Chapter 30: Chapter 29 – Listen

It was the evening of the same day. Tsukiko dressed in a black Kimono stood proudly next to Gene dressed in a light lavender one with small white flowers embroidered. Next to each other with their light brown wigs they seemed to be like the personification of shadows and snow. 

Kakashi whose purse cried under Tsukiko's shopping spree stood slightly pale next to them muttering he would make Shisui pay at least half.

Gene was almost certain Tsukiko bought more than they needed for the mission itself. No way in hell she needed more than five hairpins.

"Then let us go." Tsukiko said and held up a sine Shogi piece. "First we need to enter. And we will do so by taking the front door. Kakashi stay back, if anything happens we are dependent on you getting us out. Remember the signs. Three small for we are switching place, two for attention please and one big get us out, or move your ass to our position, pronto" Kakashi nodded and vanished while Tsukiko grinned and took Gene's hand. "Screw up and we go down the bucket if things go awry." 

Together they entered through the front door. The place was packed and filled with incense smoke. Women were lasciviously speaking to males, pressing their bosoms against them. The men were drinking cups of sake and playing games. 

"Hold your head high. We are children, we stick out no matter what we do. Be confident, be amazing, the best cover is to drawing attention. Hide in the open not the hidden." Tsukiko whispered and Gene nodded, doing what she said. Holding Tsukiko's hand she was taken along by her as they walked up to the counter. 

A woman dressed in gorgeous red with a heavy Kimono and a lot of decorations in her hair. Her lips were dark red and her skin was pained white. "How can I help you girls, are you searching for your father, this is no place for little girls." She bowed down. 

"We are here for the Shogi games." She said and handed the woman a Shogi piece. "Please." 

The woman took the piece and observed it. "Aren't you a bit too young?" She asked, and Tsukiko smiled wordlessly and looked at Gene. "Go get some snacks, over there..." She bowed close to Gene's ear. "...and listen." 

Gene nodded and ran of her Geta hitting the floor as she passed through the people. The smell of Alcohol and drugs was potent, hazy eyes and laughter filled the surroundings. Gene expected it to be bad, but she had to fight herself not to be overwhelmed by the smell and dust, her eyes going into an unhealthy overdrive. She squinted them to lessen the impact she normally enjoyed so much while walking slowly. 

"Have you heard there is said to be an affair between the yellow flash..." 

"The elders have been litigating..." 

"The shop owner from Southside..." 

She stood at the Bar counter and waited until a woman bowed down. "How may I help you?" The woman asked and Gene pointed at the snacks. "Some of those please, for two people." 

"Got it child aren't you a tad far to small for this place?" 

"The snacks please." 

"The Uzumaki Jinjuuriki put out a new ramen record..." 

"A baby boom among the clans is expected..." 

"Seems the Sandaime wants to step down..." 

"The western front against the Sand..." 

Gene shook her head and picked the pair of sacks the woman at the bar handed her. She walked back and did as Tsukiko told her too, listened. 

"Elder Danzo was seen entering a remote corner of the city..." 

"Did you know, The Anbu was responsible for what happened and not the Uchiha..." 

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"Believe it or not the  Shisui Uchiha brought a little lover..." 

She almost stopped in her tracks, but forced herself to continue. 

Be amazing and be confident. She walked ahead and smiled as she was led by the woman who greeted them to a backroom. In the Backroom were mostly man sitting on tables and playing. Chips and money in their mostly trembling hands. Nervousity and Happy cries next to each other biting their nails or ruffling their hair.

Tsukiko had positioned herself on one side of two empty Shogi boards with her eyes closed. Gene joined in and sat next to her on a stool hastily moved there. 

"Why is no one but you here?" She asked Tsukiko who opened her eyes who flashed in the dim light. 

"Because it is Shogi." Tsukiko answered. "Shogi is played only by two people and both sides are betting money. The rest is made by the people here and their betting pool. The players get thirty percent of what the bank takes if they win from the money bet on their opponent victory. Now we wait." 

"Who are those twerps..." 

"Here I come, today is my lucky day..." 

"Say Tsukiko?" Gene asked nervously. 

"Mhh." Tsukiko sat still and opened her eyes when someone approached. 

"Why Gambling?" 

"Easy. I need money and unlike others I will not play games that require only luck. The biggest difference is I don't play for fun, I play for living. Each time I touch my board, I play with my life on the line." She answered and Gene shut up. 

She took a deep breath and started listening again. 

"Maybe..." 

"How..." 

"Did you hear..." 

Gene saw how Tsukiko got an opponent and moved wordlessly her first piece. Gene on the contrary sat there and continued listening, slowly she noticed how her ears got sharper and sharper a lot of noises in her background. She could feel how the radius became larger and larger, how fine tendrils of her Chakra left her body. 

Suddenly she noticed how she felt something hollow underneath their feet. "Tsukiko, there is something underneath us." She muttered in French. 

"Good, signal Kakashi, after this game we make a small longer visit to the restroom." She answered. "Give me three moves." 

"Okay." 

She flared her Chakra twice and Tsukiko finished her Game. They took the money jumping down from their chairs and Gene flashed trice. 

We are moving.

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