"Grandpa, guess what, guess what," a energized Naruto Uzumaki commented as he burst into the office of the Hokage. "today's the last day at the Academy. Tomorrow I become a full-fledged ninja," he commented moving around hopefully burning off some of his energy as he went about the room like he was on some sort of sugar high or something. "Gramps do you know who will be on my team I hope it isn't Sasuke?" Naruto added in quickly.
Hiruzen at that point was used to Naruto and his ways. He was just an energetic boy and he had a good reason to be in energetic that eight years of raising him though the good and the bad. He was proud of him, Naruto had come a long ways from the point he was when they meet. The third smiled as he knew the boy was marked for greatness. He felt he remained him in so many ways of his own student Jiraya minus the supreme perviness so far. He was determined and learned extremely well when he could focus which wasn't always easy for him to do. He also was out going and could make friends easily with others another great trait.
"First of all, I have no idea who's going to be on your team. If I did now I won't be able to tell you anyways. It also would not be as much fun if it was not a surprise tomorrow," Hruzen replied as he got the expected whining from Naruto that he figured that he would get. "Now off to school, if your late they may not let you graduate tomorrow," he said with a smile as Naruro ran off afraid of that possibility. Of course it wasn't true at all. Naruto was fourth in his class.
Hiruzen wasn't lying he had a hell of a job picking teams and peo ple to teach each team as well. He looked at the list and wrote the easy one down Ino-Shika-Chou who were always trained by a Sarutobi his clan. His cousin trained the parents but his nephew was busy with Konohamaru. No, his own son would do fine with this group of misfits.
The rest of the selection was a pain in the ass. It was made much worse when three students moved in and joined the graduating class the two years previous. He would keep Naruto and Sasuke apart. They were to much like Orochimaru and Jiriaya for his tastes. A fact made clear to him as he raised Naruto. Haruno Sakura was a talented girl but much of her focus was on Sasuke. Then the quiet Hinata who would need a guiding and supportive hand. Kiba and Shino would have to fit somewhere as well.
Then there is also the newcomers who had to be placed. First was the artistic genius Sai, who Hiruzen managed to keep out of root by his own efforts in dealing with Danzo. The kids was quiet and didn't show emotions or understand them that well but he was promising. Then there was Taki who couldn't handle a demon holder on their own and sent there own to Koniha when they saw how well off Naruto was. This girl was raised by the city with help from the anbu. Guy was a different girl but like Sai promising too. Then the odd ball find a girl from the sound who ended up in their lands a girl with talent but who could use some have lessons learned in life. Tsuchi Kin a girl who was very focused on getting stronger but needed to get over her overconfidence. The right teacher would work wonders as would the right team. Now making that team was a headache and a half.
As Naruto got to school he quickly found his room. He looked through the roof and found his normal seat that he said and every day at school. It was at the front as he knew gramps would hear and get on him if he didn't sit there. The Uchiha set one row to his left with Sakura, Ino and Kin sitting as close as possible to the Uchiha. Shikamaru and Chouji say behind them at the back of the room. In his row Fuu and Kiba sat in the back while Shini sat behind him and Hinats and Sai sat on his row. It made his section of the room quiet. Except for in back but Sai wasn't that loud, neither was Shino and Hinata for some reason was always sick or something when he tried to talk to her.
"Iruka-sensei! Are you ready to see me ace this test today. On my way to becoming the greatest ninja ever," he said loudly and boldly as he smiled at his teacher a man who he also admired as he had helped his gramps take him around when gramps couldn't.
"Shut up Naruto! Everyone knows Sasuke is got my to be the greatest ever. Not some luckily lame brain who only gets good grades cause the Hokage is his guardian," Sakura countered loudly as she looked at him. Ino and to a lesser degree Kin backed up Sakura. To them Sasuke was the end all be all but they each had their plans to get him. Ino through looks, Sakura grades and Kin training.
"That is enough, now I will call you up one at a time and you will create a clone I f you do this right with the paper you take after this we will find out if your grades are good enough to pass and tomorrow the passing students will be placed on their teams.
Naruto was excited as he watched his classmates before he was ready to go for his test. Never one to not mess around he used a clone but also sexy-no-jutsu as well which got him a hit on the head by Iruka and got the classes to laugh. Fu ever the copycat prankster did so to which was funny in that the jutsu was of a mature older adult Naruto and Sasuke. it caused four females to almost pass out. Naruto would of hit Fu but Iruka did so first.
The rest of the day was quiet as he finished his test whose results were given to Hiruzen as soon as possible. Horizon still had no clue about teams but smiled when he saw the test would enable Naruto to finish ahead of Sasuke in class rankings.
A/N- hope you liked this chapter. I know major changes well I enjoy mixing things up. I am not sure about teams other than naruto and sasuke will be on different teams if you have thoughts on this feel free to say them in the form of a review. I will write the next chapter as they get their teams also I have to advance one more jounin to take a team which opens interesting possibilities.