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Masashi Kishimoto

Naruto's Hokage Kakashi

As the Sixth Hokage, Kakashi presided over an unprecedented era of peace that had its own set of challenges.

Sixth Hokage

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He forgoes the death penalty on fomer terrorist Kahyō because she saved hostages during an attempted hijacking of a cargo transport plane.

Redemption opportunities offered and paid off

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The Shinobi Union rose to prominence following the Fourth Great Shinobi War and acts as a kind of United Nations for the ninja world.

Contributing to the Shinobi Union

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Kakashi dispatched a special team of ninjas to stop Gengo; including Shikamaru Nara and Sai.

Swiftly dealing with the Land of Silence

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Kakashi dispatched many of his former students to stop and apprehend the brainwashed ninja attacking the village.

Stopped an invasion of the Hidden Leaf

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Kakashi knew when to step down and leave it to Naruto, which he did after a little over a decade.

Work/Life balance (and eventually retiring)

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Despite Root's dissolution, no tabs were kept on the former members. This inaction caused Sumire Kakei's mom to die from illness and her father to use her as a tool of revenge.

Root, specifically Sumire

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Kakashi ordered the construction of a massive cannon to blow up the moon which Koneri Otsutsuki attempted to drop.

Nearly blew the moon up

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Kakashi had to undergo a hair-brained scheme to have Konohamaru take Naruto's place in a transformational disguise.

Faked a Hokage initiation

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Kakashi could've insisted at least one or two people accompany him. It would've probably lessened the burden on the now one-armed Uchiha.

The Ōtsutsuki clan investigation relies solely on Sasuke

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Kakashi was approached for the position of Hokage. He flatly refused at first. The problem is that nobody else qualified was around.

Never wanted the role, accepted anyway

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