Team 15

Team 15 is a shinobi team from Konohagakure, led by Hanabi Hyūga, consisting of Sumire Kakei, Wasabi Izuno, and Namida Suzumeno. In the anime, after Sumire resigned from Team 15 to join the Scientific Ninja Weapons Team, she was replaced by Tsubaki Kurogane, making Team 15 the first official shinobi team to include a samurai.
The team participated in the Chūnin Exams, and although they were able to pass the first phase, they were eliminated in the second phase, having had their flag stolen from Team Yurui.
Team 15 temporarily began having declining success rates in their missions after Tsubaki joined. Primarily due to the lack of teamwork between herself, Wasabi and Namida. This later changed when Tsubaki learned not to attempt completing missions with her strength alone. Following Wasabi's chūnin promotion, she was appointed as team captain as Team 15 became a three-person team.
== Known Missions ==
;Gather intel and locate the Byakuya Gang
* Rank: Unknown
* Status: Success
With the continued thefts performed by the Byakuya Gang throughout Konohagakure, Team 15 was assigned alongside the other genin teams to help stop the self-proclaimed noble thieves. However, the genin were not permitted to engage the Byakuya Gang without aid from a chūnin or higher-ranked shinobi.
;Recapture escaped animals
* Rank: Unknown
* Status: Success
Team 15 was tasked to recapture the escaped animals from Fire Park.
;Escort the antique art merchants
* Rank: Unknown
* Status: Success
Team 15 was tasked to guide the merchants as client and against Garakuta Gang to try stole a sacred documents and antique art pieces from their client.
;Locate missing cat (Manga only)
* Rank: Unknown
* Status: Unknown
Team 15 was tasked with locating a missing cat. Mirai Sarutobi unknowingly found the missing cat on her way out of the village for her own mission, while the team had spent a long time trying to find it.
;Investigate the change of the birds in the Land of Rivers
* Rank: Unknown
* Status: Success
Team 15 was tasked to work with Team 7 under the temporarily leadership of Konohamaru Sarutobi to investigate the strange changes of the birds from the Land of Rivers.
;Apprehend the boy
* Rank: D-rank
* Status: Partial Success
Team 15 was assigned to apprehend a boy in the village without harming him. As part of an exam to become genin, Kawaki was assigned to work with Team 15 to complete a D-rank mission. Kawaki catches up to the boy and manages to stop him, albeit causing him to pass out from intimidation. As a result, the mission was a partial success.
;Subdue Sazanka and the bandits
* Rank: Unknown
* Status: Success
Team 15 was assigned to subdue a group of bandits that are accompanied by a rogue samurai Sazanka, a former fellow student of Tsubaki's, that had ambushed travelling merchants. While the bandits provided very little of a challenge, the team had to temporarily retreat when Tsubaki was unable to fight Sazanka. After some encouragement from her team, Tsubaki regained her confidence and defeated him.
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