Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31278419-20170331010234/@comment-31278419-20170405201445

Then why even bother pairing her with him? Assembling a team of genin is about balance yes, but it's also about teaching them and if he couldn't teach her why didn't he try to point her to someone who could before Tsunade arrived. He was on decent terms with Kurenai so he could have sent her there to learn genjutsu. Being a good teacher means helping your students even if it is taking them to someone else to teach them. He didn't even bother attempting to help her find interests. With her type of bookish attitude you think he'd point her towards medical earlier, or seals since they seem to require a sharp mind. Something other then just utterly ignoring her.