Naruto: 10 Important Things Kakashi Lost (In Chronological Order)

Kakashi has experienced a lot of loss and pain as a result of his ninja career. As a shinobi, he has had to fight in battles and experienced the harsh realities of war. Even before the start of Naruto, Kakashi had already dealt with more suffering than many of the other characters. Death had claimed many of the people he cared about.

His many losses helped him shape his world view. Though he once believed in following every rule, he eventually began to value lives over rules. He would often put himself in danger to protect the people around him, including the young ninja he was entrusted to teach.

10 His Father Took His Own Life After The Village Turned Against Him

After the death of his mother, Kakashi was raised by his father. Sakumo was a well-respected ninja and a devoted father. Kakashi looked to his father as a hero.

When Sakumo went on his final mission, he decided to protect his teammates’ lives instead of following orders. He ended up failing the mission, which led to the entire village turning against him. As a result, Sakumo took his own life, and Kakashi would find his body. From then on, Kakashi insisted that following the rules would have saved his father’s life.

9 His Eye Was Destroyed In Battle

Kakashi was only twelve-years-old when he was promoted to Jonin. When Minato was called to the front lines of the Third Shinobi War, Kakashi was left in charge of the team. Kakashi and his two young teammates were fighting against some of Konoha’s enemies.

One of these enemies, Taiseki, tried attacking Obito. Determined to protect his teammate, Kakashi stepped in front of the attack. Obito was saved, but Kakashi’s eye was slashed. The loss of his eyesight made his team more vulnerable to outside attacks.

8 His Teammate Obito Was Crushed By Falling Rocks

Shortly after the loss of his eye, Kakashi found himself in a cave with his teammates. Their enemies managed to track them and cause rocks to fall from above. The loss of Kakashi’s eyesight made it nearly impossible to avoid the falling rocks.

Obito pushed Kakashi out of the way and saved his life. The rocks fell on Obito instead, causing severe damage to the right side of his body. As he’s dying, Obito decided to give his undamaged Sharingan to Kakashi. Their other teammate, Rin, was in charge of the implant.

7 His Other Teammate Rin Died By His Own Hand

While Kakashi was on a mission with Rin, she was captured by enemy ninja who turned her into a jinchuriki. With the Three-Tails sealed inside her body, she was a threat to her own village. Feeling as though there were no other options, Rin begged Kakashi kill her.

Rin didn’t want to risk losing control of the Three-Tails inside the village, but Kakashi refused to kill his teammate. When the two were attacked by the same ninja who had previously kidnapped Rin, Kakashi used his chidori to fight against their enemies. Rin threw herself in front of the attack. In her death, she protected her village.

6 His Mentor Died During The Nine-Tails Attack

Minato had been assigned to lead Kakashi’s team, where the two bonded. Though he owed Minato his life, Kakashi would inadvertently cause his teacher’s death. While speaking at his comrade’s grave about Kushiha’s pregnancy, Kakashi was overheard by Obito.

Obito used that information to execute his attack on the village with Kurama. As Kurama went on a rampage, Minato tried to stop the monster’s destruction. In the end, he gave his life to seal Kurama into his newborn son. His sacrifice saved his village.

5 Minato Entrusted Kakashi With Kushina’s Life During Her Pregnancy But She Ended Up Dying Anyway

Not much is known about Kakashi’s mother aside from the fact that she had died when he was young. After he graduated, he gained another maternal figure in Minato’s wife, Kushina. Kushina would become close to everyone on Kakashi’s team.

When Kushina became pregnant, Kakashi was assigned to guard her. During childbirth, the seal that held the Nine-Tails inside Kushina was weakened. After being attacked by Obito, Kurama was freed. Kushina held onto life for a little while after that but would succumb to her wounds.

4 His Student Sasuke Abandoned The Village

Kakashi was assigned to be the leader of Team 7. He tried to steer his students in the right direction, teaching them everything he knew about being a ninja. Though one student seemed especially full of rage, Kakashi tried to talk some sense into him.

Sasuke suffered from the loss of his entire clan, so Kakashi revealed that he had also experienced a lot of pain and loss in life. Still, no matter what, Sasuke wouldn’t abandon his goals of revenge. As a result, Sasuke would leave the village. Kakashi worried that he might end up having to take Sasuke’s life someday.

3 His Death Comes At The Hands Of Pain

After observing the Deva Path’s abilities, Kakashi came up with a plan to defeat him. His plan was going well until the Asura Path arrived and acted as a shield. The Deva Path attempted to kill Kakashi with a nail.

Kakashi was able to use chakra to bend the nail and play dead. When the Asura Path began attacking Kakashi’s allies, Kakashi used his chakra to protect the other ninja. Unfortunately, Kakashi’s chakra was drained and he died. Thankfully, though, Naruto would talk Nagato into reviving Kakashi along with the rest of the fallen ninja.

2 His Sharingan Is Stolen By Madara

During a fight with Madara, Kakashi is desperate to stop the ninja. He works with Obito, Guy, Gaara, Minato, and Rock Lee to stop Madara. With Madara desperate to gain Obito’s Rinnegan, he brutally attacks his enemies.

After failing to gain the upper hand, he resorts to stealing Kakashi’s Sharingan. Madara implants the eye into himself and uses it to attack his enemies. When Naruto uses his power to heal Kakashi, his teacher’s eyesight is restored, but he loses the Sharingan.

1 His Teammate Obito Dies A Second Time

Kakashi spent a long time believing that his teammate had died while on a mission. When Kakashi sees Tobi without a mask, he realizes that Tobi is Obito. Though Obito was corrupted by hatred, Kakashi is eventually able to reason with his former teammate.

In his last moments, Obito decides to join forces with Kakashi. Together, the two aid in the fight against Kaguya. Obito bravely sacrifices himself to save his allies. Before he dies, he grants Kakashi temporary use of his Sharingan.