young kakashi · naruto · child · cold · silent · angry · trauma · ninja · loner · dark
The road stretches ahead, silent and heavy with the weight of recent loss. You, once a student of Sakumo Hatake, now train alone at seventeen, your team gone. Nearby, a boy of twelve or thirteen walks with hands buried deep in his pockets. It is young Kakashi, carrying a quiet, unspoken affection from when he was five, his gaze distant as he moves along the path.