Journey to Wave.

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Team 7 had already gathered at the Village gates, waiting for the client and their sensei. The three were in their usual attire.
Sasuke was practicing his taijutsu againt Kai, a demon summon of Naruto. Kai was considered the best at Taijutsu in the Demon World, at his full power he could swat away Maito Gai's attcks, when his 8 gates are open, like nothing. Sasuke ducked an incoming punch from Kai, however Kai kneed Sasuke on his face. Sasuke brought his palms forward and blocked the knee, however he was pushed back a few feet by the sheer power of the kick. Sasuke was quick to retaliate though. He launched himself forward in a blur, and appeared infront of Kai and tried a round house kick which was quickly blocked by his opponent, who quickly picked Sasuke up by his leg and threw him away. Sasuke skidded on the ground creating a 35ft long trench. Kai was going on defensive yet he was faring well against the Uchiha given that he did not had his Sharingan active. They continued their sparring without any words.

Sakura was with Guren, now creating a special poison which can burn the skin at the slightest contact, but other than creating superficial damage where the poison touched, it did no fatal damage. Its purpose was decapacitaion. She tried making a paralysis poison from Japanese Hornet's sting but found that its effect was too time taking and could even kill the victims by failing organs. Hence, she was trying to find a complimentary poison which made it a bit less potent, however she hadn't been able to do so. She needed something quick for now as there were bound to be enemies as Naruto had warned the three. She knew that his spy network was best of the best, hence whatever he said had a strong basis.
*FlashBack*
Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were walking home along the deserted streets of the Uchiha compound.
Naruto had an expression that betrayed what was going in his head. Concern.
"Nii chan what's the matter?" Sakura placed her hand on his shoulder. That broke the trance of Naruto.
"Huh! Oh! I was just thinking about tommorow's mission.

Naruto was sitting below a tree. His expression troubled. Next to him was Kurama, who her arms wrapped around Naruto's as she sat besides him. She saw the expression on Naruto's face and frowned.
"Naru what's the matter?"
"This is troublesome hime." Kura blushed slightly at the title but the frown didn't leave her face.
"What?" she asked.
"This Mission. It is soon going to turn to an A-Rank mission."
"How do you know that Naru?"
"I had my suspicions on Tazuna that he was hiding something. I sent a spy to the Wave Country to get some info on him. My suspicions were correct. He has Gato after him. And I think the reason why he asked for a C-Rank Mission is that they don't have enough money to pay for a higher ranked mission."
"I get all that but who is Gato?"
By now, Sasuke and Sakura, who had overheard the conversation between the couple were listening intently along with the summons.
"According to the reports of my spies, Gato is a business tycoon. He has overtaken all the business of the land and stripped it off the country's economic and political power. The Land of Wave suffers greatly because they are cut off from the mainland and the only route through which trading can take place is through water way. And since Gato owns all the water transport of Wave, he controls the economy of the country.
But his reputation of a businessman is just for showbiz. In the shadows, he is actually a drug dealer, a thug, an extortionist and a criminal. He also owns a private army of thugs who crush any voice of rebellion. Tazuna's son-in-law was killed infront of the whole village, who was the first one to raise voice against Gato. He was also hailed as a hero in the land as he had saved them from a flood that threatened its existence, single-handedly.
This had a great impact on Inari, the son of Tazuna's daughter, who considered his step-father as a hero, and he was very close to him"
Naruto had his fists clenched by now, his figernails digging in his plam, threatening to spill his blood. Sasuke's eyes had his Eternal Mangyekou Sharingan activated, his eyes glaring daggers at the ground. Sakura was seething too. Her hands itching to torture Gato for all that he did.
"Gato is not just that. He has no dignity. He uses women for his entertainment, he kills whoever he likes. He is drowned in his power."
"Why not just kill him?" Guren suggested.
"NO! THAT MAN WILL NOT DIE SO QUICKLY. THAT MAN WILL DIE SKOWLY AND PAINFULLY." Sakura said in a low growl. "I will not let anyone who treats woman for entertainment, die so easily"
Kurama and Guren nodded in agreement.
Kai displayed no emotion whatsover, but inside his blood was boiling with anger.
"No Sakura. Killing Gato won't change the state of the country."
Naruto replied, a sad frown marring his brow. To say other's were shocked would be an understatement.
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked, furrowing her brows at her brother.
"Gato is an evil man, there is no denial about it. But right now, he is the one who is keeping the political conditions of the country stable. If we simply kill the man off, the country will be in chaos as there will be no leader to lead the people. The balance will he ruptured and the people will turn violent against one another leading to a civil war" Naruto explained. He gave them a moment to digest his words.
The other five nodded in agreement to Naruto's words.
Kai was the first to speak"So what do we do? We certainly can't let Gato live and exploit the land anymore. That man is a threat to peace"
"I have a plan....."

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