Taiki

is a citizen of the Land of Water.

Background
Having not been born on land, Taiki has lived most of his life in open waters. During his years of sailing, he would occasionally encounter pirates, but managed to get by, from either evading or bribing them.

Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure Arc
After the attack at the Shinonome ceremony by the Funato clan, Team 7 hired Taiki to sail them and Kagura Karatachi's team to Dotō Island, where Team 5 and Scientific Ninja Tools researchers from Konohagakure were located.

The next day, the group was stopped by a Funato boat. Taiki nearly bribed their passage into their territory until Kawaki exposed their presence due his seasickness. Taiki told Kawaki to throw the Funato clansmen off the boat and used his boat's short boost to help in their escape.

Trivia

 * Depending on how it's written, "Taiki" can mean any of the following:
 * Written as 大気, it means "atmosphere".
 * Written as 待機, it means "being on alert".
 * Written as 大器, it means "person of great talent".