Konoha 11

The was the collective nickname of four Konoha Genin teams, led by Kakashi Hatake, Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yūhi and Might Guy respectively. They are teamed together in the anime for missions important to the village that cannot be assigned to more experienced ninja. During the Chūnin Exams, despite being fresh out the Academy, Team 7, 8, and 10 were capable of competing for the rank of Chūnin, earning them the moniker the, with Team Guy formed a year ahead of time. The name "Konoha 11" stems from the fact that because of Sasuke Uchiha's defection, there are only eleven members left of the original teams. All of the Konoha 11 were prepared to kill Sasuke in order to prevent him from initiating any potential war, but were later persuaded by Naruto Uzumaki that he alone would deal with Sasuke. Despite Sai having replaced Sasuke in Team 7, he is not considered a member.

Trivia

 * In Japanese, the English term Rookie Nine is also used. It is still written in kanji, though. These kanji would usually be pronounced as Konoha Kyūnin.
 * While Neji, as the only one who has become a Jounin of the Konoha 11, he is considered the strongest member, surpassing Naruto and Sakura by 1 point in his total stats, but still surpassed by Sai at 0.5 and by Sasuke Uchiha by 4.5 however those two are not considered part of the Konoha 11. Due to the fact that now Naruto has mastered de Sage-mode and the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox he could be considered the strongest member of the Konoha 11.
 * Both, Tenten and Choji Akimichi are considered the weakest members of the Konoha 11 with 20.5 total stat points.