Hotsuma and XwingRob, all I've got to say is [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]. I hope you are joking, or I forsee several nights on the couch in your future!

As for the girls, you have to remember that the characters, especially the newbies taking the exam are preteens or early teenagers. Girls at that age generally tend to have crushes and act momentarily braindead. Just like guys are out to prove that they are the best and are ready to kick the world's collective @$$. Most of the time the feelings tone down, though sometimes they change completely. Like you who were ragging on Sakura's obsession with Sasuke, you'll notice she's calmed down. She held a fairly normal conversation with him in the last episode. While she still has an idol-worship complex, she's matured somewhat. I personally don't see her as having the patience right now to deal with kids, so I don't think she'd be a good teacher. She has a wide working knowledge, so I see her as a great backup ninja in a fight. She thinks fast on her feet, but if she's far enough away to observe the actions, she'll quickly figure the jutsu out and come up with a counterattack.

I agree that Hinata will be a teacher. She seems to be able to empathize with struggling children. Plus, if she's crushing on Naruto, she's got to have patience in spades. With her Byakkagan (sp?), she'd make a pretty good fighter, but I don't think her heart's really in it.(I think she's got paternal pressure on her.) She'll be a good teacher for her children, and she'd be a good defender if someone threatened someone she cared about, but I don't see her as a long-term ninja.

Since I don't know much about TenTen and Temari, I cannot say much. I don't think the anime gave a very good view of either character. It was more of an in-passing type glance at the characters. Both are fairly confident, and appear to be hard-working (TenTen's pushed by Gai--nuff said there, Temari is being pushed to excel and works with Gaara, so I imagine it'd be tough there too). I think they could make it in a fairly male-dominated ninja society, but I don't know if it would be their job.

Ino is fairly advanced, and she is a born leader. Her takeover of the leadership role of her team is apparant. Granted, neither Choji nor Shikamaru argued with her, but she also orchestrates the attack combinations. With her advanced mind-control jutsu, she is skilled enough to be a formidable opponent. I could see her heading a team of her own in the future.

Those are my speculations at least.