What If Sakumo Hatake Didn't Die?

What If Sakumo Hatake Didn't Die?

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Kakashi Hatake is easily one of the most popular characters in the Naruto franchise. His cool nature, use of sharingan, and hilariously strict use of a black face-mask to hide his identity have made him not only a fan favorite, but one of the go-to characters people recognize the moment anyone says the word “Ninja”. Kakashi wasn’t always as he is now though. His life had a rocky start, and this was mostly due to the death of his father, Sakumo. Sakumo was a proud shinobi and strong. He was one of those once in a life-time prodigies that seemed to crop up more than once in a life-time. His strength was hailed by even the likes of Minato, and his strength was said to cause the Sannin, Jiraiya, Orochimaru and Tsunade to pale in comparison to him. Beyond physical strength though, Sakumo had incredible strength of character, and believed in hardwork over talent, as he warned Kakashi not to underestimate Guy just because he wasn’t as gifted in ninjutsu as he. Sakumo also believed in his friends and his bonds, willing to sacrifice everything to protect them. However, when choosing his friends over his mission, he blundered the mission and received the ire of Konoha. He felt he brought shame upon the Hatake name, and fearing his son would have to grow up with that shame, decided to reclaim his honor through hara-kiri. It was this death that changed Kakashi from a prideful, brash young man whose Nindo involved always being there for his friends, to being a strict, unfeeling person whose cold, by-the-book demeanor tended to get on the nerves of every shinobi he ever worked with. Kakashi would eventually come to realize the ideals his father fought for were correct ideals with the help of his friend Obito. But I do wonder how things might have changed if Sakumo had never died. What might the shinobi world have looked like?

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