Team 8


 * Name: Team Kurenai (aka: Team 8)
 * Leader: Kurenai Yuhi, Kakashi Hatake (Temporary replacement)
 * Members: Hinata Hyuga, Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru
 * Affiliation: Konohagakure
 * Status: Active

Team Kurenai, also known as Team 8 lead by Kurenai Yuhi was the tracking team of the Rookie Nine and the Konoha 11. Each member of the team has an ability that allows him or her to track a target down: the Hyuga clan's Byakugan; the Aburame clan's bugs; and the Inuzuka clan's dogs. Although a tracking team, they are in no way lacking in battle skill and are able to use techniques such as damaging the chakra pathway system, absorbing the enemy's chakra, or piercing and cutting with the Inuzuka's clan techniques. Combined with Kurenai's genjutsu for immobilization, Team Kurenai is a strong, well-rounded team. Shino is the general stand in leader of the team while Kurenai is not with them.

Missions
Most of the missions for Team Kurenai have appeared in the filler arcs. Naruto Uzumaki was too a member of the team for this missions.


 * Find the Bikochu Beetle and breed an egg with the scent of Sasuke Uchiha to trail him.
 * Arrest Gosenkugi in the Land of Stones.
 * Find a treasure hidden in some mountains of the Land of Fire.
 * Find a hideout belonging to Orochimaru (Part II)

The only known mission that Team Kurenai has performed in the manga is to aid Team Kakashi to find Itachi Uchiha, when the Eight Man Squad was formed. The Squad's goal changed abruptly when they managed to find Sasuke directly, attracted by the huge explosion of the C0 of Deidara. This mission ended when the Squad learned of Itachi's death and Sasuke's kidnapping.