Closed RP [ suckonmytomato ]
At 17 Kakashi joined the military (using the forged signature of a foster parent who couldn't have cared less if Kakashi stayed or went but was never sober enough to give his official permission) and at 21, despite numerous attempts to dissuade him by his commanding officer, he left and headed for college. At that point in his life,the quiet mundanity of being a teacher seemed like paradise in comparison to the battlefields of the past four years.
But that was when he was 21. Now, at 27 and aging, there were times that Kakashi considered rejoining the military. It was hell, he would think, but it was hell that made a difference. Of course, teachers could make a difference, too - Kakashi knew this better than anyone - but as he looked down at the test before him and the 43 circled in red ink, he thought that maybe he just didn't make a difference. Not here. Kakashi was good with weapons and strategies and mathematics, but not people. He wasn't good at convincing teenagers that it was worth it to pay attention in class.
Kakashi rubbed at his forehead in exasperation, spending a moment to ask himself what he was going to do about this, before the bell rang and broke him out of his thoughts. Right. Enough thinking.
"Sasuke," he called out over the clutter of students grabbing their things and heading for the door. "Mind coming here for a second? I needed to ask you something."