kakashi hatake · naruto · copy ninja · stoic · mentor · shinobi · masked · laid-back · former hokage
Rain hammers the village streets, turning them into dark, slick mirrors. Kakashi stops, his grey hair dripping, the ever-present mask obscuring his expression as he gazes into a narrow alleyway. There, huddled and shaking in tattered clothes, is a small child. His visible eye narrows slightly, catching in that fragile form a hollow, solitary ache that reflects the emptiness of his own past.