Team Kirigakure

"We'll go after that one team from Kirigakure.", Naruto decided after a moment of consideration.

At first, everyone present was confused because of his choice. But finally it dawned on Ino why he had picked them. "Ah, because of that Kekkei Genkai Shikamaru was talking about?", she asked. Good thing she had overheard Shikamaru talking about them.

"Yeah. I'm pretty interested what that's like. And hey, if she's really that strong, would be best to become friends with her, right?", he asked his comrades with a goofy grin. Obviously, he thought this was a pretty good idea.

His friends sighed in unison. "Oi, Naruto, this is a reconnaissance mission, not a 'Let's find ourselves a new friend'-mission, remember?", Sakura humphed in annoyance. That was why she preferred Sasuke, who was much more logical and levelheaded in his approach.

Said Uchiha looked somewhat confident however as he shrugged with his shoulder over Narutos choice. "Whatever. We'll go look for the strongest team, the one from Sunagakure.", he said towards his team. Shino and Sakura nodded and followed Sasuke as he leapt up to the rooftop of the academy, probably to get a better view from up there.

Naruto frowned as he saw Sasuke going right after the most obvious target. "Alright then! Kiba, can you sniff out those guys?", Naruto asked, turning to their designated tracker.

Kiba nodded. "Yeah, I had Akamaru try to remember the strongest scents in that room, so we would have an easier time later on.", he explained, patting the white dog that still sat inside his hoodjacket on the head.

Naruto was stumped that Kiba (yes, THAT Kiba) had been so thoughtful. That was quite some help he got there. "Right on, good thinking, Kiba!", Naruto cheered his buddy on.

The Inuzuka gave him a confident grin as he turned to his smaller companion. "Okay, let's show them what we've got, Akamaru!", he told him.

The small dog barked in response, obviously eager to prove himself as worth the praise. He stuck his nose as high into the air and began sniffing. He did that for a few moments before he barked and took off into a seemingly random direction.

"He's got their trail! Come on, let's go!", Kiba said as he followed his dog. Ino and Naruto followed suit.