Serious Business

"So what'd you say your name was, handsome?" A woman with dirty blonde hair looked up at the Takigakure shinobi. The two had their arms locked as they strolled through the illuminated city built into the mountains. "Because you look way too good to be a battle tested shinobi."

"Ha, my name is Daisuke Moto," The Takigakure shinobi smiled at the woman. "I appreciate the compliment, honestly."

"Not that it's my place to ask, but what brings you to the big city of Tobaku?" She stroked his arm gently, "It's not everyday we get Takigakure shinobi rolling through here."

"I'm actually here on a mission, not just for leisure. I'm supposed to be hunting down two Kumogakure shinobi carrying around enough money that could change the dynamic of the world," He admitted smoothly. "I guess you could say it's serious business." The man looked down at the woman attached to his arm for a reaction.

"They must be heading to Iwagakure," The woman nearly spat on the ground once she said 'Iwagakure.' She shook her head, "This whole town is a shitty plan made by the Tsuchikage. It's full of bullshit casinos that cheat people out of their money. His goal was to sucker visiting shinobi out of their foreign money and put it toward the village, but it failed tremendously. The only person he manages to suck dry is Tsunade Senju whenever she passes through here."

Daisuke laughed at the woman's story as they continued their stroll through the busy town. He placed his arm around her waist and pulled her closer, "I like you, ya know," He grinned at the woman. "You're smart, and I feel like you might be able to help me out. Do you know where I might be able to find a pair of Kumo-nin?"

She instantly pointed to the highest point in the town. It was a large hotel built into the highest peak in the town, "Different shinobi from different villages stay in certain places each time. Whatever reminds them of home," The woman used her free hand to cusp his face and guide it to where he needed to be looking. She now pointed at the sign on the hotel, "Take note of the obvious things, it's called the Ran'un (The Storm Cloud). Konoha ninja go wherever it feels like family, and I already know a Taki-nin like you would want to stay some where low-key."

He smiled at her quick observations, "You're quite the tactician."

"No, shinobi are just way more obvious than they think," The woman flicked him on the nose. "If you've been studying your prey as long as I have, you'd know."

Daisuke's eye brow was slowly rising, "Huh?" He had an eerie smile on his face after being identified as prey. The last thing a shinobi wanted to feel like he was in danger, when he was for the most part trying to stay cool. "Prey? You hunt shinobi or something?"

She shook her head before laughing at Daisuke. The woman rested her head against his chest as they walked, "I've observed them every day for the last ten years of my life," she admitted to him. It was a very exhausting task, "Casinos around here pay people like me to pay attention to their behavior and tendencies so they can suck them dry of every ryo they've got. So yes, you're prey in that aspect, but for the most part you'll be fine." She could tell her comment had made him paranoid before.

"Oh, I don't gamble, so I won't be having those problems," The man grinned cheekily at the thought.

"Yeah," a pleased sigh escaped her lips. "You're different, most shinobi are scum bags that only have money and blood on their mind." She looked up at him with a slight smile, "You're about your business, but I can tell you don't let it run your life. I like you too, ya know." She made fun of the man's quirk, playfully pinching him.

The Taki-nin broke away from her grasp, and stopped walking. He held his hands out and she grabbed them quickly, "We should keep in touch, ya know." Daisuke offered a light smile and a bit of laughter, "Can you bless me with your name again, I don't want it to slip my mind."

The woman quickly scribbled her info onto a sheet of paper she found in her pocket. She had just met the man but she had almost fallen for him, "My name is Moe," The town inhabitant handed over the sheet to the man. She brushed some hair out of her face and placed it behind her ear, "I'm staying not too far from here, you should come visit me soon. I might have something you like."

"Once I finish my mission, I'll be sure to stop by and check on you, Moe," Daisuke slipped the sheet into his pocket.

"Don't go and die on me either," The woman smiled at him and they shared a laugh. She walked up and kissed him on the cheek before walking off in the opposite direction.

Daisuke rubbed his cheek and grinned, he had gotten exactly what he wanted, and that was the info on how the city worked. He liked the girl too, but she was just a bonus. His eyes slowly trailed upward to 'The Storm Cloud,' and he mentally set that as his next target.

He dropped his facade of a polite, sweet talking gentleman, and returned to his normal self, "Don't blink motherfuckers, I'm right on your ass."

. . .

(Ran'un / Tobaku)

Goku hadn't been here for long, but he was having the time of his life. Shinobi life was easy, despite what his sensei had said. He managed to slip away from the man for a minute while the man ate. Right now he was in the casino doubling the amount of money he had, since he apparently had a lucky hand, or at least that what he let them think.

He was naturally drawn to the craps table for an odd reason. Goku was the shortest, but as of right now, richest man inside the casino. The whole table was surrounded by older shinobi and bystanders witnessing one of the greatest runs in casino history. The boy smiled at the dealer from across the table, "Ok, let's go!" The bet was already set and now all he needed was the dice. The whole table had their eyes on him, and Goku was never one to shy away from attention.

Once the dice were handed to him, he crossed his fingers on his other hand and closed his eyes. A grin spread across his face as he gave the dice a nice shake before throwing them onto the table, and when he opened his eyes; he saw a lot of older men and women cheering. He had rolled a perfect seven, and before he knew it he was being lifted off the ground by a surprisingly strong woman in a bear hug. The boy's face reddened, "Please, put me down." He managed to choke out between breaths.

She dropped him immediately, still smiling, "You're making me rich, gaki!" The woman had a stack of ryo in her hand. Goku's mouth dropped when he saw how huge her breast were, and she noticed. The boy had never been thrown across such a far distance any faster in his life. She stomped across the casino, her two loose ponytails swinging angrily. The woman wore a green haori that 'gamble' written on the back of it. She cocked her arm back, ready to punch the life out of Goku, "I liked you, but you're a fucking idiot just like the rest of them!" Before she could go through with it, another woman grabbed her arm.

"Tsunade-sama, he's just a boy!" The woman pleaded, as she held a pig against her chest with her free arm. "And he made you all of that money, this is how you repay him?!"

Tsunade ripped her arm free and fanned herself with the newly acquired stack of money. She let herself get worked up by a little pervert, "Next time he does that he's a dead man walking." The woman turned to look at the still recovering Goku, "You got that, gaki!?"

"My name's Goku not gaki, old lady," He was lucky enough to flip out of the way of her next punch that ended up rupturing the very ground of the casino. Goku knew he would get a rise out of her, "You would think you would be nicer to the kid that pulled your ass out of that hole you were digging yourself into." At this point, it seemed like Goku just wanted to fight Tsunade, who came running at him again, but he skillfully dodged her punches.

She caught him off guard by adding a powerful kick to the mix, sending him flying across the casino floor once again, "I'm going to rip your soul out of your body you little bastard!"

Shizune couldn't even argue with her at this point, since Goku brought it upon himself. She mentally said goodbye to him, because she knew that he would actually die playing around with Tsunade.

Goku's body ached all over, and he clutched his chest where he had been kicked. She had effectively knocked the wind out, "How is she that strong?" He asked as he was close to slipping from consciousness, but he was willing himself to stay awake.

Before Tsunade could end his life, K finally made his appearance in the casino. He appeared with his signature shushin, right in front of Goku. The stoic man looked at Tsunade, "I'd appreciate if you didn't kill my student." His words didn't seem to mean much, she was still making her way to Goku punching her fist into her open palm. "He ...," K looked back the boy who was struggling to stay awake and came close to frowning, "Means a lot to me." He nearly choked saying it, but he had to keep Goku alive.

"How much is the fucker really worth to you?" Tsunade asked when she was face to face with K. She was surprised, there wasn't an ounce of fear coming from him no matter how much killing intent she leaked. "Because he's truly an idiot."

"I'm aware of how foolish he is," K had noted the new sack of money Goku had acquired in less than an hour at the casino. "But I think his life is worth at least 13,000 Ryo, as long as you restore him to his previous health." The man knew she would kill his student, or permanently cripple him without any second thought, so he had to reason with her on grounds he knew she'd accept. He was pleased when she softened considerably and dropped her evil stare on Goku.

"Give me the damn money," Tsunade was surprised how quickly all 13,000 Ryo was in her hand. K was extremely serious in his offer, and she handed the money off to her partner, "Shizune, count this for me. Make sure these two Kumo-nin aren't trying to pull one on us. I've gotta bring this gaki back to life," She picked the now unconscious Goku off of the ground and threw him over her shoulder, "Follow me."

"I apologize for Goku's behavior," K had to be the bigger man since Goku wanted to be the obvious child. "He's new to this."

"It's okay, to a certain extent," Tsunade was used to people staring at her clevage at this point in her life, but for a kid it was a brand new low. "What the hell is this tail though? I've seen a couple kids wearing them, even an adult. Is it some new trend among ninja?"

"It must be," K lied, and pretended he wasn't utterly shocked. He knew she wasn't an idiot, but the longer she didn't know; the better. It was his village's secret, but it was getting harder to keep since apparently there were more just like Goku, and that worried him to no end. "I let him do what he wants."

"That much is obvious."

. . .

(Konohagakure no Sato / Hokage's Office)

Naruto cautiously entered the office, and was pleased to see the Hokage sitting there smoking his pipe. He had a smile on his face, which Naruto didn't fail to return, "Hey jiji, why'd you call me here?" He went and sat in front of him. "I've got a big test with Kakashi-sensei is less than an hour!"

Hiruzen laughed at the newly minted Genin, "I promise I won't take up all your time to prepare," The Hokage signaled for something with his hand, which left Naruto a little confused. "I just wanted to check on you, without you pulling any pranks lately; I haven't gotten to see you."

The boy was slightly confused, "I've been busy, I'm an important ninja now jiji!"

"That's why I wanted to give you a little gift," The Hokage admitted, and with a snap of his fingers two ANBU members appeared. They were holding a long box with the Senju crest on it. "I figured something like this would motivate you to do better."

Naruto had his eyes locked on the item since it appeared. He nearly salivated wondering what it was, "What's that?" The boy jumped out of his seat and went up to the box. He looked back at the Hokage, and he gave him a nod, which meant he could open it. The boy was expecting something shiny, new, and powerful, but was very disappointed when he lifted the lid off of the box.

It was a slightly rusted, definitely old, and withered katana within its sheath. He forced a smile onto his face while he turned to look at the Hokage, "Wow.. thanks jiji!" He grabbed the sword by its hilt and lifted it into the air, "Not what I was expecting, but its still cool!"

"That sword once belonged to Hashirama Senju, the first Hokage," He explained to the now eager Naruto. "He brought down many with that blade, and I'm proud to hand it down to such a promising young ninja."

The boy instantly unsheathed the blade and sliced it through the air. He hadn't realized how powerful it was, and was frozen solid when he saw a wide eyed Hiruzen staring at him. On his desk sat what once was his smoking pipe, sliced cleanly in half, and his mouth wide, "Oops," was all Naruto had to say at the moment. "I'm sorry, jiji."

'Better than I thought he would be,' The Hokage thought as he let a smile take over his face. A twelve year old boy had just caught him off guard, "Be careful, Naruto-kun. Remember that I gave you this sword in confidence, don't let me regret my decision." The boy wasted no time putting it back in the sheath, "Now get going, you have a big day ahead of you."

Naruto took off in a burst of speed, right through the Hokage's open window. He had a new energy to him, being even more hyper than he had been before. The Hokage's gift meant a lot to him, and the underlying goal of motivating him seemed to work, as he landed on a roof top not too far away.

He wanted to practice with his new weapon. The boy cautiously slid it out its container and got warmed up with a few slashes. He jumped into the air and slashed downward, diagonally, and then forward. Naruto couldn't help but smile as he tried to master his new weapon.

"I'm definitely going to be badass."

. . .

(Tobaku, with Daisuke)

Daisuke had arrived a little too late, he narrowly missed the two Kumo-nin he had been searching for, and apparently they had made a legendary friend. He took note of the almost completely destroyed casino floor, which had been courtesy of Tsunade Senju. The state of the casino brought Daisuke to smoking a cigarette as he examined the scene, "Bitch is crazy," he concluded lazily.

He looked around for any more clues, and he drew up none, so he went to talk to some people that may have been there. The first person, and probably his best option was the dealer at one of the craps tables, "Yo, old dude." The man was in the middle of the game, so he didn't turn around. Daisuke furrowed his brow and pushed one of the players out of the way, also taking their dice. "I'm talking to you," He pointed at the dealer. "I'm here on business, I think it's more important than a fucking game."

The Taki-nin looked around at the shinobi actively participating in the game and frowned, "Don't you fuckers have a job you're supposed to be doing, come on! Get the fuck out of here!" His killing intent flared, and it left him and the Craps Dealer alone like he wanted. "I've got a few questions that you might have the answers to."

The dealer tapped his chin and he smiled, "Hm, that might cost you." He was losing money wasting time talking to the shinobi, so he figured he'd make some kind of profit out of the situation. "This information is confidental to the storm cloud, so I think I set my price at 20,000 ryo."

Daisuke didn't really enjoy playing games with the dealer, so he tried to make his intentions clear once more. The man showed off his brute strength by picking up the whole craps table and throwing it against the wall, "God damn the fucking casino, I want to know what those fucking ninja who fought Tsunade Senju looked like right now!"

The casino employee nearly shit himself from Daisuke's tantrum, "Ok," He sighed since he was scared so easily. "The one who was winning all of the money couldn't have been more than a genin, he was short, had his hair tied, and wore all black. He wears all an black outfit, and oh .. shit, the kid has a tail." The menacing stare he was getting from prodded him to keep explaining. "The other one was much taller, he had his hair tied in a ponytail too, but it's much longer than the kid's. He too wore an all black outfit, with black gloves, and he pretty much stares at shit. He'll be wearing a flak jacket that stops above his stomach, if that helps."

"Can I get some names, where they were going? God, you fucking suck!" His killing intent spiked upward. He had never been so frustrated in his life.

"Uh, uh," The dealer was quickly trying to think. It wasn't really his job to pay attention to the gamblers once they left his table, "I think the boy's name was Goku, I don't know the older one. They left with Tsunade Senju, I don't know where they going."

"Hm, Goku," Daisuke smacked his lips and stormed off. With the advice he had gotten from Moe earlier in the day, he might be able to track down a group of Konoha affiliates and Kumogakure shinobi.

"Damn dude, he was such a dick," A younger casino walked up to the dealer and laugh. He froze in place when he saw said 'dick' turn his head ever so slightly to give a glare to him.

"Watch your mouth," Daisuke sent a shiver down both workers spines as he finally made his exit into the lobby. It was full of concerned guests, and he quietly weaved through the crowd and went back to the streets of Tobaku.

There was a group of men walking down the street having a good time, and Daisuke stopped the entire group, "You fellas look like you enjoy the night life, am I right?" He received a nod from each one of them. "Ok then, you can help a fellow man out then, right?" To which they nodded again. "Excellent, I like you guys already. I'm looking for this woman, she's probably the hottest thing in the universe right now save for the sun, have you seen her?"

"I don't know, maybe; we see plenty of hot chicks walking through Tobaku," Him and one of his buddies bumped fist, "Been through a few of 'em too. You know what she looks like?"

Daisuke held his hands at his chest and winked, "She's got blonde hair, brown eyes, and probably the hugest rack you've ever seen in your life." Any decent woman would nearly vomit at the conversation they were having, and some had the displeasure of hearing it in passing. "She might be rolling around with up to three others, but I'm mainly looking for her."

The unspoken leader of the group of friends playfully stroked his beard while he tried to think, "Blonde hair with a huge rack sounds like something me and my boys should be looking for instead, I wish I had seen her."

"She's as tough as nails, I doubt you'd want any part in that," Daisuke warned, "The last place she was seen was at the Ran'un about an hour ago shooting craps."

One of the men decided to speak up, "I think I know who you're talking about, I was kicking it at the casino not long ago, and I might have saw her. She's been in Tobaku for a few days losing money, I think she's from the Leaf." He pointed to his right, "If I'm right, I think she's staying at the Kansōha (Drying Leaf), if you move fast you might be able to catch her."

"Wow, the world needs more people like you guys," He grinned before saluting them. "I've gotta move, but you guys be easy and stay safe; I think Tobaku's gonna get a little crazy soon."

"Hey dude, I'd do anything to help a brother out," The man and Daisuke shook hands. "I hope you get that piece of ass you're chasing dude, good luck."

His grin almost turned evil at the thought, "Oh, I will."

. . .

(Kansōha, Tobaku)

Goku was sprawled out on the bed, still unconscious. Tsunade removed his shirt so she could begin healing the boy, and let a smile creep on her face when she saw a large bruise in the shape of her shoes was in the center of his chest. She still had the strength that everyone feared, even in old age, "The boy had it coming, I hope you know." She looked up to K.

"I know how Goku is," He simply responded. K sat across from the bed in the plush suite to ensure that Goku was healed properly. He could have done it himself, but having one of the best medical ninja ever do it was probably a better idea. K's idea of healing was a few bandages and nice walk to get the pain out of one's system. "He gets in over his head from time to time and is lucky enough to come out alive."

The womans hands were now coated in a light green aura, as she steadily moved around Goku's wound, "He'll be fine if he gets to rest, I only bruised him a bit, and there might be some internal bleeding, but it's not something I can't fix," She assured K, even though he seemed to not care what happened to Goku. "You're quite the passive man, I don't think I've heard you speak for longer than a few seconds."

"It's simply how I was raised," K didn't really want to share that much with Tsunade, since this was just a business transaction to him. He viewed his whole life as business, "I learned to state my point without rambling a long time ago."

Shizune returned into the room with a damp towel, which she placed over Goku's forehead. Tsunade had yet to explore the possibility that she had given the boy a concussion by smacking him around like that. While she worked, she started to notice little things about Goku, which she turned to K to get the answers to. The woman hugged Tonton against her chest, "K-sama, Goku has very large chakra reserves for someone his age, and this tail obviously isn't some accessory." Maybe they weren't just little things she had noticed, "He's isn't a host of a tailed beast, is he?"

"Tailed beast, no," The man got up to look over Goku's healing with the duo of medics. "Natural talent... maybe," He noticed that the bruise was slowly starting to heal.

"Is this tail a product of a kekkei genkai that we don't know about?" Tsunade raised a brow, now wondering about Goku's heritage as well.

"Maybe so, I've never inquired about it," K continued to lie through his teeth, but he was quite good at it, so he'd continue to roll with it.

"But he's your student, why would you not want to know!?" Shizune looked between him and Goku. The boy seemed like he had a good heart, so to be paired with someone as souless as K was odd, "He's obviously not normal!"

"I agree with Shizune," Tsunade said as the green aura coating her hands came to a stop, and she stood to look at K, who was very suspect at the moment. "Goku isn't a normal child, and there's something you're not telling us about. I know you know, you're not a fucking idiot!"

Despite the situation going to shit, K stayed completely calm. He looked at Tsunade with a blank stare, "I appreciate the fact that you would heal my student, Goku, but I feel that you're over stepping your boundaries." His stare had gotten cold and it actually sent a chill down Tsunade's spine. "Your job is to heal the chest trauma that you caused and we go our separate ways. Whatever you discover through your healing, I cannot stop, but I'd rather you not try and pry information away from me."

The atmosphere of the room seemed colder, and the tension between Tsunade and K was deathly obvious. The man's cold presence seemed to overpower her though, and she bit her lip while looking at him. His onyx eyes were fixated on her amber orbs, and his eyes never drifted away from her gaze. His words were still up in the air, and for some reason Tsunade couldn't muster a good enough response.

A bead of sweat rolled down her head, and she was so mad she was shaking. This was the closest thing to a rise she had gotten out of K, and it hadn't gone her way. The woman had nothing to say, and no way to react to what he said. If she lashed out in anger, she would feel like she was in the wrong for the first time in her life, and that wasn't a good feeling for her. She formed a fist and slightly flared her intent to kill K, but it died once she met his cold stare once more and realized it did nothing.

Shizune was shaking with Tonton in her grasp. For the first time in years, a man had overpowered Tsunade with just words, and almost made her crumple in fear. Shizune herself was slightly scared of the man's apparent lack of emotion and fear, so she couldn't blame the woman. It was just rare for Tsunade to buckle under K's cold aura.

"You may continue," K turned his back on the Senju and returned to his seat. He didn't want to continue on with the woman because he felt like had said too much already.

"WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?" The woman finally managed to say something after a few minutes of scared silence. Tsunade's chest was heaving, a feeling of freedom returning to her once the atmosphere of the room was restored.

Shizune smiled when she saw the woman she was used to.

"As of right now, I'm your employer," K gestured to the sack of money sitting before him. "I'll gladly take the 13,000 Ryo we gave you back."

"Take the fucking money and the damn kid, I don't give a shit!" Tsunade was about the throw the money right in K's face, but Shizune shot her a concerned glance, and she knew every thing she had implied. The woman frowned as the thought of embarrassing K went to the back of her mind. She slowly put the money back in her haori. The woman mumbled, 'shit' under her breath as she looked down at the ground. She had never been so close to exploding in a long time.

"I knew you wouldn't do it," The kumogakure jounin would have smiled if it was in his nature. The man folded his arms, "Had it not been for Goku, you would be in debt. You need that money." K was playing a dangerous game with Tsunade, but he wouldn't engage her if he didn't know he could win, and victory was practically sitting in his lap.

Shizune saw the pained expression on Tsunade's face, and she turned to K, "Just stop it!" She had to defend the woman that looked after her, even if it seemed like their roles were reversed a long time ago. "Please, just stop." K was driving her to madness, and it almost made Shizune tear up. She couldn't stand to see it.

"When the healing continues," K was pleased when he saw her hands glow in green aura. That's all he wanted, and he could think easily knowing Goku was close to recovery. He didn't like being interrogated either.

The three adults sat in silence while Tsunade healed the genin from the powerful kick that knocked him unconscious. She resented the 'Limitless K,' and wanted to see him dead, but he was paying her.

K may have won the battle, but she'd been damned if he won the war. Tsunade Senju didn't go down that easy.

. . .

(Outside of Kansōha)

Daisuke placed his hands on his hips, as his few hours of stalking led him to this final point. He wasn't one hundred percent sure his 'friends' were correct, but it was better than anything he had. The man continued to ask around, and he got about the same answers, so he now stood before the famed Kansōha hotel and casino.

He walked into the hotel and was amazed by the amount of luxury within it. The floor was decorated with marble tile, and golden statues of important figures from Tsuchi No Kuni stood tall and proud. He was greeted by two women who were barely dressed, they obviously worked for the casino, "Whoa, ladies calm down."

One of them kissed him on his cheek, leaving her red lipstick stain there for everyone to see, "Why don't you stay a while, handsome?" She lightly tugged on his arm so she could guide to the casino floor, but he had a stronger will than that.

"I'm sorry baby, but I'm here to handle serious business," Daisuke broke free of the women and they frowned. He was kind of enough to blow a kiss to the duo, "Until next time, ladies."

The two vixens walked away into the casino, and he made his way to the front desk in the lobby. He shook his head as he walked up, "Your employees are a little abrasive, ya know?"

The man with glasses sitting behind the desk nodded slowly, "I hear that a lot." He pulled out a clipboard and stared blankly at Daisuke, "How may I help you, sir?"

"I'm here to see my girlfriend Tsunade Senju," He informed the man as he leaned over the desk. "I was supposed to be out in the field, but I wanted to surprise her on my way to Iwagakure, so could you tell me her room number."

The man looked Daisuke over with a little bit of doubt. Daisuke came in expecting him to believe that a Takigakure shinobi, who looked not a day over twenty years old was dating a woman in her mid fifties? The man nearly laughed, "A kid like you really thinks I'd believe you're dating Tsunade Senju."

"Yeah, that does sound crazy," Daisuke laughed at the man. "How about, tell me where Tsunade's room is before I fucking kill you! How does that sound?" The man behind the counter's leg were shaking. "My beef isn't with her, it's the two kumo-nin in her group. They're trying to start a fucking war, dude! Do you know how terrible that would be for you?"

"Uh, no."

"THIS WHOLE TOWN WILL GET BLOWN TO SHIT BY MY HANDS," His killing intent spiked to insane levels, and his face was right in the clerk's. "Now give me the room number, or I'll tear through this piece of shit hotel looking for her myself!" A room key was shoved in his face quicker than ever.

He was satisfied to say the least, all he wanted was a general number, or even a floor, and he had gotten the key to just walk into her room. His job was starting to get easier and easier as the days went by.

"She's staying in room 777, on the seventh floor," Daisuke rolled his eyes. He turned the back of the key and read it, "Lucky suite... this place is so fucking corny it hurts."

He took to the stairs to reach the seventh floor, as he quietly planned out his next course of actions. Daisuke thought about taking the boy and his sensei down in one fell swoop, but that would end up with Tsunade and one other on his bad side, and he didn't need Konoha getting involved in his affairs.

Daisuke scratched his stubble idly thinking about what to do next, "I should probably feel them out first, and then take them down one by one." He palmed his hand against his head, "That's easier said than done though." The man opened the door that led to the seventh floor.

"Tch, I'll just wing it, and see where that goes."

"Talking to yourself now?" Daisuke turned around quickly to see a familiar face. She brushed her blonde hairs out of her face and smiled, "Fancy meeting you here. I'm surprised you're not dead yet, big boy."

He walked up to her and put his arms around her, "I'm about to walk into my next suicide mission right now." He said jokingly. Moe tried planting a kiss on him to make him stop talking, but his mouth was already moving a mile a minute, "You should probably get out of here, because I don't believe in 'light work,' ya know?"

"Who are you here to see?" She wondered, since the seventh floor was exclusive to high rollers, and high profile acts.

"Tsunade," He saw her mouth the name, about to yell it out loud, so he did as she had earlier and locked lips with her to keep silent. Daisuke broke away from the kiss, "Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, you're going to get me killed." He pointed at the door way, "Now get out of here, lest you be blown away with this shitty place."

Moe was reluctant, but she frowned, "Okay, but if you die; I'll be heated," The woman turned to walk away, but remembered something. She pointed at him and made her first real threat towards him, "If you mess up my cash flow and kill Tsunade Senju, you're a dead man." He nodded and that was enough to get her to walk off officially.

Daisuke was sweating bullets now, that sudden interaction made him nervous, since he completely forgot she worked for the casinos. It should have been no surprise to see her, "Ok, calm down." He ran a hand through his spiky hair and took a deep breath, before turning around and continuing on as he had been.

He straightened out the key in his hand as he approached the room. This was the moment he had been waiting for since he arrived in Tobaku, "Alright," He took another deep breath for safe measure. The man was smart enough to remove his Takigakure head band from around his arm and toss it somewhere, before inserting the key into the door.

The Taki-nin felt three auras ready to end his life fixate on him as he readied to open the door. He didn't let it get to him, as he walked in; he politely waved at the trio of conscious adults, "Housekeeping!"

K was the first of the three to stand up and look Daisuke up and down, and then he turned to look at Tsunade for a moment. All he did was raise his eyebrow, and she nodded in response. Daisuke was made uncomfortable by the wordless conversation, but was happy to see Goku was unconscious, and therefore not able to battle.

"Bullshit," Tsunade spat out while she was still healing Goku.

"You're right, this is poorly planned bullshit, and I can't agree more," Daisuke got into position, "But my mission has nothing to do with you, Tsunade Senju, just the Kumo-nin. Hand your selves over, or I'll blast this room into next week." He formed a triangle with his hands and aimed it at the roof.

The legendary ninja knew she couldn't afford any damages done to the suite, so she drew a kunai and put it to Goku's throat, while still healing him. It was confusing to Daisuke, but she knew what she was doing, "K, get the fuck out of this room right now, or your genin gets it. I want no part of this."

His attention was never broken from Daisuke, who was standing in the door way. "Do you promise to keep Goku safe?" The man also got into position, seemingly ready to fight Daisuke if need be.

"Yes, I'll keep him safe, only if you leave, and take your new friend with you," Tsunade was serious about ending Goku's life, and K could feel it. She had finally one-upped him in their little game, and it was a satisfying feeling.

"Very well then, I'll leave."

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I had a lot of fun writing this one, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Next Chapter: Every Ninja Is A Star