Perfect team

[TruthofMistake]

id say kakashi for his because he has some skill in everything and more then some at most.... as for the others shikamaru because hes a badass and could come up with effective strats to use.... rock lee for his speed and taijutsu for scouting as well as fighting.... id say naruto as the powerhouse but he doesnt really fit so probably sasuke since he is consistently better then naruto except for the whole gaara thing i suppose and except for the whole itachi thing his emotions wouldnt get in the way or anything

[TruthofMistake]

-edit- shit double post

[KaneInferno]

Okay, here's a team according to the new rules.

Jounin: Kabuto
Genin: Neji, Sasuke, Shikamaru

I believe that follows the criteria of the new rules. Have fun tearing this team apart!

[Shippou-sama]

Well, I'm mildly surprised that people still insist on placing Kabuto on a team, especially since he is clearly inferior to Jiraiya. Oh well.

First off, the team is massively shifted towards Taijutsu, since Sasuke uses primarily taijutsu with some ninjutsu backup, and Neji and Kabuto both use modified Taijutsu. And for reference, Kabuto did not come out the winner against all three of them, Tsunade was temporarily incapacitated, not defeated.

Has it been stated that Neji can see through Genjutsu? I'll admit I'm not sure on this, but since it hasn't come up before, I'd like a second opinion.

I imagine that Shikamaru is quite useless in this team as he cannot complement their skills very adequately (as he lacks taijutsu prowess), and while his Kagemane is useful, it would not warrant his inclusion in this team. Strategic or not, Kabuto is equally analytical which, when coupled with his higher rank, means that Shikamaru will not be supplying the team with tactics.

A very good start though. Keep 'em coming!

[KaneInferno]

Yet Another

Jounin: Kurenai
Genin: Naruto, Shino, Hinata

You might wonder why i have hinata. with naruto around, shell be motivated to try hard, making her slightly more useful than normal. also these characters have shown no animosity towards each other so i believe they will work together very well. I know it's basically team 8 without kiba, but naruto has more ninjutsu, and is slightly(strong emphasis one the word slightly) less arrogant than Kiba.

[Shippou-sama]

That actually seems like a very good team. Other than a general lack of strength (only when compared to powerhouse teams like Jiraiya, Naruto, Gaara, Lee), it seems excellent. It's also nice that we get to have a genjutsu specialist (more than anyone else) on a team. I'm sure there are flaws, but I'm not sure. And yes, they'd undoubtedly work well together, and Naruto + Hinata = both of them trying harder, so they're good teammates. Also, Naruto is a nice alternative to Kiba since he doesn't have to take drugs to do well.

[KaneInferno]

I think the hard part about creating these teams is that just about all the genins use primarily taijutsu. All the ninjutsu and genjutsu we've seen come mainly from the sannins and the hokages. it's hard to make a team using the characters we know to create something other than taijutsu heavy teams.

[Shippou-sama]

Come to think of it, why are all the genins focusing so hard on Taijutsu? I'd think having Neji and Rock Lee in the same village would make you want to work harder on nin/gen jutsus. 0.o

Then again, I suppose it would be hard to be a genjutsu specialist as a genin, since the most basic genjutsu probably isn't very effective, so you'd have to be higher ranked before you were any good. Ninjutsu is pretty much the same way. The only two people with very useful (offensive) ninjutsu both learned them before they were supposed to (Naruto's Kage Bunshin and Sasuke's fire . . . thing). All the other genins seem to have one special jutsu and the rest is hand to hand fighting (except Tenten, who would really be fairly effective in an actual mission, I would think).

[KaneInferno]

I still like my first two teams. before the rules changed. ill try to come up with something better, but i can't guarentee anything without holes now that the rules have changed.

Also, i noticed the genins with the most nin/gen jutsus are chars that suck. sakura and ino use ninjutsu more than others, and while he definitly does not suck, shikamaru uses primarily ninjutsu, but has little chakra for prolonged usage. these characters are ineffective in taijutsu to the point that they can't be very useful in a fight, except shika's intelligence.

the only chars with decent nin/tai jutsu combinations are naruto and sasuke, two chars who can't really work well with alot of people, thus reducing their usefulness. thats why i avoid using them.

[Aramis]

My team comin' up here..

Kakashi is the obvious jounin I think, being a good teacher, quite strong, and has so many jutsus that there has to be a useful one for any situation.
Shikamaru is a must, with the right kind of help, if he gets something kagemaned, then that is dead. And he won't screw things up.
then...Temari. why the hell? Because, she can deflect all the ranged attacks thrown at the enire team. And if something comes close up, then it will get shadowed [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img] SO, her job is to pull the enemies near. And she ain't that bad overall, and can make excessive sick-ass chain traps.
lastly...Tenten. Her perfect marksmanship is the best thing I can think of that helps at ranged combat. And the she has that kick-ass weapon spamming technique.

+ Excessive damage from a long range.
+ Well protected (rooting enemies in place, nullifying attacks with fan)
+ Big bonus if they have the initiative (IQ 200+, Trapping)

- Cannot fight long battles (Limited Chakra/Weapon capacity)
- Don't have and Can't deal with ultra-high level techniques

[Shippou-sama]

I'm still looking for someone to fill the last spot for Jiraiya, Sasuke, and Shino. I'm sure there's someone useful to put in there. =\

[KaneInferno]

Originally posted by: Shippou-sama
I'm still looking for someone to fill the last spot for Jiraiya, Sasuke, and Shino. I'm sure there's someone useful to put in there. =\

If all else fails, Tenten. Seriously.

[jing]

Originally posted by: Aramis

Shikamaru is a must, with the right kind of help, if he gets something kagemaned, then that is dead.

That's not true, if it was, then Temari would be dead now wouldn't she.

[Shippou-sama]

I'd have to agree. I think Shikamaru is probably better than most people think he is, but he's not the best of the best. Among other things, he has a limit to what he can do to them unless he learns his father's shadow choking move (which admittedly, why hasn't he??).

[miaka]

hmm he prob will.. if we get to see him more often.. i mean that technique is like a pass down technique.. isn't it?
woudl be kewl to see shika do it though..

[Shippou-sama]

I see no reason why he wouldn't, and I do think it's a family jutsu. I guess it'll probably come up later, if he actually gets an important part of the series. If he does get it, wow, what an addition to any team!! =P

[fremeer]

im gonna give a possible team not one made up up that has zero chance of ever working

Kakashi - good insight can control naruto to an extent
naruto - due to kagebunshin and high stamina can be versatile. add in gamabunta when in serious trouble and rasengan for close range domination
shikamaru - shikmaru is the best strategist around so he is a nice versatile character, he has low level of abilities but his shadow imitation can take care of most medium-close range techniques.
third option is hard because i cant do spoilers.
so with the current genins its
coming down to tenten, sasuke and shino
id prefer shino but he doesnt fit into the team so ill have to take sasuke.
if i had any pick for last one id take rock lee because he is so funky and taijutsu is the most interesting to watch.

[Shippou-sama]

If you insist on placing Naruto on the team, Sasuke doesn't add to it, and since he won't listen to Shikamaru's tactics, it's down to Naruto and Kakashi. You still need two more people on your team.

[drcitan]

Kakashi,Tsunade,Shikamaru thats all folks

[Y]

Originally posted by: drcitan
Kakashi,Tsunade,Shikamaru thats all folks

The teams are four member squads, so we'll stick with 1 Jounin and 3 genin.

Way to read the opening post, bud.