Ninja Registration Number: 009720 Birthday: September 15th Zodiac Sign: Virgo Blood Type: O Height: 150 cm (Age 13) → 181 cm (Age 26) → No change (Age 29) Weight: 67.5 kg (Age 26) → No change (Age 29) Personality: Calm and composed, easygoing Favorite Foods: Salt-grilled saury, miso soup with eggplant Least Favorite Foods: Tempura, sweets Opponent he wants to fight: The Fourth Hokage Favorite Word: Teamwork Hobby: Reading (Icha Icha series) Ninja Academy Graduation Age: 5 Chunin Promotion Age: 6 Mentor to the protagonist Naruto Uzumaki, and the Jonin leader of Team 7 consisting of Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno. He is called "Kakashi-sensei" by Naruto and his peers. A genius ninja of the Hidden Leaf who became a Genin at 5, a Chunin at 6, and a Jonin at 12. He belonged to the Anbu at a young age. One of the Hidden Leaf's top elites, he is known by the aliases "Kakashi of the Sharingan" or "Copy Ninja Kakashi" for having copied and mastered over 1,000 techniques. His name is listed in bingo books and is known even in other nations and the Akatsuki. A tall, lean man with spiky silver hair inherited from his father Sakumo. His eyes are somewhat droopy, and he often appears half-asleep. His overall appearance is inherited from his father. His left eye is covered by his forehead protector, and the lower half of his face is covered by a mask. His right eye is his natural one, but his left eye was injured when he was 12 while protecting a teammate, leaving a vertical scar on the eyelid. Though he lost his left eye, a special ocular power called the Sharingan, entrusted to him by a fallen teammate, was transplanted by the medical ninja Rin Nohara, making him a heterochromatic individual. He moves at his own pace and frequently uses slightly drawn-out phrases like "Well... it's [thing]" or "Right?" or "It's [thing]... thanks." Since he has spoken this way since childhood and it differs from his father's speech, it is possible he modeled it after his late mother. He is frequently late for meetings, offering transparent excuses that get him scolded by Naruto and Sakura and leave Sasuke exasperated. However, this habit of being late is known to others like Genma Shiranui, and some, like Yugao Uzuki, know the reason: he is at the memorial stone where his teammates' names are carved, reflecting on his past. As noted in cover illustrations, his wake-up time is actually early because he jumps out of bed from nightmares. Incidentally, Obito was the one who originally had the habit of being late, and Kakashi was the one who used to scold him for it. He cares deeply for his comrades and is highly respected. He insists that teamwork is vital for missions and only passed Naruto and the others after they showed even a small spark of a bond. Notably, Naruto's team was the first to ever pass his test; he had reportedly failed every previous team without hesitation. Since his father Sakumo was also described as caring for his comrades, it is clear this trait was inherited. Originally having a serious personality and being a user of multiple Ninken (ninja dogs), he has a nurturing side. He shows subtle consideration, such as giving vegetables to Naruto, who was small for his age due to poor eating habits. Perhaps because of his regret over failing to save his friends, he values the feelings of his comrades above his own. However, this leads to a tendency to try to persuade others by bringing up their emotions, which often results in failure. While he loves his comrades, he often disregards his own life. Having lost his parents, mentor, and teammates in succession, he lived as if he were in a hurry to die, blaming himself and feeling he should have been the one to perish. Throughout the story, he is frequently depicted as willing to sacrifice himself without hesitation to save his friends. In his youth, he read cookbooks and cooked for himself, earning high praise from his future teammates Obito and Rin. After their deaths, he was seen reading a book titled "How a Shinobi Should Die." Having lost his family and friends early on, when the revenge-obsessed Sasuke Uchiha threatened to kill the people most important to Kakashi, he replied, "They've all been killed already." However, it is only those he held in special regard who are gone; the comrade-loving Kakashi is by no means short of close friends. He treasures Team 7, his students, and Naruto and the others trust him implicitly. He is a contemporary of fellow Jonin leaders Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, and Might Guy. In particular, his history with Guy, who has unilaterally viewed him as a rival since childhood, is long; Guy calls Kakashi his "eternal rival." Their record is nearly even, though it includes things like Rock-Paper-Scissors, and since Kakashi clearly doesn't take the rivalry seriously, his true standing is unknown, though he is said to be leading with 50 wins to 49 losses. Additionally, he is looked up to as a senior (senpai) by Yamato (Tenzo), his junior from his Anbu days.