Iruka glanced over his class curiously. They were all good kids, and could go far in life, and all he could do for them is try his best and teach them what they needed to live. It was a small class this time, only nine students, but that was fine with Iruka, he preferred being able to give his students more one-on-one time. In the front row was a curious trio.
On the left sat a pink haired young girl, Sakura Haruno if he remembered right. She wore a red short-sleeved shirt with a white circle on the front, a faux collar, and white cuffs around her upper arms. This shirt set off her green bracelet and chokers nicely, while the black jeans and shoes just seemed to draw attention upwards. Further, he noted that over the back of her chair was a pink sweatshirt. Overall, he'd say she would be the know-it-all, wannabe prep girl.
On the right was Ino Yamanaka, her long blonde hair in a high ponytail, which ended just below her shoulder blades. She seemed to favor the color purple, with hints of orange. Her shoulder exposing top, and cheerleader cut skirt were both purple with orange overstitching. Under that she had a strange fishnet body suit that covered her arms and legs, and went up to her neck. The most interesting thing was that her shirt read "Your girlfriend's hot!"
The most interesting thing was that directly between them was the sport star of the school Sasuke Uchiha. He wore his standard black long sleeved t-shirt and jeans, with a dark blue short-sleeved button-up shirt over the top of that, left open showed off his Uchiha crest necklace. His usual spiked hair and disaffected look should have gotten any girl present swooning, but that was curiously absent today.
Behind Sasuke sat what would be his closest friend and rival, Naruto Uzumaki, the self-proclaimed ramen eating champion of the world, and recently addition to Iruka's home. Iruka smiled seeing the whiskered face brighten with some joke Kiba told him, even getting Sasuke into it with a shove to the sholder. His black long-sleeved shirt with matching wrist-warmers all had a red circle and black spiral design on them, while over that he wore an orange and blue vest. Thankfully, Iruka talked him into wearing black jeans instead of those orange atrocities that he had broght with him from the orphanage, Iruka had won that by letting him get away with wearing that burnt orange choker to school. His dark blue sneakers really completed the mix.
To his left was the afore mentioned Kiba Inuzuka, whom like Naruto had facial marks, only these were red triangles coming down from his eyes. He'd have said they were make-up or tattoos, save he'd met Kiba's mother who explained they were a family birthmark. Around his neck he wore a spiked dog collar, under that was a fur-lined grey coat, with a black t-shirt that had a white dog printed in the front. His black jeans were worn and ripped, as were his black sneakers. All together, the guy looked more like a punk then one of the top athletes at school.
Opposite of him was Hinata Hyuuga, the quiet little mouse of the class, with the biggest crush in the world on Naruto. Her perpetual blush seemed to drown out her lavender eyes, that already threatened to fade away into the whites of her eyes. She had her pink bunny-eared hoodie pulled up over her head, and her hands were tucked into the front stomach pocket. Iruka could see the top of a light purple turtle neck sweater sticking out from the collar of the sweatshirt, and lavender ballet slippers sticking out from under her blue jeans. She was supposed to be the top marks in the class, but also rarely answered questions in class.
Behind her was the ever silent Shino Aburame. He was rather protective of the girl and Naruto in fact, and seemed to go out of his way to set up dates for them. His light green hoodie was pulled up to hide his black hair, while his black glasses hid his eyes. There was a note that the sunglasses were prescription and he needed them for his health, so Iruka left it be. Over the hoodie he wore a long black coat reaching about mid-thigh. His black jeans and boots completed the look. The only odd thing was on the front of his hoodie was a single print of a fist sized ant head.
In the center of the back row, snoring away the pre-class time was the genius of the class. Shikamaru Nara seemed peaceful in his dark green vest and olive green dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. Completing the look were dark green dress slacks, and black dress shoes. Iruka would have to wake him up for class soon, but for now he could sleep.
Shikamaru's best friend Chouji Akamichi seemed to be enjoying a bit of a late breakfast, polishing off a pop-tart even as Iruka watched him. His swirl marks on his cheeks were, like Kiba's, birthmarks of his family. Under a black, short-sleeved dress shirt left open was a white and red striped long-sleeved shirt that zipped up at the neck. His forest green pants and boots were almost a match to Shika's.
Chouji reached over to wake up Shika just in time for class to begin. Iruka stood up and walked in front of his desk, scratching the scar across his nose nervously. "Welcome Freshmen, I'm Iruka Umino, and I'll be your Homeroom and English literature teacher. I hope you're excited as I am. This is my first year, so I hope you'll make it enjoyable for both of us. Okay?"
As the group made various noises of agreement, Iruka pulled out his syllabus and began handing it out. This year was going to be interesting.