Obedience (Seeking Subscription~)

What did it feel like to have geniuses all around you?

Perhaps no one else could answer that question, because they would likely never encounter such a situation.

But Kakashi would tell them that the feeling was actually terrible.

His two students from years ago had been Uchiha Itachi and Kimimaro, and both had left a deep impression on him.

After all, both had been put forward by the Uchiha Clan and received excellent training. It was only natural that they were somewhat gifted.

Besides, they had both been young when he took them on, making them easier to mold.

But now, Kakashi did not feel that way at all.

The first batch of students he had taken on as a Guiding Jonin had basically already passed the stage where they were easier to mold.

Thirteen to fourteen was roughly the age when one's self-awareness and personality became relatively stable.

Taking them on at this point was truly a challenge for Kakashi.

"I have to say, you're all pretty good." Kakashi shrugged helplessly, then shook his head. "Fine. Since you all know, let's begin."

As he spoke, Kakashi hung the bells from his waist. At the same time, he pulled a book from his pocket.

That gesture did not make the three Imps before him feel slighted in the least. They had all heard Kakashi's legends and knew just how absurdly powerful the Anbu Captain was.

Sasuke especially remembered seeing it as a child—Kakashi had effortlessly taught his brother, and that man, a lesson in exactly this posture.

"Oh, right. I won't say any nonsense like, 'If you don't get the bells, you'll be sent back to the Academy,' or that you can only choose one out of two."

Kakashi slowly found the page he had been reading as he