This is my first story, so the quality might not be great. I don't have a beta reader. I just had some ideas while reading some other fanfiction and decided to try to piece them together into a cohesive story since I have nothing better to do. My inspirations for this story are A Case Study in the Sturdiness of the Rookie 9 by Varmint, Pink Fang by avule, THW by JWMenace and Five Petals by PrecariousSauce. Sakura is technically the main character, but I'm going for an ensemble cast story. Of course, the original work belongs to one Masashi Kishimoto. There are a lot of POV transitions below, but it's only at this quantity for this one chapter so please stick with it.


She couldn't stop fidgeting. Today was the day after all. She couldn't help fluctuating between nervousness and confidence.

She hoped her team was good. She thought about Sasuke then shook her head. It didn't matter if she was on his team or not, she would be great either way. 'Though it would be nice', she thought wistfully. She hoped Naruto wasn't on her team but felt vaguely guilty about the feeling, since he wasn't a bad guy, but something about him just creeped her out.

Then, her name was called out.

"Sakura Haruno, Akimichi Chouji, and Kiba Inuzuka on Team 7 under Kakashi Hatake."

She felt a strange mixture of relief and disappointment. Chouji was nice enough, though he ate a little too much and didn't seem to be serious about being a ninja. Kiba was an annoying loudmouth, though he at least seemed to have some drive. She knew Kakashi Hatake to be a famous ninja, though she couldn't recall much about him. She could work with this team but hoped they wouldn't slow her down.


He could feel the anxiety in the air. A decent part of it was directed towards him like always. It didn't matter though. He was going to be awesome. His team didn't matter, though if he had to choose Sasuke and Hinata would be good. Sasuke was one of the few who could match and beat him in taijutsu and got along with him well enough, and Hinata was a decent shinobi who didn't have many negative emotions around him.

"Naruto Uzumaki, Ino Yamanaka, and Shikamaru Nara on Team 8 under Kurenai Yuhi."

Great, He got the sleepyhead and blondie. And Kurenai Yuhi wasn't someone he had heard of, meaning that she was a nobody. Just great. But Nara's are supposed to be smart. As long as they didn't get in his way of becoming hokage, he would manage just fine.


He didn't, really care about who was on his team, though someone strong would be nice. Maybe Naruto and Shino. They were capable of beating him in their respective strengths after all. But it didn't really matter as long as he could get to chunin and get his freedom.

"Sasuke Uchiha, Shino Aburame and Hinata Hyuga on Team 10 under Asuma Sarutobi."

He did get Shino. And Hinata was a Hyuga, albeit a weak one. And it seemed like his sensei was from the Sarutobi Clan, related to the Hokage himself. Yes, this would be just fine.


Huh. They split up the ino-shika-cho trio. Bold move. Sakura was nice, though she was a little uptight. And Kiba was fun, but he was loud and could be annoying. He could work with this. His team would be just fine.


They really split her and Shikamaru from chouji and replaced him with Naruto of all people. That guy creeped her out. At least there was another kunoichi, so it wouldn't be a total sausage fest.


They split up the trio. How troublesome. Now he had to learn new team formations.


Interesting. He wondered what the reasoning was. Sasuke was strong, if a bit aloof. Though he wasn't openly emotional either. Hinata was incredibly nice, and decently strong. He shouldn't have any problems.


So stick-up-her-ass Sakura was on his team. Bummer. Though Choji was nice. It didn't matter though. He was going to kick ass and become hokage.


A/N

So that's the first chapter. I've added some stats and extra info below.

Naruto Uzumaki

Ninjutsu: 2

Taijutsu: 3

Genjutsu: 0.5

Intelligence: 1.5

Strength: 3

Speed: 2.5

Stamina: 4

Hand Seals: 0.5

Total: 17

Notes: Incredible physical abilities and stamina due to special status. Can sense negative emotions.

Sakura Haruno

Ninjutsu: 2

Taijutsu: 1

Genjutsu: 2.5

Intelligence: 3

Strength: 1

Speed: 1.5

Stamina: 1

Hand Seals: 4

Total: 16

Notes: Good chakra control, great memory, excellent skill with academy 3, but has no other special abilities other than some sensory skill.

Sasuke Uchiha

Ninjutsu: 2.5

Taijutsu: 3

Genjutsu: 1.5

Intelligence: 1.5

Strength: 2

Speed: 2.5

Stamina: 2

Hand Seals: 3

Total: 18

Notes: Excellent all-rounder who can excel in most fields. Seems to have sharingan, but is unable to bring it out at the moment.

Shikamaru Nara

Ninjutsu: 2

Taijutsu: 1

Genjutsu: 2

Intelligence: 4.5

Strength: 1.5

Speed: 2

Stamina: 1.5

Hand Seals: 2.5

Total: 17

Notes: Incredibly clever, incredibly lazy. Needs to put in more effort. Surprisingly charismatic.

Shino Aburame

Ninjutsu: 3

Taijutsu: 2

Genjutsu: 2

Intelligence: 3

Strength: 1.5

Speed: 2

Stamina: 2

Hand Seals: 1.5

Total: 17

Notes: Good skill with kikaichu and is smart. Has potential to use kidaichu.

Ino Yamanaka

Ninjutsu: 2

Taijutsu: 1.5

Genjutsu: 2

Intelligence: 2

Strength: 1

Speed: 2.5

Stamina: 2

Hand Seals: 2

Total: 15

Notes: Is smarter than she looks with good understanding of psychology. Could be a little more serious.

Kiba Inuzuka

Ninjutsu: 2

Taijutsu: 2.5

Genjutsu: 0.5

Intelligence: 1.5

Strength: 2.5

Speed: 3

Stamina: 1.5

Hand Seals: 1.5

Total: 15

Notes: High ability with clan jutsu, needs to be less hotheaded.

Choji Akimichi

Ninjutsu: 2

Taijutsu: 2

Genjutsu: 1

Intelligence: 1

Strength: 3.5

Speed: 1

Stamina: 2

Hand Seals: 1.5

Total: 14

Notes: High strength, needs to work on thinking and speed.

Hinata Hyuga

Ninjutsu: 2

Taijutsu: 2.5

Genjutsu: 1

Intelligence: 2.5

Strength: 1.5

Speed: 2

Stamina: 1.5

Hand Seals: 2

Total: 15

Notes: Has the potential to get stronger but lacks the killer instinct. Also holds back due to self-doubt.