Kishimoto had originally intended for Kakashi to be introduced earlier in the series than he actually was and created him as an easygoing person that would be able to keep the members of Team 7 in check.
Kišimoto vložil Kakašiho skôr do deja, ako pôvodne zamýšľal a vytvoril z neho bezstarostnú postavu, ktorá by bola schopná viesť Tím 7.