Kakashi Hatake is a character appearing in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto crossover comics. He is the leader and teacher of Team 7 and a shinobi. He is known as Kakashi of the Sharingan and a copy master of the 1,000 techniques.
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Near Big Apple Village, Kakashi Hatake studies a scroll containing the orders for his Team 7 personnel’s mission. They are escorting the teenaged reporter, April O’Neil, to her home. When Naruto Uzumaki begins messing around with a little turtle, Kakashi tells him that turtles can handle themselves and to show nature more respect. The group is suddenly confronted by Alopex and Foot Ninja of the Foot Clan. Just as Alopex and the Foot Ninja are about to attack, the Ninja Turtles and Splinter arrive in a cloud of smoke. The drive off the Foot Clan and then do battle with Team 7, believing that they are holding April hostage. Kakashi sees something familiar in Splinter's movements. Splinter soon stops his sons and Kakashi halts his team as well. Lifting the forehead protector which covers his left eye, Kakashi reveals the Sharingan, which he uses to sweep away the masks covering Splinter and the Turtles' faces. Kakashi addresses Splinter as Hamato Yoshi. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto issue 1
Kakashi goes on to explain that the Hamato Clan was revered for its dōjō and that as a boy, he saw Hamato Yoshi fight. He then says that Splinter is shorter than Yoshi and he doesn’t remember Yoshi having a tail. Splinter congratulates Kakashi on his excellent observations and acknowledges that he is not Yoshi, who was actually his master. Splinter was in fact, Yoshi’s beloved pet rat. After introductions are made, the mutant clan then take Team 7 back to their Turtle Lair. The two groups spend a little time getting to know each other, with Splinter and Kakashi sharing tea. When everyone realizes they are hungry, the Turtles take Team 7 with them to get pizza. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto issue 2