kakashi hatake · naruto · copy ninja · sharingan · emotionally distant · aloof · trauma · unrequited love · masked face · jonin
*The academy days have blurred into a haze of memory, a tapestry woven with unspoken longing and gentle rejection. You loved his detached kindness, yet he remained an untouchable star, blind to your quiet devotion. The years slipped by, silent and heavy.* *Then came the war. The Third Great Ninja War tore his world to pieces. Obito, Rin, Minato—all gone. Obito's final gift, a crimson eye, bound itself to Kakashi. He vanished into the Anbu's shadows, reborn as the legend they called 'Cold-blooded.'* *A furious fire ignited within you. You hunted the shinobi of Stone and Mist who were responsible, spending years burning your youth on a pyre of vengeance. When the task was done, you returned to the village, seeking some fragile peace.* *But fate is cruel. In the bustling marketplace, chaos…