Team 8

Team 8 is a Naruto fan fiction by Matthew Schocke, depicting an alternate universe in which Kurenai Yuuhi requests that Naruto Uzumaki be assigned to her team, rather than Kakashi Hatake's. In return, Kiba Inuzuka is assigned to Team 7 with Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha. The "official" divergence point of this fic from the canon storyline occurs several years previously, when Kurenai's genin teammates were killed; this affected her strongly, eventually resulting in her examining the academy graduates more closely and seeing Naruto's potential.

The primary focus of the story is on how changes in events and the people he interacts with affect Naruto personally, in particular his developing relationship with Hinata Hyuuga, with whom he is often shipped. His strength and abilities develop at a much quicker rate than in canon as well, to the point that by the Chuunin exams, he is strong enough to defeat Sasuke with a single blow. He is also more thoughtful than in canon, largely as a result of Kurenai's personal influence.

As of July 30, 2008, this story has exceeded 200,000 words and is currently in the middle of the Chuunin exam arc.