Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-28483190-20160519175825/@comment-28483190-20160519201933

HahmezHiraishin wrote: The chunin exams have to be taken in teams (with the exeception of itachi who was exempted from this rule). Kakashi couldnt get along with anyone in his teams after he left the academy, as a result inadvertently held himself back until his peers graduated.

that's good, thanks, explains what he did for at least a year)