yes, he was."

BAHAHAHA the way you tied it up perfectly! I haven't read this chapter in such a long time wow.

Kakashi is such a mess, and I vividly remember that the first time I had read this, my only thought was that Kakashi's perception of Sasuke is sometimes close but still manages to miss the mark.

I also adore that you HIGHLIGHTED THE HYPOCRISY?? Hello, isn't Orochimarou objectively five million times worse, where the heck are your reservations about him??

for that first part about Sasuke's ruthlessness- I didn't convey how insanely vengeful he got when destroying root, because I actually wrote that entire scene out in detail in a bit of a prequel, which follows the very end of shippuden when Sasuke was put in prison, and what he did directly after. i actually haven't finished that short little prequel, but I did write the scene in which he destroyed danzo's headquarters. but make no mistake, he definitely used the pretense of destroying the remaining sharingan for his own personal therapy. all he needed to do was some controlled amaterasu- which he did do- but he followed it up by pulling out his susanoo and manually pulverizing the entire underground compound into one giant sinkhole. kakashi was there to witness it, which is why he comes to the conclusion that sasuke still had that ruthlessness in him.

a lot of kakashi's misunderstandings are rooted in his depression. depression makes you lie to yourself, and makes you think everyone around you is one step away from deserting you. so him thinking Naruto would leave the village because of him was, in kakashi's mentally ill mind, very logical.

as for how Naruto would feel knowing how he alone has sasuke's trust, he would actually be very sad lol. he would insist that there were plenty of others Sasuke should trust and open up to. he would see it as Sasuke being lonely, and would try to fix it. he does try to fix it in a lot of little ways. Naruto doesn't see honor in being the only person in Sasuke's life that he's comfortable with.

[tsukuyomii45]

"I will wait for you because honestly I don't want anyone else"

Can we agree that this is what Obito would say to Rin?? It could be directly or indirectly. He could say this in any AU though.

If we take focus on him in shippuden, he didn't move on from her after she's dead. He never did. Even though he said to Kakashi that he didn't mind that problem anymore and already let it go?

Nope. Even if he say that, i believe he still has a problem with it and never let it go. He will thought about it everyday. And im pretty sure that he ever came up with an idea to edo tense her.

Even if he end up with Konan, sometimes she will remind him of her. I know Rin and Konan is definitely two different person and personalty. But the way they care to the person they love, they definitely the same. The way Konan care to Yahiko, is the same way Rin care to Obito. So that one of the things that made him hard to move on. He always get deja vu because of it.

If she's alive but she rejected him, he would probably get along with it and face the reality (part of him would think that he's not good enough for her). But as long that he still can be friend with her, he will be just fine. ;)

As long as she's happy, he will be happy. Even though she's with someone else, his love for her never changed a bit. But the thing that probably changed is that he will make a distance with her and probably admiring her silenty, again. And eventually will let go of her ;)

However, Rin is his first love, his first best friend, his most loyal friend, and the light of his life. She never leave him, not even once when he's struggle. She understand Obito more than Kakashi, Minato and Kushina do. She always believe and support his dream when people would usually laugh it. Even if she didn't end up with him, he just want that she still by his side, supporting him and that's the only thing he wanted from her. And she did that ;)

Also, we really have to remember that Rin is waiting for him in the after life, and i think it's probably more than 15 years ;)

How can he move on from someone as kind, sweet and gentle as her ;)

He's definitely madly in love with her

Poor Obibi...

I WANT TO HUG HIM AAAA

That's the thing; Rin is tattooed in Obito's heart forever.

I'd like to talk about their relationship a little more:

She was the only one that was genuinely there for him; not because she felt sorry for him, but because she cares about him so much that she wants to see him achieve his dreams and be happy.

She's the only one that knows the extent of Obito's internal suffering; and never failed to let him know that she would always be "watching him" and stand by his side.

I would also fall in love with Rin if I were in his shoes, too. She is someone who comes into a person's life once in a lifetime.

Although, I don't think he ever thought about using Edo Tensei on her; because to Obito, anyone existing in the shinobi world is an imposter. Even Rin, who is dead, is an imposter to him - while the real Rin is the one who was purely alive and never had to be a Jinchuuriki.

Obito's love was probably one of the deepest types of love I've ever had to witness. His heart was so big and soft and warm that it was easily taken advantage of... I think that's what makes him a very tragic character...

People tend to forget that Obito had no parents, and Rin, who was his childhood best friend, consistently supported him and guided him. Never judged him for his flaws and stubbornness like Kakashi. She never failed to make him know that even when he is struggling and failing, Obito could still be a star. I think you can imagine if the whole Kannabi incident never happened, Rin would genuinely see how far Obito would grow and get stronger, and it would make her genuinely happy.

People tend to underestimate the despair and heartbreak he felt when he lost her in that brutal way. It's burned into his mind forever thanks to his Sharingan.

Again; he had no one.

Kakashi, who was only starting to get along with him, watched him die - and promised to take care of her, but in Obito's eyes, he failed him.

Minato, who was his teacher and somewhat of a father-figure to the team, also failed him by never being there on time.

He had NO ONE genuine and pure in his life but her.

Rin waited for him and watched over him because in the end; she realized where her heart was truly valued - and it was with Obito.

Even till the end, she never judged him. All those years that her spirit was watching him, she didn't see an evil man - but someone so broken and tragic, and her loss was a catalyst for him to fall into darkness.

Until the very end, even when she was in the afterlife, she understood him and still loved him.

The afterlife was simply another chance for the two of them to start over - this time, without an ending and only with eternal love. :)

[wind-becomes-lightning]

CONGRATS NISI!!!!!!!

if u like this prompt id love something like this sooooomuch from you 🥺💖

what about kids kkobym, with lil trans yams? (who loves dresses👉👈)

Hii Hanna!! I told you it would come this week! I had my troubles really, mostly with writing young kids (because kids just dont talk like adults and ahhhhhhh kids hard!), but I hope you like anyway!!

Thank you for @birdiepuh for sensitivity reading. (and the little beta <3)

based on that fanart that sometimes makes the rounds of Tsunade adopting Yamato when he is a kid.

Obito is 10, Kakashi is 9, Yamato is 5. Sakumo is alive.

1968 words (i did not quite make 2k, I'm sorryyy)

In all ways but the last legal paperwork Yamato was now accepted as a boy. Tsunade had made sure to provide him with a new name, a new haircut, new clothes and well, in time the legal status would follow too. She had taken great strides right from the get go to make sure he was feeling comfortable and safe expressing himself. That had in fact already been the cornerstone of her raising him before he had openly talked about wanting to be referred to as a boy. 

Tsunade let Yamato pick his own clothes, which was how it had always been. She had picked him up when he was about four, found him in one of Orochimaru’s labs and taken him home. A boy who had the mokuton like her grandfather, someone that was related to her because of that she had argued. Hiruzen-sensei had let her do whatever she wanted and so she took the boy home. 

From the moment she felt like he was comfortable enough with her she let him pick his own clothes, because Tsunade felt the child was old enough to make the choices about what to wear and what not. Now that Yamato had all the new things, a new haircut and a new name and such, she still let him pick his clothes, why not? 

Still, one morning she was surprised when he entered the kitchen wearing a light green dress that had flowers stitched to the side. She had bought it for him as soon as he moved in and when they had cleaned out the closet he had decided to keep it because it was the first gift he’d ever gotten. Tsunade had been flattered, but she had not expected him to ever wear it again.

“Should I not wear this?” he said instantly upon seeing her face. One thing Tsunade had learned in these two years together was that kids were quick at understanding what was going on, even if adults tried to hide it.

“Do you like it?” Tsunade asked in return and crouched down to his height to ruffle through his brown hair.

Yamato touched the soft fabric of the dress. “I like it a lot. It is hot today so I won’t sweat quite as much.” He then smiled. “And it is my favourite thing I own, since you bought it for me.”

She tried not to tear up right on the spot and instead just pulled the little boy into a hug. “Then you absolutely should wear it, my dear.”

And while Tsunade really believed in that, during breakfast together she couldn’t help but think of the reaction of the other villagers. Not everyone was nearly as supportive as their immediate friend groups of Yamato’s transition, they might misunderstand him if he started wearing dresses again. Fortunately, the academy had summer holidays currently, so the only people coming by would be his direct friends and they would not judge him. 

The fear stayed though and so she followed Yamato to the door when someone knocked. Hatake Kakashi stood on the other side, himself uncharacteristically dressed in short shorts and a shirt, he looked as unbothered as he always did, but Tsunade knew he was a kind and nice boy, no matter his general facial expression.

Kakashi looked at Yamato in the dress and for a moment Tsunade thought he would say something, but then he just said “Hi Tenzo”, which was the name for some reason he had decided to call the other boy.

“Hey,” Yamato smiled and then stepped outside. He turned for a moment back to Tsunade and said: “We will play in the garden.” She nodded. They always played in the garden.

For a while Tsunade was busy doing other stuff, mostly mixing up herbs in a little bowl she had on the counter. She liked making her own medicine whenever she could, which was also the reason she had a garden in the first place. Then she heard a loud crashing noise from outside.

Before she even had reached the window she already suspected that there had been an argument between Kakashi and Uchiha Obito, a boy both him and Yamato were also friends with. All three of them would hang out fairly often despite the age gap. Though they remained close friends, Tsunade had seen Kakashi and Obito fight more than any other best friends. It seemed like a game to them.

She looked outside through the drawers and immediately saw the big piece of wood that was now laying right next to Obito, who stood on his feet, both hands in fists. Kakashi was standing too, he had apparently thrown the wood. Tsunade’s eyes looked for Yamato who sat in the grass between them, his eyes darting back and forth between his friends.

“What the fudge?” Obito yelled across to Kakashi. “What was that for?”

The other boy looked back coldly, his eyelids hanging half low as they always did when he was angry. “That was a disrespectful thing to say, Obito.”

“I just answered his question!” Obito turned to Yamato. “I just answered what you asked me right, I didn’t insult you.”

Yamato seemed nervous and just frowned a little, so Obito continued. “You asked me if I’ve ever seen a boy wear a dress and I said ‘No’, that was all.”

Oh, Tsunade’s heart sank a little. She looked over to her boy worried that the reply might have hurt him just like Kakashi had thought they did. But Yamato seemed more distressed by the fact that his friends were fighting for his sake.

“And that was terrible of you to say.” Kakashi yelled back. “Don’t you understand the influence this might have on him?”

Obito leaned over to pick up the piece of wood that was still lying to his left, apparently reading himself to throw it back at Kakashi. “I didn’t mean to say he couldn’t! I just answered his question!” He lifted his arm.

For a second Tsunade considered stepping in, but then Yamato got up himself, his little frame so much smaller than the one of his two friends. “Stop!” he said loud and stepped in between them. There were little smudges on the seams of the dress now from where he had been sitting in the grass with it.

“I- I don’t want you guys to fight each other,” he said with a slight stammer. He looked over to Obito. “You did just answer my question, I am - not offended by your reply, because you didn’t say anything that was offensive to me.”

Then he turned his head and looked over to Kakashi: “T-Thank you for standing up for me, but please don’t throw stuff in the garden you could have hit the herb patch my mom needs for medicine.” 

She put her head against the glass and smiled to herself. He really was a good kid.

“It- It’s not like I mind what you are wearing, you know,” Obito said with a little pouting face. “I didn’t even really notice until you said something.” 

Kakashi grumbled from the other side: “Liar.”

Tsunade couldn’t help but laugh a little. She had known Kakashi’s father Sakumo ever since he was a child too and he had also been this sort of person that always stood up and defended what he believed in. Apparently his son had inherited the same gene, even if it was not necessary at this point. 

“Alright, maybe I noticed, but it didn’t matter to me and it doesn’t now.” Obito was suggestively swinging the piece of wood again.

Suddenly vines broke through the surface of the earth, locking both fighting boys in place. Yamato, who was still standing between them, had his hands clasped together, his hair full with sprouted plants. 

“Don’t fight!” He said and then. “Apologise ok?!” Which sounded less like a question and more like an instruction.

That emotions had influences on his mokuton was something that Tsunade had seen before. The time she cut his hair shorter than it had been before and dressed him up in stereotypical boys clothing for the first time he had sprouted almost an entire bush of flowers over his head on his shoulders once he could see himself in the mirror. Back then she had cut a flower from his shoulder off and planted it in the garden, so they could always remember the moment he truly became Yamato

The boys now averted their gaze. It was again Kakashi who’s sense of duty apparently commanded him to follow what was right. “Sorry, Obito. I- I know you didn’t mean it. Though I stand by the fact that it was insensitive.” he couldn’t help but get the last word in.

“Thank you.” Obito mumbled. “You didn’t have to throw that thing at me though.”

“Maybe you should learn how to dodge better then”, Kakashi shrugged his shoulders. “Guess you need more shuriken practice.”

Obito’s eyes lit up. “I would love to do more shuriken practice.” The mood between them had suddenly turned around completely. Only children could be angry at one another in one moment and then happily playing in the next.

Yamato must have noticed the mood change too and so he retreated the vines he had summoned and freed his friends. A big smile appeared on his face. The look of it warmed Tsunade’s heart. 

“I will make us some shuriken to throw,” Yamato said excitedly and tapped from one foot to the other.

Tsunade retreated from the window again to go back to her medicine on the table. For a while she did not resume her work and just sat and listened to the sounds coming in through the open window. The boys had started playing again, throwing wood shurikens that Yamato made for all of them, as they so often did. Any discord between them seemed completely over. Being a child seemed so easy. 

She did her daily work without worrying too much about the boys outside. It was incredibly hot and any kind of move was very exhausting, still the kids played relentlessly with an energy that adults could only dream of. She prepared a bit more medicine, then did some laundry. While she folded Yamato’s shirts she wondered if she should buy him another dress. Maybe in a brown or red colour to match his hair.

The afternoon bled into the evening and for a while she had not heard any of the children speak or yell outside. Soon Sakumo and Obito’s grandmother would probably worry about their children, so Tsunade went into the back garden to look what they were doing.

It took a little, since they were using one of their hideouts between the bushes at the back of the property. She pushed some branches aside and could not help but let out a long “Aw” at the image in front of her.

All three boys, completely exhausted from their afternoon of playing and fighting together, and probably also the heat, were laying next to each other and sleeping. Yamato was flanked by both the older boys like they were trying to be his guardians to shield him from the rest of the world. They were in such deep sleep that Tsunade felt odd having to break them up. She let them lay like this a little longer and tried to memorise the scene as well as she could, then she woke them up.

Kakashi and Obito left before dinner time, though they sometimes did stay over to eat with them, so it was just Tsunade and Yamato. 

“Mom,” Yamato said eventually, “I had a lot of fun today.” 

She lifted her hand and ruffled his hair again. “I’m glad. I’m also very happy you have such very good friends.”

[konohamaru-sensei]

wrote more stuff at work for friendoes. (Kakashi x OC| Natsuo x OC | Hawks x OC | Obito x OC | Gray x Juvia | Jellal x Erza)

requested by @qettleqorn

prompt: "I try always to be too much for you."

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Keigo hits the window open with his front leg and jumps into the office of his agency. All the windows at the top of the building are revolving so that he can get in and out whenever he wants to. The designer had nodded when he had mentioned it “Like messenger pigeons”, well, sort of like that, yes.

Flying back up to Tokyo and down to Fukuoka in one day is taxing, but there is nothing else he can do if he wants to keep his periodic checks into the Liberation Front going without raising too much suspicion back home where he usually works.

He is met with an unusual sight. There is Nakagawa Toshi, the assistant Endevour left behind, officially to do some paperwork, but more likely to have an eye on Keigo’s doings, sitting on one of the couches with the laptop on her lap. She has headphones in and from the light flickering in her eyes he can judge that she is watching a video.

Not touching the ground with his feet Keigo flies over, wing strokes so soft that it almost does not move the air at all. Birds of prey are silent hunters, they say, and since he can control each feather precisely, he also has no issue being as silent as his real life name givers.

Toshi is watching a replay of the latest UA sports festival, he realizes as he gets closer. He knows the recording well, since he too skimmed it closely as soon as the festival was over. Hawks liked to be informed about every hero coming and going. It had been drilled into him to know everything at all times and such was the way he operated.

On screen Todoroki Shoto’s left arm burns in the hellflame his father had given him, the arm he had stubbornly refused to use for the rest of the tournament. Keigo looks at Toshi, the way her eyes look in worry at the boy, her teeth slightly biting her lips, as if this is live coverage and not something that happened months ago.

Still, it’s the first time he sees her face in an actual expression, her fond feelings clearly displayed in her facial features. Keigo has tried to crack her a little, make her laugh or angry or say anything of substance, but was only met with indifference and the neutral, overtly friendly way she also talked to her boss. It had frustrated him more than he wanted to admit.

“Didn’t know you were into little boys,” Hawks jokes finally, his nose right next to her ear.

In her panic, he finally gets a genuine reaction out of her. He face grows pale in an instant, hands smashing the laptop closed as if she was caught watching porn, with one stop she is up, her hands dangerously in position to have him smash his face into the ground again, but stopping themselves just in time to catch herself.

“Haven’t I told you that it is not very nice to stalk people, Hawks-sama,” she says with her fake niceness, trying to hold the neutral face expression though her chest is still heaving with the shock.

He shrugs. “Might have possibly mentioned it before.” Then he lets some of his feathers fly around his head and zip back into his wings. Feathers just made for the best dramatic entrances. “So, what is your interest in young Shouto?”

She offers him another reaction to his question, the neutral face slipping a little as he mentions Shouto. “I just hadn’t seen this fight yet and since Todoroki-kun and his friend Midoriya-kun will be interning at our agency I felt like it was the responsible thing to look at their abilities to get the team matchups just right.” Her voice is steady and it is a good explanation. Still, Hawks knows. Lies.

All his senses go off. Why is she lying to him about this? Better to figure that out now to avoid potentially having a spy in his or Endevours ranks. Hawks smiles back as fake as she is looking at him now. “How did you even come to work for Endevour-san, doesn’t he have many sidekicks that do his work for him?”

Toshi straightens herself out. “Endevour-sama and my mother were always good friends and…”

“Intimate friends?” he asks a little provocatively. “I mean, your hair is red.” Though he can see that it is not the right shade of red.

Ah, so this is how it looks when Nakagawa Toshi is angry, he thinks as he sees the fire in her eyes burning. And yet she holds her calm expression. “No,” she says, voice neutral, “just friends.”

“So you’ve known the family for a while,” Hawks concludes. “And Shouto is your little favourite.”

Her fingers turn dangerously and Hawks can’t say he is into cleaning up her blood and his from the floor. Something like that is only sexy in other situations. He therefore starts walking over to the door leading to the hallway.

“I don’t think I have to answer these questions for our cooperation to continue, Hawks-sama,” Toshi says with cold anger, watching him walk away. “You are asking too much.”

Keigo throws one last look over his shoulder and shows the woman his tongue. “I hope we can continue this cooperation successfully.” He winks. “Just know that I will always give my best to be too much for you.”

The eyeroll on the other side of the room tells him that his double meaning was delivered perfectly. Keigo feels good about himself as he leaves his office. At least he knows now that Nakagawa can be a normal human woman and, which was maybe even more interesting, that she could have such a soft facial expression if someone was important to her.

[darkclouud9]

I will cry. I need to talk about this hold on

Kakashi is literally the Copy Ninja.

he's copied this from Gai. he copied part of Obito's habits after the Kannabi bridge accident. he maybe copied the markings from Rin for his Sukea design (its unsure if it is truly copied, but it does resemble her marks).

he copies things from people he loved. even his father. the whole 'valuing friends' wasn't entirely from Obito. he did value his friends. his father's death just made him confused, but Obito's taking no jutsu on him, and his 'death' only made his need to protect comrades resurface.

the only person I can't see anything he copied from that he loved is Minato.

but he's everything Minato wasn't. and that makes me sad, because if you think about it, Minato was fucking absent. he was never there for his team. he was always too late when it mattered most. and he was the fastest shinobi at the time... Kakashi was always there for his team. he was never too late when it mattered most.

Minato never helped his students. in fact, he worsened his final student's mental health by shoving him into anbu at the age of 13. Kakashi always helped his students. every little thing. he was so fucking panicked when Naruto had a panic attack. what did Minato do after Kakashi suffered a panic attack??? threw him into anbu, of course. logical reaction. yes it was to keep Kakashi close, but honestly how are you meant to help a suicidal teen? he did what he thought was best, which was taking Kakashi's mind off life in general, by giving him demanding missions.

n e ways sorry for the rant.

[nohara-rin-dot-mp3]

director's cut: that one naruto uquiz edition. quiz here. because i love talking about things. under the cut for everyone's sanity.

1- sasuke (BASED)

2- obito (he hates that place but also. he did grow up loving it. and that sticks with him.)

3- sakura (shes sooo aware of the flaws but also its HOME and she is very resolutely Not Thinking about them)

4- rin (she hates it but thinks that its like. a her problem. and so overcompensates when rating it 'objectively'.)

5- minato + danzo (YAYYYY NATIONALISM!!!)

nuance- kakashi (guy who thinks that the base idea is not flawed but that the people executing it tend to fuck up. or that its fundamentally evil. or perhaps the only bastion of mercy in the world. depending on the amount of ptsd on any given day.)

konoha the comunity- naruto (yes konoha has flaws but naruto isnt a systems guy. he is too focused on the people within it for better or worse.)

die vanilla- kakashi (kakashi "a shinobi's purpose is to die" hatake. mannnn)

die corpse- rin (literally no need to explain this)

die killed- minato (his war crimes <3 and his martyrdom <3)

die didnt- sasuke (literally this guy is the most pathetic kitten ever he should have been a corpse in a gutter. but HE ISNT!!!! thank u naruto and sakura)

kill vanilla- obito (for his village <3 <3 wow)

kill weapon- sakura (again fascinated by the concept of healing people who go on to do more harm and the net good done by the action... she is NOT going to think about that! or she will DIE!)

kill died- danzo (born to be a nationalist and did a super good job. sorry about the scapegoating bro)

kill didnt- naruto (RAHHH H MY MAN IS DEFYING THE DESTINY ASSIGNED TO HIM... weapon of mass destruction turns to the power of LOVE!!)

recommended reading

naruto- naruto (duh) obito (cross-dresses as sasuke sometimes to impersonate madara and also because hes gender non-conforming like that)

sasuke- sasuke (duh) danzo (his naruto is hiruzen) kakashi (pathetic about it but you see my vision)

woman- rin (well really shes sasuke but she never socially transitioned </3) sakura (completing the team 7 'one of each gender' polycule) minato (malewife)

selfish- rin (more complicated than that. but boils down to her assuming that most people are at least mildly suicidal and also her conflating action and intent tendencies) danzo (POSTERBOY) sakura (mednin who knows just how terrible it is to be left behind. and stays anyways. and she KNOWS that she is being selfless.) sasuke (has to commit to the itachi-hating grind)

selfless- kakashi (if he defines the behavior of all of his friends who died for him as selfish he WILL die) obito (doesnt wanna die and therefore thinks that you would have to be selfless to be willing to do so. plus he likes defining his behavior as selfless :3) naruto (really hasnt thought about it that hard and has a kind of basic understanding of this) minato (yayyyy propaganda. martyrdom is ALWAYS selfless)

yellow- rin (that her favorite color <3)

purple- obito (he thinks that that was rins favorite color </3)

pink- sakura (hair. and she takes PRIDE in it)

orange- sasuke (naruto obsession)

black- naruto (sasuke obsession)

red- minato (blood on his hands. and also all the red on his hokage fit. and kushinaaaaa)

brown- kakashi (dog color :-])

green- danzo (GREAT color for underground lighting. also opposite of red. which hes normal about.)

deer- minato (kind of guy to believe in survival of the fittest) sakura ('really its the fault of the person dying for dying' WORLDS MOST NORMAL MEDNIN STRIKES AGAIN)

lion- kakashi (projecting the lion. onto himself. he is the lion. and he is evil.) obito (projecting the lion onto EVERYONE and they are all evil. which is why he is fist fighting the world)

both- rin (hater) danzo (hater)

neither- naruto (so full of love) sasuke (so full of spite)

not all powerful- sasuke (no one can stop anything from happening. if you really think about it. so why can god? he cant thanks for asking)

not all knowing- sakura (furthering the 'god as just some guy' agenda)

not good- obito (the world is full of bad people made after gods image)

not loving- kakashi (there is a DISTINCTION. and basically humans just arent worth it. yes this raises more questions by the paradox but rational cannot defeat this guys self-loathing)

no evil- danzo (ALL actions can be justified)

no god- rin (trust her she spends so much time thinking about this. and the afterlife as well. basically they cant exist or else no one would be sad about anything. this conclusion is unrelated to the paradox.)

nope<3- minato naruto (like father like son!!! they do NOT wanna think about that!!!)

literally just based on what i thought would be funny. in order they go sasuke naruto sakura obito danzo minato kakashi rin.

apathy- rin (i mean kind of but honestly id argue that its the fact that shes too paralyzed by her perceived lack of personhood to ever act)

failures- kakashi (ok man lol)

see the world- obito (HES AVOIDING THE QUESTION!!!)

changed goal- naruto (:C)

gay (otherwise known as 'attachment to others' but this was funnier)- danzo (no man you're fine. staring at hiruzen longingly every 5 months or so is not affecting your ability to function. lets talk about the war crimes, which ARE a problem,) sasuke (yeah hes got himself pinned)

scared- sakura (yeah, but she actually works on this and gets new worse problems! ok)

forethought- minato (i can see where he's coming from. but. there are other things too.)

fire- obito (actively working to destroy the world) sasuke (if i keep lighting stuff on fire maybe itll stop happening) sakura (would rather jump out a window than tell the truth. but the important thing is not the lie its jumping out the window shes not opposed to the truth she just really likes jumping out windows)

masks- rin (WELL.) kakashi (what is a personality if not a mask to take on and off)

rot- danzo (hes just preparing for the inevitable and its all for a good reason anyways. according to him.)

NOT ON PURPOSE!!!- naruto (he is honest. too honest.)

squid- minato (the squid is a metaphor for kushina. who will KILL him if he lies. but the threat is not necessary because he loovvvesss his wife)

timed because i HATE YOU (clicked a button on accident when i was making the quiz and im too lazy to go back and fix it)

hamlet- sasuke (vengance. inaction. what more could you want)

horatio- naruto (gay thing with hamlet)

ophelia- sakura (arc parallels hamlet, part of the polycule, flowers)

roz+guild- rin (specifically the tom stoppard dudes for the emptiness. but also the ogs for the weirdly 2-faced.)

claudius- obito (MURDER. but also genuine affection??? actually this is really reliant on my read of claudius as a character i'll elaborate on this later)

gertrude- kakashi (inaction. guilt. trying to reach out to hamlet. in love with claudius.)

laertes- danzo (doing what is right (perceived) by ANY MEANS. ANYTHING FOR THE ENDING.)

fortinbras- minato (would 100% take over a foreign nation Just Cuz)

idk- rin (she doesnt know anything ever and she doesnt really care to. because she is also suspicious that there is nothing to know.) sakura (she doesnt know and she is in despair. because she HAS to know. but she doesnt. and she's scared about it.)

idk but im digging for it- obito (straight up making stuff up <3) sasuke (hes tryinggggg)

world better- naruto (baby boy :C) danzo (AUGH HES TRYING)

hurt- minato (cuz thats just the way things are baby ^_^) kakashi (stuck in the cycle of violence and will not be getting out soon. seriously someone get him therapy)

[depressedhatakekakashi]

Hi I'm sorry. I just had a minor mental breakdown and was wondering if you had any Maito Dai headcanons of your favourite au.

He just makes me feel things. Good things...very good comfort character. So dad shaped.

Well, my favorite au is God of Storms

Some headcannons i have for Dai is

He’s the only one who ever believed his son (Prince Gai) when he said he had a friend who seemed to just vanish whenever someone else showed up

After his second death he bonds with Sakumo, and the two of them end up becoming like best friends. No one really understands it, but it’s good for Sakumo and Dai so they’re not complaining

When Kakashi came back from his mortal life and visited Dai for the first time, Dai was the only one who asked how he life was and sat there listening to Kakashi talk about all the things he did, and how much he loved gai.

The star that represents Dai in the night sky is one part of a group that Obito often organizes into the shape of a turtle. He doesn’t always put the same stars, but he does make sure Dai is always a part of that constellation

Pokemon au

Dai is a fighting type trainer. He’s not known for being particularly strong as a trainer, but he is actually capable of taking on some strong opponents. He just prefers helping people and training over trying to make a name For himself

His partner Pokemon is Hitmonchan, and he’d be lying if he said he wasn’t a little sad when jis som chose Hitmonlee as his partner

His Hitmonchan is actually a shiny, but very few people realize that because the dofferences arn’t easy to see unless it’s beside another hitmonchan,

[apainintheasgardiansoul]

Nah, I don't think he needs to be defended. After all, fictional characters are not everyone's cup of tea.

But then, if you wonder why is he sweeping here, maybe you should also ask the people who keep him pretty much always top 5 in the official Naruto polls throughout the years.

In my case, I started watching Naruto waay after the show first aired. The impression I got from Kakashi at that time was of him being a savage moody dude who gave zero fucks and also was sarcastic, plus, that spiky hair gave me punk vibes.

But he's the kind of character that you start liking once you realize he's kinda relatable, especially when you grow up and become a victim of the system. (x)

"But he's always wearing a mask." Well, he has to because he's a ninja and that's what ninjas actually did to keep their identity hidden at all costs? Honestly idk how other characters in the story managed to survive and avoid being a target wearing those bright colors in the middle of the forest while their faces can be recognized in plain sight, lol.

Speaking of ninja stuff, the man is well known for being a skilled tactician able to hold a one-on-one combat while just using a damn kunai, that shit is insane.

The dude ain't a nobody.. in the manga/anime you often see Kakashi being acknowledged through the five lands, even by his adversaries (He's basically Mr. Worldwide) The mask is not the only thing that makes him mysterious (eventually we get to see his face) but also his backstory, which turns out to be a tragic one and that's where you realize why he behaves the way he does.

He was the gifted arrogant kid who ended up being a burnout with unhealthy coping mechanisms after losing his family, accidentally killing his friend (an event that gave him ptsd and permanent nightmares), losing his other teammate during the war while still being a kid and whose last will was to give him his eye (that red eye with powers) since kakashi was badly injured after trying to protect him.

Then he becomes this lethal killing "Machine" with no feelings who avoided any kind of human interaction cause he felt kinda cursed and only wanted to die, but that wish wasn't granted (yet) and he ends up becoming a teacher, which wasn't actually his thing but he tried to do his best. Funny thing, his students (lovingly called gremlins by some fans) are no ordinary kids since two of them are reincarnations of overpowered ancient aliens and he has to make sure these kids don't get killed or, in fact, end up killing each other. All this while he's still fighting his own inner demons, existencial crisis and depression.

If u wanna talk about just looks, sure there are silver/white haired characters with more elaborated designs, but the fact that the guy can show emotions with just one eye is just 👌🏻😆

Then u have the "rolled up sleeves and skull t-shirt"

the slutty fingerless gloves and sitting like a whore thingy..

His inner sailor scout dramatically showing during battle:

Not to mention his favorite way of attacking opponents:

Men in a uniform with a scar in one eye and also a tattoo might be a cliché but it never fails. He could have been given the 'Mappa treatment' like Gojo and show up like this:

But I like my man looking deranged

There's nothing like preferring comfy clothes after a long day of work and we know that

Kakashi could be your sugar daddy since he's actually a millionaire. The man went through all military/ninja ranks and did lots of missions which obviously they get well paid for. However, he's not the kind of greedy guy with lust for power, he actually kinda likes to avoid responsibilities (he never aspired to become hokage/president, he just accepted because of Naruto and Obito and, while being at that position, he made considerable changes that benefited the people and improved the village) In fact, he keeps things simple as he doesn't like to be adressed with honorary titles.

There's also part of the Naruto fandom who accuse Kakashi of being a "bootlicker" but that's not the case since he also stood up for what he considered was right and never sided with corrupted characters like Danzou, the council and others, which made him a trust-worthy person who actually listened to those around him. Of course, he's not perfect and we can see his flaws and mistakes and that's why he's also considered one of Naruto's best written characters. As for the wet dog thing... It's mostly fanon pov just like the little meow meow term, but he has dogs and he cares for them (look at their tiny cute clothes, lol.)

Also that misconception of the character being a hopeless mess... He's disciplined and organized, and also a good cook.

Bonus: It is canon that Kakashi is packin' 🍆

He didn't have a canon partner or relationship, which gives fans the opportunity to play and write/draw him as aro or even ace.

He can also be straight, gay, bi, or poly depending on the mood of the show 😆:

Or maybe he just retired and married Gai:

But he ain't a perv like some people in the notes are saying.. Kakashi definitely knows about consent:

He reads a book of which we never get to know the full content, but it is assumed to be smut, perhaps fluffy stuff with a touch of kinky, who knows. And thank God NO ONE here in tumblr likes reading such thing or even any other kind of fanfiction.

The scene of him being given spoilers by his students during the test is just to show that goofy silly side of him as he can also be sometimes a troll, a prankster, a smooth talker or a badass who ain't fucking around.

He goes out in public with the book, but never reads or shows the content to his students or kids, which is the equivalent of listening to 18+ asmr with headphones in the bus or reading ao3 in a cafe silently on your own.

Who wouldn't want to escape reality through books after being crucified, stayed in coma, die and come back to life, also see your long lost childhood dead friend come back to life and then have a panick attack about it and trying not to lose your sanity and stay positive?

He just wants to take some rest, leave him alone.

He's for many the og, meme material, first anime crush, relatable character, minecraft character design inspo, he's, he's..

Okay, Naruto fans. Please explain how the one character that keeps sweeping in your polls has pathetic wet dog energy, and I'm talking about Kakashi. Now, I must confess the only episode of Naruto I watched was Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura trying to steal bells from Kakashi. They managed to steal the bells only because Naruto stole his book and read the last few pages, which it was heavily insinuated that the book was erotica and spoiled the ending for Kakashi, and he had a full-on meltdown. So again, pathetic wet dog energy. Is it the mask, and you guys find him all mysterious or something? Or is he actually competent at his job, and I just got a bad episode? I would like to know because he's on the same level as Gojo with me. It's just like a generic anime white-haired dude. So, I would genuinely like to understand why you guys love him so much

Defend Your Blurbo #5

Please remember this post is about curiosity and genuine fandom discourse. Be kind with your answers because this is not a debate essay, this is a discussion between fans.

Most of you should at least have some idea who Kakashi is. I know there are many opinions about my various photo choices because I've gone through several. After all, people keep sending me different ones.

But I think the anon is forgetting about the scar and the red Sharingan eye which I think a lot of people find attractive

So, Naruto fandom defend your blorbo