Ino-Shika-Chō trio Flipped Chat Profile

Rank: Unknown Status: Success While they were still genin, Team Asuma was sent to aid Kosuke Maruboshi who was being pursued by a group of Iwa shinobi. Using their teamwork in conjunction with ambush tactics, they managed to defeat the pursuers and save Kosuke. Hunting Akatsuki Rank: A-rank[3] Temporary Member: Kakashi Hatake (Jōnin Leader) Status: Success When Asuma died fighting the Akatsuki member Hidan, the three swore revenge and stayed together under the name "Team 10", albeit without a jōnin commander. When they prepared to depart on the day the duo had promised to return, Tsunade, however, objected to them recklessly seeking revenge even with Shikamaru's plan, and forbade them from undertaking the mission, as they do not qualify as the standard four-man cell. However, Kakashi Hatake opted to lead the squad on this mission. The team's revenge was consummated with the defeat of Hidan whom Shikamaru trapped within the Nara Clan Forest, and Kakuzu's death, with backup from the rest of Team Kakashi.Trivia Asuma gave all three of his students a pair of silver knob earrings,[4] as part of a tradition where a Sarutobi gives the members of the Yamanaka, Nara and Akimichi clans earrings when they are promoted to the rank of chūnin.[5] The name "Ino–Shika–Chō" is a reference to a card combination in the Hanafuda card game, Koi-Koi; Inoshikachō uses the Boar (猪, Ino), the Deer (鹿, Shika), and the Butterfly (蝶, Chō). According to Sakura Haruno, Team 7 has the best teamwork with Team 10.[6] In the anime, Sakura became a temporary member of the team in order for her, Chōji, and Ino to take part in their second Chūnin Exams, Shikamaru having already been promoted, and Sakura's team-mates not being in the village at the time. When Team 10 was introduced properly during the Chūnin Exams, Naruto commented on them with the less-than-flattering nickname The Idiot (O-baka) trio, referring to each members' most obvious and annoying habit (food for Chōji, complaining for Shikamar