Naruto: Kakashi’s lost love & Obito’s revenge — A tragic story of friendship and betrayal

Before he became the Copy Ninja, Kakashi Hatake was just a boy carrying too much pain. This is the story of how love, loss, and war shaped him — and turned his best friend into one of Naruto’s darkest villains.Even if you’ve never seen an episode of Naruto — or even if you have no idea what the heck I’m talking about with that long-running Japanese anime and manga series — this story will touch your soul. The story isn’t only about ninjas — it’s about friendship, heartbreak, and how even one moment of love can be separated in the chaos of war. At the heart of this dramatic story is none other than Kakashi Hatake, his enigmatic connection to Hanare, and the tragic betrayal of his best friend, Obito Uchiha.Kakashi is one of the most popular characters in Naruto, recognizable by his cool, calm voice, masked appearance, and the Sharingan eye. Beyond training Naruto and his friends, he had a large impact in each of the series’ most pivotal battles.It’s easy to forget how painful his early life was. Kakashi’s father, Sakumo Hatake, was in his day a terrific ninja, until after a botched mission he found himself dishonored and ridiculed by the village, only to eventually commit suicide. This trauma propelled Kakashi to adhere tightly to the ninja rulebook. Never accept a mission failure.Later, he was placed on Team Minato with Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara. Their leader at the time was Minato Namikaze — the future Fourth Hokage, and Naruto’s father. Kakashi, Obito, and Rin trained together, killed together, and therefore the trio developed such strong bonds among each other. Until that all flipped in one deploymentIn one of the most infamous filler episodes of Naruto Shippuden (Episode 191), fans got an unexpected look into Kakashi’s potentially romantic past. He soon crosses paths with Hanare, a kunoichi (a female ninja) from the Land of Keys, who had a fateful childhood meeting with him.As a little girl, Hanare felt depressed and isolated. Kakashi had discovered her crying one day and soothed her, telling with determination that she needed to press on. She wrote about the carefree aspects of that moment and she never forgot them. Years later, their paths would cross once more — this time, on opposite sides of a mission. So she was on the run, but Kakashi acknowledged her as his and made the choice to protect her despite this being against the rules.In an incredibly personal and touching moment, Hanare stated the following:“Even when I was far away… I always looked at the sky and thought of you.”Though their story never developed into a complete romance, it revealed the vulnerability of Kakashi —the man beneath the mask. A man who once had the capacity to love, now rendered incapable by the burdens of obligation and grief.Obito Uchiha began as the dopey jokester of Team Minato. He did have a big heart, and he loved Rin despite all that, with all his soul. Obito was killed by a falling rock after he saved Kakashi. Before he was buried, he bestowed his Sharingan eye upon Kakashi as a parting gift.What the world couldn’t know was that Obito had survived, finding salvation at the hands of the ancient villain Madara Uchiha, who took the poor boy and healed him with dark arts and twisted his heart. When Obito witnessed Kakashi unable to save Rin — driven by her own mission to die and then killed by Kakashi himself — he lost it.That’s when Obito made his fateful decision that the world was broken.He adopted the named Tobi, the masked man who waged wars, seduced countries, and eventually wished to use a genjutsu (illusion) on the whole planet’s inhabitants so that they would experience no suffering.During the Fourth Great Ninja War, Obito joined the conflict as the main antagonist, revealing himself to the world. Kakashi was heartbroken. His youthful optimistic friend had turned lethal—the world’s biggest threat.One of Naruto’s most heart wrenching battle kakashi vs obito anime fights movement, Kakashi and Obito square off in Naruto Shippuden’s kamui dimension, a plane of existence where they both have built up their powers. They battle in quiet — each blow, each roundhouse kick laden with decades of hurt and deception.Kakashi tries to reach him, saying:“We were supposed to protect her together... Obito, what happened to you?”Obito replies with bitterness:“You let Rin die. You broke your promise.”This was not a simple contest of brute force. It was a fight of ideologies. Obito’s defeatist solution was to erase all of reality. Kakashi refused to give up on fighting for the people he loved.Naruto, known for never giving up on anyone, refused to see Obito as a lost cause. He reminded Obito of the boy he once was. He said:“You’re just like me. You had people you cared about. It’s not too late to change.”Those words hit Obito hard. In the end, he gave his life to save Naruto and Kakashi, finally returning to the light. He died smiling, knowing he had done one last good thing.The tragic tale of Kakashi, Hanare, and Obito shows how fragile hearts can be. Kakashi lost almost everyone he cared about. Hanare gave him a moment of peace. And Obito — once his best friend — became his biggest regret.In a world of fighting and survival, their story is a reminder of how important trust, love, and loyalty really are. Even the strongest ninja can carry the heaviest pain.Kakashi’s life was shaped by trauma, hidden love, and betrayal. His quiet bond with Hanare and the loss of Obito are key pieces of Naruto’s deeper emotional story. For fans — and even those just discovering anime — it’s a powerful reminder that even heroes can fall… but they can also rise again.