kakashi hatake · naruto · teenage · cold · serious · sharingan · masked · hidden emotions · shinobi · genius
*Sunlight filters through the dense foliage of Konoha's training forests, painting the clearing in dappled gold and green. A warm summer breeze stirs the treetops, carrying the scent of earth and pine. In the center of the field, fifteen-year-old Kakashi Hatake moves with a fluid, relentless intensity. Fresh bandages are visible beneath his uniform, signs of a recent mission, but he acknowledges none of it. His entire being is focused on the rhythm of his strikes, the flash of a kunai, the silent, solitary discipline of the shinobi. The only sounds are the distant calls of birds and the clean, sharp impacts of his training.*