(Hey guys, staying safe I hope? Good. I'm back with my newest chapter. Hope you guys enjoy it.)
When morning came, Naruto was awoken by his clock. The boys groaned before sitting up and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, "I really hate mornings." he groaned.
"Maybe, but this is a special morning." Oracle's voice came, as Naruto looked over at his calendar and remembered what day it was.
"You're right. Today's the last day at the ninja academy!" he jumped out of bed and started to get ready.
After he got cleaned up, dressed, and ate, Naruto stood before his mirror wearing his new ninja headband, "Alright. I'm all set. Dinobot, let's go!" Dinobot hearing his name called shifted into robot mode.
"Hey, why does Chopper Face get to attend your last day?" Rattrap protested.
"No one likes a jealous rodent." Dinobot sneered.
"Oh, you!" Rattrap grumbled.
"Come on, Dinobot!" Naruto ordered, as said Maximal followed Naruto out of their base.
The two walked through the village, with Dinbot as always shooting glares at anybody who even gave Naruto a suspicious or funny look.
When they arrived at the academy, they went in the classroom where Naruto greeted several of his fellow classmates, "Morning, Shikamaru. Chouji."
"Hey, Naruto." Chouji greeted.
"Excited for today?" the blonde asked them.
"It's just gonna be troublesome one way or another." Shikamaru sighed.
"It's only troublesome because you always see things in that way." Naruto replied, as he turned to Hinata who just walked, "Morning, Hinata."
"Good morning, Naruto." she greeted with a smile.
"After today we might see less of each other, you know?"
"Maybe, but you never know."
"True." Naruto admitted, before he took a seat next to Sasuke, with Dinobot sitting by the window close to their desk.
"You ready to get out of here and learn what it means to be a real shinobi?" Sasuke asked.
"Technically, I got a taste of that during my travels with Ero-sennin, but more or less, yes."
Suddenly the door opened, and popping in were Sakura and Ino, "First!" they announced, before arguing about who arrived first.
Naruto rolled his eyes, before gazing off into space, until he heard someone clear their voice. He glanced to his right and saw Sakura, Ino, and just about every other girl in class minus Hinata looking at him.
"What?" he asked.
"Naruto, could you please give me your seat?" Sakura requested while faking a nice demeanor.
"No, Naruto, give your seat to me." Ino butted in trying to fake nice talk.
Naruto seeing this coming knew how to answer, "No. I kinda like this seat. Go pick one of the other vacant seats."
The girls frowned, and started shouted orders for him to get up, until he spoke up sternly, "If you girls don't sit down and shut up right now I'll turn you all over to Dinobot! He's as irritated with your motormouths as I am." The girls looked over at Dinobot who was sharpening his sword while snickering their way knowing he would be in for some entertainment. The girls knowing better than to push their luck further backed off and took different seats.
Sasuke whispered over, "All it takes is one threat like that?"
"They know when they're beaten." Naruto replied, as the students just sat and waited for Iruka to arrive.
Eventually the instructor arrived, "Good morning, students. I want you to know I am proud of each and every one of you. But now it's time for you to move on from the academy and go out there to serve your village as Konoha shinobi."
The students cheered in excitement, as Dinobot thought, 'They seem very eager to start a life where they're chances of survival are fifty fifty at best.'
Iruka continued, "Now then you will all be paired off in a team of three genin under the guidance of a Konoha Jonin. I'll start by reading them off now." Iruka started reading off names of classmates.
As he read them off, Naruto thought, 'Team of three, huh? Well, a majority of these guys in class I get along well with. Though I'd want to be on a team who can support me fully and ones I can do the same for.'
"Squad seven shall consist of Naruto Uzumaki," Iruka listed off, catching Naruto's attention, "Sakura Haruno," Sakura looked up while Iruka finished, "And Sasuke Uchiha."
Sakura cheered excitedly, while both Naruto and Sasuke shook their heads and sighed. Hinata looked at Naruto thought dismally, 'Oh, I would've wanted to be with Naruto.'
After finishing the team lists, the instructor added, "Your jonin's will be by to pick you up momentarily," Iruka continued, "Good luck to all of you."
"Hai, sensei!" the graduates answered.
As they waited, one after another Jonin shinobi were picking up the genin teams they were assigned. Team 8 which was composed of Hinata, Kiba, and Shino left with Jonin Kurenai Yuhi, while Team 10 composed f Ino, Shikamaru, and Chouji left with their leader Asuma Sarutobi. The only team remaining was squad seven, who looked bored out of their minds waiting for their sensei. Dinobot himself kept taking glances at the doorway.
Naruto was growing impatient, "If our sensei doesn't get here soon I'm going home and take a rain check on the meet up."
"Agreed, otherwise we're just wasting the day here." Dinobot agreed.
"I'm sure it can't be much longer." Sakura replied trying to be positive.
"It better not." Sasuke hoped.
Suddenly they heard the door slide open, and stepping in was none other than Kakashi the former Anbu Inu. The three Genin and Maximal looked at him awkwardly, until he asked.
"Squad Seven, I presume?"
"Yes. And if you're our sensei then you're late." Sakura said dryly.
"Sorry about that, I kinda got lost on the road to life." he explained sheepishly.
"Your excuse is by far the most idiotic one I've ever heard." Dinobot said, while scowling.
Naruto eyed Kakashi recognizing him, 'Inu.'
"Well, then. Let's meet up top and get things underway." Kakashi suggested, as they all got up and followed him.
Soon enough they were on the roof of the academy, where the three genin sat before their new sensei, with Dinobot off to the side. Kakashi began, "Now let's start things off with introductions, who you are likes, dislikes, hobbies, and even goals in mind."
"Why don't you go first so we get an idea?" Naruto suggested.
"Alright. My name's Kakashi Hatake, and as you know I'm a Jonin," he began, "I prefer to keep my likes and hobbies to myself, my dislikes are random actually, and truth be told I've never really set any goals in life."
'That's helpful.' the three thought simultaneously in dry tones, while Dinobot sighed and face palmed.
"Alright, let's start with you." Kakashi motioned to Naruto.
"Ok. My name's Naruto Uzumaki. I like training, eating ramen, my friends the Maximals and Predacons. My hobbies include training, relaxing, and just having a good time. My dislikes are bullies and closed minded people. My goal in life is to one day become Hokage and foster a new era for all shinobi."
Kakashi, Sakura, and Sasuke were intrigued by Naruto's introduction, especially about his goal.
Kakashi turned to Sakura, "Alright, let's hear what you have to say."
"My name's Sakura Haruno, my likes are..." she glanced in Sasuke's direction, but squealed to herself, much to Naruto, Sasuke, and even Dinobot's irritation, "My goals are..." she did the same thing, making the boys want to get up and leave.
"And your dislikes?"
Before Sakura could say anything, Naruto spoke up, "She's probably incapable of saying it like the others."
"Hey!" Sakura chided.
The Jonin then turned to Sasuke,"And now for you."
"My name's Sasuke Uchiha. I hate plenty of things, and my likes include training and pushing myself past my own limits. My hobbies are sparing with Naruto since he's the only one strong enough to keep up with me," Naruto smiled at the compliment, as Sasuke finished, "My goal is to avenge my clan and bring the one who took it from me to face punishment."
After a brief moment of silence, Kakashi spoke up, "Alright. Tomorrow morning we will meet at the training ground for your final test."
"Final test?" Sasuke asked curiously.
"But we already graduated." Sakura reminded him.
"Figures there had to be a catch to all this." Dinobot said finding graduating through mere jutsu tests to be too easy.
"That was to test if you had the essential requirements to be a shinobi. My test will test your worth as one," the three genin having no way of objecting nodded, as Kakashi had one last thing to tell them, "And don't bother eating breakfast. You'll only throw it up," Sakura cringed at that while Naruto and Sasuke were concerned, "Until then." Kakashi vanished.
Naruto spoke to his team, "I say we eat breakfast."
"What?" Sakura asked, "But you heard what sensei said."
"I heard him, but ninjas can't fight if they're hungry. Hunger is something that can throw a ninja off their game." Naruto explained.
"He has a point. So I'll eat tomorrow." Sasuke said.
"Well, if you're sure Sasuke. Then I will too." Sakura nodded.
"I'll see you all tomorrow." Naruto said, as he and Dinobot took their leave.
Sakura seeing Naruto leave spoke to her other teammate, "So, Sasuke, would you like to..." she saw Sasuke was already gone as well, "Sasuke?"
When Naruto and Dinobot returned to the base, the other Transformers were waiting, "Welcome back, Naruto." Optimus greeted.
"So how did the last day at the academy go?" Megatron inquired.
"It went ok, all things considered." Naruto answered sounding skeptical.
"Something wrong?" Cheetor asked.
"Well, we were paired off as three genin squads."
"So who did you get stuck with Terrorsaur asked.
"Sasuke for one."
"That's not so bad." Airazor said.
"So who's the other?" Scorponok inquired.
"Sakura Haruno." Naruto answered with a bit of distaste.
"Oh, not her! She's the worst!" Rattrap groaned.
"Rattrap." Optimus scolded.
"Well, she is!"
"It's not that I hate her," Naruto spoke up, "I just fear her blind infatuation with Sasuke and lack of actual hand to hand combat skills will result in Sasuke and I picking up her slack."
"Then perhaps you both will have to show her that she'll need to pull her own and not assume you or probably Sasuke the most will be there for her all the time." Optimus suggested.
Naruto sighed, "You know that's a lot easier said than done."
"Give it time, Naruto. Remember everyone has to grow out of something." Oracle said.
"I guess." Naruto reluctantly agreed.
"So now what?" Rattrap wondered.
"Well, our sensei is actually my old Anbu friend Inu. Although now we have to refer to him by his name Kakashi."
"At least you'll be commanded by an adult who has no biased grief with you." Cheetor noted.
"Well, we'll see."
"How so?" Tigatron asked.
"Tomorrow, he's going to test the three of us to see if we really do qualify as shinobi."
"What?" Rattrap asked in shock, "After taking one exam you have to take another? Sheesh, this ninja system really loves their tests."
"I'll worry about it tomorrow. Right now, I just need to focus." Naruto told his Transformers.
And so Naruto had dinner, and later on went to bed, while gazing up at the ceiling, "Everything Ero-sennin trained me for is really coming down to this. I just hope I can work ok with both Sasuke and Sakura. Oh, well. We'll find out tomorrow." and with that he fell asleep.
(And there you go. The teams have been cast, and now Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura will have to take one final test against Kakashi. Don't miss next time.)