Narissa and her mother were eventually targeted by Gatō and his lackeys to smuggle them for Tanigakure's power-hungry First Kawakage, who whished to add the Sharingan to his Kekkei Genkai collection. The following events led to Narissa joining the Land of Rivers's local rebel force, the Vanguard Garrison Resistance Force, and aiding them in freeing the Land of Rivers from the tyrannical Kawakage.