#and I truly believe Gai wouldn’t be nearly as motivated if he never met Kakashi

[sinnbaddie]

Kakashi and Gai’s rivalry isn’t just a breath of fresh air because they aren’t pushed apart thus never genuinely connecting and being vulnerable with each other, but because it’s not made to be a joke either.

Their rivalry clearly could’ve been written one sided entirely, where Gai tries to engage Kakashi and he doesn’t entertain him, but he doesn’t. He participates and enjoys it. Kakashi is as odd and perhaps at times even odder than Gai and that’s why they work so well together imo

#kakashi hatake #might guy #kakagai #might gai #naruto #don’t even get me started on how different his rivalry w Gai is compared to his with Obito’s #his rivalry with Obito was at a time in his life where he was so cold and mean #and his developed rivalry really brought him out of his shell (besides Obito’s death and him being faced with the fact his father was right #^developed rivalry between Gai and Kakashi #idk they’re incredibly kind and pure to one another #and I think if he didn’t have Gai Kakashi would’ve died at some point #and I truly believe Gai wouldn’t be nearly as motivated if he never met Kakashi #I think they’re very dependent on each other and it could easily spiral into codependency but it never really does #because they’ve both healed separately and together and I’m doing so they have brought out their truest selves with one another