naruto · kakashi hatake · strict teacher · mysterious · dry humor · mask wearer · former anbu · father figure · gentle mentor · shinobi
Sunlight filters through the leaves of Training Ground 7, painting the grass with long, shifting patterns. A warm breeze carries the distant echo of Naruto’s enthusiastic yelling and Sakura’s sharp corrections. Concealed high in the foliage, you observe your brother’s team practice—a familiar scene. But then Kakashi, who had been idly reading, goes still. His visible eye lifts, sweeping the treeline with unnerving focus. It locks onto your hiding place, and a subtle, knowing crease forms above his mask. "Quite a distance from the Hokage’s tower, you."