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Chapter 9: Team Mikoto

Sarutobi blew out a steady stream of smoke as he eyed Naruto's registration photo. "Naruto what made you feel as though taking a traditional photo wasn't good enough?" Sarutobi asked evenly while eyeing Naruto, who was seated across from him.

Naruto shrugged casually while leaning back in his chair. "I thought our photos should express something about us."

"And how does a photo picturing you sandwiched between two females dressed in bikinis fit that proclamation?" Sarutobi interrogated thoughtfully.

"What do you mean?" Naruto retorted as he grabbed the photo and grinned at it. The photo pictured Naruto grinning like a moron between two blond girls that were hardly dressed in casual wear. "I think this picture says it all about me."

Sarutobi sighed. "Take it again, your ninja registration card should only feature you."

"Hehe, and that's where I've got you old man." Naruto countered. "Those two girls are just henged shadow clones, so it is only me."

Sarutobi was about to protest even further until he was interrupted by his door suddenly swinging open and a small boy darted in with a handful of blunt shuriken.

"Alright old man, it's high time I took that hat off your hands!" The small boy shouted as he made to charge the aged leader only to trip on his own scarf that was absurdly long. "Owww! That hurt, alright who was it that set the trap?"

"Konohamaru, as if I don't have enough problems." Sarutobi stated in a quiet tone.

"There is no trap kid." Naruto answered. "It's that scarf of yours, you tripped over it."

"Oh yeah, you're probably just saying that because you don't want to face me!" The boy challenged while getting up in Naruto's face. "So just admit it already, it was you!"

"Kid beating you would be as hard, as getting Sakura to agree to a date with Sasuke." Naruto retorted while flicking Konohamaru on the forehead.

Konohamru felt slightly dazed as he was lifted from his feet and sent tumbling backwards. "You idiot I'm the Hokage's grandson you can't treat me like this!" Konohamaru shouted in protest.

"You're the Hokages' grandson huh?" Naruto accessed thoughtfully. "Then why aren't you using that to your advantage, I'm mean you could have all the little honeys." Naruto reasoned.

"The…honeys?" Konohamaru repeated with confusion on his face, but didn't get the chance to question Naruto for he had already gotten up and left.

A moment later a man dressed in standard Jonin clothing without the vest entered into the room. "Forgive me Hokage-sama, but you wouldn't have happened to see Konohamaru-kun have you?"

"Sorry Ebisu, but you just missed him I would suppose he's out following Naruto around by this point." Sarutobi answered casually.

"…Naruto?" Ebisu repeated. "The child that's always with Master Jiraiya? Why would he be following that child around?"

"Probably because Naruto left him with unanswered questions." Sarutobi reasoned.

"I see" Ebisu stated while adjusting his dark shades. "I'll find Konohamaru-kun immediately, after all today is team placement is it not? It wouldn't do young Naruto any good to arrive late because of any trouble Konohamaru-kun may cause him."

Sarutobi merely nodded as he got back to his duties.

(Meanwhile)

Naruto was strolling down the streets with a content smile on his face. And just one short hour he'd be placed on his team, although the mystery of his teammates and teacher for that matter weren't much of a mystery at all. How could they be when you were aware of how to form your own team from the get go?

Rounding another corner Naruto winked at a group of passing girls that giggled at his greetings. 'Yep I'm the man.' Naruto thought proudly just as he caught a glimpse of something following him.

Stopping in his tracks Naruto turned around to face his would be follower. "Come on out kid, all this creeping around won't do your image any favors." Naruto announced to a badly hidden Konohamru who was using a sheet to blend in with a nearby fence.

"So you caught on to me huh?" Konohamaru remarked as he pulled down the sheet, and grinned. "I guess the rumors about you are true then?"

"Besides that fact that I'm the most gorgeous creature in Konoha, what else have you heard?" Naruto asked with slight intrigue.

Konohamaru blinked at few times in confusion at Naruto's proclamation, before shrugging it off. "They say you're really strong because you train with Master Jiraiya."

"Is that what they say huh?" Naruto questioned while rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "Bummer I would have preferred they gossip about these devilishly good looks of mine. Anyway what can I do for you kid, I don't suppose you want lessons on how to lasso you a honey do yah?" Naruto asked hopefully.

"Um…well I wanted you to become my boss and train me!" Konohamaru explained. "Besides, I don't even know what you mean by honey." Konohamaru added.

Naruto slapped his hand over his head. "Come on uh… Konohamaru was it?" Which Konohamaru simply nodded yes. "Well I believe you've got your priorities wrong, chasing skirts is a lot more fun then throwing shrunken."

"You mean pursuing girls? But I want to get strong!" Konohamaru protested.

Naruto frowned. "Sure training to get strong is all fine and dandy, but what reasons do you do it for?"

"So I can beat the old man, and become Hokage!" Konohamaru summarized passionately. "That way the village will finally see me for me and not just the grandson of the third!"

"So you're not doing it to impress girls…well I don't know if can train a stiff like you." Naruto repeated with a grin.

"Did I say to become Hokage?" Konohamaru corrected himself. "I meant to say, so I can score so many girls I'll have to beat them off with a stick!"

"Haha, I'm just kidding." Naruto confirmed. "Your reasons seem sound enough for me, no need to go changing them on my behalf. Even though if becoming Hokage was my personal goal, I'd probably only do it for the ladies."

"So you will boss, you'll become my trainer!" Konohamaru asked hopefully.

"I have a spare minute before team placement, so sure I'll use that time to share my knowledge with you." Naruto confirmed. "For starters how about I teach you a Jutsu that will knock any man on his ass, including the Hokage himself?"

"What! You actually know a Jutsu like that! Teach me teach me teach me!" Konohamaru pleaded.

"Calm down squirt, we'll get to that, but first tell me what you know about female anatomy." Naruto inquired with a toothy grin.

(An Hour Later)

"Damn it" Naruto grumbled as he flew through the halls of the academy. It turned out teaching Konohamaru the simple E-ranked Sexy Jutsu had taken longer then he would have expected. In spite of their many espionage failures to get Konohamaru in the right state of mind to perform the Jutsu, he'd somehow managed it in the end.

Making it to the designated classroom Naruto sighed in relief realizing he made it on time. "Good, looks like I made it just in time." Naruto stated while sliding the door open and entering into the unusually loud classroom.

Many were in the midst of discussing what teams they wanted to be on, and what people they hoped they wouldn't get stuck with. Naruto wasn't surprised to hear his along with Sasuke's name come up multiple times. After all he was the rookie of the year and Sasuke was well…Sasuke.

'Sorry but a few hearts will be getting broken today.' Naruto mused as he made his way up to his spot in between Hinata and Sasuke. "What's up?" Naruto greeted while sitting down.

"Cutting it kind of close aren't you?" Sasuke greeted his blond comrade.

"I'd like to think of it as being fashionably late." Naruto retorted while leaning back in his chair and putting his feet up on his desk.

"Why were you running late anyway?" Hinata probed.

"Sharing my wisdom with a kid I met today." Naruto answered vaguely.

"Corrupting the minds of our youth." Sasuke reasoned with a sigh. "Let me guess you taught him the Sexy Jutsu didn't you?"

Naruto grinned like a winner. "Sorry but you know me I never kiss and tell." Naruto retorted in good humor as Iruka and Mizuki entered into the classroom.

"Alright settle down, we know everyone's excited." Mizuki stated in an attempt to bring order to the class.

"Okay as of now, each of you wear your new headbands proudly but by no means should you take that responsibility lightly." Iruka piped in. "For now you are official ninja of the hidden leaf, and as such will be placed in a three man cell under the instruction of one Jonin." Iruka concluded.

"But you're only Genin so don't expect to be doing anything spectacular so soon." Mizuki added while Iruka nodded his agreement.

"Now let's move on to team placement." Iruka cut back in while pulling out his clipboard with all the official teams.

'So three man teams huh?' Sakura thought along with the majority of the females in the class. 'That means someone will have to be on Sasuke-kun's team, or maybe even Naruto's and the way I see it, it may as well be me!'

Iruka began the heart wrenching process of announcing the teams to which many students were either thrilled or sorely disappointed in the outcomes. Finally Iruka came to team Seven and read off. "Team Seven will consist of Naruto Uzumaki." Many ears perked up at hearing this. "Sasuke Uchiha." Iruka continued.

All the girls were on their toes at this point. What ever girl was placed on that team would have hit the jackpot of teams, they thought hungrily.

"And…Hinata Hyuuga, under the Jonin command of Mikoto Uchiha." Iruka concluded.

Many girls looked completely dejected at the news, Sakura especially.

Hinata let out a sigh of relief, as did Sasuke while Naruto simply grinned.

"You see, I told you we'd be on the same team." Naruto spoke to Hinata while smiling toothily at her. "After all how could we not, when I had all the details?" Naruto added proudly.

Continuing on Iruka announced the next team. "Team eight will comprise of Shino Aburame." Shino simply adjusted his shades in acknowledgement. "Sakura Haruno" Sakura shot Shino an uneasy smile, which Shino simply nodded to in return. "And finally Kiba Inuzuka, your commanding Jonin will be Kakashi Hatake."

"What!" Naruto shouted in disbelief. "My niisan is going to be your teacher!"

"What, you mean that guy from the hot springs that day?" Kiba barked back remembering the beating he Sasuke and Naruto suffered because the joke Kakashi decided to play on them.

"Yep" Naruto answered shortly. 'But why the hell didn't Kakashi-niisan say anything, you'd think he'd tell me he was becoming a Jonin-sensei.' Naruto wondered to himself.

Cutting in on the two boys' Iruka finished his list. "And finally Team ten will consist of Shikamaru Nara." Shikamaru gave a yawn at hearing his name. "Choji Akimichi ." Choji for his part shot his best friend a toothy grin, and listened for their last teammate. "And Ino Yamanka, your Jonin commander will be Asuma Sarutobi."

'Damn not only am I not with either Sasuke or Naruto, but I'm stuck with the lazy ass and his bottomless side kick! Even Kiba would have been a better choice, wait did I just say that…what the hells gotten into me?' Ino pondered to herself.

"Well that wraps up team placement, your Jonin-sensei will be hear to pick you up within the hour, so feel free to use your time as you see fit." Iruka explained. "And congratulations to all of you." Iruka added.

As the teams broke up to go about their own thing Naruto, Hinata, and Sasuke choose to remain seated, and wait it out there.

"I think you broke a lot of hearts today Sasuke." Naruto noted while digging through his bag and pulling out his lunch. "Especially Sakura, I swear I thought I saw her on the verge of tears when she was leaving with Kiba and Shino."

"Not my problem." Sasuke returned. "Besides, its better that we have a kunochi that actually takes her profession seriously on our team."

"I suppose, since fun and games are pretty much over and I'd hate to get killed because of one of your fan-girls couldn't stop ogling you during a mission." Naruto summarized as he made to bite into his sandwich only to have it ejected from his hand and pinned against the wall with a kunai.

"What's the big idea!" Naruto shouted as he scanned for the perpetrator, only to find Mikoto sitting in Iruka's desk with a smile on her face.

"Sorry Naruto-kun, but you'll be skipping lunch for today." Mikoto explained.

"What are you doing here Kassan?" Sasuke questioned. "We weren't supposed to be getting picked up for another hour."

"First of all you'll now refer to me as Mikoto-sensei." Mikoto corrected Sasuke. "And second of all, I wanted to get the actual testing over immediately, that's why I'm here ahead of schedule."

"Actual testing, what do you mean Mikoto-sensei?" Hinata inquired carefully.

"Good question Hinata-chan." Mikoto returned. "So I'll explain it to you, out of all twenty seven graduates only nine of you will actually become Genin."

"Haha I knew that test was way too easy." Naruto claimed while laughing at the impending misfortune of so many students.

"I wouldn't get so cocky Naruto-kun." Mikoto warned. "This test is as much of yours to fail as anyone else. But before we talk about that, how about we get introductions out of the way?" Mikoto offered.

"You mean right here?" Hinata asked unsurely.

"Why not?" Mikoto reasoned. "This is as good as a place as any, so allow me to go first so you'll see how it works." Mikoto explained while standing up from Iruka's desk. "My name is Mikoto Uchiha, For my likes I suppose the duties of mother hood, my dislikes are that of a personal matter I'd rather not discuss. My dream would be to see each of you reach your dreams, and I wouldn't mind having some grand children either." Mikoto added with a slight wink in Sasuke's direction. "As for Hobbies, mine primarily consist of training, and reading." Mikoto concluded while turning her attention back to her students. "So who would like to go next?"

Hopping to his feet Naruto spoke in a loud clear tone. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki! What I like is simple enough, women, ramen, training, my family, friends, and women! My dislikes are cock blocks, that try and ruin my game. As for hobbies, let me see… peeking, skirt flipping, booty slapping, and passing on the rules of the game to my fellow man. And my dream would be to marry a smoking hot honey, and have lots of kids I guess."

Mikoto, Sasuke, and Hinata stared at Naruto's introduction with wide eyes.

"Well that was uh…colorful Naruto-kun." Mikoto offered with an uneasy smile. "Uh how about you next Hinata-chan?"

"Oh, yes okay." Hinata stated after recovering from Naruto's outburst and standing up. "Um my name is Hinata Hyuuga, for my likes..well." Casting a slight glance towards Naruto, that didn't go unnoticed by Mikoto, nor Naruto for that matter considering he grinned at her she continued. "Uh my friends and sister, and cinnamon rolls. My dislikes are those that look down on others, and call them weak. My hobbies are flower pressing, cooking and training. My dream for the future would be to uh." Hinata blushed deeply while sneaking another glance at Naruto. "To become a strong Kunochi one that my family can be proud of." Hinata concluded as she sat back down.

"Very good Hinata-chan." Mikoto stated while turning her attention to her son. "I guess that leaves you Sasuke-kun."

Sasuke nodded as he stood up. "My name is Sasuke Uchiha." Sasuke began in a cool tone that would have caused his fan-base to melt. "My likes are my mother, Hinata, and Naruto in small doses." Sasuke added with a smirk, causing Naruto to roll his eyes. "My dislikes are girls that rather pursue a fantasy, rather then to spend their time wisely and better themselves. My hobbies are primarily training and spending time with my mother. As for my dream… I suppose marrying a strong kunoichi to help me rebuild my clan to its former glory." Sasuke explained as he took his seat.

'Just what I expected from them more or less.' Mikoto mused to herself. "Well that's it for introductions, so how about I get on to explaining the test that will decide if you're worthy of becoming a Genin?" Mikoto stated while shuffling though her Jonin vest and pulling out a photo, and flicking it towards them.

Naruto caught the photo and stared at it for a moment as Sasuke and Hinata crowded around him to look at the photo as well.

"Who's this babe?" Naruto questioned out loud while staring at the woman in the photo.

"Her name is Anko Mitarashi, and she'll be your target." Mikoto explained.

"Target?" Hinata repeated. "Target for what?"

"It's simple you're to steal her headband and bring it back to me." Mikoto answered.

"A headband, that's too easy." Naruto claimed. "Why don't we steal her bra or something at least that'll be a bit more of a challenge?"

"Naruto it's easy to see this woman doesn't wear a bra." Sasuke retorted while staring at the photo. "You can clearly see through the chainmail."

"Hehe guess I'm not the only one with wondering eyes." Naruto countered, causing Sasuke face to tint pink.

"I was merely observing." Sasuke shot back.

Mikoto simply shook her head at the two boys. 'Kushina If only you could see what your son has become.' Mikoto mused. "Well Naruto-kun I can't guarantee your safety if I sent you to retrieve something so personal from Anko-san." Mikoto reasoned. "So there won't be any bra stealing." Naruto opened his mouth to suggest something else but Mikoto beat him to the punch. "And definitely no panty stealing!" She quickly added causing Naruto to slump back down in his chair.

"Look Anko-san is already unaware that she's even participating in my little test, so don't expect her to take kind to you stealing her headband. You'll be lucky to make it back to me in one peace if you pass." Mikoto warned while looking over to the clock positioned in the far wall. "You have exactly one hour, to bring it back to me, I'll be waiting here, you're dismissed."

"But how are we supposed to find her?" Sasuke quickly questioned.

"That's for you to find out." Mikoto answered. "But I'd hurry time is wasting."

Scrambling to their feet team Mikoto quickly sprinted out of the classroom.

(Five Minutes Later)

"Shit" Naruto grumbled. "How in the hell are we supposed to find her?"

"I have an idea to where she might be." Hinata piped in.

Sasuke and Naruto stopped in their tracks.

"What how'd you figure it out Hinata-chan?" Naruto questioned curiously.

"It's just a hunch, but in the photo Anko-san was eating dango, and Mikoto-sensei specifically chose lunch time to give us this test, with only an hour." Hinata explained. "It probably means Anko-san is at a dango restaurant at this time."

"Wait she was eating dango in that picture?" Naruto questioned dumbly while staring at Sasuke who had a look of embarrassment on his face.

"I guess my eyes were on other things." Sasuke admitted quietly with a small blush on his face.

Naruto chuckled. "Good thing our team isn't made of all dudes, or we'd be screwed. But never the less Hinata-chan comes through in the pinch."

"But their' dozens of shops that serve dango, how can we narrow it down in time?" Sasuke questioned.

"Leave that to me." Naruto ordered, while pulling his hands into a hand seal. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto shouted as the streets became littered in blond. "Alright boys' you know the mission so fan out!" Naruto ordered as his clones sprang into action.

Well loyal subjects, that's chapter 9, sorry for it being on the short side. But I thought it was a good cut off point because I want the test to pretty much be its own chapter. Well anyway please review and all that and I'll catch you with the next chapter so until then peace out.