#and yes the fact that kakashi's classmates intervened on his behalf was AMAZING

[panharmonium]

@dreamersscape​ - in response to your notes on that other post, oh my gosh, YES, i didn’t even write anything up about Guy, but he really was a HERO in these episodes.  You described it so well - his way of taking care of Kakashi is clumsy sometimes, but it’s in such a pure way that it doesn’t matter.  

I remember thinking something along the same lines after I finished Season 10, when I saw that episode where Kakashi is about to be named Hokage and Guy challenges him to a footrace - I loved that one so much, because it was right after Kakashi and the kids got back from that horrible confrontation with Sasuke, and I remember I felt terrible because Kakashi was coming back from a situation where he a) discovered the real history behind what happened with Itachi and the Uchiha clan, and b) thought he was going to have to kill his own kid, and then before he even has a chance to breathe, the village is like “someone needs to step in as hokage we’ve nominated you,” and he doesn’t even want that job; it’s the last thing he wants to do right now, but he feels like he has to do it, and I just wanted someone to ask him “hey uhh are you okay” - and then Guy showed up!

And like you said, he takes care of Kakashi in his own kind of clumsy, sometimes shortsighted way - he doesn’t understand what’s happened, and Kakashi doesn’t confide in him, either, but Guy still literally checks him all over from head to toe to make sure he’s not hurt, and then he challenges him to that stupid race, which turns out to be the best possible thing anyone could have done.  Kakashi has FUN; he’s LAUGHING; he tells Guy, “This was just what I needed.”  

Guy may not be the friend who always understands everything, or with whom Kakashi necessarily wants to have deep, spill-your-guts conversations about his innermost thoughts, but that’s not the only kind of friend a person needs!  Sometimes you need somebody who will just BE THERE, and who will work to cheer you up whether you talk about your problems or not.  Guy’s particular type of caring is perfect for Kakashi, who doesn’t necessarily open up to people and who would really be in trouble if “sharing your problems” were a prerequisite for people trying to help him - Guy is so determined and passionate about being a good friend that it doesn’t matter to him if Kakashi is as unreceptive as a rock; that just spurs him on to greater heights XD

Guy takes care of Kakashi like this, basically:

and Kakashi just has to deal with it.  It’s good for him.

#and yes the fact that kakashi's classmates intervened on his behalf was AMAZING #when kurenai told the third hokage 'maybe it's not my place; but it has to be said: we've lost enough friends' - #i LOVED that #kakashi's generation was decimated by war #and i loved seeing the few survivors drawing a line and saying 'enough is enough; this isn't right' #'we shouldn't have to lose any more classmates' #their childhoods were already stolen from them #they deserve to have futures that aren't defined by death #'it's like he's in a hurry to die' - that was an INCREDIBLE line #kudos to kurenai for not pulling any punches #and guy at the beginning of the arc trying to JOIN ANBU????? so he could help kakashi more?????? a hero honestly #honestly all of this just made me sadder about asuma #at the beginning of the show it wasn't clear that these guys were in the same class #but now i know and even though i was already sad about asuma it's worse now :( #thinking about kakashi jumping in to take care of asuma's kids immediately afterwards #and nearly getting himself killed multiple times trying to protect them during that fight... #your honor i say again i love him #naruto #pan watches naruto #conversation