Eight Man Squad


 * Name: 8-Man Squad
 * Leader: Kakashi Hatake
 * Members: Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Sai, Hinata Hyuga, Shino Aburame, and Kiba Inuzuka
 * Affiliation: Konohagakure
 * Status: Active

Formed after news of Sasuke Uchiha's victory over Orochimaru, but the realization that he still wouldn't be coming home, Naruto asked the Fifth Hokage to send a squad out to hunt down Sasuke's target, Itachi Uchiha before Sasuke can get to him using him as bait to bring Sasuke back to Konoha. Kakashi added that a small but elite squad of shinobi would be needed to take down a member of the Akatsuki, and enlisted the members of Team Kurenai for their tracking skills. With this Team Yamato and Team Kurenai to form a single squad for one purpose: hunt down the Uchiha.

Hunt for Itachi Uchiha

 * Rank: S-class

Starting out as a mission to capture the missing-nin Itachi Uchiha, called for the squad to split up and search the area for any sign of Itachi. However upon seeing Deidara's suicide explosion, the team gathered with Kiba finding Sasuke's scent. With Sasuke so close, the squads primary mission of finding Itachi was replaced with finding Sasuke instead.