Kakashi Hatake has been a fan favorite character from the very start of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto, as the Jonin Commander placed in charge of Team 7. Throughout the series, Kakashi was a mentor to the main trio, and played an especially prominent role in training Sasuke Uchiha in Part I, while providing the same guidance for Naruto in Part II. His influence on both of them was pivotal to their respective journeys in becoming two of the strongest shinobi in history.