After enrolling into the Academy, Menma was somewhat distant towards others, although he wasn't above to hang around others, and formed a rivalry with Sasuke Uchiha, due to Sasuke's flirtatious personality causing him to get jealous of Menma due to the majority of the girls in the Academy having a crush towards Menma, especially Sakura Haruno and Hinata Hyūga. Sakura and Hinata had a heated rivalry with each other over Menma's affections, with Hinata using her sex appeal and provocatively sense of dressing to try and seduce Menma, although Menma showed no interest in neither Hinata or Sakura, with the two blaming each other for Menma's rejections. After graduating, Menma was placed in a team with Sakura and Sasuke, under the leadership of Kakashi Hatake. After successfully completing many