Sasuke was nervous. He tried to hide his tense expression behind intertwined fingers he was leaning on. This was it. Finally, his graduation day had come.

Finally

, he was closer to being a real shinobi like his brother and sister. Yet that was not what concerned him the most. Sasuke was more worried about the team he will be in.

'Team Seven, ' sensei announced over the noise. 'Uciha Sasuke, ' the boy perked up. Sharp dark eyes darted towards their teacher in anticipation. 'Uzumaki Naruto, ' his heart skipped hearing the name of his best friend and rival. Kami, it was really happening!

Some other students whined about the sorting, some said nothing. Who wouldn 't want to be on a team with the Hokage 's son? The last name at this point did not surprise anyone. 'Sai. '