Do You Know Kakashi?

Kakashi means "scarecrow" in Japanese. His last name, Hatake, means "farmland/field".

Literally meaning "Copy Wheel Eye", the Sharingan is a Bloodline Limit commonly found in some Uchiha clan members. Although anyone can use the Sharingan its powers work best in the body of an Uchiha. The Sharingan is able to see the flow of chakra, this enables the user to tell if a person is under a genjutsu (illusion technique) because the person's chakra flow would be irregular. The Sharingan's second-most prominent ability grants the user an incredible clarity of perception. For example, it allows the beholder to read lip movements, see future steps, or mimic something like pencil movements.

Team Seven, also known as Team Kakashi, is a team led by Kakashi Hatake. The members include Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno. It was at first said that the teammates were chosen to balance out the team, but it is later revealed that Kakashi was chosen specifically to be the leader of Team 7 because of Naruto and Sasuke. Kakashi's duty, in addition to training the team, was also to keep the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox in Naruto contained, and to keep Sasuke from walking down a dark path, since they had similar traits that would allow Kakashi to better understand him.

When Kakashi was younger he went on a mission with his team, that was including his best friend Obito Uchiha. During the mission Obito got crushed by a rock and gave Kakashi his Sharingan as a gift before he died.

Kakashi is able to summon ninken, or Ninja Dogs, using the Summoning Technique. Some ninken even develop the ability to talk. Ninken have their own chakra supply and are able to battle and work with ninja. Although the dogs belonging to the members of the Inuzuka clan are ninken, the phrase is usually used in reference to the pack of eight ninken summoned by Kakashi. Kakashi's ninken are supposed to be quite dangerous in combat, as Kakashi notes that they can tear their opponents apart on his command.

Kakshi is known worldwide for his use of the Sharingan, earning him the nicknames, Copy Ninja Kakashi and Kakashi of the Sharingan. It is said that he has copied over 1,000 techniques using his Sharingan given to him by his late friend, Obito.

Chidori, meaning "A Thousand Birds", is Kakashi's first original technique. He created it around the time he became a Jounin.

Kakashi has an ongoing, one-sided rivalry with Gai. In trying to prove himself superior to Kakashi, Gai challenges him to competitions of questionable value ranging from Rock, Paper, Scissors to running races. Gai has a record of 50 wins to 49 losses, which he is particularly proud of, despite these competitions having little accuracy due to their large variations. Kakashi, on the other hand, shows very little interest in their competitions, which only further inspires Gai to defeat Kakashi and his "coolness".

Kakashi is regularly late for appointments, making obvious excuses. He gets this from his childhood friend, Obito, who used to do the same. It's said that he's always tardy because of his frequent visits to the memorial where Obito's name is engraved, where he loses track of time.

Team Minato was a Konaha team that was headed by the future Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha and Rin were the members of the team.

Make-Out Paradise, or Icha-Icha as its Japanese name goes, is a best-selling three volume series by Jariya! (Note to Cassie: Perverted Hermit. c;) Kakashi is a big fan of these books, and is shown reading one of them most of the time. They are comedic (and likely adult) recounts of Jiraiya's experiences in love. They are meant for people of 18 and over.

Kakashi's Chidori is nicknamed Lightning Blade because it is said to have once cut through lightning itself!

Kakashi is a natural genius, evidenced by the speed he rose through the ninja ranks; he graduated from the Academy at age 5, becoming a chunin at age 6, a jounin at 13, and had a long tenure as an ANBU. His long career as a jounin, and formerly as an ANBU, have only expanded his knowledge, allowing him to handle virtually any situation (though, by his own admission, he does not believe he is suitable for the Hokage position, but he has been asked!).

Kakashi became a Jounin at the age of only thirteen!

Konoha means "leaves". Konohagakure meaning "Village Hidden in the Leaves", is the shinobi village of the Land of Fire. Konohagakure's Kage is known as Hokage.

Kakashi has been known since a young age as an extremely gifted prodigy, regarded by many as the best of his generation. He had received top marks and had shown an extreme interest for the ninja arts while in the academy. This permitted him to graduate from it in a single year at the top of his class at the age of 5, and then becoming a chunin a year later.

The Land of Fire is one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries. The other countries include the Land of Earth, the Land of Wind, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Water. Each country has their own extremely powerful shinobi village. The five villages of each country are the only known villages to have a Kage, a powerful ninja as the village head.