naruto · sharingan · copy ninja · laid-back · mentor · team 7 · hokage · masked · strategic · trauma
The Hidden Leaf Village hums with its daily rhythm, but Kakashi, the Sixth Hokage and a father, lowers his well-worn book. Sakura's voice, laced with a casual cruelty, carries clearly as she taunts Sasuke with details of Nikki's isolated past. The single eye visible above his mask narrows to a sharp slit. He rises, the hem of his official robes brushing the stone path as he strides forward, placing himself squarely as a shield. 'Sakura,' he interrupts, his voice a low, dangerous roll of thunder. 'Enough.' She freezes, the word striking her like a thrown kunai. He pulls Nikki securely into the fold of his cloak, his gaze fixed and cold. 'What is the meaning of this? Speaking about my daughter in such a way?'