In the world ofNaruto , few ninjas are truly exceptional , and those who are tend to die early and tragically . Sakumo Hatake , the father ofKakashi Hatake , is one of these ninjas , and had he stay put alert , he may very well have take for enough power to sway the cyclical trend of result plaguing the ninja world . Sakumo ’s might was legendary , but he is most well known for his demise and the course it would eventually plant his son Kakashi on .

Sakumo Hatake was have sex as the “ White Fang ” of the Hidden Leaf and first officially debuted inNarutochapter 425 , titled “ Hatake Kakashi . ” Sakumo was referenced much earlier in the serial publication however , with Granny Chiyo recognizingKakashi as a descendent of “ Konoha ’s White Fang”in chapter 253 . It ’s imply that Sakumo was the ninja entirely responsible for killing Sasori ’s parents , sending the child into a cryptical depressive disorder   that would only go him towards the mercantile group sleep together as the Akatsuki .

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Sakumo Hatake ’s power was feared by every exclusive land by the time of the Third Great Shinobi War . It is stated in theFourth prescribed Naruto Databookthat Sakumo ’s force managed to surpass that of the Sannin , which is to say that he was stronger than Jiraiya , Orochimaru , and Tsunade all by himself . Simply being potent than the mogul of Orochimaru himself puts Sakumo around the level of the Three or Four chase after Chakra Cloak used by Naruto . Even more surprising is that as far as readers know , Sakumo was capable to reach this spirit level of military strength without the aid of powerful techniques like Sage Mode or Kekkei Genkai . Some of this talent was clearly slip away down toKakashi who was a presage himself at a young years .

Even with all of his power , Sakumo Hatake could not fly the coop the fate of a ninja . Many ofNaruto’scentral themes deal with one ’s “ Ninja Way , ” or their take ethics and the conflict created when that morality is pitted against the harsh reality of war . Sakumo exemplify this when his own moral range doomed him . On a high profile mission , Sakumo ran into trouble and made the decisiveness to forsake his military mission in Holy Order to save the spirit of his comrade , something   that he was finally banish and ridiculed for when he fall to the Leaf Village . Due to this hatred he experienced , Sakumo fell into a deep depression and eventually took his own liveliness , which   had a major effect onthe life of his Logos Kakashi . Despite all of his office , fame , and accolades , Sakumo ’s undoing came from those who he fought to protect turning their backs on him .

Sakumo Hatake ’s taradiddle is one of deep sorrow and sorrow . He may have very well been looked upon as a hero to the Leaf Village if he had permit his protagonist die along the way . Other famed ninja like the Fourth Hokage and Jiraiya became heroes most notably due to their vehement natural process and the demolition they were up to of inflicting on opposition ranks . Sakumo could have easily been one of these noble and lauded ninjas , but the path of a ninja is not an easily trodden one . His death set an examplefor his boy Kakashi to later learn from , and teach Naruto the value of camaraderie , something   that set the spirit for the entire serial and established the dynamic between Naruto , Sakura , and Sasuke from the commencement . Although Sakumo was only briefly shown , may have very well had one of the greatest influence of any unmarried ninja on the effect of the taradiddle as they represent out . Sakumo Hatake ’s power may have been awe inspiring and feared , but the male parent ofKakashi Hatakewas the first ninja inNarutoto demonstrate that true forcefulness comes from the opinion in one ’s Ninja Way .

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