Disclaimer: I do not have Naruto in my arsenal of 'own'!

It's nice to know there are people out there that appreciate him… (Now I know I'm not alone…)

It was that day again, the day that some dreaded, and some rejoiced over. It was the end of the semester, the first semester of the first year that Shino was in the academy. It was…

"REPORT CARD DAY!" By now Shino was more than familiar with the blonde haired kid that stirred up the whole class, disturbing everyone, chucking crumpled paper balls at Sasuke's hair, casting loving glances at the pink haired girl named Sakura, jumping up and down on the desks, yelling at Kiba, having Kiba yell back at him. Whatever happened to peace? "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"Sit down Naruto!" Iruka ordered him. Naruto slowly sat down, a frown on his face and arms crossed. Thank you! Peace!

Iruka cleared his throat before proceeding. "Now, I shall pass out the report cards. See them if you wish, but make sure your parents see them as well. As you know, these report cards are for your ranking in the class, and your ranking in the school. I have to say, by the ranking in the school, I'm very proud, at most of you…" He stared mainly at a mini Kiba, a mini Chouji, and a mini Naruto.

Shino immediately snatched his as he looked at his results. Usually the girls and the boys were judged without the other gender, so hmm…

Class

Ninjutsu: 2/30

Taijutsu: 2/ 30

Teamwork: 2/30 (he talks enough for that)

And it just went on and on with the class, he was always second. HOW COULD HE BE SECOND!

Stop taunting me! You know that Uchiha would've gotten the highest score! Hikari! I don't care about the others. You should know that by now. Hey, wait… What? Yeah… Uh-huh…Oh my gosh… Hikari, you didn't… WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE DATING A FORGIEN BUG WHO'S NAME BEGINS WITH 'K'! DIDN'T WE GO OVER THIS! I SWEAR WE DID GO OVER THIS! AND NO! I REFUSE TO MEET THIS BUG! ALL BUG WHO'S NAME BEGINS WITH 'K' ARE BAD! Hey! Stay on the subject!

Meanwhile, Naruto was staring at his report card, absolutely stunned.

"Wait, shouldn't this be Kiba's report card? I mean, how can I be last? I should be FIRST!" He retorted. Heh. First, you wish.

"Naruto, you got a zero on every test we took, you failed to past this semester's written test, and you show no improvement in Ninjutsu, Genjustsu, or Taijutsu." Iruka told him as Kiba snickered from somewhere in the room. But he shouldn't be laughing, he was third from the bottom.

Naruto huffed, but he said nothing. On the other hand, Sasuke was smiling happily as he managed to get number one in everything.

"As you might already know, Uchiha, Sasuke has taken the role of the best male ninja in the class, and school, well, tied with Hyuuga, Neji, but that's beside the point. (assuming that Shino and the others are in their first year, and that Neji and the others are in their second) It was a very hard decision for me to do that, because as you know, there are many talented youngsters in this class as well. I have no control over who's the best in the school, but I'm very happy that it was one of my students…" Somewhere in the room, the other kid in their old little club that was dispersed, fell asleep, with Chouji poking a potato chip in his hair, trying to wake him up. It was one of those long speeches again. Oh boy… " …has achieved that goal. I hope that in the near future that some of you might have the potential to achieve that same position as Sasuke has just now. The honor that it holds and the acknowledgements you shall be given when achieving that will surely boost your spirits and hopefully encourage others to follow in your steps…" Let's skip. You don't want to hear the speech, trust me.

"And the best female ninja in the class is Yamanaka, Ino." He announced after ten minutes, and five point one eight seconds. At least according the guy's watch that was sitting in front of Shino . Ino stuck her tongue out at a discombobulated Sakura, who was SOOOOOO sure that she would get it. "However, she didn't get the top in the school…"

"The second best boy in the class is, of course, Aburame, Shino." Everyone looked around for the kid named Shino. Obviously, they still had a lot to learn. Shino was just sitting there with a look that you couldn't see that said: 'Hello! My name's Shino! Nice to meet you, what about ME!'. Eventually they did find him, but then they didn't really care anymore.

"And the second best girl in the class is Haruno, Sakura, and the third best boy in the class is, err… Nara, Shikamaru." Iruka confessed.

"SHIKAMARU! But he's like, the laziest kid in the class!" Naruto interrupted again.

"Yes, but Shikamaru managed to get the highest score on this semester's test, barely surpassing Sasuke because he, unlike Sasuke, managed to put the date on top. I told you I wasn't kidding when I said I was looking for every single detail. If a ninja doesn't remember the date, his scrolls means nothing if it doesn't contain the date." Shikamaru had the 'It took me five minutes to write that date on top' look while Sasuke looked at Iruka with disbelief.

"And of course, the third best girl in the Class is Hyuuga, Hinata." Iruka finished. "Class…" A loud burst of shouts and hoots escaped as everyone charged out. Shikamaru took his time. "Dismissed…"