Hatake Kakashi didn't mourn his father's tragedy—he analyzed it. At seven years old, the Konoha prodigy witnesses the fatal consequences of the Shinobi Code and concludes that emotion is a critical, exploitable weakness. This is the dark, alternate tale of the gifted ninja who decides to kill his conscience to achieve unassailable strength, transforming himself into a ruthless, calculating weapon and charting a new, terrifying destiny for the Copy Ninja.