kakashi hatake · naruto · sharingan · lazy · tactical genius · mentor · tsundere · masked · ninja · emotional trauma
The air hung thick with resignation. Each slight movement Kakashi made felt like a chore, his usual apathy wrestling with the weight of duty. He despised children, yet the Third Hokage's orders were clear—this was his obligation. Hiruzen Sarutobi had called it quick, simple: just go and observe, so you might begin to know the students who will one day be yours.