Lunch ended and the newly graduated genin all filed back inside of the classroom to find that there was a group of adults already there waiting on them. Team 10 decided that now was as good a time as any to start working like a team and sat in the same row next to each other while most of the others were still spread out around the classroom. After everyone reentered, Iruka took the front of the class again.
"Alright everyone." Iruka started, "The men and women standing before you are your jounin sensei for your duration as genin. Remember to work hard and remember everything you've learned through your time here in the Academy."
With that, the jounin started going down the line taking their teams away by the number indicated.
"Team 8?" A beautiful raven-haired woman with remarkable red eyes said. She had on a mesh blouse with one long sleeve and a missing other underneath a broad, bandage looking material that had a pattern of thorns on it. She had bandages wrapped around her upper thighs and her hands up to her elbows,
"I'm your jounin instructor ,Kurenai Yuhi, come with me and we'll get started."
Kiba, Hinata, and Shino all stood up and walked out of the room with the woman when Sakura stood up, "Um, you skipped Team 7. What about our sensei?"
All of the remaining jounin shook their heads with amusement etched on their faces as the next man stepped forward, "You guys are going to be waiting a while for him to show up. Anyway, Team 10? I'm Asuma Sarutobi and I'm your sensei, so follow me."
Naruto, Ino, and Shikamaru stood up and followed him out with Shikamaru giving a small wave to Chouji before they left for luck to him and how he would fare on his own team. Shikamaru was still worried about leaving his oldest friend like that all on his own, but he had to worry about himself at the moment and how he was going to do on his own team.
As Asuma left with his new team he thought about what his dad had said to him.
(Flashback)
A few hours before Asuma was sitting in the hokage's office where he was discussing his new team with his father
"Dad, why do you want me to take Naruto on my team? I was going to have the next gen ino×shika×cho and you put Chouji with Kakashi and giving me Minato's kid" Asuma said.
The Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi said" son Naruto needs to really be trained and Kakashi will be too busy with Sasuke. So I ask you, as your father and Hokage, to train Naruto to be the best. Do your best son and remember I believe in you."
"Ok dad but you owe me one. I'm going to train them the way I want and they will be the best, just you wait". (End of flashback)
They walked to to the smokey bones the bbq restaurant Choji's dad owns. They sat down in a booth Naruto climbed in on the side nearest the window. Shikamaru sat next to him. Ino sat across from Naruto and Asuma sat next to her. Asuma ordered them all bbq chicken and after they ate.
He said " ok team i want you to go around tell me your dislikes and goals. I'll go first. I'm Asuma Sarutobi. I like smoking training and poker. I dislike people who complain about my smoking and being compared to my father the hokage. My goal is to train you guys to be the best. You first girly"
"I'm Ino Yamanaka i like flowers trainning with my daddy and working at my family's store even know it's sometimes boring. I dislike people belittle me cuz im a girl. My goal is to surpass my father in the T I department"
I'm Shikamaru Nara. I like watching the clouds, playing shogi and sleeping. I dislike things that are too troublesome. My goal is to have an average career, marry an average girl, have a family that is not too troublesome and retire very early. "
"Im Naruto Uzumaki. I like training and raman and hanging out with my friend Hinata and pranking people . I dislike those who judge a book by its cover and those who hate someone without getting to know them. My goal is to be expected my all my fellow Shinobi and to be the greatest Hokage believe it."
"Ok now that we got to know each other. I want you to go home and pack for one month, get a good night's sleep and meet me at the west gate at 5 am. I'm taking you all out of the village to train you my way. Because you're going to be the best I can see it now. You guys are dismissed. " and Asuma paid and walked off.
"Troublesome but ill see you guys tomorrow" Shikamaru said. As he left.
"What did you mean when you said judge a book by its cover Naruto?" Ino asked.
"Well alot of people in the village hate me for no reason. They call me monster and kick me out of the stores and the ones that don't over charge me. There are only a few people who treat me like a person but ill see you tomorrow Ino"
She has a tear go down his face that's when it hit her she was never nice to him. She made fun of him and she was going to change that.
As Naruto went to leave he felt two arms go around him and hug him he turned around to see Ino hugging him.
"I'm sorry Naruto for the way I treated you in school. I will be your friend if you let me" Ino cried.
"Thanks Ino we can be friends" Naruto said.
The both left headed home for the night. They all wondered what tomorrow might bring.
