Kurenai is a shinobi from the Naruto series. She is one of the instructors in charge of looking after the Genin Shinobi during the Chunin exams. She was assigned to look after and supervisor Team 8, which consists of Hinata, Shino, Kiba and Akamaru, Kiba's canine partner.
At one point in the series, Kurenai became romantically involved with Asuma and they were able to have a child together, but Asuma was killed in action during a mission, so didn't live long enough to see his daughter.
Ultimate Story[]
Kurenai made her first appearance in Ultimate Story 3. When her world was shrouded in Darkness, she along with the other Jonin looked after Naruto and his friends when they were tormented constantly by the villagers. When the Woofoo Alliance first arrived within their world, Kurenai was relieved to see others from outside their world to come and save them from the Darkness that has overtaken their world.