Kakashi had probably fought more S-Rank criminals than almost anyone else in world. As the ship prepares to take off, Kakashi spots someone sneaking aboard, discovering it to be Might Guy, who has always wanted to fly. Furthermore, Kakashi also enjoys having others perform the most basic of chores on his behalf, such as roping Boruto into helping him with shopping duties, and initially refusing to help with Sabure and Yubeshi's issues with their respective grandparents until being promised a rare first edition of an Icha Icha volume, with an extended ending. Team 7 eventually arrives to lend assistance and helps them escape, but while going after Guren they come across the Three-Tails. He soon found Team 10's genin trying to find the culprit as well. He was also able to avoid the disagreements that arise among the people in power within this village because he never cared about fame or status while he was alive. He could only use the Lightning Cutter four or Kamui three times per day. [99][100] In an interview in Shnen Jump's, Kishimoto said that if he were to make an extra story from the manga with a different character, such character would be Kakashi. Kakashi requests additional assistance from Konoha and, once it arrives, they attempt to seal the Three-Tails. Just as Kakashi and Minato psych themselves up to do so, they are met by Gaara and Sakura, who are working to keep Naruto alive after Madara removed the Nine-Tails from his body. Why? Anticipating that Kakashi will interfere if allowed to live, the Deva Path propels a nail at his head to kill him and leaves. Seeing this, Kakashi conceded to help Boruto in learning to apply nature transformation to his Rasengan, deciding that Wind Release would be best. Shortly after he returns to Konoha, Hanabi Hyga is kidnapped by Toneri tsutsuki. Kakashi secretly uses Kamui on one of Naruto's shadow clones to send it to Kamui's dimension which, when Tobi retreats there to escape the real Naruto's attack, attacks Tobi and destroys his mask. share. His expertise varies from Alfred Hitchcock movies to Bleach, as he has explored a lot of fictional Universes and authors. Before he can elaborate further, they are interrupted by the arrival of Asuma Sarutobi and the rest of Team 10. Team 7 gathers what intel they can on Gaara's kidnappers and leave to go after them; Chiyo volunteers to escort them since they aren't familiar with the country around Suna. No, Kakashi isnt the strongest Hokage by far! His attempt to locate Sasuke is interrupted by the arrival of Sai and Sakura, the latter of whom tells Naruto she loves him. Kakashi explained that a ninja with no resolve will only doom themselves and that Boruto is solely responsible for his classmates becoming so lazy and carefree. Kakashi figures out how to use Kamui to return, prompting Obito to try to kill him. 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. That fact alone convinces Obito that the world as it is isn't worth protecting. 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. Naruto ultimately succeeds, using the Nine-Tails to carve a "mission complete" message into the Moon's surface. Kakashi surmises that a genjutsu user kidnapped the missing shinobi and is using genjutsu on them to attack the hidden villages. When asked about nominating someone, Danzo said nobody could be trusted to assume such power at such a negative time in Konohas history. While Team 7 tries without success to find a mission to go on that Naruto won't complain about, word reaches Konoha that Akatsuki has kidnapped Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage and the jinchriki of the One-Tail. Madara eventually returns, Black Zetsu using his control over Obito's body to teleport them back. Tobi defends the Demonic Statue from all of their attacks and, as ever, is himself seemingly impervious to damage, with everything passing through him. He's like the good Mao Zedong of technology. The heat causes the scroll to burn up, but Naruto sends a shadow clone to catch them. Prior to its destruction, his family's White Light Chakra Sabre was kept in a small holder in the middle of his back. Black Zetsu intercepts this transfer and takes the Nine-Tails for itself. Though Kakashi wants others to believe this is how he always acts, he only does so for matters that aren't of particular importance. Before he falls from the ship, Kakashi notices Kahy's mask has come off, who he recognises as the woman he helped before. Fans eager for a continuation of the Kakashi story after Naruto Shippuden may be surprised and delighted to know that a short novel exists, which covers the period between the final episode of the main series and Kakashi becoming the Sixth Hokage. Same happened to Konoha, one of the branches of Shinju appeared in the middle of Konoha, destroying most of it. Of course, being a leader requires many different skills, all of which Kakashi has shown so far. Such plans, while often elaborate and unorthodox, are typically highly successful and very low-risk, making Kakashi invaluable as a leader. Realising the culprit planned to unleash Nue on the village now that it was nearing completion, Kakashi went in search of the rogue student. Main article: Fated Battle Between Brothers An abuse of one's teammates is the only thing that can makes Kakashi cast aside his normally stoic demeanour, causing him to attack without mercy or his usual sense of sportsmanship. That MIGHT make him the weakest Hokage by strength. As they wait, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path is summoned by Madara from Obito's body; Kakashi tries to use Kamui on it, but succeeds only in removing its right arm. Kabuto, their summoner, ends their conversation short by suppressing their personalities, so Haku and Zabuza they use their last moments to beg Kakashi to defeat them. From the clash of their Chidori and Rasengan, as well as the following conversation, Naruto and Sasuke decide to temporarily suspend hostilities until later when they, and only they, will face each other in battle. 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. When they arrive in Suna, Kakashi is attacked by Chiyo, who mistook him for his father, but her brother Ebiz cleared up the confusion before the attack could connect, to Kakashi's great relief at the close call. He is brought before the Fire daimy, but before anything can be made official they receive news that Tsunade has woken from her coma, therefore rendering the proceedings unnecessary. As Naruto returns to Konoha, Kakashi goes to meet him and carries him back, where his victory is celebrated by all the villagers. , This means that Kakashi has been offered this important responsibility twice in total. During a mission, Kakashi encountered another Root member codenamed "Kinoe" who was able to use Wood Release. Here are five ways that prove Naruto's Kakashi Hatake is a good Hokage, and five ways in which he did a poor job.. A Flicker in Time By: Myst Marshall. After Rin transplanted Obito's Sharingan into him, Kakashi confronted Kakk. Kakashi fought Koji, who retreated. - Daichi and sensei gave a detailed report of their findings to the Hokage. He always thought before acting and never jumped to conclusions, which proved to be of great use to him as Hokage. [62] In the field, he can summon one or more of his ninken to fetch things for him, restrain targets,[63] or deliver messages. Kakashi met Hiruko ten years earlier and was branded with a mind-controlling technique that Hiruko planned to use someday to take his Sharingan. [51], In general, Kakashi is very versatile with advanced proficiency in countless areas including mastery of all three main ninja skills; Naruto Uzumaki says Kakashi is smarter than Shikamaru Nara, has a better sense of smell than Kiba Inuzuka, is more adept with the Sharingan than Sasuke Uchiha, and has better taijutsu skill than Rock Lee, each of whom are well-known for their high capacities in their respective areas. Prepared to give his life to lend what little assistance he can, Kakashi stands in front of Sasuke to take the attack while Obito does the same for Naruto. In the following days, meteors increasingly rain down on the world and the Kage decide that the Moon must be destroyed. After Naruto and Sakura have had a chance to catch-up, Kakashi reforms Team 7 and gives them another bell test. [22] He was later found by Konoha reinforcements, but none could explain the slaughter of all the Kiri forces, not knowing of Tobi's actions. Kakashi clarifies that even in peaceful times, they can't allow students with contemptuous attitudes to become shinobi, and as such will be as challenging as ever. As Boruto continued to struggle free from the Sixth's hold, his fellow classmates provided enough distraction for him to escape. He was able to care for Naruto in the best way possible when he was in danger. Kakashi was also known outside the village where many shinobi from different villages knew him as Kakashi the Copy Ninja. Kakashi takes office as the Sixth Hokage. Kakashi feels that he, as Hokage, would like to watch over things until they're ready. Main article: In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths Main article: Sakura Hiden: Thoughts of Love, Riding Upon a Spring Breeze Tobi can, at least, still use their tailed beasts' powers, so he forces the Four-Tails and Six-Tails to enter Tailed Beast Modes. Kakashi and his peers are blocked from helping Konoha. Upon becoming genin, he and his classmates, Rin Nohara and Obito, were teamed together under the leadership of Minato Namikaze. Ichigo Uzumaki is the Tenth Hokage of the villiage hidden in the leaves , and one of the Five Kage of the ninja world. 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. Kakashi was reluctant to accept these duties, but he ultimately did, being Hokage for a total of 13 years. When their students leave to have dinner, Asuma lingers behind to discuss something with Kakashi, only to change his mind when Kurenai Yhi comes looking for him. 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. 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. Team 7 completes a number of D-rank missions, which Naruto believes they are over-qualified for. Kakashi Hatake is a character of fiction manga anime Naruto plotted by Masashi Kishimoto. #1. [38] On the few occasions he exposes his full face, he has a narrow jaw-line and a beauty mark under the left corner of his mouth. On the day of Naruto's Hokage inauguration, he fails to show up (having been knocked out earlier). 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. The still-functioning Asura Path fires a missile at Chji in an attempt to stop him, forcing Kakashi to use Kamui again to warp away the missile. Since its print premiere in 1999 and the launch of the anime in 2002, the series drew in . For formal occasions, he wears the typical Hokage garb: the traditional headpiece and haori, along with a red, full-length kimono, tied using a white sash. Kakashi sends Yamato with Team 7 to complete the mission while he returns to the village with Team 8.