Team 8


 * Name: Team Kurenai (aka: Team 8)
 * Leader: Kurenai Yuhi
 * Members: Hinata Hyuga, Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru
 * Affiliation: Konohagakure
 * Status: Active, fighting for Konoha's sake against Pain.

Team Kurenai, also known as Team 8 lead by Kurenai Yuhi was the tracking team of the Rookie Nine. 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.

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.
 * Find a treasure hidden in some mountains of the Land of Fire.

The only known mission that Team Kurenai has performed in the manga is to aid Team Kakashi to find Itachi Uchiha, when the 8-Man Squad was formed. The Squad's goal changed abruptly when they managed to find Sasuke Uchiha directly, attracted by the huge explosion of the CO of Deidara. This mission ended when the Squad learned of Itachi's death and Sasuke Uchiha's kidnapping.