[ Sometimes, Kakashi really wishes that they could get away with stashing some good Scotch under the table to unwind between teaching and coaching. Just something to take the stress of having to herd some twenty-something unruly teenagers into some sort of meaningful order whilst stuffing knowledge into their heads.

Some days it's more like herding cats. ]

You know, sometimes I'm not sure if they're just pretending to not understand the material, or if they really are just that stupid.

[ The response comes out rather flatly, paired with a bit of a sigh as Kakashi taps the end of his red pen against the top paper on the stack he's grading. There are glaring red marks all over the sheet. ]