Gatō Company


 * Name: Gatō Corporation
 * Leader: Gato
 * Known Members: Gato, Zori, Waraji
 * Affiliation: Land of Waves
 * Status: Unknown

Background
The Gatō Corporation is a large shipping company operated by the corrupt Gatō. Though officially a simple import/export business, the company was actually a front for much shadier activities, such as smuggling illegal goods and dealing drugs. As a result of his illicit trade, Gato become one of the richest men in the world, and consquently seeks to protect his interests. Through blackmail and murder, Gatō takes over rival companies and areas of interest. Shortly before the start of the series he uses his monoply over the Land of Waves' shipping routes and isolates the country from the outside world, preventing free import and export and turning it into an impoverished, famine-stricken country in the process. This effectively made the Land of Waves the Gato Corporation's personal fief. With the death of Gato at the hands of Zabuza, the fate of the Corporation is unknown.

Land of Waves
The Gatō Corporation and it's owner hired Zabuza Momochi and his men to assassinate Tazuna, and stop him from finishing the bridge, which would connect the Land of Waves to the outside world and allow its economy to recover. After Zabuza's arms were broken in battle by Kakashi Hatake (who was hired to defend Tazuna), Corporation thugs arrived with the intention of finishing the job and killing Zabuza. Since Zabuza was still able to wield a kunai in his mouth, this mistake cost the thugs and their boss their lives. With the additional reinforcements of a nearby village militia, the Corporation was forced to retreat from the harbor.

Part II
Judging from the anime filler episode, it appears that Tenzen Daikoku has taken over the position that Gato once held, with a much larger number of men and bodyguards, as well as possessing Zabuza's blade.