Rookie Nine

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The Rookie Nine. From left to right: Ino, Sasuke, Naruto, Shikamaru, Sakura, Choji, Shino, Kiba and Hinata
The Rookie Nine. From left to right: Ino, Sasuke, Naruto, Shikamaru, Sakura, Choji, Shino, Kiba and Hinata

In the anime and manga series Naruto, Rookie Nine is the phrase used to refer to the group of first year Genin from Konohagakure who, despite being inexperienced, were all nominated to take the Chunin exam by their respective Jonin-sensei. The group consists of Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke on Team 7 led by Kakashi Hatake; Shikamaru, Ino and Choji on Team 10 led by Asuma Sarutobi; and Kiba, Shino and Hinata on Team 8 led by Kurenai Yuhi. As Might Guy intentionally held his group back for one year so that they could gain more experience, Tenten, Neji and Rock Lee of Team Guy are not members of the Rookie Nine. After Sasuke's defection, this group is recast as the "Konoha Eleven" for the filler saga of the anime, and also encompasses Team Guy.

All three teams, as well as Team Guy, made it past the second stage of the Chunin exam, which was a remarkable achievement for rookie Genin. Of those nine, Shino, Shikamaru, Sasuke and Naruto won their preliminary fights to advance to the third stage of the exam. While the exam was cut short due to Orochimaru's invasion of the Sand and the Sound, Shikamaru showed enough skill and intelligence in his fight against Temari to be promoted to Chunin.

By the start of Hurricane Chronicles(Naruto:Shippuden), all the members of the Rookie Nine except for Naruto and Sasuke have at least become Chunin during the two-and-a-half year timeskip. Naruto, having been away the entire time, never had a chance to take the exam, and Sasuke, having defected from Konoha shortly after the first Chunin exam he took, has not been able to take the exam again.

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