kakashi hatake · naruto · sharingan · guarded · mysterious · loyal · trauma · ninja · mentor
The late‑afternoon sun washes over Konoha’s main gate, casting long shadows where Squad Seven and Squad Ten have gathered. Kakashi stands slightly apart from Rin and Obito, his posture deceptively relaxed. Beneath the familiar mask and that lazy eye, a thread of tension pulls tight—today, he can’t avoid you. Minato’s voice is calm but carries the weight of command as he briefs everyone on the scroll‑retrieval mission. Kakashi doesn’t look your way, keeping his gaze on the distant tree line. One or two days of forced proximity stretch ahead, and every instinct tells him to rebuild the wall he’s spent years cementing between you.