I am back. Yet again. Would you believe I started writing this chapter at work? Sshhh don't tell.
101 Squeals
"No! No way in hell!"
"I think you are overreacting."
"Overreacting? Those little bastards stole my Icha Icha!"
"You got them back."
"Only after you read them!"
The Sandaime Hokage coughed then straightened and narrowed his eyes.
"As a ninja of this village-"Kakashi took off his hitaite and held a kunai in front of it a wild and dangerous look in his eyes…er…eye.
"I will become a missing nin before I train even one of those brats."
The Sandaime slumped in his seat and rubbed his eyes.
"Fine fine. Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuuga Hinata, and Inuzuka Kiba will remain a team under Mitarashi Anko." The older ninja sighed tiredly. "Are you sure, Kakashi? This may be your only chance to get to know Naruto."
"I am more than sure," Kakashi put his hitaite back on, "besides I am sure he has more of his mother in him than Minato-sensei."
"He has the will of fire."
"But he also has the devil's flame." Kakashi countered.
Kakashi had never really forgiven Kushina after she burnt his first Icha Icha collection. They were all limited editions…
Kakashi walked to the window before pausing.
"Why did you offer me Naruto when you had already promised all of them to Anko?"
Sarutobi smiled at the silver haired ninja, "Just an old man trying to revive the past I suppose."
The copycat nin merely nodded before jumping out of the window.
Sarutobi's face grew grim.
'I hope I am not making a mistake. Naruto…things will be much harder for you without the reputation and protection of Minato's student…your father's student.'
-Time skip-
"And Team Seven will be Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura, and…Uzumaki Naruto."
"AHHHHHH!"
Hinata sat up in bed sweating and shaking violently.
"It was just a dream. It was just a dream." She told herself out loud. Naruto-kun was on her team not Sakura's. Hers. She calmed herself and lay down determined to put that horrible nightmare behind her.
-The next morning-
"Yatta! I passed!" Naruto sprang out of bed fully dressed. Today they were going to get their team assignments. Team Badass already knew that they were staying together with Anko-sensei, but they had made it. They were finally genin. Naruto had just barely passed the bunshin portion, but with extra chakra control practice and Hinata's Byakugan he had finally gotten the bunshin down.
The look on Mizuki-teme's face had been priceless. Naruto knew the bastard didn't like him. He hadn't the slightest idea why, but animosity was animosity and Naruto had gotten pretty good at recognizing when people didn't like him.
He was perceptive like that. He had no idea why people thought he was dense…Oh well!
-Class-
"Team Seven will be Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura, and…Aburame Shino."
Hinata let out a relieved sigh.
"What's wrong, Hinata?" Naruto asked.
"Well, I had the strangest dream last night Naruto-kun. We weren't on the same team." She said.
"What?! Why not?"
"I'm not sure. You were a part of team seven."
"Psh like I'd ever get along with that jerk." Naruto laughed.
Hinata smiled.
"So what team were you on?" Naruto asked.
Hinata thought for a bit.
"I think I was placed with Kiba and Shino."
"Really? Aw man! Why I gotta be the odd one out? It's a good thing it was a dream! I don't know what I'd do without you guys." Naruto grinned.
Kiba grinned back at his friend and Hinata turned a very fetching shade of bright pink.
"We woulda been back together in a team soon enough anyways."
"Why do you say that Kiba?" Hinata asked curiously.
"Well, if a team isn't compatible the teammates and sensei have to agree to be disbanded. All we woulda had to do was get the team disbanded." He stated.
"That's it?" Naruto asked.
"Nah. You gotta do it in two weeks or it's a permanent. Personally, I think it's a shit rule. Two weeks isn't enough time to learn shit about your team."
"Man that sucks! I wonder why they made that rule."
"Perhaps, so people do not change teams on a whim." Hinata pondered.
"Psh on a whim! Team badass belongs together! I'd raise hell to be by your side Hinata-chan. Oh and you too Kiba." Naruto nodded at his friend.
"Thanks." Kiba said sarcastically, but a smile tugged at his lips.
"Y-you'd really do that, Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked blushing slightly again.
"Of course I would! We belong together, Hinata. I would do anything." Naruto faced her fully and took her hands in his.
"I'd die for you Hinata." His intense blue eyes bored into hers. Her poor little heart just couldn't take it.
The loud squealing of the girls in the class at Naruto's romantic statement drowned out the sound of Hinata's forehead hitting her desk.
Next Installment: Mizuki strikes and Kiba has a nerdy little secret.