Kakashi, whispering: Okay, the enemy has us surrounded. Don’t say a word.
Gai: Unchilly.
Kakashi: What the hell?! I JUST told you not to say a word!
Gai: Oh? So now “unchilly” is a word? But it wasn’t when we were playing scrabble last week? How convenient, rival.
Kakashi: IT’S NOT A WORD! You made it up!! It has no meaning!
Gai: It means when you take something that’s chilly and warm it up!
Kakashi: Then you say you HEAT something up!! “Unchilly” doesn’t make sense!
Gai: You were just mad because I was winning that game!
Kakashi: You were cheating!
Gai: You were being a sore loser!
Kakashi: Oh, yeah?! Well you —
The enemy: Um, excuse us, but, w-we can come back later …
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Kakashi's Love Language
One of the most common critiques I've seen towards Kakagai is that Kakashi doesn't care about Gai, or he only does so on a surface level (out of duty to a fellow shinobi of the village). However, we also know that Kakashi puts up multiple barriers between himself and other people to refrain from getting hurt the way Sakumo's, Obito's, and Rin's death hurt him, maintaining an aloof demeanor to detach himself from everything. However, there are multiple instances where Gai remains the few/ sole exception to these walls Kakashi puts up.
It is obvious that Kakashi's love language isn't physical touch or words of affirmation. It becomes clear later on that it is quality time - and who does Kakashi spend time with the most? Gai.
Even in his worst moments, Kakashi still tolerates and accepts Gai's challenges and presence in his life. Of course, on the one hand, we have Gai's restless pursuits, but this is Kakashi. He can easily shake off Gai and cut off contact with him if he truly wants to. But he doesn't. As a matter of fact, he doesn't only accept sparring challenges, but also the silly ones like Rock-Paper-Scissors that have nothing to do with furthering their skills as a shinobi.
They were even spending time together at a festival when Kurama attacked the village.
And later on, when Kakashi almost becomes Hokage and Gai proposes that they stop their challenges so that Kakashi can focus on his job, Kakashi is the one that opposes it.
Challenges aren't the only time they spend time together. It is shown that Kakashi and Gai deliberately spend time together as friends, and Gai trusts Kakashi enough to confide his doubts about his father's youth in him, and Kakashi trusts Gai enough to let his guards down and show his admiration.
In his retirement, when Kakashi can finally freely do whatever he whats, he chooses to spend time going on vacation with Gai and not anyone else. He could've gone by himself, but he chose to go with Gai and reminisce their past together.
He even pushes their futon together so that they can lie side by side (look at the way their blankets overlap).
So yes, Kakashi clearly does care about Gai more than he does for most people. He just shows it in a very roundabout way because, well, he's Hatake Kakashi.
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Step one: meet a boy better then you
Step two: train
Step three: declare them your enteral rival
Step four: challenge them
*repeat step four for the next 20 years*
Step five: profit
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SEMIFINALS
HATAKE KAKASHI vs MAITO GAI
Reasons for submission under the cut
Kakashi
relatable as an adult
he is just an overworked guy who was told to watch some kids w LOTS of issues
needs therapy
good presence and guidance in Narutos life
interesting
cares about and is dedicated to his students very much
he is just cool
he is trying his best despite what he has been through in the past
is up for having fun but still knows when to be serious
was a narcissistic shit but grew out of it
has good intentions
sexy
wonderfully complex and well developed character
incredibly resilient and supportive
a sad and deeply broken man
always willing to give his life to protect them and his other precious people
just wanted everything to be ok for once in his life
hated Danzo
his friendship with Gai is adorable
the way he teases Tenzo is fun
he’s known as cool and aloof but in reality he’s a huge dork
Gai would want him to win
Gai
was instrumental in the success of the story - he may not have won against Madara, but he put fear in him and had it not been for hacks, he would have decimated him where no one else could
believes whole-heartedly in his student to the point of dedicating his life to making him a splendid ninja
came from nothing, worked his way up from nothing, and is now considered to be one of the greatest shinobi to have come out of the Hidden Leaf. People know and fear him
made Itachi bail. That man was ready to fight everyone else, but packed it up when Gai came on the scene
kicked Jiraiya in the face and never properly apologized
great salesperson - always has a spare jumpsuit to give to passers-by and hook them on his favorite brand. True influencer and fashion icon
had a bowl cut before it was cool
was a great friend to Kakashi, and was there for him during the highs and lows of his horrifically stressful life. Arguably saved Kakashi's life with his constant support, and the story could not have happened without him. Is considered by Kakashi - one of the most powerful and infamous shinobi in the world - to be his equal and his best friend
loves kids. Supports his own students like he was their father, and equally takes pride in Naruto and protected Sasuke after Sasuke's first run in with Itachi
in the anime, he is shown to be hard on the outside but clearly permissive in that he would sneak Chouji food in the middle of a mission and try to push Naruto into figuring out who Minato was
confident in himself and confident in others - he is everyone's biggest cheerleader and he isn't just talk; he'll work hard with you. When he says he'll do something, nothing will stop him and he will follow his promises even when no one is watching.
hot. Man has pretty privilege
amazing, supportive teacher and friend
he is always trying to be positive in such a dark world and cheer up those around him
he's so good to Lee, Tenten, and Neji, you can just tell how much he cares about those kids
his speech to Lee was super moving. He knew Lee was scared and made sure to be there for him
he was ready and willing to die to defeat Madara in order to save the others
an actual decent upstanding father figure
unbridled whimsy
excellent tits
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