Yo, this is the second part... if I made any mistakes, or if ya' like it, please review! Flames are accepted, but... y'know, I don't like 'em.

READ THE DISHCLAIMEH: I don't own Naruto. If I did, Hinata would be in Naruto's arms right now, and Tobi would be back to Tobi. I miss him so much. Q.Q

After Iruka had called out the last team (Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara and Choji Akimichi), he looked around the room for a few moments, observing each students reaction to their teams, with great interest in some cases.

It seemed that Sakura was now taunting Naruto over the fact that he had not been chosen to be in a team with her, much to Naruto's (albeit barely shown) dismay.

"Naruto, I don't see why you're so upset to not be on our team. All you would do is drag Sasuke and I down, right Sasuke?" she simpered, her cold eyes turning sickeningly wobbly as she glanced over at the Uchiha boy. Sasuke merely grunted in reply. Some students smirked in agreement, while a few of the people who were more kind to Naruto, namely Kiba, Shikamaru, Hinata and Choji, growled in annoyance, though none sprang to his defence. Shino narrowed his eyes.

"I mean, it's not like you're useful at all! You've had the lowest scores on all the tests, your basic ninja techniques aren't up to scratch, and you're chakra control is awful!" she continued, glaring at the blonde ninja, which made Kiba growl and bare his teeth a little. "What kind of ninja can't even produce a single clone?"

But before he could answer, the door burst open, and a green blur sped into the room. Everyone in the room, except for Shino and Sasuke, let out a gasp as the green figure landed on Iruka's desk, and flashed a blinding smile at Sakura, his thumb stuck up in an incredibly cheesy pose.

"That would be me, Rock Lee!" the boy proclaimed, his boisterous voice ringing in the younger ninja's ears.

Now that he was standing still, Naruto was able to get a good look at the odd fellow in front of him. He must've been one or two years older than them, and wearing a green spandex suit, as well as orange leg-warmers and his fore-head protector wrapped around his waist as a belt. His black, shiny hair was cut into a bowl, and his eyes were completely round.

But the most horrifying aspect of his appearance was his enormous eyebrows. Naruto had never seen anything like them before, and he was repulsed, yet impressed at their sheer size. They were huge, thick and black, and he wriggled them as he grinned.

Despite Sakura's confusion, she managed to quickly retain her anger.

"What do you mean? You can't make a clone either?" She asked, sneering, her arms crossed.

"Well, actually, I can't do ANY ninjutsu!" he stated, his bright smile widening even further. However, Sakura, nor anyone else for that matter, returned it. Instead, they just stared at him, shocked.

The totally oblivious Lee decided to interpret this as a awe-inspired silence, so he jumped from the desk, and strode over to Naruto.

"I've heard about you, Naruto-san..." he said, a slightly pained look falling over his bright smile. Only Naruto was able to detect this look, though, as he was certainly use to fake smiles. And he was a little shocked by it.

"... a true man of hard-work, determination, and perseverance!" he added, his teeth twinkling brightly as he smiled. Naruto was a little confused at this, but proud nonetheless.

"You know it! I'm gonna be the Hokage someday!" the orange ninja proclaimed, prodding his chest with a thumb. Several people in the class groaned, including Sakura. Hinata, however, blushed, and smiled affectionately, while Shino felt an odd jolt in his stomach.

"YOSH! And on that day, I will serve you gladly as a truly splendid ninja!" Lee exclaimed, pumping his fist in the air. "You, know, I like you, Naruto-kun, let us be friends!"

Naruto's eyes went almost as wide as the spandex-clad ninja's. He wasn't sure what to be more shocked about: that somebody had accepted his dream to be Hokage, or that somebody had just asked to be his friend. He felt as if he'd just been given a million coupons to Ichiraku.

"Definitely, Bushy-Brow!" the hyperactive ninja replied joyously, sticking his hand out in front of him, a massive grin upon his own whiskered face.

"YOSH! I am glad to have made such a youthful new comrade! Gai-sensei would be proud!" Lee shouted, and grasped Naruto's hand, shaking it firmly. He then got up, and strode to the front of the class-room, wiping tears of sheer joy from his eyes.

"I am most sorry to have interrupted your class, Iruka-sensei... It's just that I heard that young lady over there talking about a subject that relates to myself." he said apologetically, turning to the jonin-sensei in to his right, who had been smiling through the whole affair.

"Oh please, don't be. Anyone who offers to be friends with knuckle-head over there so willingly is okay in my books." Iruka replied quietly, patting the bowl-haired boy on the shoulder.

"What do you mean 'willingly'?" Lee asked, feeling a little confused. However, Sakura interrupted again, looking as if she might actually explode.

"Hey, freak, you never answered me!" she exclaimed, pointing at him rudely, which Lee seemed a little annoyed by. "What do you mean you can't make a clone? You can't do any ninjutsu at ALL? That's worse than Naruto! What kind of ninja ARE you?"
Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Choji and even Naruto were all angered by such an outrageous statement. Kiba was physically shaking with fury. His mouth turned into a vicious snarl as he opened his mouth to reply.

"Well, certainly not some stuck-up, obsessive, fan-girl bitch who walks around berating her own friends!"

Kiba's mouth snapped shut, and his eyes widened as he realized who had shouted before he could himself retort.
The whole class was now staring at Hinata, who was on her feet, glaring at the pink-haired kunoichi.

"H-Hinata?" Sakura said, staring at her in shock, confusion and anger.

Hinata continued to glare at her, until she realised that the whole class, including Iruka and Lee, were staring at her. But Iruka wasn't angry... he was looking at her with an almost satisfied smile. Lee looked as though he might burst into tears for such a youthful show of support.

But as Hinata's eyes swept the room, observing the amused, shocked and amazed expressions, she turned bright red as she found Naruto, who was also staring at her.

His eyes were shining with tears, and his mouth was pulled into an affectionate smile.

Hinata suddenly felt a little faint, so she slumped back into her chair, refusing to look at anyone as she blushed profusely from the attention of her crush.

"Ahem... well, yes, thank you, Hinata." Iruka said, failing to keep the pride out of his voice. Sakura slid back into her chair, grinding her teeth as she mumbled angrily.

Lee bowed respectfully to Iruka and exited the room after one more thumbs-up to Naruto, and this time to Hinata as well. The rest of the class quietly chattered among themselves.

Sasuke, who had been watching with interest and amusement, went back to his vengeful thoughts. Kiba simmered down a little, and grinned in amusement at Hinata's betrayal of her usually calm attitude. Shikamaru, Choji and Ino were chatting animatedly, Ino's eyes occasionally looking over at Hinata or Sakura, a little smirk flitting across her face. Shino continued to observe quietly from the back.

However, Naruto was still staring at her in amazement.

'That was amazing! The way that she stuck for Bushy-Brow like that...' he thought admiringly. He continued to look at her for a while, a goofy grin plastered on his face. Hinata's eyes glanced over at him for a moment, and she turned a deep shade of red when she saw him.

"Well, now that we're all settled ..." Iruka said to the class, shaking his head. "It's time for you to meet your new Sensei!"

Every head in the classroom, including Hinata and Naruto's, quickly spun round in interest.