Why is Kakashi hiding his face?

Are you wondering why Kakashi is hiding his face? 😷 What could he possibly be hiding under his mask? If you're looking for the answer to this question, you've come to the right place, young ninja fan. We analyzed the entire manga to find the answer you need.

Still wearing his face-covering mask , the purpose of which is still unknown to fans, the secret of the lower half of his head was explored as early as episode 101, 💯 when Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura decided they had to discover what their teacher's face really looked like, they wanted to know what was hidden under that mask.

Who is Kakashi?

Kakashi Hatake is a shinobi from Konoha Village. He received a Sharingan after his teammate, Obito Uchiha, was at death's door when he was younger, which made him famous as the Copy Ninja . His prodigious talent, skill and prowess with the use of the Sharingan made him one of the most talented ninjas in the village and recognized throughout the ninja world.🐱‍👤He is eventually named leader of Team 7 , where he uses his years of experience to train his students Sasuke, Naruto , and Sakura to become great, competent ninjas. Years after theFourth Ninja War , he started his own family with Okumura Sawako.

Kakashi's appearance

Kakashi is a powerful and relatively tall shinobi, with spiky silver hair and dark colored eyes. Since his first jōnin mission, he received a small scar that runs down to his cheek over his left eye (the eye where he has a Sharingan). Since his early childhood, Kakashi has worn a mask over the lower half of his face. But we will come back to this a little later in the blog. ⬇

In the rare instances where Kakashi was shown without his mask, he was seen to have a narrow jaw and a mole. In short, Kakashi is a very handsome man greatly appreciated by fans, as shown by Teuchi and Ayame's reaction to the sight of his face. 😍 Chiyo once confused him with his father Sakumo Hatake, whom he closely resembles, although most of his face is hidden. Kakashi's personality is further accentuated by his lazy expression, aloof mannerisms, relaxed voice, and minimalist attitude. But nevertheless, he is very serious, strategic and motivated when the situation requires it. 💪🏻

Kakashi's Mask Theories

Some of Naruto's theories were that Kakashi Hatake was secretly ugly under his mask , suggesting that he may have had cod lips or rabbit teeth.🐰 Despite Team 7's hilarious efforts throughout this episode , all Kakashi reveals is that underneath his mask is... ANOTHER MASK , a shade lighter than the usual one.

With a collective sigh, Kakashi's fans had all but given up on seeing what was beneath his mask. However, many fans were pleasantly surprised by the broadcast of an episode of Naruto Shippuden which put an end to the mystery! 🔍

Who is under Kakashi's mask?

Episode 469 (368 episodes between the first time the secret of Kakashi's mask was mentioned and its revelation) shows that Naruto has always been curious to see Kakashi's face. Kakashi. Although Sakura and Sasuke reject this idea, a ninja that no one knows named Sukea shows up and suggests going through Konoha's archives to find a photo of Kakashi's face without his mask . Sukea says he will help them, in exchange for the big scoop he will get if he is able to publish it in the newspapers and on television.

They manage to break into the place where confidential documents are stored in Konoha.🍃 They are about to find and show all the fans the photo of Kakashi's face, when they are intercepted by members of the ' ANBU which forces them to cut their mission short.

Mission: photograph Kakashi's face

As a backup plan, Sukae suggests trying to photograph 📸 Kakashi as he prepares to eat. As expected, it goes wrong . When they look at the photos, we only see a bird hovering on the road, followed by Akamaru, who jumps on Kakashi hiding his face.

Sasuke laments: "I sense that there is divine power at work in these places."

Kakashi's disguise

In a final attempt to remove this mask, Team 7 gathers the rest of the aspiring ninjas 🐱‍👤 of their generation to join them in a plan that brings together each ninja's individual abilities. Predictably, this also fails, as it was revealed that Kakashi had been posing as photographer Sukae all along, messing around with his students in order to help them bond. And it's a rather successful mission because at the end we can see the 3 ninjas laughing together. More than in the art of Ninjutsu, Kakashi showed us that he was also a master in the art of disguise. No one expects to see Kakashi's face like this.

Kakashi's face

Although Naruto and his friends can't see Kakashi's face, fans can see the full glory of his handsome boy look when he takes off his disguise. Everyone knew that behind this mask hid a beautiful man, right? His scar looks like it goes all the way to his cheek, and he also has a mole on his chin.

We were even treated to a little bonus scene where Kakashi is in ninja outfit and is about to put his mask back on. 🎭

Naruto author Masashi Kishimoto had only once briefly revealed Kakashi's face in the form of a manga drawing that appeared in a booklet given away at the Naruto art exhibition that took place. was held in Japan last April. Something to amuse and intrigue even the most established fans. Charismatic and powerful, the mystery around the face of this jonin lulled many of us during childhood. For our part, we are not disappointed with the reveal of the face of the emblematic ninja leader of Team 7.

Why is Kakashi hiding his face?

Since Kakashi's mask 😷 doesn't seem to hide any abnormality on the professor's body, why would he bother to hide his face with a mask? The Naruto anime from the Naruto SD series Rock Lee: the adventures of a budding ninja answered the questions of many admirers of the ninja world even if it is in a tone of irony.

According to the manga, Kakashi keeps a mask on his face because he doesn't want to get caught with a nosebleed. 👃🏻 Manga fans know that a nosebleed does not represent a sick body or injury. Rather, it is intended to indicate the thoughts of an adult. Given that Kakashi is an admirer of Jiraiya's romance novels , the mask is probably a good choice.