Kakashi looked over his new genin squad curiously as they sat on the roof, soaking up the sunshine. To say they were not what he expected upon reading their files would be something of an understatement.
First there was Sakura, while he approved of the change of outfit from the one in her file's photo, he couldn't say it was an ideal one. The long sleeved undershirt, and the black leggings were a nice touch, while the zipped up red and black vest looked more like a mini-skirt then an actual vest or jacket. The knee-high boots were an odd choice, and didn't look too durable, but he did appreciate the worn brown leather gloves, and the short pixie cut. The goggles were an odd accessory, as was that strange red motorized vehicle, and the guitar she was tapping in her free hand.
To the right of her was Sasuke Uchiha, who had also traded in his regular clothing for a new outfit, but this definitely wasn't appropriate for work. The white undershirt, vest, and gloves were too fancy to last, and the solid black suit coat and pants made him look more ready to dance than fight. The red lined cape just screamed headaches while running through forests, and the top hat he was wearing was a very stupid choice. The only thing he approved of was the white mask over his eyes, hiding his eyes, which would come in handy when it activated to make the enemy underestimate him.
Next came Naruto Uzumaki... and to be honest, he approved highly of the new outfit. Starting from the ground up were the hardened brown leather boots, into which were tucked puffed out pants of a material similar to what most Jounins wore for pants. Next came a wide brown leather belt that formed a harness thanks to two leather suspenders up and over his shoulders. The suspenders hugged a skin tight black knit shirt to his torso, showing off more muscles than most young ninjas could ever hope for, and on his left shoulder was a widened leather pad connected to a strange metal shoulder cover with three large metal bolts sticking out in a line on the crest. His hitai-ite was sown into his belt, along with studs of metal along the center of the whole thing. And the gloves were beautiful works of leather and metal, giving him speed and protection for his hands. That protection was upped by what looked to be a heavy metal bracer on his left forearm, again with those large bolts of metal, this time sticking out around the raised metal bands at each end. It might have chaffed him some, if it wasn't for the tight wrapped bandages Kakashi could see peeking out from underneath. The biggest and most noticeable change however came in the form of the gigantic blade Naruto had laid across his lap, disassembling it into smaller blades, which Kakashi approved of because of the need to use a variety of weapons for a variety of missions. Gekko Hayate would love it too. All in all, even with the blindingly bright blonde hair spiked up all over the place, and the sparkling innocent blue eyes, it made him look far more professional.
"Maa... let's start with introductions..." Kakashi droned, picking one of the kids at random.
"I'm Tuxedo Kamen," Sasuke stated calmly while flicking a rose at Kakashi and embedding it in the stone of the roof at the jounin's feet. "I live to protect the moon princess, and will defend her forever."
Kakshi tucked that little factoid into the back of his brain for later, while for some reason the name Usagi tickled the back of his mind, but he knew that the moon kingdom had no princesses currently. Next up was Sakura, who lifted the goggles from her eyes to look him in the eye.
"I'm Haruhara Sakura..." the pink haired girl stated with a grin that suggested she was mentally unhinged. "I like Naoto-kun, 'The Pirate King' Atomsk, and my Rickenbacker bass guitar model 4001. Behind me is my vespa. By the way... do you have a N.O. channel in your head?" she asked innocently while gripping the neck of her guitar.
Kakashi looked at the psychotic girl for a few minutes before answering. "No... I don't, you're up blondie..." Kakashi stated finally pointing to Naruto.
"I'm Strife Naruto, my nickname is 'The Malestrom'" the blonde stated calmly while snapping the last of his blades into place. "I like ramen, my master sword Hime gave me," he continued to pause and stroke the blade lovingly, "and my nee-chans. I hope to one day become Hokage."
Kakashi blinked at how calm Naruto was, and decided to put off asking him about his 'Hime' and 'nee-chans' later. For now he had to do his own introduction. "My name is Hatake Kakashi, you may call me Solid Snake though. We'll have training tomorrow, and if you survive, you will become full gennins..."
A minute later he was enjoying his student's bewildered look from inside a cardboard box. Oh yes, this would be fun.
