Kakashi

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Kakashi was a student of Minato Namikaze alongside Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara. His father, Hatake Sakumo, took his own life after being scorned for abandoning a mission to save comrades. During the Kannabi Bridge mission, Kakashi initially insisted that the mission came first, but ultimately joined Obito in rescuing Rin. Kakashi lost his left eye in the rescue, and a gravely injured Obito gave him a Sharingan before being presumed dead 335.

Rin later stepped into Kakashi’s Lightning Blade to prevent the Three-Tails sealed inside her from attacking Konoha. Kakashi also lost Minato, who died sealing the Nine-Tails 327.

Kakashi spent years in the Hokage’s Anbu, where Yamato served under him, before becoming the Jonin assigned to Shinki, Naruto and Sasuke 24 44.

Appearance

Kakashi has white hair and usually conceals much of his face with a mask. His forehead protector covers his left eye, which held Obito’s Sharingan until Madara took it 24 32 340.

• At a bathhouse, Kakashi removed one mask to reveal another underneath; his companions eventually saw his face 190 191.
• Naruto later restored Kakashi’s missing left eye with Yang Power 345.

Personality

Kakashi values observation, deception and teamwork. During the bell test, he appeared to read while watching whether his new students would cooperate. Although he initially taught them to put the mission first, he later rejected Obito’s offer to abandon reality and affirmed the importance of comrades and their shared memories 25 26 327.

He is protective of his students and willing to acknowledge their strengths. After witnessing Shinki’s abilities, he decided to guide his development as a ninja, even as he doubted how much he could teach him. During the Land of Waves mission, he punished Shinki for recklessly starting a forest fire and warned him to control his power 29 45.

Kakashi also enjoys teasing his students and reading Icha Icha Paradise. He arrived late with implausible excuses, used Thousand Years of Death during a spar with Sasuke, and eagerly asked Jiraiya about the book’s next volume 46 73.

Abilities and Skills

Sharingan and Kamui

Obito’s transplanted Sharingan gave Kakashi the ability to copy ninjutsu, earning him the name “Copy Ninja.” Maintaining the eye consumed substantial chakra, leaving him prone to running low after only a few techniques 25 29.

• He had copied more than a thousand ninjutsu 29.
• Thick fog severely limited the eye’s usefulness against Zabuza 38.
• Kakashi used Kamui to send Naruto into the same dimension used by the Masked Man, enabling an attack against him 326.
• Madara took Kakashi’s Sharingan after Kakashi used Kamui to send Rin away 340.

Lightning Blade

Kakashi developed Lightning Blade, an S-rank ninjutsu that concentrates Lightning Release chakra in the hand. He used it to pierce Obito’s chest during their fight in the Kamui Dimension 73 327.

Water Release

• Water Prison Technique: Kakashi trapped Zabuza after Shinki struck him with a Rasengan. He had to remain in place to maintain the prison; it collapsed when Haku forced him to retreat 39 41.
• Water Dragon Bullet: He used it to block Itachi’s Great Fireball Technique 93 94.

Other Techniques and Skills

• Substitution Technique: Escaped Shinki’s clones during the bell test and avoided Sasuke’s Chidori during a spar 25 73.
• Earth Release: Fang Pursuit Technique: Demonstrated the technique on the return from the Land of Waves; Shinki learned it in less than ten minutes 44.
• Chakra control: Demonstrated walking up a tree and hanging upside down as part of Team 7’s training 34.
• Konoha Style: Thousand Years of Death: Used the technique against Sasuke after exploiting an opening behind him 73.

Equipment and Items

• Forehead protector — Normally covers his transplanted left Sharingan 32.
• Kunai — Used against opponents including Zabuza and the Masked Man; one strike split the latter’s mask 38 327.
• Icha Icha Paradise — A favorite book series written by Jiraiya. Shinki and Naruto later gave Kakashi an unreleased volume 34 73 148.
• Netherworld Sealing scroll — Used on the battlefield to seal an Explosion Release ninja’s soul. The scroll burned after use, preventing its reuse 289.

Relationships

• Shinki — Student and later Hokage. Kakashi repeatedly marveled at his abilities, trained and fought alongside him, and credited Shinki’s later achievements to his own efforts 25 39 45 310.
• Naruto Uzumaki — Student and Minato’s son. Naruto later restored Kakashi’s lost eye during the war 24 345.
• Sasuke Uchiha — Student whom Kakashi trained and sparred with; Sasuke visited him in hospital after Itachi’s Tsukuyomi 73 103.
• Minato Namikaze — Kakashi’s teacher and the Fourth Hokage. Kakashi recognized Shinki’s Flying Thunder God as a technique Minato had excelled at 25.
• Obito Uchiha — Former teammate and donor of Kakashi’s Sharingan. Kakashi unmasked him as the Masked Man and resolved to stop him 327 335.
• Rin Nohara — Former teammate who sacrificed herself to protect Konoha. After her reanimation, she fought beside Kakashi against Black Zetsu and Hashirama 327 338.
• Might Guy — Best friend and rival. Guy fought beside Kakashi against Akatsuki and during the war 88 93 326.
• Yamato — Former Anbu subordinate and Shinki’s earlier teacher 44.
• Jiraiya — Author of Kakashi’s favorite book series and later a teacher to Shinki and Naruto 73 74.

Story Role and Major Arcs

• Bell test: Kakashi tested his new team by challenging them to take his bells. Shinki used Shadow Clones and Flying Thunder God to obtain them, then produced cloned bells so all three students could pass 25 26.
• Land of Waves: Kakashi taught chakra control and defended Tazuna against Zabuza. With Shinki’s help, he trapped Zabuza in a Water Prison, then reported the team’s mission to the Third Hokage 34 39 44.
• Chunin Exams and Akatsuki: Kakashi entered all three students in the exams and later acted on Shinki’s warning that Orochimaru was posing as the Kazekage. He and Guy confronted Itachi and Kisame; Itachi’s Tsukuyomi left Kakashi hospitalized 46 84 93 94 103.
• Gaara rescue: After Shinki and Naruto returned from three years of training, Tsunade made Kakashi captain of their new squad with Sai. The team joined the mission to rescue Gaara from Akatsuki 148 149 152.
• Hiruko incident: Hiruko remotely controlled Kakashi and forced him to leave Konoha. After his return, Kakashi proposed a seal that would kill Hiruko at the cost of his own life, but Tsunade refused 214 216.
• Fourth Shinobi World War: Kakashi used Kamui in the fight against the Masked Man, unmasked him as Obito and fought him in the Kamui Dimension. Later, Kakashi and Rin worked to keep Obito’s Rinnegan from Madara, who stole Kakashi’s Sharingan; Naruto subsequently restored his eye 326 327 338 340 345.

Notable Quotes

“In the ninja world, those who break the rules are trash, but those who don’t cherish their comrades are worse than trash! And those who abandon reality and their memories with their comrades are even worse!!” 327

“Shinki reached the heights he has today entirely through his own efforts. I’m just an ordinary Ninja...” 310