#team flake

Long story short Kakashi managed to twist his body back in such a way that he still gets sliced like a piece of cheese, but the gash is not deep enough to permanently damage his cornea, not knowing the extent of the injury Kakashi took for his teammate (read: new friend?) Obito still manages to awake the Sharingan and they make it to Rin in time to wake her from the Genjutsu. Without a blind-spot to deter his movement, Kakashi isn’t struck down by rock debris, and Obito doesn’t need to push him out of the way of the cave-in. As such all three members of Team Flake survives (Yatta!). 

That is not to say that the mission didn’t have any further difficulties, however. The trio still needed to fight off the remaining Iwa Nin and complete the mission if they had any hope of bringing the war to a stalemate. Needless to say—Obito still managed to get hurt enough during the task that he was removed from the active duty roster and holed up in the Konohagakure hospital (yet blissfully alive), while Kakashi was sent to the Kawa Pass and Rin joined a medical triage set up near the Wave Country border. Though miles apart the three of them still managed to keep in contact via Kakashi’s Ninken—Which is how they knew of the exact moment Rin was taken by Kirigakure. Kakashi left his post in an instant, as he was closer and still promised to keep Rin safe while Obito was incapacitated; a promise which he intended to keep. Kakashi managed to track the Iryo-nin, but didn’t make it in time to avoid the sealing of the Sanbi. The two of them fled, hoping they would make it to the Fire Country parameter with the time that Kakashi’s Ninken were attempting to buy them.

It wasn’t enough, and soon the Hunter-nin locked onto their trail. Rin (always loyal to Konoha) demanded to be skewered, while Kakashi refused. Still Rin always manages to get her way (should be read as in the way), which just so happened to be in-between Kakashi and his Hidden Mist enemy. Luckily the Chidori managed to only destroy the self-destruction seal the Mist placed within the Kunoichi and not the Kunoichi herself (most probably due to the tunnel-vision caused by the Raiton Jutsu as Kakashi does not possess the Sharingan to overcome it) Obito who skipped out of the hospital and right to the action the moment he thought Rin was endanger did not /know/ this and soon went on a Mangekyō rampage, turning what was left of the Kiri, Hunter-nin into a tomato briquette. 

The light at the end of the tunnel was quite frankly Minato, who for once in his life managed to show up on time (his fight with A resulting in yet another fan-girl to the ever expanding list) to stop Obito from presuming the worst and taking any further action he might regret. Rin’s seal was stabilized (barely) and the team was dragged back to Konoha for a ridiculously long recovery period.

In light of the above it is obvious that these Headcanon’s are so far removed from canon it’s not even funny, still we did it for the fluff and sparkles. Headcanons will be updated and removed as we add to our thread and come up with new ideas-- please do not use or reblog without our permission as this is mainly for us to edit and keep track of.

Headcanons:

☼ [HC] Since all of their collective trauma, Team Flake™ (Official Name: Team Minato) is a very close knit group. The two boys are especially protective of their Kunōichi teammate irrespective of the fact that she is a well-trained Iryō-nin with the power of a tailed beast inside of her and would go to great lengths to make sure that she is safe and healthy. On the off chance that one of them gets sent on a separate mission out of the village, the other would usually camp out on Rin’s old couch bearing many edibles (and in Kakashi’s case crosswords and puzzles) until their teammate’s return. Let it also be known that the one time Nohara Rin managed to catch a cold (blasted invisible enemy) is marked as the day the world ended on all of their calendars.

☼ [HC] Flake-sensei has even less self-control when it comes to his kids’ wellbeing and would often abuse his power as the Hokage to provide them with all of the missions closer to home. Until Kakashi calls him out on it and refuses to paint another fence for the rest of his life, because he’s a JŌNIN and deserves missions befitting the rank of one, for the love of all Konohagakure Kami.

☼ [HC] Flake-sensei (either by his own volition or by being in a relationship with Kushina for so long) has no grasp of personal space and would often bestow his kids with one-armed hugs, proud forehead prods and (much to Kakashi’s chronic horror and Obito’s delight) hair-ruffles. Sometimes it was due to a job well done; other times it was to ease the sting of failure and disappointment, though more and more it appeared to be just a familiar gesture made in passing and was something that never let up, even as the kids grew older.

☼  [HC] Minato and Rin were star bakers and would often frequent the kitchen together. As soon as each of them had an apron in place, Obito and Kakashi would be banned from the vicinity. The Uchiha, because he was a clumsy baka who always managed to get an eggshell into the batter (even when a recipe called for no eggs) and Kakashi because he had no concept of dessert and would often gift them with exasperated sighs and snorts at the amounts of sugar being used or critique them on their mixing technique. [See Kushina Birthday Thread]

☼ [HC] Despite not being one for sweets or baking said sweets, Kakashi was a very, very good cook, a skill he was forced to pick-up due to living alone. All members of Team Flake thoroughly enjoyed the dishes he made and looked forward to Thursdays, when he would make each member of the team a bentō lunch. Thursdays were picked due to the fact that it was the only day the team could practice together without interruption because 1. Rin did not have a shift at the hospital and 2. Obito did not have to be at the compound to train his Sharingan with one of his clansmen.

☼ [HC] Every time the Hidden Village has a Festival, the onerous duty falls on Rin to bully, drag and threaten her teammates into going shopping for the appropriate, formal clothing. If they were left to their own devices Rin was sure that Obito would wear something ugly and orange to match his goggles, while Kakashi would just show up in his funeral haōri, mask firmly in place (that is, if he showed up at all). Flake-sensei was just as excited about the trip (or team-bonding experience as he liked to call it) but he had even more obnoxious tastes than Obito, as flames and extravagant patterns seemed to snare his gaze. Eventually he would be banned from picking out anything and would not be required to do anything save for pulling copious amounts of Ryō from his wallet to pay.

☼  Festival Bonus: Obito is very lucky when it comes to festival games, as most of the stall owners were civilians he helped with daily chores, so as a reward they always give him freebies.

☼  Festival Bonus Bonus: Every time a Festival ends Kakashi has stains on his formal yukatta courtesy of Obito, Obito has rips in his, courtesy of Kakashi; Minato looks like a walking Fire Capital gift shop courtesy of all the pins and ribbons he collected throughout the evening and Rin swears she will never put in all the effort again, until the following year when her oath is conveniently forgotten.

☼  [HC] Kakashi’s Ninken adores the rest of team Flake and thinks of them as members of the ‘pack’, much to Kakashi’s annoyance. They go so far as to refer to both Rin and Obito as ‘pup’ whenever they converse or come up in conversation. Bull especially has a liking for Obito and will often drop down on an unsuspecting Uchiha and slobber a river to showcase his affections.

☼  [HC] Though Rin has five star baking prowess, the team shudders at the thought of her cooking, since Rin sees it as an opportunity to stuff all known nutrients (and those yet unknown) into a single dish—no thought given to flavour. Rin also likes to experiment with dishes and is part of the team looking to improve food pills and ration bars and has no problem with using her teammates as test dummies. Kakashi would flat-out refuse, stating that he could do without hives or a third eye-ball; while Obito and Minato would at least /try/ to humour the Kunōichi. Only Minato-sensei has the S-ranked skills to stomach her boiled, mushroom experiments however and he does so with a practiced smile.

☼  [HC] Flake-sensei due to his clingy nature demands sleep-overs at his place at least twice a week. He disguises it as another attempt at team bonding. His apartment is rather cluttered (scrolls, scrolls and more scrolls), so they are forced to camp out in his living room, sometimes building extravagant blanket forts in the process.

☼  [HC] Kakashi is very bad at ‘Talk no Jutsu’ but he will often leave his teammates little sticky-notes complete with doodles in random spots to let them know that he cares (whichhedoesn’tcoughwhatareyoutalkingabout?!). Obito’s sticky-notes are more often than naught helpful instructions such as “The milk in your fridge is passed expiry, baka”, though Obito stashes them in a keepsake drawer anyway.

☼ [HC] Flake-sensei has an animal sticker collection in his middle, desk drawer dedicated entirely to his team and the notes/instructions he gives them. It’s a subject of great mortification for all three of them.

☼ [HC] Kakashi has a sixth sense whenever Rin works a double shift at the hospital and has skipped meals. A paper bag filled with edibles and a thermos of tea will miraculously appear on her desk as a result. Obito in turn will show up to nag at Rin in person, listing all of the pros of a good night’s rest, whilst munching away at her 'magic paper-bag' lunch.

☼ [HC] Obito’s grandmother makes the best Onigiri in all of the Hidden Leaf and will often make extra for Rin and Kakashi when they come to pick Obito up for training or to go on missions. She’s also the only person whom Kakashi will tolerate cheek pinches from, as he has a soft spot for her and all of the blackmail material she can provide him with of Obito’s childhood (cue embarrassing baby photos). Uchiha Obaa-san also regularly invites Minato for tea in order to interrogate whether or not he makes sure his young’ins are dressed warmly enough and drinks enough fluids when they’re on the road.

☼  [HC] Whenever Minato and Kushina have a disagreement, it’s a general rule of Team Flake to side with Kushina, as she will most likely win whatever the fuss was about by default. It was also the route less likely to result in a bump to the head.

☼ [HC] Minato’s kids are Kushina’s kids. The Uzumaki will therefore always make extra edibles, should anyone of them pop in for dinner and often drops by the check on their training whenever she made her rounds about the village. Obito was the only one who insisted on addressing Kushina as Kushina-nee, while his two teammates continued to address the red head with the honorific she deserved.

☼ [HC] Team Flake has no concept of time. Despite the fact that all of its members are gifted soldiers with a lot of responsibility on their shoulders, it appears that the one mannerism Obito managed to pass on to his friends and comrades was his inability to read a watch. At first it started as a shared joke between Kakashi and Rin (who in all honesty got tired of always hovering around the training grounds on their own when they could catch a few extra hours of precious sleep) to see who could come up with the most over-the-top excuses, until the joke morphed into a routine and then became a terrible, terrible habit. Needless to say, administration was always sure to ask the team to meet two hours earlier than the intended time in an attempt to save face and err…order.

☼  [HC] Rin has near-transcendent, godly, tea-brewing abilities. If Kakashi had one addiction other than his dependence on his paperbacks and upholding ‘the deadpan’, it was the Kunōichi’s tea. A datum she was well aware of and not remiss to use to her full advantage. As such Kakashi could often be seen on late night grocery runs or dropping off reports at the administration desk in the girl's stead.

☼  [HC] Obito has a knack for words (and not just stringing them together into coy insults and loud declarations regarding a certain Kage hat). He writes fanfiction at the expense of his younger cousins on his off days. Kakashi in turn is his Beta reader and gets paid for his services via Uchiha Obaa-san’s Onigiri-- really, it’s a win-win situation.

☼ [HC] All members of Team Flake have seen Kakashi’s face. It was an honour bestowed upon them during a rather unfortunate SS-Rank mission within the Fire Capital, in which they had to go under cover without the comfort or use of Ninjutsu. (see Okiya thread).

☼  [HC] Due to Flake-sensei’s ‘Helicopter Parent’™ streak, Team Flake doesn’t often dabble in the Shinobi vices. When they do indulge an Ochoko (or two or three), chaos usually ensues. Minato was a light-weight and was sure to be the first of his team to zonk-out and stare into the existential divide for hours on end without blinking. Obito was a giggly-drunk; the first sniggers leaving his mouth and seeping in-between his fingers as soon as his ears turned a deep shade of red. Kakashi for all his attempts at keeping silent and not engaging in socialising while sober, could not keep his mouth shut when drunk—always pressing others to join into deep, winding conversations about religion and politics and almost always disagreeing with your points, even if your points happened to be in agreement with his own (he’ll disagree for the sake of disagreeing, you see, even if it meant adopting a new viewpoint midway). Rin was an alarmingly violent drunk that could give even Maitō Gai’s drunken fist a run for his Ryō—many a bar counter has splintered and passed on to the next life thanks to her chakra scalpel.

☼ [HC] Kakashi’s Teammates were often dragged into his friendly competitions with the Blue Beast of Konoha (not due to his insistence of course, he was well-aware that few could keep up with the Taijutsu user—but rather due to the fact that they were a unit, often together and really there was no escaping Gai’s special brand of sunset Genjutsu when it first started). As such Obito would often wake-up to the unwelcomed sound of ‘Dynamic Entry!’ most likely at pre-dawn o’clock only for Gai to ask him if he wanted to join them (them being Gai and Kakashi) on their early morning jog—which he could care less about really, because sleep. Kakashi may be ahead in his friendly wagers with Gai, however Gai definitely held the record for being thrown from Obito’s window the most times.

☼ [HC] All members of Team Flake were acutely aware of their sensei’s popularity in and around the village and would often joke about their sensei’s Fan Club (though never around Kushina-san). The three of them actually developed a set of special hand-signs (not unlike the Anbu’s field hand-signs) in order to communicate their amusement (and more often than not, annoyance- Really traveling in the Market District after Minato was made the Yondaime was rather time consuming and exhausting with how many people stopped them just to shake their sensei’s hand!?) amongst themselves. It also came in handy during long, boring meetings, whenever they wished to discuss a client while he was present or when they decided that they’ve reached their social quota for the year and wanted to ditch a gathering without hurting another comrade’s feelings (at least in both Obito and Rin’s case—Kakashi just got up and left. Cough.).