While Naruto was thinking about Orochimaru, he suddenly snapped out of his thoughts after sensing the familiar chakra signature slowly approaching the classroom. The three chakra signatures Naruto felt were closer compared to the fourth one.
'Finally the waiting time is over,' Naruto thought to himself.
Moments later the door of the classroom attracts everyone's attention, and the ones who first make appearances are the 'Princesses of the Hidden Leaf,' followed by the 'Prince of the Hidden Leaf.'
Menma, Mito, and Yayoi, wearing their usual outfits, slowly made their way to their usual spot, yet even though they didn't do anything out of the ordinary, everyone's attention was focused on them, forgetting the fourth person who entered the room.
The arrival of the trio causes murmurs from their respective fan clubs that start to slowly annoy Naruto as the time passes, especially those people who are brave enough to start yelling out loud.
"Menma! You're here."
"Look at him. He's so cool."
"Yayoi is so hot!"
"Mito, marry me!"
"She's incredible."
The three continue to make their way towards their usual spot, completely ignoring the shouts and murmurs they receive, as they have already gotten used to it after receiving such treatment for years.
When they arrive, Menma gives Kibe a high five, which they usually do almost every time they meet.
"Man, they can't get enough of you," Kiba compliments.
"What can I say? I'm just that irresistible," Menma brags before both he and Kiba continue to talk to each other about various topics.
Mito, on the other hand, smiles and greets her friends.
"Hi Mito," Hinata is the first one to greet him.
"Hey Hinata, Kaori, are you both ready?" Mito asks, to which the two slowly nodded at her with small smiles on their faces.
Yayoi, meanwhile, is close to Mito, Kaori, and Hinata but is not paying attention to them; instead, she is currently looking at the back of the class and staring at Naruto.
Naruto realized Yayoi was staring at him, but he acted oblivious to this and instead focused on staring at Iruka, who was currently busy trying to tidy the podium.
"Hey Yayoi."
Yayoi sighs in an exasperated manner since she knows the source of the voice and slowly turns her head to see Kiba standing close to her.
"How are you?" Kiba added.
It was no secret to the class that Kiba had feelings towards Yayoi and was greatly infatuated with her. Members of the Blonde Girls Fan Club begin to protest the moment they see Kiba trying to make a move towards Yayoi, and Kiba dares them to do something about it.
Just as the scene was about to turn chaotic, they heard someone yell, and the voice was so familiar that everyone immediately turned their head towards the source of the voice.
"Enough," Iruka yelled out.
Everyone in the room turns quiet and stops what they are about to do.
"Sit down, especially you, Kiba," Iruka said in an authoritative tone.
Everyone immediately follows Iruka's command after sensing something was a problem. Everyone was initially about to ignore Iruka's command, but they all felt a chill on their spines if they didn't follow it, so they sat down in their chairs.
Seeing everyone being quiet, Iruka slowly nodded, feeling proud inwardly.
Little did Iruka know that the only reason why they currently follow his command is due to one person who is staring at everyone intently, and everyone knows the source of this gaze.
It was none other than Keimei.
Almost everyone in the Ninja Academy knows the consequences of making Keimei angry, and this is especially true for the class who are already quite familiar with Keimei.
There are many people who suffer the consequences of angering Keimei, such that even to this day, just Keimei glancing at them for a moment makes these people unconsciously tremble in fear.
Almost everyone in the room was trying to secretly glance at Keimei, who was currently sitting next to Naruto, but the one who did it successfully was Hinata, thanks to her eyes.
Hinata considered Keimei one of her close friends, and while they rarely interacted with each other due to the fact that Keimei was practically always busy, after school finished, one had difficulty finding her whereabouts.
Hinata saw the deep tiredness in Keimei's eyes clearly show the latter didn't sleep last night, which really confused Hinata.
She was also curious about the main reason why Keimei was constantly busy but didn't ask the question, as Hinata knew everyone had a secret or two.
Hinata snapped out from her thoughts after noticing Iruka was about to speak, which made all of her attention focus on the latter.
"First and foremost, before we begin, I would like to congratulate Menma Uzumaki Namikaze and Sasuke Uchiha for tying for the Rookie of the Year," Iruka said, which caused applause to erupt throughout the room, particularly from the two boys' fan clubs.
Sasuke displayed his trademark scowl while Menema smirked cockily, which angered some boys in the room.
"And I would also like to congratulate Satsuki Uchiha and Mito Uzumaki Namikaze for tying for the top female ninja," Iruka added.
Another eruption of applause occurred, this one laced with whistles. Yayoi is clapping like others. She would have tied with Mito and Satsuki, but they had bested her on accuracy and theory.
Menma had bested both her and Mito on physicality, which wasn't really a surprise.
Both Satsuki and Mito secretly look at the back, more specifically at Keimei. Both of them know that Keimei far surpassed them, and the only reason why they became the top female ninja is due to the simple fact that Keimei refused to participate in female ninja-related subjects such as seductions and other things.
If Keimei participates in the said subjects, it wouldn't be a surprise to everyone that she becomes the top female ninja.
Keimei noticed the gaze of Mito and Satsuki but ignored it completely and focused her attention on Iruka, much to Mito and Satsuki's annoyance.
They both see Keimei as their rival, and the fact that she ignored them just shows everyone that her capabilities far surpass Satsuki and Mito's.
"So with that out of the way, it's time for all of you to find out your team placements, but before that..."
Naruto completely ignores what Iruka said from here on, as, knowing Iruka, what he was currently speaking was nothing more than propaganda about the Will of Fire or something.
He is currently thinking about the people he is going to be teamed up with. He didn't want to team up with his 'siblings,' since without a shadow of a doubt it would become something troublesome that he might take action on that would have great consequences that would affect his plan without thinking.
If one asked him who he wanted to team up with, Naruto only had one answer, and that's Keimei, for very special reasons.
"Right. The following are the squads you are all assigned to." Iruka finally started to inform them about their teams, but Naruto only partially listened and only listened completely if it interested him or until his name was called out.
"Team 7 will consist of Menma, Mito, and Yayoi Uzumaki Namikaze," Iruka said while the three people called groaned at their luck, as even on duty they can't get away from each other.
'I'm going to give Dad a piece of my mind! 'The three thought inwardly at the same time.
"Your sensei will be Kushina Uzumaki Namikaze," Iruka continues with the surprised expression on his face.
The three siblings also had similar expressions on their faces right now. They never ever imagined the fact that their sensei is their mother.
Murmurs of protest started to fill the room. Many are talking about how three of the strongest kids are on the same team, the team family, and how it is unfair. While many are also about the cries of members of the three respective fan clubs. Ino has tears streaming down her face, while Sakura is smirking while looking at her best friend and rival.
"There, there, Ino," Sakura said, caressing Ino's back to comfort the latter.
"You never really had a chance in the first place. I mean, only true love can prevail," Sakura added with arrogance in her voice, which greatly annoyed Ino.
"Team 8 will consist of Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, and Sakura Haruno. Your Jonin sensei will be Kurenai Yuhi," Iruka calmly announced.
"Nooo!" Sukura cries out loud, throwing herself on the floor while Ino laughs at her loudly.
"Team 9 is currently active. Team 10 will consist of Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, and Ino Yamanaka, and you—" Before Iruka could continue, a loud noise circulated in the room, causing the annoyance of Naruto and Keimei.
"Nooo!" Ino shouted in despair while Sakura, who had recovered, laughed loudly at Ino.
"SHUT UP!" Iruka yelled out in annoyance.
"Sorry sensei" both girls apologize quickly while their face are completely red in embaressment.