Kegawa had been standing as still as could be expected of him, which is to is to say fidgeting excessively, while they had been waiting for the announcement to be made declaring the new chunin teams. When Ikuza mounted the dais, he made the effort to control himself, both because he wanted to hear everything the Sannin said, and because he had the distinct feeling that his mother, who was off to the side of the square watching, would kick his ass for disrespecting that same man. He wrinkled his nose at the mention of kippers and muttered out of the side of his mouth to Hairomaru, “you'd have to be nuts to like something that smells that bad, right, boy?” Hairomaru whined in agreement and huffed in emphasis. When the names were given, Kegawa grinned broadly, pleased that his name was first, though he had to pat Hairomaru comfortingly for not having his name listed too. Most of the rest of the Mad Hermit's speech was lost on Kegawa as he was busy sniffing out and spotting his new teammates.<br/><br/>Uchiha Kaya was fairly easy to locate thanks to the distinctive scent of sandalwood and... something, that all Uchiha seemed to have. He figured it was thanks to the massive stores of scrolls and books they supposedly had stashed away in their own district. From what he knew of her, she was dedicated to her team and had a solid, if somewhat bland, public mission record. He had heard the complaints that she had only passed the exam thanks to her Sharingan, but Kegawa felt that if that was her strength, it was just the other guy's bad luck for not finishing the fight quicker. Then there was the fact that she was a classic Uchiha beauty, and that didn't hurt matters either.<br/><br/>Katashi was even easier to find, all Kegawa had to do was follow the smell of explosives and burnt earth. Watching the Doton user's last fight in the exams had been one of the most entertaining things he had ever seen, and Kegawa was excited to see more of those creative uses for explosions. Personality-wise, he didn't know the guy from a hole in the wall, but as long as it didn't come to blows, he was sure they would get along.<br/><br/>As he approached his two new teammates, Kegawa grinned broadly and raised a hand in greeting, “'s up guys! Looks like we're gonna kick ass, huh? Hairomaru says so, too, right?” The dog barked agreement and snuffled at the feet of the other two. “Glad to meet you both, I hope you don't mind if me'n Hairomaru take the offensive roll in combat?” Before they had a chance to really introduce themselves, another man walked into the middle of the square and practically shouted at them all.<br/><br/>“The Cockerel?” Kegawa snickered, thought not too loudly, as he approached his team's leader. “Why do the stronger jonin always pick weird nicknames? I bet it's just so you can't make fun of 'em.” Listening without commenting one way or another through the explanation was tough, and if it hadn't been for Hairomaru nudging him as a reminder to be quiet, Kegawa would have probably earned a good ass-kicking from his mother in front of everyone assembled.<br/><br/>For the most part, Kegawa ignored the instructions for the other team once the older man summed up the situation. To be honest, he really didn't give a damn what other teams were assigned to do, just so long as he and Hairomaru got to see some action. When Akigo paused, Kegawa almost had to groan. A humanitarian aid mission was definitely not what he was expecting for his first mission as a chunin. He did perk up a bit at the implication that they might be getting into fights where<em>not</em>killing the target was something they might have to do on purpose. Well, if there was already fighting going on, they wouldn't be blamed for defending civilians, would they? Judging by his teammates, Kegawa wasn't all that concerned about it being a boring mission.