Just a quick reminder for those who aren't aware: Shino Aburame and the Aburame family don't exist in this fic.
All characters and story belong to Kohei Horikoshi and Masashi Kishimoto
—KATSUKI BAKUGO IS BACK, BITCHES! —Bakugo shouted at the top of his lungs into the night.
The Fourth Master Hokage arrived moments after the explosion that Bakugo made on Mizuki.
—Bakugo! Are you okay? —asked the Hokage, putting away his kunai, seeing that there was no danger.
"What are you doing here, old man?" Bakugo asked rudely.
"I went to the office to finish some business, and then I saw the guard was unconscious. I entered the office and immediately realized the Sacred Scroll was missing. I asked some villagers who were still awake, and they told me they saw a blond boy carrying a scroll on his back heading outside," Minato explained. "Do you want to tell me what happened, Bakugo?"
"Tsk," Bakugo muttered, then pointed at the unconscious Mizuki. "That gray-haired piece of shit came to my house after I failed the genin exam. He told me there was another way to pass. He said if I brought him that scroll without anyone noticing, I'd pass the secret genin test. It still pisses me off that I was such an asshole that I believed him. Hmm…" Bakugo mused. "Although thanks to it, I got my power back, so I wasn't that much of an asshole."
"And why is Mizuki unconscious?" Minato asked.
"Isn't it obvious? He wanted to kill me, so I beat him up, man," Bakugo replied.
—But... he's a chunin and you can't use chakra yet! —Minato exclaimed. Bakugo solved his doubts by showing mini explosions. —Do you have a Kekkei Genkai (blood barrier)? Why didn't you tell me?—
"Tsk, it's hard to explain," Bakugo said. He then picked up the Sacred Scroll from the floor and threw it to Minato. "Here, man! This is yours."
"Come on, Bakugo. Tell me about it," Minato said, putting the scroll away. Bakugo put his hands in his pockets and started walking straight home.
"You're not the only one who wants to hide things, old man," Bakugo exclaimed without looking at the Yondaime, remembering how Minato lied to him about the Uchiha massacre.
"Bakugo..." Minato said thoughtfully. Bakugo stopped in his tracks and turned around for a moment.
—Oh! I forgot. Tiger, bear, ox, dog... —Bakugo said aloud as he made the seals. —BUNSHIN NO JUTSU! —A perfect copy of Bakugo appeared next to him. —Tell the scarface I want my bandana, man. —Then he undid the technique, disappearing the copy in a smoke screen.
The next day, Bakugo, with his leaf headband tied around his forehead, returned to the ninja academy. He sat in his usual spot, which was at the back next to Hinata. She looked at him doubtfully.
—Bakugo-kun... —Hinata thought, putting her index fingers together.
She wasn't the only one confused by the ash-blonde's presence. The whole class was. But the only one who expressed that confusion was Kiba Inuzuka.
"What the hell are you doing here, Bakugo?" Kiba asked. "This isn't for you. You can't be here without graduating."
"ARE YOU BLIND, DOG FACE?" Bakugo yelled, scaring Hinata. "CAN'T YOU SEE THIS?" he said, pointing at his leaf bandana. "So go fuck yourself, dog face!"
—Grrrr. —Kiba groaned, going back to his seat.
Shikamaru, Ino, Naruto, and Sasuke smiled slightly when they saw that Bakugo had approved. Hinata's smile was the widest.
—¡Enho-ra-bue-na Ba-ku-go-kun!—stammered Hinata.
"You need to stop that stuttering habit of yours, weird eyes," Bakugo said, putting his feet up on the desk.
"I-I'm s-sorry," Hinata stuttered again, looking down at the floor.
"And also to apologize for any stupidity," Bakugo added, closing his eyes.
In class, Ino and Sakura fought over who should sit next to Sasuke. Taking advantage of the blonde's carelessness, Sakura achieved her goal.
—SHANNARO!—Sakura's second personality shouted, making the victory sign. —VICTORY IS MINE!—
At the same time, but in the Yondaime's office, Minato and a gray-haired jounin with his face covered except for his right eye were gathered.
"Are you sure you want this year's groups divided like this, Minato?" the jonin asked, taking the paper containing the distribution of students who had passed the initial test.
"Yes, I'm sure, Kakashi. Iruka has a copy. He'll be assigning the groups right now. What do you think of your new group, Kakashi?" Minato asked curiously.
Kakashi remained silent, reading the names over and over again. He stopped at the last name.
"I don't know if I'll get along with this one," he said, pointing at the last name with his finger.
"Hahaha," the Yondaime laughed. "Tell me your first impression of him this afternoon."
Back at the ninja academy, the students chatted among themselves until Iruka walked through the door. There was a deathly silence as everyone listened attentively to what their teacher had to say.
"First of all, I'd like to congratulate the 30 of you who passed. From now on, you are ninjas," Iruka explained. "To get here, you've faced harsh trials and hardships. But what comes next will be much more difficult. Now you are only genin, lesser ninjas. All genin are grouped into teams of three. A jonin will lead each team."
"In teams of three?" the 30 thought, in shock.
"I hope I get to play with Bakugo-kun," Hinata thought.
—SHANNARO! I HAVE TO BE WITH SASUKE! IT'S A PROOF OF LOVE! —thought the inner Sakura.
— What a pain...—Shikamaru thought.
"I don't care who I go with, I just ask that I don't get that useless Bakugo," Kiba thought.
—SASUKE WILL GO WITH ME AND NOT WITH THE BIG FOREHEAD! Although... —Ino thought, looking at Bakugo at the last moment.
"I'm starving..." Choji thought, touching his belly.
"Otoosan already told me we'd be split into groups of three. It would be interesting if I paired up with Bakugo," Naruto thought. Then he looked at Sakura and blushed. "I hope I pair up with Sakura!"
"Groups of three? That'll only slow me down," Sasuke thought, annoyed.
—Heh. This is getting exciting. —Bakugo thought, baring his teeth arrogantly.
"We want each team to have a balance of strengths and abilities. I'm going to announce the teams. Team Number 1 is composed of Vang Shin, Zed Trull, and Sasha Sendo," Iruka said. "Next group..." Iruka continued calling out team names until Team 6 was complete. "Okay, and as for Team Number 7..."