Meanwhile, Yugito Nii immediately began gathering information about her current situation. Unlike Obito, Yugito was not alone: Might Guy from Konoha was with her, and the two of them had spawned together on the island of the Land of Waves.
At this point, Might Guy did not yet have such an intense air of youth about him and looked fairly normal, so Yugito did not take a dislike to her teammate from Konoha.
At first, Yugito could hardly believe it. Only after she saw that their mission scrolls were identical did she accept that he was her teammate.
Seeing that Yugito had accepted him as her teammate, Might Guy raised his right hand, gave her a thumbs-up, and said, "Hello, my name is Might Guy."
Yugito, however, ignored Might Guy. She simply could not muster any interest in someone who looked like he was bursting with a talent for comedy.
Still, since they had become teammates, she might as well try talking to him.
Yugito took out the mission scroll and carefully studied the information written on it.
[Mission: Gato has used his wealth and violence to take control of all maritime transport into and out of the Land of Waves (the island). The people of the Land of Waves have now hired Shinobi to drive Gato out. Your mission is to protect Gato's life.]
"Gato, huh? He sounds like a bastard!" Yugito said without hesitation.
She then looked at Might Guy, intending to ask if he had any ideas. But this was Might Guy. Guy would always rather act than think. If you asked him to fight someone, he could battle for three days and three nights, but asking him to come up with a plan was putting him in a difficult spot.
This time, though, Might Guy suddenly came up with a good idea.
"We'll tell Gato that someone's trying to kill him, then take the opportunity to offer to protect him."
Yugito could hardly believe that the big green-clad dickhead before her had come up with an idea like that. She could not help feeling that Konoha had become a whole lot less intimidating in her eyes.
Sure enough, not everyone was Minato of the Yellow Flash. Thinking of the man who had made the other ninja villages say, "If you run into him, you can abandon your mission and flee," she knew he was definitely not someone just anyone could compare to.
Seeing that Might Guy was still absorbed in his perfect plan, Yugito promptly poured a huge bucket of cold water over it.
"What makes you think someone like Gato would trust a complete stranger?"
By now, Yugito had already carried out many missions, including more than a dozen A-rank missions, and he was very experienced at carrying out missions in the field. He was certain that the head of an underworld organization like Gato would never trust others easily.
"For now, we can only take things one step at a time. We'll find Gato first and protect him from the shadows. Since the villagers on the island have already hired Shinobi, I don't think things will be peaceful for Gato for a while."
"After Gato has been stabbed a few times, we'll come forward and explain the situation to him." Yugito slowly explained the plan to Might Guy.
"Could it be that we spawned together because we have the same mission?" Yugito asked thoughtfully.
"If that's really the case, could the Shinobi coming to assassinate him be contestants who entered with us?" Yugito speculated.
Over the next few days, the two of them reconnoitered the island. At first, Yugito and Might Guy were cautious, until they discovered that there were no Shinobi on the island called the Land of Waves.
Even the head of the underworld organization only had a few hundred well-trained samurai. But unless a samurai reached Mifune's level, they would not necessarily be able to defeat even a Genin.
After all, Shinobi could use all kinds of Ninjutsu, while samurai had a relatively limited range of attacks.
As the two of them scouted the entire island, just as Yugito had guessed, Hozuki Mangetsu of Kirigakure and Shu of Iwagakure had received a mission to assassinate Gato, the underworld boss of the Land of Waves.
Hozuki Mangetsu had white hair, an obvious Hozuki Clan trait. Unlike his younger brother Hozuki Suigetsu, however, he was more meticulous by nature and possessed an almost perverse conceit.
Unlike Yugito, Hozuki Mangetsu did not consider Shu a potential partner—or rather, he looked down on Shu's strength altogether.
Shu was furious when Hozuki Mangetsu rejected his request to cooperate. "You should know that this group includes the Two-Tails Jinchūriki Yugito Nii, as well as someone from the Uchiha Clan. Mei Terumi, who's from Kirigakure just like you, is no pushover either."
"Is that so? What of it?" Hozuki Mangetsu smiled indifferently, seemingly paying them no mind.
Hearing that, Shu instantly lost his temper. Like his Ninjutsu, Explosion Release, Shu had a volatile disposition. Seeing that Hozuki Mangetsu looked down on them, he wanted to teach him a lesson.
But Hozuki Mangetsu struck in an instant. He formed his hand into the shape of a pistol and shot a bullet-like droplet of liquid from the tip of his index finger. Shu could not dodge in time and was sent flying by the hit.
Seeing that Hozuki Mangetsu was serious, Shu could only step back and use Explosion Release: Landmine Fist, kicking up a cloud of smoke. By the time it cleared, he was gone.
Hozuki Mangetsu did not pursue him—or rather, he disdained to. To complete the mission sooner, Hozuki Mangetsu used the Hydrification Technique to turn himself into mist and drifted toward the center of the Land of Waves island, intending to find Gato's hiding place directly.