Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were organised into a team following their graduation from the Academy in order to balance out their talents: Naruto, the worst student in his class, would benefit from Sakura's intelligence and Sasuke's proficiency with ninjutsu; Sakura would benefit from her more battle-capable teammates. Team 7 is also a group of characters from the Naruto series that includes Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and Kakashi Hatake. The team is from Konohagakure, and is led by Hatake Kakash