Well you did ask what the best team everyone thought was. Because you think Kiba sucks, doesn't mean I don't think he sucks. Like I said, having Akamaru being able to smell chakra levels and id people by that, I think is supremely useful. Yes Neji can scout, but if you really want to find shleter and food you turn to either Shino or Kiba. Like I said before, I think the kid has a lot of potential. Sure, Sakura found shelter, so did a lot of people, but who smoked through the survival exam? Pretty sure it wasn't Sakura, or Neji. I think that all three genins each provide an important piece of the pie (with Kakashi leading) that make that team well rounded to fit any situation, counter any situation and fight any situation, with maximum efficiency!

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I took Kiba for tracking and survival, if you look, one of the reasons I put Neji in was: scouting! Kiba is part of the teams that smoked through the survival testing with absolute ease. Look how fast they got their scroll, it was in a matter of minutes! Yes Sakura did manage to find shelter, and Naruto and Sasuke managed to find food. But I think if you want the top pony to run the survival race, you bet on either Shino or Kiba. And from my perspective I think Kiba can edge out Shino in tracking and survival.

If Kiba wants to track, he just gets Akamaru to get the scent and away you go, Shino has to phsyically place a tracker bug on the target, which is hard if you've never seen the target, or he/she/it is really far away.