#kakashi hiden

[soaringpigeonshovel]

just finished reading Kakashi Hiden and i'll post my other thoughts later but right now i am reeling because the moral of the story is just asdfghjkl

[spoiler quote:]

"If those guys need me to, Kakashi thought, I’ll gather up all of their sadness and take it into myself. Right, like it’s the most natural thing. And I’ll struggle together with them and that sadness.

That’s what it means to be Hokage."

Like the story is just a series of near-death experiences and at one point Kakashi literally tries to behead himself with his bare hand to save a child and the narrative just. neutrally acknowledges the fact that this idiot is worryingly ready to die. apparently this is fine.

And what Kakashi takes away from all this is that being ready to die for others isn't quite good enough! Nor is fighting through broken fingers! He also has to be ready to suffer! Apparently it was terribly selfish of him to delay taking the job that he knows will cause him even more psychological damage and that he should be prepared to not only sacrifice his life but also his mental health for everyone else how is this a happy ending

And this would be pretty insane for anyone. But for Kakashi? Kakashi the guy who was all I'll eat food pills in the shadows so they can eat hotpot in the sun during his time in ANBU? This is the way he reacts to being forced to do the really bad shit. This mentality is what Gai yanked him out of—it's why directly after leaving he slacks on his murder training and reads porn all day and otherwise learns to let go a bit. He does *not* need to learn how to sacrifice and shoulder more burdens! this is a regression of progress!

And! I quote! "That boy was pretty serious about dying, it seems,” the Tsuchikage said. “Got his reasons, I suppose." That's it??? We're not moving Kakashi away from this psychological state at all? We're not gonna have a single person object to this state of affairs??? The ending is sweet but 'as long as everyone can eat hotpot ramen in the sun it's all fine' is just aaaaaaaaaaarghhhhhhhh

#kakashi hiden #kakashi hiden spoilers #kakashi #naruto thoughts

[nightingaleflow]

How I feel about the latest announcement.

#no I'm not bitter why do you ask #Naruto #Naruto memes #Gaara Hiden #Sakura Hiden #Kakashi Hiden #Akatsuki Hiden

[skykashi]

Question about KakaKahyo after seeing your post. What stops them from having a happily ever after? Not sure if people see Boruto as filler/anime-canon, but in Boruto, Kahyo’s not at Hozuki Castle anymore; Mui’s brother is the warden now. Also, in the Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 game, Shikamaru DLC, he does send her lavender, which he says always reminds him of her and when they first met, so something may have been there in terms of feelings. Ino and Shikamaru try to pry to see if he’s in love, when he gets a response, but he shuts them down real quick (“yeah like I would just show you the letter”) and they just agree to let his private feelings stay private and to respect his privacy.

Thank you for the ask

the answer is under the cut XD

I don't consider Boruto fillers canon, I don't even know where did Boruto fans come up with this anime-canon concept from as there were no statements from Kishimoto or even Ikomoto or anyone at all to make Boruto fillers more special than any other anime fillers, so many things that doesn't make sense and are even too silly to be taken seriously are in those fillers so I've never taken them seriously at all, they are what they are, just fillers and as far as I know in canon she's supposed to be there for life so unless she died or Naruto and the other Kages pardoned her, she isn't allowed to leave the prison so until we get any confirmation from any canon source about this she's still the warden... Also, even though Kakashi maintained a friendship with her and they sent each other letters and stuff, as far as canon goes he still never pursued a romantic relationship with her or anyone at that, neither her nor him ever told the other about their feelings, they both kept it to themselves and just treated each other as friends, we're not even sure if they still have the same feelings, 13 years are such a long time and they never took that crush to the next level so maybe they got over it with the years, maybe they were even dating in secret that entire time and never told anyone about it, lol who knows! 🤷🏻‍♀️. Maybe all those Kakashi fans who betrayed him and voted for other characters because they think they already know everything about Kakashi and those poor other characters need the manga reward more, can come and answer those questions for us now since tHeY kNoW eVeRy tHiNg AbOuT KakAsHi aLrEaDy so they don't need Kishimoto to tell them more about him, along with the story of his mom and how she died or all the 13 years of his tenure as Hokage that we've seen non of it!! 🙄 sorry, I'm still bitter about this 😞

#kakashi #naruto #hatake kakashi #kakashi hatake #kakakahyo #rokudaime #rokudaime kakashi #hokage kakashi #Kakashi x kahyo #kakashi hiden #my asks #sky answers

[petalstoashes]

Rokudaime Hokage Hatake Kakashi

“The era of peace and growth”

I am sick and tired of people saying, “Kakashi was the weakest Hokage”, “Kakashi was the most useless Hokage” “Kakashi was the laziest Hokage” because it’s JUST NOT TRUE.

To counter these claims, I present to you: The Hokage Kakashi Era.

(This timeline does not respect the anime's timeline as the anime did not respect the novel's timeline. Links to said novels are included below.)

1.

A year had passed since the Fourth not-so-great Great Shinobi War, and Kakashi kept delaying his inauguration because he didn't feel confident in his ability to protect the village at that specific time.

(Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Frozen Sky)

I'm not going to go into what happened in the novel, but we know that Kakashi's girlfriend Kahyō was recommended by Kakashi as the new warden for the Blood Prison. This was officially his first job (and accomplishment) as the Hokage.

(Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Frozen Sky)

2.

A few months later (as it has been exactly two years since the war), Kakashi's investigating why so many shinobi have been deflecting from their respective villages. He believed that the Land of Silence was the reason for this, so he sent Sai and a bunch of ANBU to further investigate the matter. When Sai never came back, Kakashi started discussing things with Shikamaru. Sensing the inevitability of war, he sent Shikamaru to assassinate the village's leader.

(Shikamaru Hiden: A Cloud Drifting in Silent Darkness)

Kakashi wanted to go himself. Even Shikamaru sensed the darkness in his eyes. But, with him being Hokage, he couldn't risk it.

Okay, I know an assassination mission isn't exactly peaceful, but I'll get to that.

3.

Kakashi called for a 5 Kage Summit to warn the other nations about the impending doom of the moon crashing into the earth. The man was ahead of the times (no pun intended, as they were given timers that counted down to d-day).

(The Last: Naruto the Movie)

All I'm saying is if Kakashi didn't call for this summit, there would be less time on those timers...

4.

After that whole debacle (again literally a few months later), we are told that there had been a steady decline in crime, and peace among the nations was evident as ever. In fact, it was so peaceful that Kakashi decreased the funding for the Military and the ANBU.

(Sakura Hiden: Thoughts of Love, Riding Upon a Spring Breeze)

"we have priorities" YES, KING. YOU TELL EM Now, what were those priorities? Well, the Children's Mental Health Clinic.

(Sakura Hiden: Thoughts of Love, Riding Upon a Spring Breeze)

Kakashi was the one that approached Suna with Sakura's proposal for a Mental Health Clinic. This wasn't just beneficial for the children but for Konoha as well, seeing as this would create a stronger bond between the two nations.

We can't forget that in this novel, Kakashi had to deal with the whole Fake-suke a.k.a. Wannabe-Uchiha Clan Restorer issue. Hence the creation of InoSakuSai (I miss them already, mom).

5.

This beautiful day filled with love, joy, and friendship... woudln't have been as joyfull and filled with friendship without Kakashi.

Kakashi made sure that Naruto and Hinata had the most amazing day possible by pulling some strings. Now, this was a Hokage learning curve for Kakashi. Tsunade had to tell him that it was possible for him not to respect the old rules about shinobi weddings, and that he could do things the way he felt seemed right (we'll get to this again later).

Strings pulled, and all suited up, Kakashi was able to give the couple the perfect wedding they deserved.

6.

Now, this is the part where I talk about Industrialization, innovation... and politics.

Kakashi said BUILD, BUILD, BUILD, BABY!

A lot of people like to associate the expansion and modernization of Konoha to Naruto but that's not entirely true.

Do you see that in the corner of the screen during Naruto's inauguration? Yeah, those are modern buildings. Kakashi already mobilized his build, build, build project way before Naruto was inaugurated.

And if we're talking politics here, this would mean that Naruto continued Kakashi's projects. As Kakashi (the outgoing administration) turned over his inventory of policies and his pending and ongoing projects to Naruto (the Hokage-elect).

7.

To further defend my client against these allegations counter the claims of others, I present to you, Kakashi Retsuden: The Sixth Hokage and the Failure Boy.

(Kakashi Retsuden: The Sixth Hokage and the Failure Boy)

This is why I said Naruto and Hinata's wedding was a Hokage learning curve. Kakashi ignored traditions, just as he decided to ignore the law about shinobi weddings. Kakashi wanted peace, and he wanted it to last forever. (LIKE, COME ON, MAN!!) He didn't just want peace in his era or even Naruto's era; he wanted peace to continue even if the world won't need a Hokage anymore.

Even Naruto acknowledges Kakashi's work as the sixth Hokage.

(Naruto Retsuden: Naruto Uzumaki and the Spiral Destiny)

During Kakashi's era as Hokage he strengthened Konoha not through winning wars, but through peace treaties, through global partnerships, through innovation. He's literally the dream politician of any war-torn, or developing nation (which Konoha was at the time he stepped up).

So no, Kakashi wasn't a "weak Hokage" or a "useless Hokage" or a "lazy Hokage". He was one of the best Hokages Konoha ever had.

Links to the Naruto Hiden series.

Link to Itachi Shinden and Sasuke Shinden

Link to Kakashi Retsuden

I, unfortunately, do not have the link to Naruto Retsuden, but here's a link to an explanation on The Five Pillars of Konoha.

(I just want to state that idk how the transition period between presidents works in other countries. I'm using what I know as a standard an example.)

Naruto Explained inspired me to make this video. They understand me and my pain.

edit: I messed up the timeline by putting The Last before Shikamaru Hiden... so I fixed that. I also added the link to Itachi Shinden and Sasuke Shinden (for funsies) even if I didn't write about it.

#hatake kakashi #rokudaime hokage #hokage kakashi #kakashi hiden #shikamaru hiden #sakura hiden #the last naruto the movie #kakashi retsuden #narutoverse politics #naruto shippuden #kakashi hatake #rokudaddy #bmth songs helped me get through this

[bakugouisabitch]

It’s past 1am but i need to say this . One of the things that stuck with me the most when reading Kakashi Hiden Lightning in the Frozen Sky is just how in many occasions kks’ thoughts were drawn towards Obito when facing death/thinking abt his life or his Hokage responsibilities:

The way he still thinks about him, still hears his voice, still asks for his approval/opinion when talking “in his heart”. Also, let’s not forget the book is set post 4th shinobi war and even after everything that happened there, and after all the truth that came out abt Obt, Kks still considers him his hero/someone to look up to….. Idk sometimes i think i forget just how much of an impact and how much of a strong grasp Obt still has on kks’ life even after his death. In this essay i will conclude that Kks is a grieving widow

#it’s 1am and i’m thinking abt gay ninjas #like he shaped him into the person he is #kks is composed of 60% living up to obito’s expectations 30% just obito and the rest 10% is anything else #dog person good sensei icha icha daddy issues - this is only the 10% #kakashi #obito #obkk #naruto #kakashi hiden #nart novels #nart #ziggy talks #*

[notsorryiml8]

In Defense of KakaKahyo

Okay, first tons of spoilers ahead for those who've never read the novels, so read at your own risk.

So I've always found shippings and fandoms to be interesing. I say ship who you like, you do you boo. Since becoming a Naruto fan, well, Kakashi fan, I've seen KakaGai, ObiKaka, KakaRin, ObiKakaRin, KakaYama, KakaShizu,KakaSaku, KakaIru, Kakashi x OC, and and everybody has their reasons.

Personally, I do adore KakaKahyo. And someone actually asked me why??! I shouldn't have to defend myself, but hey why not. Granted, it's not the most common ship. And also, the only way people will know about Kahyo is if they read the canon novel, Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Frozen Sky. Other than canonically being the only love interest that Kishi has ever given Kakashi (they did him dirty by putting it in the novel only and making it be the only novel never animated, but I digress...), I think they're adorable and a perfect match of power, tension, and mixed up feelings. They have a boy meets girl, boy falls in love/lust with girl at first sight, girl tries to kill boy and everybody else, boy saves girl and the world and puts girl in jail but both still have feelings- kind of relationship.

People are like, but he wasn't serious about her and I'm like did you read the book? Read it, because as that song says, that boy got it bad!

When they meet: "In the confusion, their eyes met. Flowing, curly hair, slightly parted lips, large, moist eyes open in surprise—time stopped for a moment, and the world, to Kakashi, was this woman and nothing else."

When her group is terrorizing the airship: "And then, Kahyo. So that was the name of the woman who owned Kakashi’s heart."

When they fall out of the ship - he just wants to make sure she is safe!: "Even as he was being blown up practically horizontally, Kakashi tried to search out Kahyo somehow."

He can't get her out of his mind, even as he's falling to his death: "The power line finally slipped from his hand, and the last thing Kakashi saw as he tumbled to the earth with Guy was —one woman.” The woman in the long blue dress"...."Dammit… Closing his eyes, he saw Kahyo in that blue dress."

He just wants her to be okay and can't think straight until he knows she is: "The ice created with Kahyo’s Earth Chain Ice bulged out from the sealed gap, threatening to overflow. She was safe. As he breathed a sigh of relief, Kakashi focused his mind."

Then my girl is up there sending him perfumed letters! Perfumed people! That's not just casual hey, how you doing? You're not sending your casual friend or neighbor perfumed letters. And not in the book, but in the game, he sends her jewelry to say "thank you." And gets all kinds of flustered when talking about it.

All I get from this is that when Mr. Hatake falls for that rare someone, he falls HARD and FAST.

And it works if you think about it. He's always afraid of losing those he loves so doesn't want to get close to people. Well, hello, she's not going anywhere! She's not in public, she's not in danger, she's safe because she's confined to one place and she controls that place. He always knows she's safe. She is a safe space for him.

Granted, there's the criminal element. Something about her being a criminal and he's the one that put her in jail and him being Hokage so there'd be dissonance of some kind or another. People say it wouldn't work out becasue he's Hokage and she's a prisoner. Kakashi has never been the most ethical person. He's no angel. Also, they apparently openly communicate as she sends him letters and he writes to her as well (at least in the game). And being that the other Kage visit her, there's no reason he can't. So, he has open access to her. He doesn't see her as a prisoner and neither do the other Kage. She's just seen as the new warden of Hozuki castle. And he's pardoned just about everybody major he's ever put in jail - Sasuke, Kabuto, Orochimaru, for example, and then in Sasuke's books, Kakashi pardons some more criminals because they were deemed useful. He pardoned so many people, Konoha was gaining a reputation for being soft on crime. So, it's a possibility he pardons her at some point.

Anyway, it's not a common or popular ship, though is ironically the most canonical that Kakashi has ever experienced in terms of romance and gushy love, but regardless, I adore Kakashi and Inmate #31707 Kahyo. I mean, I like KakaYu(gao) too, but that's another post.

#kakashi hatake #kakashi discussion #kakashi hiden #kakashi x kahyo #naruto ships #naruto

[vj87g]

Am I the only one that thinks that Naruto deserves one real rank S mission? After reading all the manga story and watching the anime of Naruto Shippuden, and even after the ninja war, Naruto was absolutely lonely when he was left out from the mission in Kakashi's story.

Glad Hinata stood up for him.

#Naruto Shippuden #Kakashi's story #Kakashi Hiden #hinata hyuga #Blood Prison

[debbyhalliwell]

#sakura uchiha #sakura #sakura haruno #naruto #genin sakura #sakura hiden #sarada and sasuke #sakura sasuke #sasuke sakura #sasuke #sasuke retsuden #team 7 naruto #kakashi hatake #team kakashi #genin team 7 #team 7 fanart

[edai-crplpnk]

Every other day I think about that scene in Sakura Hiden where she thanks Kakashi for supporting her Children Therapy Center project and he's like "Yeah well God knows I understand why we need it" 🥲

#kakashi hatake #sakura haruno #sakura hiden

[soaringpigeonshovel]

funny mirroring in kakashi hiden:

1) Near the beginning Tazuna compares the taking the role of Hokage to a marriage, specifically being pursued by a lady. When the topic comes up again in Kakashi's head near the end, he repeatedly compares taking up the Hokage-ship to fatherhood instead XD (probably because the marriage thing implies that Kakashi is desirable in the position, which i don't think he's can compute lol. Kakashi is instead thinking of the terrifying responsibility)

2) Rahyo breaks a finger on each of Kakashi's hands. It almost saves him when Kakashi can't keep his grip on the blimp and goes plummeting, and it definitely kills him when Kakashi can't keep his grip on Rahyo. sucks lol

3) Near the beginning Tsunade punches Naruto for being a brat and she's a scawy lady. At the end Kakashi punches Naruto for being a brat and he crumples like a paper towel and apologises in about five seconds. It's adorably pathetic XD

#kakashi hiden #kakashi

[nightingaleflow]

They did this on purpose.

#I am nothing if not predictable #kakagai #Kakashi #might guy #Kakashi Hiden

[skykashi]

Hi! Did you find the link to the interview you mentioned?

I've searched more than 6 hours for it but I couldn't find that specific interview, however, there's an article written by the interviewer of it and he did mention this part of the interview in the article, the video was linked in the same article but unfortunately when I click at the link now it says "not found".

Also, during my search for that video I found another different interview where the host clearly mentions the novels as part of the projects Kishimoto personally was working on, You can even notice when the translator mentions the novels to Kishimoto too.

But anyway as I said before, a lot of ppl consider that canon Naruto ended at the end of Naruto manga and I absolutely have no issues with that, I believe that they are canon because of the reasons I mentioned here but you're free to have your own different opinion.

#naruto #naruto novels #masashi kishimoto #kishimoto masashi #kishimoto #kakashi retsuden #kakashi hiden #my asks #sky answers

[evilkitten3]

good ship dynamics (note: "guy" is gender neutral in this instance. all of these can be any gender):

guy who's just an absolute nightmare of a person x guy who's even worse

guy who gets lost in the supermarket pasta aisle x guy who runs through "warning: floor is wet" signs and falls every time

guy who keeps raising the undead x guy who keeps raising a slightly different kind of undead x guy subtly encouraging them to keep trying to one-up each other

guy who's been present for the whole story but somehow missed every single exposition scene x guy who people can't stop expositing at

guy whose only personality trait is reading books x guy who doesn't believe that books exist

guy trying to sneak onboard an airplane's first flight x guy who's supposed to be guarding the plane

#the litter box #shitpost #ship dynamics #all of these are made up except that last one which is just a thing that happens in kakashi hiden

[huskymaine]

Kakashi-Sensei Moments with Konoha 12 (Except Team 7)

- Angry at Gai for teaching Lee self-destructive jutsu

- Held Neji’s hand to stop him from killing Hinata

- Asking the condition of other Genin on Sasuke retrieval mission

- Accompany Team 10 on their pursuit towards Hidan and Kakuzu to prevent them from doing anything reckless

He also protected Shikamaru and Choji from Hidan and Kakuzu’s deadly combi attack with his body.

- Explaining and Praising Shino’s Ability

- Sacrifice his life to protect Choji

- Visualize Konoha 12 in his mind just before his death

- Assess Kiba, Lee, and Sai’s condition then move them to a safe place from the middle of the road

little note : if we assume that he carried Kiba first and Lee the last, then he purposely put Akamaru besides Kiba and away from others. And that’s so cute of him, especially since later their sleeping gesture turned into this :

- Grieve for Neji’s death and recount him as one of his friends whom he swore to protect but failed.

Bonus 

- Praise Kankurou for his quick-thinking

- Reassure Gaara and accept his issues

This is anime-only scene, but it’s too golden to be left out (I am biased and I regret nothing).

Then, when they truly got ambushed by Suna shinobis:

Tl : dr : Even though Kakashi is Team 7 jounin sensei, he cares for all future generations and they’re equal in Kakashi’s eyes. Kakashi is always ready to help those kids, even at the expense of his own life. 

#hatake kakashi #konoha 12 #rock lee #hyuuga neji #hyuuga hinata #nara shikamaru #yamanaka ino #akimichi choji #aburame shino #inuzuka kiba #sabaku no kankuro #sabaku no gaara #Kakashi and Tenten moment : 404 not found #the proof of underwhelmingly lack of Tenten's screentime #poor Tenten T_T #Temari also didn't have a moment with Kakashi in canon #but iirc in Shikamaru Hiden there's an interaction between Temari and Kakashi #I guess we can find Kakashi and Tenten moment on anime #but I am not good at keeping track on anime-only scene #so if anyone want to add Kakashi and Tenten scene #or Kakashi with others that I miss out #feel free to do so #the fact that all future generations are equal in Kakashi's eyes #is beautiful for me #I love this tender man so much #kakashi appreciation #independent post

[notsorryiml8]

I may be the only one, but I ❤️ KaKaKahyo....

#kakashi hatake #kahyo #kakashi hiden #lighting in the frozen sky #naruto novels ftw #naruto fanart

[classyhideouthearth]

Chapter 3: "Kakashi's Sacred Place"

#Chapter 3's out #Naruto:Konoha's Story-Steam Ninja #Mirai Sarutobi #Sarutobi clan #Kakashi Hatake #6th Hokage #Might Gai #Naruto hidens #Naruto stories #Shindens