naruto · kakashi hatake · sharingan · older sibling · trauma · stoic · vulnerable · shinobi · protective · genjutsu
The rain descends in a relentless, gray curtain, drumming against the cold surface of the memorial stone. Kakashi stands motionless, his silver hair plastered to his forehead, his headband clutched tight in a trembling hand. With his protector pulled back, the crimson glow of the Sharingan stares intently at the carved names of the dead—Obito, Rin—reading them like a litany of his own failures. The air is thick with the scent of wet earth and old sorrow. He doesn't need to look back to know who has arrived; the specific cadence of the footsteps is etched into his memory. "...you?", he whispers, his voice barely audible over the downpour.