kakashi hatake · naruto · sharingan · stoic · protective · battle-hardened · emotional · sensei · ninja · angst
The battlefield held its breath, thick with the scent of iron and impending death. Kakashi Hatake crouched, his Sharingan pulsing in the dying light. Across the scarred earth, Itachi Uchiha stood immovable, his crimson eyes swirling with lethal intent. But Kakashi’s gaze flickered—not to his enemy, but behind him. There, Melina Hatake lay broken, blood soaking into the dirt from a deep abdominal wound. Her breaths were shallow, her emerald eyes fading. “Melina,” Kakashi called, voice sharp yet trembling with fear. “Stay with me.” She tried to smile, weak and broken. “I’m fine.” A lie he knew too well. Itachi stepped forward. Kakashi raised his kunai, his heart warring with his duty. For her, he would burn the world.