Guy soon appears to fight the leader of the hijackers, Rahy, keeping him busy so that Kakashi can free himself from his restraints without being noticed. During the voyage, the Tobishachimaru is hijacked by the Ryha Armament Alliance, who demand that Konoha release their leader, Gary, from the Blood Prison, vowing to kill the hostages and destroy the Tobishachimaru if their demands aren't met. [86], Main article: Paradise Life on a Boat When they realise what Tobi is doing, Kakashi and the others focus on destroying the Demonic Statue before it can complete its metamorphosis into the Ten-Tails. Although they are unified in their willingness to die, Obito decides it's too soon for Kakashi and uses Kamui on the attack bound for him, leaving Obito unable to save himself. Nearly a year after the war, Kakashi has yet to officially take on the duties of being Hokage, feeling he's unqualified, leaving Tsunade to continue managing Konoha's affairs. After Kakashi loses his Sharingan, his body is temporarily inhabited by Obito's spirit, allowing him to use both of Obito's Mangeky. He soon found Team 10's genin trying to find the culprit as well. EX, Naruto Shippden: Gekit Ninja Taisen! He didnt trust him and decided it would be better if Naruto took his place instead. While retaining his seriousness in any and all important events, Kakashi willingly attempts to evade any responsibilities during his free time, such as when he attempted to evade Boruto's pleas for training. Later, it was revealed that Kakashi and Guy's vacation was in fact a cover for their working with the Land of Hot Water to uncover the truth behind the missing girls. Upset with himself for not spending more time defusing Sasuke's angst, Kakashi goes after him, fearful that he and Naruto may kill each other. Kakashi joined Naruto and his advisers when overseeing Ino probe one of the guard's his mind for answers, learning that Mitsuki had left willingly with the attackers. Only in this way can the defenseless Kong Nin be unable to exert air superiority. [75] Kakashi initially had trouble to aim Kamui properly and hit his targets. Daichi and Kakashi looked around one last time and nodded their heads. Kakashi was hokage for a much longer time than people realize, just because of the time jumps. Kakashi watches as the Konoha 11 recapture prisoners escaping during the Armament Alliance's breakout and feels that their generation will someday replace his own. Overhearing that, Yukimi slipped away and returned to the cave. As the shinobi attempt to subdue the beast, it teleports away, much to Kakashi's surprise. [23], Because he'd lost two teammates in such a short timespan, his role in Rin's death, and his failure to honour Obito's last request by protecting her, Kakashi dropped into a depression. Because this will cost Obito his life, Kakashi tries to convince him to find another way to make amends, but Obito replies that he doesn't deserve such an easy solution. Score: 4.1/5 (4 votes) . Kakashi pulls away, sets down Haku's body, and, angered by what's happened, proceeds to debilitate both of Zabuza's arms. anything as a hokage yeah - popular memes on the site iFunny.co #naruto #animemanga #kakashihatake #naruto #kakashi #did #do #hokage #yeah #pic. Unable to get free and knowing his injuries were too serious to survive, Obito decided to make his last act giving Kakashi the present he forgot to give him earlier: his Sharingan to replace the eye Kakashi lost. Kakashi, along with Guy and Mirai, swiftly defeated the fanatics. When Kakashi woke up, he knew Danz would punish Kinoe for insubordination and asked the Third for help. There, he finds the entire village abandoned. [35] Over the years, he was placed in charge of several teams of Academy graduates, but none ever demonstrated the teamwork he considered to be so important. And Boruto was 8 when Naruto becomes . Kakashi becomes the 6th Hokage after Tsunade steps down from her position as she wanted to retire from the post of Hokage and go back to gambling and traveling. He is informed of what happened while he was dead, such as that Pain destroyed the village and that Naruto, upon returning, defeated Pain. Gat then arrives to kill them all, Zabuza included, with a horde of mercenaries. Having no students to lead anymore, Kakashi resumes his prior mission schedule. She wants Team 7's chakra as well, so she transports them to one of Kaguya's Dimensions: a sea of lava. - Daichi and sensei gave a detailed report of their findings to the Hokage. While Kakashi voiced his horror at Victor's attempt to recreate the God Tree, it was also revealed from an investigation that Victor's laboratory had scriptures relating to Shojoji's intel, vague information of a "vessel" and secret knowledge that should only be known by the Five Kage. Kakashi carried out his duties faithfully, monitoring Kushina from the shadows whenever she left her home. During the Third Shinobi World War, he wore a black T-shirt with white stripes in the middle of the sleeves, additional sleeves over his arms, metal arm protectors, leather straps around his back and chest, and dark pants. He summons his ninken to help him track Sasuke and Naruto, eventually finding the latter unconscious at the Valley of the End. Lets talk about Kakashis suitability for Hokages role. Kakashi is not done recovering when he is given a mission assignment, a consequence of Konoha's lack of manpower following the failed invasion. Before embarking on the mission, Minato and Rin gave him presents to celebrate his promotion; Obito forgot to get him anything. 56% Upvoted. Kisame is stopped by Might Guy and they retreat, at which point Kakashi passes out. His attack is blocked by the combined efforts of Naruto and Yamato, who arrive with Sakura and Sai to lend assistance. In the anime, Kakashi attacked Orochimaru when the Third Hokage failed to apprehend him, but he was paralysed by Orochimaru's killing intent and Orochimaru escaped. Kakashi knew that Naruto was the one who deserved to be Hokage more than anyone else. This Kakashi accompanies a team including Naruto and Minato to retrieve the Red Moon Scroll, where Kakashi's zealous overuse of his Sharingan prevents him from fighting the toads that guard it. Kakashi did not originally want to become Hokage, but after understanding the severity of the situation, he settled into the position for over a decade so Naruto could mature and take his place one day to lead the village by becoming Hokage as his successor. After saving them, Kakashi organised the team to hold off the creature. When Dot's men attack Team 7, Kakashi uses his Sharingan to copy some of their ice-based techniques to escape. After the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kakashi becomes Konoha's Sixth Hokage (, Rokudaime Hokage, literally meaning: Sixth Fire Shadow). When Obito accuses him of having a guilty conscience, Kakashi tries to explain the circumstances of Rin's death, but Obito is already aware that she chose to die. No one in the whole of Konoha can recognize themselves! During one of Sakumo's missions - after Kakashi was enrolled in Konoha's Ninja Academy - Sakumo made the decision to save the lives of his teammates rather than complete the assignment. Kakashi, however, only pretends death, warping away the nail at the last moment with Kamui. As his spirit leaves Kakashi's body, Obito apologises for everything he did when he was alive, but Kakashi states that he's glad they rekindled their friendship before the end. Kakashi doubts this is the real reason for coming all the way to the Land of Iron, which one of Sai's ink clones confirms after Sakura and her entourage leave: the rest of the Konoha 11 have decided that it's their responsibility, as Sasuke's former friends, to kill him before he sparks a war, a burden Sakura has taken for herself. Naruto is overwhelmed by all the developments going on and passes out. Kakashi and the Konoha 11 fight what were thought to be the deceased members of Akatsuki, but what are actually part of the White Zetsu Army in disguise. Sasuke avoids doing so and Kakashi takes him away afterwards, applying the Evil Sealing Method to prevent the cursed seal's use. Kakashi had been a jonin for over a decade, and a leader of one of the divisions in the 4th shinobi war. Tsunade named Kakashi as her successor, the Sixth Hokage, with his first act being to pardon Sasuke for his crimes. Just as they are about to be killed, the combined Allied Shinobi Forces arrive to help, deflecting the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball. [37] He has spiky silver hair often oriented to his left-side, dark grey eyes (black in several instances), and typically a relaxed and lazy expression. After they arrive back in Konoha, Hiruko projects himself to the world and claims responsibility for the kidnappings, whose kekkei genkai he has assimilated into his body with the Chimera Technique. Afterwards, Kakashi applauded Mirai on combining the signature skills of her parents. Kakashi Hatake was introduced in Naruto as the leader of Team 7, which consisted of Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno. In the following years during his role as Hokage, Kakashi continued to dutifully work to progress the village. Youre going to find out whether he even wanted to become Hokage, when he became Hokage and how old he was when he became Hokage. Kakashi, meanwhile, volunteers to help Team 10 avenge Asuma; Shikamaru Nara, having previously come up with a plan, modifies it to take Kakashi's presence into consideration. Kahy is upset by Kakashi's observation and attacks with Ice Release: Earthen Consecutive Chains of Ice, creating a hole in the ship that starts sucking out Kakashi, Guy, and the passengers. Kakashi figures out how to use Kamui to return, prompting Obito to try to kill him. Their mission complete, Team 7 returns to Konoha, travelling by way of the Great Naruto Bridge that Tazuna finished building. As an adult, Kakashi typically has a relaxed and almost bored attitude, not prone to getting too worked up about anything or by anyone. He entreats Kakashi to tell him about his life, with which Kakashi complies. During this mission, it was mentioned Hidden Grass Villages Hozuki Castle/Blood Prison needs a new warden after Muis demise so Kahryo was suggested by Kakashi to the Leaf-Cloud-Grass higher-ups. When they arrive in the Land of Waves they are met by Zabuza Momochi, a former Kiri-nin. Thinking it would ease his pain, Minato convinced Kakashi to join the Anbu. Expecting that this will now happen soon, Kakashi asks Tsunade to place a seal on him that will activate his Mangeky Sharingan when Hiruko tries to assimilate him. Fearing that the seal containing the beast is weakening, Kakashi decides to finish the battle quickly: he summons his ninken and has them track down his blood which is still on Zabuza's Kubikiribch. Naruto, having finished his jutsu, volunteers to face Kakuzu alone. In addition, for the three aircraft carriers, Watergate also has the idea of taking them. Danzo actually attached Shisui and took his eye . Ordinarily, such training would take months or years, but Naruto, by training alongside hundreds of shadow clones, can do the same training in a mere fraction of the time. Just then, a light envelops Kakashi, a sign of his revival; before Kakashi returns to the living plane, Sakumo thanks him for putting him at peace at long last, allowing him to continue to the afterlife. Knowing the characteristics of Kong Nin, he did not choose to do it immediately, but put the time in the middle of the night. Read the whole article for a clear understanding. So, Naruto was 18 when Kakashi becomes Hokage. Even his ninken have seen his face so sparingly that most of them don't remember what he looks like unmasked. The Sage of the Six Paths summons them all back from Kaguya's dimensions and congratulates them for their victory. As the council and Hokage continued to talk about how best to deal with this, Kakashi voiced his overall approval of Naruto's actions, noting that Naruto would never do anything he thought would bring danger to the village and that the elders wouldn't even consider letting the boy in the village had they known the full story to begin with. Kakashi attending Naruto and Hinata's wedding. But Kakashi was still able to do the job even with diminished capacity. During one of these attacks, Rin jumped in front of Kakashi's attack, dying by his hand so that Konoha would be safe. Main article: Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow His extreme knowledge combined with his high Sharingan skill makes Kakashi one of the most talented ninjas in Naruto. To prove his point, he revealed himself as Sukea from earlier, showing how well he knows Boruto. Before leaving, he stops by the hospital where Sasuke has been staying after his own encounter with Itachi and finds Sasuke in the middle of combat with Naruto. Yup as stated from other comments, Kakashi was the Hokage while Naruto is developing his knowledge to become a Hokage. Meanwhile, Kakashi takes Karin to the Konohagakure Intelligence Division to be questioned. According to the Naruto fandom, Rin did ask Kakashi to kill her in order to save Konoha, her village. During which, they stumbled into a feud between old town and new city residents over fireworks displays. Kakashi confronts Rahy about this and Kahy, unaware that this was intended, is aghast. Kaguya is defeated, the tailed beasts are removed from her body, and she is trapped alongside Black Zetsu with Six Paths Chibaku Tensei. [97] Despite this, Kakashi retains many of his original personality traits, being easygoing, unfazed by the actions of others, and eyes appearing to be half-asleep. During the Konoha invasion of the Akatsuki, Kakashi fought against one of Pain's paths and died of exhaustion. Obito decides to put the same faith in Naruto that Kakashi has and, in order to make up for all that he's done, prepares to use the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive everyone that has died. He felt that he wasnt suitable for that job anymore, considering that there were more capable and famous ninjas to take over his role for him. Kakashi is afterwards tracked down by Naruto, who asks Kakashi to help him train for the exams' final matches in a month. Once they locate him, they pin him down while Kakashi attacks with his Lightning Cutter. Kakashi catches up with her in time to stop Sasuke from killing her with Chidori. . Since Kakashi is not a member of the Uchiha family, it is surprising when they find out that he has a Sharingan eye. He orders Asuma and Kurenai to shut their eyes while he is attacked with Tsukuyomi, subjecting him to three days of torture in a matter of seconds. [34] Itachi was eventually promoted out of Team Ro and replaced by Ygao Uzuki. Why was Kakashi capable of becoming Hokage? Kakashi met Hiruko ten years earlier and was branded with a mind-controlling technique that Hiruko planned to use someday to take his Sharingan. Escape from the Hokage's Hat is an Alternate Universe Fic Naruto fic written by anothvortex. Dot and his men are eventually defeated and Koyuki reclaims her position as the country's daimy. Naruto Uzumaki identifies Icha Icha as one of Kakashi's few weaknesses, which he is able to take advantage of during a bell test by threatening to spoil the ending of the newest book in the series, forcing Kakashi to shut his eyes and ears and thereby leave himself vulnerable. Seeing this, Kakashi conceded to help Boruto in learning to apply nature transformation to his Rasengan, deciding that Wind Release would be best. Kakk retaliated by forcing a cave-in and Kakashi, due to his damaged eye, was struck in his blind spot and had difficulty avoiding the falling rocks. [95] Later, the group arrived in the Land of Hot Water. He went back to where Obito and Rin were, but Iwa reinforcements soon arrived and started constricting the rubble. Kakashi, meanwhile, tries to question Obito more, who ignores him and instead uses his own Kamui on Kakashi. He and Sakura see Sasuke off as he leaves Konoha to wander the world, with Kakashi requesting him not to cause too much trouble.[93]. Kakashi and his peers are blocked from helping Konoha. From careful observation of the Deva Path's abilities, Kakashi notices a brief cool down period between its jutsu. In the anime, as Konoha starts preparing for the looming war, Kiba Inuzuka asks Kakashi to train him. As Sasuke is about to clash his Chidori with Naruto's Rasengan, Kakashi catches them both and flings them apart. Kakashi engages Kakuzu in hand-to-hand combat. [68] After failing to infuse the Rasengan with his lightning nature, he instead created the Chidori,[69] a collection of lightning chakra in the hand that can pierce most targets that it is thrust into; he once famously split a bolt of lightning with his Chidori, earning the name "Lightning Cutter". He was the symbol of Konoha and what makes him special is his undying loyalty and dedication towards it as he was loyal to Konoha. When Shikadai contacted his father via phone, he revealed that Iwagakure was taken over as part of a plan by noki. Kakashi warns Sasuke that he will be disqualified if he uses the cursed seal during his match. While the world around them falls to the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Sasuke uses his own Rinnegan to shield Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi from its effects. Kakashi informs Sakura that the Raikage is contemplating a Kage Summit on the rumors and the possibility of hunting down Sasuke. He plans to go there to join Naruto, but his own Kamui is slow enough for Madara to stop him. After the mission, Kakashi became Sixth Hokage at age32. Kakashi voiced his opinion that closing off from the outside world would stunt growth. Obito is soon joined by a reincarnated Madara Uchiha, who decides to take Naruto's Nine-Tails and Killer B's Eight-Tails before the Ten-Tails is revived. Main article: Six-Tails Unleashed He is able to remain conscious to Kisame's surprise and, using information earlier provided to him by Jiraiya, guesses their purpose for being in Konoha: they are members of Akatsuki after the Nine-Tails within Naruto. Kakashi ponders Obito's persistence in trying to convince Naruto that his actions are justified and concludes that Obito himself is not actually convinced that they are. "Ah? Naruto ignores him and with help from Sasuke is able to release him. Fighting continues into the night, with neither side emerging victorious. He felt like it was his responsibility to rebuild Konoha with all of his heart and he knew that he would be the best leader for the village. He is habitually tardy, showing up when it suits him, using excuses that convince nobody, and later leaving for equally poor reasons. He starts by trying to discourage Sasuke from avenging the Uchiha clan, insisting that, even if he's successful, it won't bring back those who are already dead. Seeing this dream realised has been a real tearjerker for most fans . Tired of this, Naruto tries spoiling the ending of Icha Icha Tactics, forcing Kakashi to cover his ears so as not to hear it and shut his eyes so as not to read Naruto's lips. In the anime, Kakashi is sent to spy on the Takumi Village in order to investigate rumours of an uprising. Sabure from the new city and Yubeshi from the old town wanted the dispute resolved so they could get married with their grandfathers in attendance. He holds this title for many years before finally passing it to Naruto, as revealed in the epilogue. Shortly afterwards, Team Ro was sent to the Uchiha clan's compound with orders to pacify a brewing rebellion, only to find the entire clan dead. When Sasuke arrives and the cloaked men leave, Kakashi sends Asuma and Kurenai after them. Kakashi, however, insisted Boruto should be glad to born into an era of relative peace because it means he was not alone. Famed as Kakashi of the Sharingan (, Sharingan no Kakashi), he is one of Konoha's most talented ninja, regularly looked to for advice and leadership despite his personal dislike of responsibility. However by Part II, Kakashi's reserves increased to a considerable size, shown when he used both techniques repeatedly during the final battle of the Fourth Great Shinobi war with only minor strain and exhaustion. She is also the first born and heir chieftain to her clan. They were eventually found by Mahiru's teammates, Kakk and Taiseki, who kidnapped Rin in order to find out what their mission was. Main articles: Konoha Shinden (novel), Sarada Uchiha Arc and Konoha Shinden (anime) Main article: Kazekage Rescue Mission Nonetheless, Minato passed them because they accomplished the goal of the test by working as a team. Kakashi was Hokage for almost 12 years. Main article: Sakura Hiden: Thoughts of Love, Riding Upon a Spring Breeze Kakashi takes Sasuke to the hospital to rest, places him under the guard of Anbu, and returns to watch the remaining preliminary matches, having promised Sasuke that he'd tell him all about the other combatants' abilities. Yet another reason is that the Land of Fire might have been in a more vulnerable state after the war, so a more experienced Hokage was in order. His nearly perfect knowledge of ninjutsu and Sharingan allows him to use any Jutsu or tactic used against him. Team 7 is sent on a mission to protect the actress, Yukie Fujikaze, as she travels to the Land of Snow. Kakashi insisted that with Boruto's current level of chakra, he had reached the limits of how far he could push the Rasengan. Nov 6, 2014. Read Info on the fam from the story It Hurts (Kakashi x Student reader x Sasuke) by Number95914 with 1,626 reads. Anticipating that Kakashi will interfere if allowed to live, the Deva Path propels a nail at his head to kill him and leaves. [101], When deciding upon Kakashi's name, Kishimoto considered a number of possibilities: Kuwa (, literally meaning: Hoe), Kama (, literally meaning: Scythe), Botan (, literally meaning: Peony), Enoki (, literally meaning: Nettle tree), and Kakashi (, literally meaning: Scarecrow). Before he can land the blow, the Asura Path uses itself as a shield, giving the Deva Path time to counter. [90] By the time he helps Sai seal Fuguki Suikazan, only three reincarnated shinobi remain. Along the way, Shikadai informed Kakashi that the sewers have an opening at the Thunder Rail. Despite their only recent graduation from the Academy, he recommends that they enter the Chnin Exams. Kakashi is prevented from helping Guy by the appearance of Kahy. So, Danzo took the opportunity to claim the title and start . Obito's apparent death profoundly changed Kakashi. While Ibiki was concerned by this, Kakashi promised to take full responsibility, and swore to keep his word to reduce Shojoji's sentence in the event he defeated Boruto. Kakashi starts questioning Sasuke about his apparent intentions to kill Naruto, but Sasuke leaves rather than be lectured. Another reason is that Kakashi was acknowledged by the previous Hokages and was most suitable to be their successor. Kakashi has completed 1,141 official missions in total: 197 D-rank, 190 C-rank, 414 B-rank, 298 A-rank, 42 S-rank. "Naruto, did you just feel the same Chakra as mine right now?" Kurama asked Naruto. In doing so he finds the Deva Path, and by confronting it he is able to save Iruka Umino. Kakashi became the 6th Hokage after Tsunade steps down from her position. As Boruto continued to struggle free from the Sixth's hold, his fellow classmates provided enough distraction for him to escape. Kakashi is appointed as commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces' Third Division. Upon his awakening, Kakashi applauded Boruto's accomplishments, but warned him of the dangers to his new technique. To his students on Team 7, Kakashi emphasises the importance of teamwork; he . His expertise varies from Alfred Hitchcock movies to Bleach, as he has explored a lot of fictional Universes and authors. [16] Team Minato would go on many missions during its career, but Kakashi's devotion to the rules often made him difficult to work with;[17] Obito, already jealous of Kakashi's natural talent and popularity, was frequently at odds with him about this behaviour. Does he know himself? After speaking with his editor, Kishimoto pushed this debut back, allowing him to better develop Kakashi and the rest of Team 7. Heres the calculation: Kakashi fell in love with Kahryo (sister of Gahro who are both Ice Style users like Haku). To take advantage of this, Kakashi plants chains under it and has Chza and Chji attack it from opposite sides. He was disgraced when he returned home, shunned by everyone in . Because he isn't an Uchiha, he can't deactivate the Sharingan and it rapidly drains his chakra whenever he uses it, leaving him bedridden after extended use;[72] as such, he keeps the eye covered when he doesn't need it in order to prevent this. The heat causes the scroll to burn up, but Naruto sends a shadow clone to catch them. However, Boruto refused to listen and continued training. To his students on Team 7, Kakashi emphasises the importance of teamwork; he himself received this lesson, along with the Sharingan, from his childhood friend, Obito Uchiha. Kakashi is able to open at least one of the Eight Gates. Kakashi and Kahy puncture the helium sacs keeping the ship afloat and Kahy attempts to control its descent with her ice. Moreover, he isnt as physically strong as other kages. Minato assisted them with destroying the Kannabi Bridge and then returned with them to Konoha to mourn Obito's death. This is why people often wonder in what episode something happened. It was explained that while Shino Aburame, Anko Mitarashi, and Konohamaru Sarutobi would be evaluating the students' respective performances in a 24 hour field combat, ultimately only one student could pass; that student would be the one who takes the single bell from Kakashi's hip. Rather than do that, he tells them about Sasuke's motivations: to take vengeance on Konoha for forcing Itachi to kill the Uchiha clan. Kakashi, by using Kamui on Obito at the same time that he uses it on himself, is able to accelerate the teleportation and allow him to get away; the attack that misses Obito nearly kills Kakashi, but he is saved by Guy. Where Naruto has an date with Destiny and wonders what these two strange men doing in his mind or where Naruto sets out to make his own destiny and destroy the shackels that binds him. Arriving at Senju Park, Kakashi immediately severed the creature's tail, resulting in the spontaneous emergence of dozens of smaller tails, which it used to steal chakra from Sai's men. With his Mangeky, Kakashi is able to manifest Susanoo. Main articles: Naruto Shinden: Parent and Child Day and Parent and Child Day Arc So, to summarize as we can deduce from the events in the anime and manga, Kakashi Hatake was 32 years old when he became the Sixth Hokage, succeeding Tsunade in that position. Kakashi's eyes blurried from the emeraldness he saw when he enter the apartment. [65] Years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kakashi learned to convert his Earth Release techniques into quartz. He is alone for most of his spare time, spending hours visiting Rin Nohara's grave or the Memorial Stone where Obito Uchiha's name is engraved. When he first meets his students on Team 7, Kakashi claims to have many hobbies, none of which he chooses to share at the time. In the anime, Kakashi returns from a mission in time to help round up escapees from the Konoha Strict Correctional Facility. When he notices Sasuke going off on his own to fight Gaara, Kakashi locates Sakura and sends her, Naruto, and Shikamaru Nara after him to provide assistance; he summons Pakkun to help them follow Sasuke. A year after Naruto and Hinata's marriage, Boruto was born. There, they found annual festival/competition where a town was split between two beliefs on its origins; some believing that it was a cat spirit and others believed it to be a dog spirit. He returns to the battle just after Obito's defeat, prepared to personally finish him off, but he is stopped by a reincarnated Minato Namikaze. Kaskashi was also one of the member Hatake clan and a wise character in the Naruto. Danzo made others to do his bidding for him. Naruto launches a first attack before the test officially begins; Kakashi stops him easily, but is nevertheless amused. Kakashi's obsession with the Icha Icha series. The rest of the article is going to focus on Kakashi Hatake and his path to becoming the Sixt Hokage of Konohagakure. Kakashi didnt want someone worse to take over the position of Hokage and ruin Konohas reputation or control its citizens with fear so they could be killed by their oppressors. When Naruto became afflicted with an unknown illness, Kakashi found information about how the Sage of Six Paths had the same illness and found a cure in the Land of Redaku. His fox mask[42] had red and black markings around the eyes, sides, and mouth. It can manifest either swords or shuriken to aid him in battle, the latter of which can produce Kamui Shuriken in order to warp away whatever they cut. Just before he hits Zabuza, Haku steps in front of him and takes the attack instead. As revealed in the . Upon becoming genin, he and his classmates, Rin Nohara and Obito, were teamed together under the leadership of Minato Namikaze. Kakashi asks Jiraiya to speak with Naruto while he speaks with Sasuke. While he does so, Sakura approaches from behind to kill him, but ultimately cannot and Kakashi, tired from using Kamui, can't reach her in time to save her from Sasuke's retaliation. As a Jonin of the village, Kakashi was plenty powerful and feared across the shinobi nations. To truly succeed as Hokage, one must be both pillar and prodigy; whereas Kakashi was only merely decent at leadership from an administrative perspective, he excelled at it from a combat perspective which proved that even without formal power he still managed to be a top-class shinobi. Aware of how few options they have, Guy decides to use the Eight Gates Released Formation over Kakashi's protests. [98] Because he acts as a link between the other main characters of the series, Kakashi is rarely featured prominently in promotional artwork, instead appearing in the background while his students are the focus of the scene.