Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31278419-20170211023835/@comment-734582-20170217221028

Ancladar wrote: It wouldn't have been a victory if they died. Death also occurs in their regular life. They are literally child soldiers, death is to be expected.

Rachin123 wrote: Are we really still trying to make excuses for Kakashi? No, i am trying to dispel the idea that he was a teacher at all. I think it's unreasonable to expect him to come up with all sorts of brilliant teaching methods and strategies. I think it's unreasonable to think he would've perfectly mapped out how to teach team 7 individually.

Kakashi's main job was to keep the interns alive and help them settle in their new jobs. He did those things well. It wasn't his job to teach them ninjutsu or figure out the fighting styles for them.