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1) Sakumo was a very well known skater—before rumours of drug usage popped up and blew up suspiciously quickly thus ending his career—all because he had stood up for one of his rinkmates against a similar allegation.

2) Kakashi, who at the time loved watching his dad skate, suddenly was bombarded as he was let out of elementary school by reporters, and news of his dad's ban from competing and the civilians' view on the man confused little Kashi, who only knew Sakumo as his cool and kind dad.

3) Kakashi started skating very young, both the influence of his father and his friends, and his own innate talent for the sport blooming.

4) After the scandal his dad faced, Kakashi became a stickler for every single rule given by the skating commitee, even though he was years off of competing age. This resulted in his skating being cutthroat and precise, lacking free movement and artistry that his father was known for.

5) His dad had withdrawn into himself as the months went by—only after one of his old rinkmates pestered him for answers and lab reports did the truth come out. The lab reports that Sakumo had been given were fake. A press conference detailing the truth was held, but it was too late. The damage to his reputation, and the subsequent pressure put onto the young and prodigious Kakashi, already cut deep.

6) Obito and Rin shared the same rink and coach as Kakashi, both being two years older than him.

7) Namikaze Minato was their coach, who had taken a season off from his own competing to be more present for his wife at home.

8) Minato's nickname back when he was competitively on the rink was "Yellow Flash" due to his bright blond hair, and his skating which looked like he was gliding in a smooth line across the rink, and his insane jump combos.

9) Kakashi got the scar on his eye due to accidentally blocking a hockey puck (from an antagonising bunch of kids sharing the rink that day) too close to his face—the grazing causing his left eye to become slightly clouded—so that the object didn't hit Obito. He still has vision in that eye, but it is extremely blurry.

10) Kakashi moved into the same apartment complex as Minato-sensei during his first junior season, because it was closer to the rink.

11) His relationship with his father had soured over the years—until the press conference happened, halfway through his first junior season. That resulted in his next two skates being choppy—too rigid, failing jumps he hadn't since he was eight.

okay that's it im out of juice now but I can probably cook up much more given inspiration :P

12) Obito was jealous of Kakashi at first, but after Kakashi protected him on the rink, he'd been trying to get him to actually talk with him. Scathing words were thrown from Kakashi which Obito didn't understand why until he saw the news of the new press conference, and then declared that Sakumo was his original inspiration for skating, and that framing him for something like standing up for his teammate was stupid, and that he would've done the same. This, inadvertently, changes how Kakashi views things, but he has to win a mental battle against all that he's been told over the years v/s believing in his father/the truth.

Shout out to the awesome Ideasbyhungry on tiktok for this rewrite! I just had to turn it into a mini comic (and also added sasuke in there for a more dramatic effect lolll!)

Don't get me wrong Sakura sadly is not win this fight, but Itachi definitely underestimated the mind of a teenage girl

Yayayayyaya! More comics n stuff coming soon!