Kakashi

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Academy Prodigy

Kakashi is the son of Konoha’s White Fang, whose strength, standing, and wartime reputation surpassed those of the Sannin during the Second Shinobi World War. Kakashi established his own reputation by graduating from the Ninja Academy at five 2 50.

Despite his talent, he narrowly lost a fierce practical-combat match against his classmate Miya Hanama. Three years later, Kakashi still resented that defeat and wanted a rematch 2 88.

Escort Mission in the Land of Grass

Miya encountered Kakashi guarding a carriage while his instructor, Iwakawa Yunosuke, and teammates, Taiseki Shutaku and Takeuchi Takashi, fought enemy ninja. Kakashi threw shuriken at Miya’s concealed position before recognizing him, then continued assessing whether his old classmate threatened the mission 39 40.

With the guards suffering casualties, Kakashi accepted Miya’s assistance in exchange for meals. Even after Miya cleared the attacking samurai, Kakashi remained beside his employer rather than joining the main battle. His request that Miya help the others also served to move the powerful newcomer away from the client 40.

Meal Debt and the Sand Ninja Confrontation

Back in Konoha, Miya collected the first of three promised meals at a grilled-fish restaurant. He exhausted its entire supply, leaving Kakashi with a bill of 115,000 ryō after a twenty-percent discount. Kakashi had intended to buy ninja tools with the money; only 5,000 ryō remained 49.

Distracted by the two meals he still owed, Kakashi collided with Sunagakure Genin Kengo outside. He refused to apologize and punched Kengo in the stomach when the latter tried to grab him. Miya intervened when Kengo’s teammates confronted them, pointing out Kakashi’s Chunin rank. Afterward, Kakashi escaped with the Body Flicker Technique when Miya suggested another meal 49 50.

Reputation During the Chunin Exams

After witnessing Miya fight Orochimaru, foreign Jonin speculated that Kakashi might possess comparable hidden strength—or that Konoha had publicized Kakashi to distract attention from Miya. These were the observers’ suspicions, not confirmed assessments of Kakashi’s abilities 72.

Team Minato and the Rematch

Kakashi later joined Minato Namikaze’s team alongside Rin Nohara and Obito Uchiha. Hiruzen specifically asked Minato to pay attention to Kakashi’s proud, aloof disposition. When Miya returned from Ryūchi Cave, he found Kakashi sitting out a river-cleaning assignment while Rin and Obito worked, and confronted him about both Rin’s workload and the unpaid meals 85 86.

The next gathering became a picnic at Training Ground 44. After dinner, Kakashi challenged Miya to settle their old rivalry. They agreed that Kakashi would teach Miya his self-developed Lightning Release technique if he lost; Miya offered an equivalent technique if Kakashi won 87 88.

During the match, Kakashi’s lightning-enhanced sword attacks failed to penetrate Miya’s defense. He then enclosed himself in an Earth Prison Wall to prepare Chidori, emerging as Miya shattered the barrier. His Chidori lost to Miya’s upgraded Rasengan, leaving him coughing blood and requiring a hospital visit. Minato recognized that Miya had held back 89 91.

Kakashi refused to abandon the rivalry, declaring that he would win next time. After leaving the hospital the following day, he honored the wager by delivering the Chidori scroll to Miya 91.

S-Rank Assignment

Minato requested permission to take Kakashi on an S-rank mission, and Hiruzen approved. Minato subsequently found him in the queue at Ichiraku Ramen and ordered him to prepare to leave. Miya privately associated the assignment with Ryūmyaku and The Lost Tower, but the supplied chapters do not show Kakashi completing it 91 92.

Appearance

• Hair: Short, tousled, and silver 39.
• Face covering: A black mask, repeatedly described as his trademark 39 87.
• Weapon placement: Carries a short blade strapped to his back 39 89.
• Forehead protector: Wears a Konoha ninja forehead protector 49 50.

Personality

Kakashi is cold, proud, and intensely mission-focused. During the carriage escort, recognizing Miya did not make him lower his guard; he judged even a fellow Konoha ninja by the potential danger to his employer. He accepted help when necessary but refused to leave the client without protection 39 40.

His competitiveness makes defeat difficult for him to accept. He remembered his childhood loss for three years, dismissed it as an accident, and challenged Miya despite warnings about their widening strength gap. Nevertheless, he kept his promise and surrendered the Chidori scroll after losing 88 91.

Miya’s appetite exposes a less composed side of him. Kakashi’s confidence in paying for lunch collapses as the bill grows, and later reminders of the remaining meal debt leave him visibly uneasy 49 50 85.

Abilities & Skills

Chidori

A self-developed Lightning Release ninjutsu that gathers lightning in Kakashi’s hand, accompanied by a sound resembling birdsong 88 89.

• Used as a direct thrusting attack against Miya 89.
• Prepared behind an Earth Prison Wall before a sudden charge 89.
• Lost in a direct clash with Miya’s Nuclear Release: Rasengan 89 91.
• Passed to Miya through a ninjutsu scroll after their wager 91.

Swordsmanship and Lightning Release: Fang Pursuit

Kakashi fights with the short blade White Fang, enhancing its cutting edge with electrical current 89.

• Performs rapid sequences of close-range sword attacks 89.
• Uses Lightning Release: Fang Pursuit to increase the blade’s sharpness 89.
• Could not break through Miya’s kunai defense during their rematch 89.

Earth Release: Earth Prison Wall

Raises the surrounding earth into a hemispherical enclosure 89.

• Provides cover while he prepares another technique 89.
• Used tactically when he realizes he cannot match Miya’s speed 89.
• Broken by a single kick from Miya’s Nuclear Release: Great Whirlwind 89.

Movement and Close Combat

• Body Flicker Technique: Used to leave Miya behind in Konoha and reach the clearing for their duel 50 88.
• Counterattacking: Struck Kengo before the older Genin’s attempted grab could connect 50.
• Shuriken throwing: Attacked Miya’s concealed position during the escort mission 39.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• White Fang — Short blade carried on his back and used with lightning-enhanced swordsmanship 39 89.
• Shuriken — Used to engage a suspected threat near the escorted carriage 39.
• Chidori scroll — Delivered to Miya as payment for losing their wager 91.

Relationships

• Sakumo Hatake — Father, renowned as Konoha’s White Fang; his reputation contributes to Kakashi’s prominence 2 50 71.
• Miya Hanama — Former classmate and persistent rival. Their association includes two documented defeats, a costly meal debt, and Kakashi teaching him Chidori 2 40 49 88 91.
• Minato Namikaze — Jonin instructor. Watches over Kakashi’s social development, takes him to the hospital after the rematch, and selects him for an S-rank assignment 86 91.
• Rin Nohara — Team Minato teammate; expresses concern about his recovery after Miya defeats him 85 91.
• Obito Uchiha — Team Minato teammate. Cheers for Kakashi against Miya because of his own hostility toward their opponent 85 88.
• Iwakawa Yunosuke, Taiseki Shutaku, and Takeuchi Takashi — Earlier instructor and teammates during the Land of Grass escort mission 39 40.

Notable Quotes

“I'll win next time.” 91