Konoha Spider

Gato's Enforces

Peter showed up late at night looking slightly the worse for wear and smelling of perfume smoke and alcohol. The other ninja all gathered around the table to listen to what it was that Peter had learned from his questioning.

"They call them Gato's Enforcers," Peter explained to the others as he displayed three pictures to the group. "They're a trio of rogue ninja from some of the other elemental nations that work for hire. There's Iwao Tsuyoshi or Roughhouse*, a literal mountain of muscle from the reports, he's a former Earth Ninja and he has a weapon that he's known for using. He has a giant hammer that he sometimes uses in his fighting style. People that get hit by it usually end up down and out. Rumor is that he's shattered men's bones and rocks with it. The next one is Sho Hayato, better known as Sure-Shot. He's a former member of the Sand Ninja, and is supposed to be some sort of insane marksman that uses a horse bow and wraps his arrows in explosive tags and when those don't work he has plenty of throwing blades to use. Rumor is that he can hit the target no matter where he's standing. Finally there's the last member of their little group of psycho's. Kane Takeshi, or Whiplash as he goes by around here is a Lighting Ninja, and he uses a steel whip to fight with. According to the reports he can make it do things that you wouldn't believe possible. Together they form Team Enforcer or just the Enforcers."

"So possibly a Taijutsu Specialist, a Ninja Tool Specialist, and finally a Special Weapons Specialist." Kakashi said as he eyed the trio of pictures with interest. "And you say that they are all from different Lands? That is an interesting claim when one considers the rivalries that many ninja have with each other."

"That's what the rumors are." Peter admitted to the man.

"Did you see their headbands though?" Kakashi questioned with interest. "Most of these pictures are a little off to the side so they may be where we can't see them. Many can say that they're from a ninja village but there are very few that would actually dare to place a phony headband on."

"No, I was doing my best to stay out of their way until I knew what the plan was." Peter explained to the Jonnin. "That meant distance observation."

Kakashi nodded and turned to look at the girl. "Sakura how about you, did you see any clues or hints to indicate that they might have had headbands?"

"No sensei," the girl returned, "but I wasn't really looking, but he did know who and what I was with just a look." The girl explained to the sensei.

"Why is it so important if they really are ninja sensei?" A confused Naruto questioned.

"Because Naruto, it would determine how best to deal with them." Kakashi informed the blonde. "The fighting style you would use against a bunch of civilians, or even trained fighters is a lot different than if you were to fight ninja. Knowing who your opponent is, and what they are capable of is half the battle. I already knew how powerful and dangerous Zabuza was, which is why I went into the battle with my sharrigan while with the Demon Mist Brothers I didn't need it. Then there is the fact that every ninja village, while the core fighting style is the same there are differences and the jutsu that they teach are also vastly different as well. A ninja from Sand is more likely to use Wind based attacks while a ninja from Mist like Zabuza uses Water based attacks. With this information we can predict to a degree their fighting style. Always remember that information is one of the most vital things that a ninja can gain."

"Yes sensei," the gennin returned.

"As for your question Naruto, most ninja know that if they should ever come across ninja from other lands then they are very likely to try and kill them. Then there is the fact that ninja that associate so with ninja from other village are likely to become targets from several Tracker Teams to prevent them sharing village secrets." Kakashi explained to the group.