"Silly Naruto, I'm willing to kill my father for Sasuke-kun, what's a few hundred more." ~ Ino

Naruto yawned as he sat up in his bed, the memories of last week replaying themselves in his head. Kyuubi had taken to complaining about all the noise inside his head, until he learned that the 'noise' was Naruto, attempting to channel his chakra while keeping the negative influence out of it. The demonic fox didn't know whether to be impressed or annoyed that the young blonde was it harder to escape the seal.

Naruto still had to work hard to draw on Kyuubi's chakra without the fox influencing his thoughts, but found out that as long as he meditated while doing it, it helped to suppress the fox's influence, possibly due to the calming effects of meditation. Through his training, Naruto found out that it was easier to summon the fire at will while meditating.

He had already had some fun meditating with his eyes open as the tiny flames danced around him. But back to the present, today was team assignments, and although Naruto was already aware of his two teammates, he still wanted to see how everyone was doing since graduating.

After getting dressed in his signature orange outfit, Naruto held out his hand, a medium-sized fireball appearing through will alone as Naruto closed his hand into a fist, the fireball dissipating into embers. Naruto gave a small smile as he locked his door behind him, although it wouldn't stop anyone determined to get inside, before taking to the roofs as he ran to the Academy.

Within minutes, he reached his destination, and, deciding for a flashy entrance, he leapt through the door, landing beside Hinata, who fainted due to the sudden appearance of Naruto. This caused Naruto to look at Hinata confused as she was unconscious, he blushed as he thought of how cute she looked when sleeping, feeling strangely stalkerish.

Hearing an incoming stampede, Naruto looked to the door as two girls tried to fit through it at the same time, both screaming for their 'Sasuke-kun' who seemed to be annoyed by their affections. These two girls happened to be Ino Yamanaka, and Sakura Haruno, the two biggest fan girls ever to exist.

They finally got through the door, both leaping for the last seat beside Sasuke, only for Kiba to sit down just before both girls crashed into him as the three tumbled to the bottom level in a heap. The whole class grew quiet as they took in the sight before them among the tangled limbs, and splayed bodies.

Sakura and Kiba were kissing, with an unconscious Ino laying across the pinkette's back, crushing her down into Kiba, who seemed utterly terrified by the situation, and had good reason as Sakura seemed to gain super strength, throwing Ino across the room as she slid down a wall, and clobbered Kiba who sprouted blood from a bulging bump on his head as he too went flying into a wall as Sakura stomped back up the stairs to straiten her dress, and sit calmly next to Sasuke, who looked at her with apathy.

At this moment, Iruka appeared in the doorway, taking note of the two bodies of his students laying unconscious against the wall, the fact that there seemed to be a ring of empty seats around Sakura, Iruka sighed as he set his papers down on his podium, looking at the graduating class with little expectation that they would end up being powerful shinobi or kunoichi, although he couldn't say that aloud due to school policies, so instead he just slammed his head against the podium several times, working up the will to get this day over with.

"Okay, let's get this over with. I'll read out the team assignments, as well as the team's Jounin sensei and number." Iruka said, not having to resort to his Big Head Jutsu to get the class's attention.

"Hey, Iruka-sensei, where's Mizuki-sensei?" One girl, Amie, asked innocently as Iruka had a light bulb go off in his head, remembering that Naruto was actually getting to graduate this time. Maybe he would have a chance to go somewhere in life, provided he got a team willing to look past his 'Dobe-ness' and treat him as an equal. "And why is he in here, I thought this was only for people that passed the graduation exam?" Amie again, this time glaring at Naruto, who seemed entirely ignorant of the glares, even when they increased by a majority of the class when they noticed his presence.

"Mizuki was captured a week ago, attempting to steal the Forbidden Scroll. Due to that, he was investigated by Ino's father in the I&T department, and was found to have tampered with some of the tests, Naruto's in particular. Naruto was informed of this, and given a different test of Hokage-sama, which he passed. Although, due to Mizuki's tampering throughout Naruto's entire school years, we were forced to throw out all his grades as ineligible." Iruka said, using the story given to him by Hokage. It was this unfortunate event that caused Naruto to still be listed as the class Dobe, due to him lacking any grades other than his graduation exam.

"Mizuki also tampered with some other students grades, leading to them getting a higher grade than they should've earned, which has lead to some issues with the team placements, so just bear with me, and if you have any complaints, get over it, you're now shinobi, you don't have the option to complain." Iruka said, mentally jumping for joy. He had waited for this day just to tell off this class, due to its large quantity of fan girls.

"Now then, Team 1…" Iruka started, listing off names as people got upset about not being with their friends, or bad team chemistry, which was an actual thing to consider, after all, Naruto team had to be based of chemistry.

"Team 7, Sasuke Uchiha," Iruka said, all the remaining fan girls sitting up straighter as they waited for their name to be called. The ravenette in question simply 'hn'ed, and went back to brooding, and daydreaming about killing his brother in various manners. In some cases, he flat out beat Itachi, in other's he came from behind to beat Itachi, but the recurring theme was Itachi's death at Sasuke's hands.

"Naruto Uzumaki," Iruka called out, and was surprised when Naruto didn't loudly protest the pairing, although several girls deflated at the prospect of being on a team with Naruto, even when it was the same team as Sasuke. Hinata actually retreated within herself, fearing the worst for Naruto's team. She was well-aware that the classic team dynamic in this case would be 'Rookie of the Year', Sasuke; 'Top Kunoichi', Sakura; and 'Class Dobe', Naruto. She also knew that that team would hate Naruto. So she prepared to pat Naruto on the back when Iruka called out the last member.

"And finally, we have Top Kunoichi, Hinata Hyuuga. Your sensei will be Kakashi Hatake." Iruka called out, and silence ruled the classroom for a second as Naruto pulled out a pair of earplugs, handing a second pair to Hinata as she pushed them into her ears, and realized what they were for.

"WHAT! NO, THERE MUST BE A MISTAKE! I'M SUPPOSED TO BE ON SASUKE-KUN'S TEAM, I'M TOP KUNOICHI AFTER ALL!" Sakura screeched, and Naruto smiled as her howler monkey impression didn't faze him due to the earplugs which had been a gift from his Jiji to help with his meditation, making it easier to shut out the world.

"As I said earlier, some students were given better grades than they earned. You had better book grades, but Hinata had better vocational skill grades, which I graded. Mizuki tended to give you a curve when grading your papers. Something about being paid off." Iruka said and before Sakura could scream at him, Sasuke hit her in the head, causing her to falter in her rant as she looked at Sasuke incredulously.

"Shut up. We're shinobi now, so act like one and deal with your problems without yelling. I would never have feelings for someone who complains about every little thing." Sasuke said, not taking his eyes off the bird outside the window as it circled overhead. Ino suddenly felt relieved that she had kept her mouth shut as mentally; she put herself higher on the list of Sasuke's potential girlfriend.

Meanwhile, inside Hinata's head, a chibi-Hinata was dancing around, a very effeminate Naruto down on one knee giving her a rose. But outside, Hinata just blushed at the prospect of spending all that time with Naruto on a team together, while she vowed to get stronger as not to drag Naruto down, not caring at all for Sasuke. Her father had warned her to stay away from the Uchiha, the Hyuuga-Uchiha rivalry surfacing between Sasuke and whichever of Hiashi's daughters became clan heir.

"Now then, Team 8 will be Shino Aburame, Kida Inuzuka, and…" Iruka trailed off as he looked at the next name with masked sympathy for Kiba and Shino to a lesser degree. "Sakura Haruno."

Poor Kiba, at that moment, chose to glance at Sakura, whose hair was flailing around like a wild animal as her eyes were replaced with fire, and Kiba felt as if the Shinigami was preparing to take his soul to the afterlife. Akamaru picked up on his master and partner's fear, but was unable to pinpoint the source of his fear. It seemed it was centered on the pin-haired girl who smelled nice, but that couldn't be right, she was nice to Akamaru, she always petted him and spritzed perfume on him, making him smell nice for all the female dogs at Akamaru's compound/kennel.

"Okay, well, in an effort to save Kiba's life, let's move on, Team 8's sensei will be Kurenai Yuuhi. Now then, Team 9 is still in rotation, so Team 10 will be Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka, and Choji Akimichi, and your sensei will be Asuma Sarutobi." Iruka said, and three glanced at each other, not surprised. They had all been informed of their clans legendary teamwork, and that as the clan heirs of each one's clan, they were expected to cooperate well with each other.

"Now then, as I mentioned, due to Mizuki's tampering, the remaining five students will be grouped together as Team 11 with your sensei being Anko Matarashi." Iruka declared, smirking at the group of entirely fan girls' luck at catching the short straw of team sensei.

Now then, wait here and your sensei will come and pick you up. Now then, if you'll excuse me, I have to go and meet my new class, congratulations to each and everyone of you for getting this far, but be warned, from here on in, it gets serious and you will face many tests, and many of you will probably die in the process. Good luck." Iruka said; skipping out of the room with a wicked grin on his face as he practically sprinted down the hallway away from that accursed classroom.

(5 Hours Later)

Naruto sighed as he once again finished another book that he was saving for a lonely day. This book in particular was about how to create your own Taijutsu style, not that it really helped him all that much. If the book was to be believed, creating one's own unique Taijutsu style was more difficult and complex than develop an original jutsu which was a Jounin task. Basically, the book advised that if an original Taijutsu style was simply for fun, to instead closely observe and modify a different, well-established Taijutsu style into an original Taijutsu style.

Naruto tossed the book over his shoulder, the book landing on top of the pile of books Naruto had completed on topics ranging from Taijutsu, to Fuinjutsu, to the History of Uzushiogakure, the Uzumaki's homeland which Naruto hoped to visit one day. Looking out side at the sun, Naruto saw that it was heading for the horizon, but wouldn't make the vanishing act for a t least another five hours.

Instead, Naruto began practicing his chakra control, focusing on his chakra as he tried to walk up the wall of the classroom, only to slip and fall, hitting his head on a desk. Hinata ran over to check Naruto, whose eyes had been replaced with swirls as he mumbled about ramen. Hinata had to suppress her giggle behind her hand until Naruto sat up suddenly, and suddenly their foreheads were pressed together as they stared deeply into each other's eyes for 1…2…3… thunk. Both Genin hit the ground as the blushes overtook them and they fainted. Sasuke simply rolled his eyes at the pair, uncaring as he was, even he could see that the two cared deeply for each other from the way they stared at each other, the same way his mother, Mikoto, used to stare at his father, Fugaku.

Kakashi chose this exact moment to enter the room, only to be buried under the avalanche of books, courtesy of Naruto's boredom. A small dust cloud was kicked up as only an arm remained of the Elite Jounin, whose eyes were replaced with swirls.

It wasn't until ten minutes later that all the unconscious members of Team 7 awakened, looking around as they remembered the circumstances surrounding their fainting spells, Kakashi sweat dropping as he dug his way out of the pile of books, Naruto and Hinata glancing at each other as they joined their sensei and team mates.

"My first… impression... is that… I hate you." Kakashi said, breathing heavily as he struggled to claw his way out of the pile still, the three Genin blinking owlishly at him before he ordered them to meet him on the roof, and Shushinned away.

It took them several seconds to jump into action, waking to the roof where they found Kakashi reading an orange book, which Naruto swore he had seen somewhere, and remembered the words of his nee-chan Ayame.

"If I ever find out you read that trash, I'll tell Hinata about it, and trust me when I say she'll be upset with you." Ayame had warned, and Naruto felt a cold chill hit him as he shook at the prospect of an upset Hinata, not to mention an angry Ayame.

"Well, since we're going to be stuck together, I might as well learn about your likes, dislikes, hobbies, dreams." Kakashi said boredly, yawning behind his face mask, much like their Nara classmate. "You first blondie." Kakashi ordered and sat down on the railing in a crouch as Naruto realized both his teammates' eyes were on him.

"Oh, well my name is Naruto Uzumaki; my likes are ramen, books, and my Jiji, and Nee-chan Ayame and her father Teuchi, and finally, my friend Hinata. My dislikes are arrogant people, people who judge people before getting to know them, the three minutes it takes to cook ramen, and a certain ravenette." Naruto said, sending a glare at Sasuke, which went largely unnoticed by the group.

"My hobbies are training, and meditation. My dream is to be a powerful shinobi and become the Hokage!" Naruto said, clenching his fist tightly as he looked at the Hokage Monument with determination.

"Okay, you next, Hyuuga." Kakashi said, looking at Hinata, who 'eep'ed, pushing her index fingers together.

"We-Well, my n-name is Hinata Hyuuga. My l-likes are c-cinnamon buns, training, a-and my friend N-N-Naruto-kun." Hinata said demurely, adding the honorific to Naruto's name under her breath as she looked at Naruto, who nodded, motioning for her to continue.

"My dislikes a-are the Hyuuga Elders, b-bullies, fish, and p-p-perverts. My hobbies are tr-training in the J-Jyuuken, cooking, and d-dancing. My dream is to become clan head of the Hyuugas, and to become a strong kunoichi." Hinata said, mentally proud of herself for getting through her dreams without stuttering. She also noticed that Naruto smiled, which brought a blush to her face.

"And finally, you emo." Kakashi said, gesturing to Sasuke, who glared at Kakashi for the name.

"My name is Sasuke Uchiha, and I don't have many likes, just as I dislike many things. My hobbies are training, and evading fan girls. My dream, no, my ambition is to kill a certain man, and restore honor to the Uchiha clan." Sasuke said, and Kakashi nodded, already well aware of Sasuke's obsession with killing his brother.

"Well, my name is Kakashi Hatake, and I don't feel like sharing my likes or dislikes with you. My hobbies are none of your concern, and I really don't have a dream other than to serve the Leaf." Kakashi said, standing up as he looked at the sun overhead.

"Well, I think that's enough for today. Meet me tomorrow at Training Ground 7 for your Genin test. Don't eat, or you'll throw up!" Kakashi said, and before any of them could question the man with silver hair, he vanished in a swirl of leaves. Deciding to disperse, the three looked at each other, before turning and heading back to their respective homes.