I've seen a lot of the sub of Naruto, not all that out yet but I'll get around to it. In the manga the run into an Akatsuki member named Sasori in Hidden sand. Sakura and some old decrepit puppet master lady fight Sasori while Naruto and Kakashi go after some weird dude with exploding pigeons that looks like a chick. That fight, however, didn't appear in the Anime so far I believe, but I wish it did since thats Sakura's only real moment in the sun.