</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (dazzz @ Feb 9 2004, 07:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> there were originally 9 members. now there are 8 after orochimaru left.

the remaining 8 members split into 4 groups of 2. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
and i suppose you know kishimoto since you write this with such confidence? no one knows how many they are, how many they were or what they want naruto for.