The week after the Forbidden Scroll Incident was strangely hectic for Naruto. He was introduced to the grandson of the Hokage, Konohamaru, who quickly adopted Naruto as his boss/rival/big brother. That happened the day after his fight with Mizuki, throughout the week after that Konohamaru had him playing ninja and hide and seek. The games were relatively harmless but the subsequent fights/pranks against Konohamaru's annoying teacher Ebisu were less so.

Finally though it was team assignment day, a day Naruto was both hyped for and dreading. The two conflicting emotions were powerful enough that Naruto made it to class on time without needing to be scolded by his dad.

He entered the classroom wearing his signature orange jumpsuit and a Konoha forehead protector proudly displayed on his, well, forehead. Most of the passing genin were already in the class and a few turned to look at who came in. "What are you doing here Naruto? And what's with the fake headband, you can't prank your way into being a genin." Came the voice of Kiba, the question wasn't meant to be mean, more like friendly teasing.

"Hey! This is a real headband, believe it!" Naruto yelled back, flicking the metal headband for emphasis. "Just ask Iruka-sensei, I passed a make up test!"

"W-way to g-go, N-naruto!" Hinata called quietly to herself, too shy to say it any louder. Luckily for her Kurama's influence had heightened Naruto's sense to near Inuzuka levels.

"Thanks, uh, Hinata!" Naruto said, glad he could remember the shy girls name. His blindingly bright smile nearly causing Hinata to faint. The word 'troublesome' is muttered at some point during the exchange.

Suddenly the classroom door opened again and in walked Iruka with bandages wrapped around him, a clear sign of the brief battle against Mizuki. "Good morning class! Everyone take your seats." He called as he walked towards his podium.

Naruto quickly took an open seat next to Hinata, who let out an 'eep' and fainted. Much to the amusement of Kurama who assured Naruto she was fine. Before Naruto could reply Iruka began his speech. "Today you are all Genin of Konoha, full fledged shinobi! I am proud to have been your teacher and I know…" As Iruka continued Naruto began to talk/think to his dad.

'I can't wait! I wonder who will be on my squad?' Naruto thought happily.

'Well it will most likely be strategic, others who compliment your abilities.' Kurama explained. 'You are an effective fighter at any range so you may be paired with others who are less versatile.'

'That makes sense.' Naruto thought… thoughtfully. Suddenly his thoughts were interrupted by a loud scream.

"YEAH! Take that Ino-pig!" The shout came from Sakura who apparently was assigned on a squad with Sasuke and Kiba. Kida's groaning showed he was less happy about the squad.

"Quiet down!" Iruka yelled then he cleared his throat and continued. "Right, team eight will be Naruto Uzumaki, Hinata Hyuga, and Shino Aburame. Your jounin sensei is Kurenai Yuhi. As team nine is still in circulation team ten will be Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, and Ino Yamanaka. Your jounin sensei is Asuma Sarutobi."

Once Iruka was finished talking the classroom door opened and in walked the jounin, all but one perpetually late pervert. They called their squad to them one by one and left the room. Team eight's squad leader, Kurenai, was a striking woman with dark red eyes. She called her team and told them to meet up on the roof. The three new genin looked at each other, well Hinata tried but she was more focused on not passing out, before making their way to the meet up point.

Up on the roof the three saw their new sensei and took seats around her. "Alright, so before we do anything else introductions are in order!" Kurenai said, her voice was professional but had an edge of excitement. "I am Kurenai Yuhi, Konoha's resident genjutsu mistress. I only recently made jounin. I like vodka, fighting, and spending time with my friend Anko. I dislike being leered at, cake, and the headache I get from spending time with my friend Anko. As for my hobbies, well I mostly just like to drink and train. Alright, your turn Shino."

Shino looked unaffected by being put under the spotlight. "Very well. My name is Shino Aburame. I like caring for bugs and studying bugs. Why? Because my clans techniques revolve around them. I also enjoy salad. I dislike strong smelling food, why, because it bothers my bugs. For hobbies I study bugs and hope to discover new species to add to my hive." Once he was done Kurenai looked towards Naruto, who was bursting at the seems to introduce himself.

"Alright! I am Naruto Uzumaki! I like ramen, my dad, and pulling pranks with my big sis Anko! I don't like waiting for supposedly 'instant' ramen to be done and I don't like stuck-up people. My hobbies include training, pranking, and playing ninja with a gang of kids that may have adopted me as their leader/big brother!" Naruto finished his introduction with a bright grin and a laugh. Kurenai took a moment to chuckle to herself before motioning for Hinata.

"H-hello, I a-am Hinata Hyuga. I like flower pressing, training with my little sister, and studying medicine. I don't like bullies. My hobbies are…" Hinata stuttered by the end she was pressing her two index fingers together. Truth was she didn't really have hobbies, she wasn't allowed them.

Kurenai, seeing how uncomfortable Hinata was, spoke up. "Alright, very good everyone. I think we all have a better understanding of who we may be working with. Tomorrow, meet me at training ground eight at seven in the morning. We are going to have a test to insure everyone is capable of being a genin."

"What? But I thought that was what the genin test was for?" Naruto asked more confused than upset.

"It is to weed out the students who are definitely not ready. We jounin sensei perform our own tests to see if you match our standards. Don't worry though, just remember you are a team and you will do fine. I will see you tomorrow." With that Kurenai vanished in a swirl of leaves.

"Well whatever it is we'll do great! Isn't that right guys?" Naruto asked cheerfully.

"Y-yeah!" Hinata cheered bashfully. Shino just shrugged noncommently and walked off with a wave.