Hatake Kakashi Timeline (Part ½)

Hatake Kakashi Timeline (Part ½)

I’ve seen a lot of confusion about Kakashi’s timeline recently. I’ve spent a ton of time obsessing over this so I thought I’d share.

• Birth 9/15

• Age = 5 ⇒ Graduates Academy

• Age = 6 ⇒ Chunin Promotion

• Age = 7 ⇒ Sakumo’s Death
• Inferred from Chapter 240, page 18

• This is from Kakashi’s first mission as a jounin. Kakashi was 12 (possibly 13-see next section). 12 - 5 = 7 years old.
• Age = 12 ⇒ Jounin Promotion and Obito’s ‘death’
• Inferred from Obito’s age during Kakashi Gaiden

• Obito and Kakashi are around the same age. I realize 13 ≠ 12, but look at their birthdays. Obito would turn 13 in February, 7 months before Kakashi. Given the amount of time Obito would need to recover before Rin’s death, it seems plausible to assume his ‘death’ happened before Kakashi turned 13. This also allows more time for him to master his new abilities before the Kyuubi attack. Unfortunately, it is never specifically stated how long Obito remains in Madara’s lair before he first leaves it.
• Age = 13 ⇒ Rin’s Death
• Rin’s death occurred sometime after Obito’s ‘death,’ but some months before the Kyuubi attack. Kakashi may have been 12 years old at this time, but, once again allowing for Obito’s recovery time, it’s unlikely Kakashi was still 12. It is also impossible for Kakashi to have been 14 at this time. Kakashi was assigned to guard Kushina during her pregnancy due to his ruthlessness in ANBU. Kushina’s pregnancy lasted 10 months, with it beginning in January. Kakashi was still 13 at this time.

• Age = 13 ⇒ Joins ANBU
• See above.
• Age = 14 ⇒ Kyuubi Attack and Minato and Kushina’s Deaths
• Naruto is 12 at the start of the series; Kakashi is 26.

• 26 - 12 = 14 years old at the time of the Kyuubi attack.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. “What about the arc that shows Kakashi competing in the Chunin exams at the same time as Rin and Obito?”

The problem with Kakashi’s timeline comes from chapter 599. In this same chapter, page 7, Obito is shown in the flashback telling Rin he wants to become Hokage.

You see the Fourth’s face on the mountain there? Yeah, he wasn’t Hokage yet. Two pages earlier it shows him walking with the current Hokage, the Third. The mistake was pointed out to Kishi, and a fixed version was later issued. The point of this chapter, titled “Obito Uchiha,” was to show Obito and his ‘rivalry’ with Kakashi. It seems Kishi focused on developing Obito’s background and just didn’t think to check that he was keeping in line with Kakashi’s timeline also. If you throw out this arc, Kakashi’s timeline pretty much works out. Here’s the same shot, but fixed in the anime.

I plan to do part two later. Let me know if something doesn’t add up or I left out a source. Hope this clears up part of the confusion around Kakashi’s timeline.

• Sources:
• http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatakehttp://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumakihttp://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Minato_Namikazehttp://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchihahttp://www.mangapanda.com/naruto/240/18http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/naruto-shippuden/videos/27247