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Chapter 7- The Demon of the Mist!

'Normal thought… '

"Kyuubi speech… "

''Normal speech…''

Jutsu name…

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On the sea…

One little boat sailed lonely on the sea. Heavy fog absorbed the boat again and again on which Team Seven, Tazuna and a ferryman were.

''This is quite some fog, I can't see ahead.'' Sakura looked around for a moment in worry. Silence was engulfing the people on board of the ship after that.

''The bridge should be visible soon.'' The ferryman told them after a while. ''When we reach the other side of the bridge, we'll be in Nami no Kuni.'' Just then, a huge bridge appeared before them out of the fog.

''Wow! It's huge!'' Naruko leaned over the railing and looked at it in awe.

''H-Hey! Please keep it down.'' The ferryman looked around in panic ''I took this boat out under the cover of fog. And I cut the engine and am rowing by hand. If they find us, we'll be in deep trouble.''

Team Seven looked at him surprised at that... Tazuna just looking away 'innocently'.

''Gomen...'' Naruko whispered and blushed in embarrassment.

Kakashi narrowed his eye. ''Tazuna-san… I want to ask you something before we arrive at the pier. The identity of the assailants, and the reason why they are after you. If you don't tell us…our mission may end when you make landfall.'' All of them looked eagerly at Tazuna.

He sighed. ''It appears I have no choice but to tell you. Frankly, I would like you to listen. Just as you said, this may be beyond the scope of your mission. Actually, I'm being targeted by a terrifying man.''

''A terrifying man?'' Kakashi didn't like the sound of this, at all. "Who?''

''You guys have probably heard at least his name before. A shipping magnate by the name of Gato.'' Tazuna began to sweat.

Kakashi looked at him surprised. ''What?! Gato… of the Gato Company? One of the world's richest man?''

''Who is this Gato?'' Naruko looked at them innocently, having no idea who this person was.

''Well yes… On the surface, he's the chief executive of a shipping company… But underneath, he's into drug trafficking and deals in contraband using gangs and Ninjas. Moreover, he runs a despicable business, ruthlessly taking over nations and enterprises. It was about one year ago…when that man first set his eyes on Nami no Kuni…He used his wealth and violence to enter this country, and before anyone knew it, he had taken complete control of the island's maritime transportation and shipping. Having a tight grip on the ocean, in an island nation like Nami no Kuni, means having control of finance, the government, the people…everything. The one thing Gato fears…is the completion of the bridge…that has been under construction for some time now.'' Tazuna looked to the ground at that sadly.

Naruko gritted her teeth and she clenched her fist. 'I hate such disgusting people like that!'

''I see.'' Sakura began to understand. ''Since you're the one building the bridge, you've become a hindrance.''