For those of you have been worried about yaoi, it will not be a major thing in this, but the will be some minor pairings of it.

-ZG

Chapter 29 - A Plan and A Fall

Tailor Narubi

Naruto woke to a soft headache that was barely there. He groaned as he sat up in the bed. Looking around he almost yelped in surprise at finding a naked Gato next to him. Naruto himself was still in his sexy-no jutsu form and wearing lingerie at least. His Genjutsu was the cause of the headache as he'd strained himself with it. The state of undress was because he'd needed to sleep because of straining for the Genjutsu and hadn't wanted to wreck the kimono.

Naruto slid out of bed and pulled the first layer of the kimono on smoothing it down just as he heard Gato stir. When he turned around Gato was sitting up against the headboard a lazy smirk on his face. Fortunately the sheets covered everything.

"Morning darling." He purred, looking smug and satisfied.

Naruto forced a blush on his face and shyly leaned over to give him a kiss on the cheek.

"Do you want breakfast now?" he asked. "I can call a servant up."

"I have to see my cousin off." Naruto said shyly with a smile.

"Ah yes, he's heading back to Hi no kuni finally."

"Yes Gato-sama."

"Just call me Gato dear." He smirked. "I am your husband after all."

.-.

"Do you remember the plan?" Naruto asked softly.

"Yes." Sakura nodded. "I'll tell Sensei you couldn't leave because another commission came up and it would risk us if you tried to leave."

She hesitated, scowling.

"Are you sure I can't tell him about the marriage?"

Naruto smirked.

"I want to be there to see his face." Naruto said. "Tell him I'll be fine."

"Even with the other ninja?" she asked eyeing Gozu and the hunter-nin watching them.

"Yes, we've spoken. They won't harm me." He smiled. "Now hurry and go."

She nodded and kissed his cheek before entering the carriage. When the door shut behind her the coach took off.

"Narubi-sama." The hunter-nin smiled, "Let's head back inside. I would like to see some of these kimonos of yours."

.-.

"Have you seen my husband?" Naruto asked timidly as he poked his head into the room where some thugs were lounging.

One of the men leered.

"Not today honey, but if you're looking for a ride I'd be happy to give you one."

The rest burst into laughter and keeping true to his character Naruto let his face turn bright red before he fled. He asked a few more people if they had seen his 'husband'. Discreetly he had long since sent a clone off looking for the man. After speaking to a final group he heard a distant crunch and thud. He hurried towards the noise and reached the bottom of a staircase.

Naruto opened his mouth and inhaled a lungful of air. Then he let out his most hysterical, loudest scream. And he didn't stop. He screamed and screamed and screamed.

As expected, due to his screams, people came running, scrambling to see what the problem was. Most were stopped in surprise as they spotted Gato lying at the bottom of a flight of stairs, motionless, his neck at an odd angle and bruised up. Naruto continued screaming hysterically, tears streaming down his face as he shook violently. Someone had the sense to try and pull him away to take his eyes off the scene. He continued giving screams muted by his heavy sobs as he fought against the person.

"Gato!" He screamed.

Gozu's brother showed up and snarled at a few people to move, leaning over the businessman.

"Dead." He said gruffly, "Broken neck. The angle suggests he tripped on the third or fourth stair from the stop and fell forwards down the rest."

Naruto continued to scream.

"Someone shut her up!" The man hissed at them.

One of the thugs decided to obey. Naruto felt a sharp hit connect with the back of his neck. A normal person would have passed out, but with Kyuubi's regeneration he was only dazed. He went limp though, cutting his screams off and collapsing in a thug's arms. He focused all his thoughts on staying limp and listening.

"Any fowl play involved?" A guard asked gruffly.

"Don't appear to be any." Gozu's brother returned with a sigh. "And our meal ticket is dead."

An uneasy muttering arose.

"We could always raid the place." A man suggested.

Gozu's brother snorted.

"Gato probably locked up all his valuables in a vault or in back accounts. We'll find very little in here."

"What about his wife then?" One asked, a smirk poking through with his words.

"Wait till she wakes up and then bully her into giving us passwords and stuff." Another elaborated.

"Or we could just wait till she wakes up and pays us." Another said. "She seems like the type that would pay us even though we're thugs. We could even get a raise with a few polite words probably."

There was some general agreement. Naruto felt himself being shirted into a different set of arms. He was also subtly groped. His eye twitched but he was glad he had changed into his sexy-no-jutsu earlier.

.-.

"Narubi-sama, please come out!" Came the pleading voice of Gato's assistant.

"No!" Naruto sobbed.

"You'll miss Gato-sama's funeral."

"He can't be dead!" Naruto yelled. "He can't! We…we just got married."

He trailed off with a sob. The door creaked open and the man hesitantly came forwards to rub his back awkwardly as he sobbed into his hands.

"Come now dear." He said soothingly. "He's gone to a better place."

He didn't sound convinced and neither was Naruto. He knew Gato was surely in Hell. He stood anyway, sniffing the tears back and giving a hesitant nod.

.-.

Naruto looked over the papers with a faux worried look. The lawyer in front of him rolled his eyes.

"Don't be so timid, just sign."

Naruto had tears gathered in his eyes.

"But my husband-"

"Is dead. He was legally declared dead. Sign the papers."

Naruto sobbed and shakily reached out for the pen. His signature was a bit more wobbly then usual but it didn't appear to matter. The man took the papers tucking them away in his bag. Naruto was glad that just like Gato, he'd never noticed Naruto had signed Naruto instead of Narubi.

"That was the last of them." He declared. "You have now fully inherited all of Gato's belongings and wealth."

Naruto just sobbed. The lawyer sighed and gently pat his head.

"Don't worry dear. I'm sure he loved you. Even though he had no will, I do not doubt he would have wanted everything to go to you."

Naruto held back laughter and waited till the man was gone before quickly seizing up his copies of the legal papers and reading them over with a smirk.

.-.

"It's done then?" Gozu asked, slipping in the window.

"Yes." Naruto smiled politely. "I own all of Gato's business and wealth. The rumours of his success were very much true. I shouldn't have to work a day for the rest of my life."

Gozu snorted.

"But you will."

"Of course, I love sewing and I want to be a ninja."

"What will you do with the businesses?"

"I'm keeping a few to manage but the rest I'll sell to all the people Gato cheated them from for a very reasonable price."

Gozu nodded. Naruto shuffled the last of his papers and set them inside a sealing scroll. Glancing around to make sure he hadn't missed anything he finally nodded.

"All packed." He announced. "Have you taken care of the thugs?"

"Yes, the more crooked ones were paid and sent off or killed. The ones that wanted to stay have stayed and agreed to work for your business as guards and manual labor men."

"Good." Naruto nodded.

Gozu's arms wrapped around his waist and pulled him back into a solid chest.

"All ready for tomorrow?"

"Yes."

"Then how about we have a bit of fun tonight," he grinned wildly, nipping at Naruto's ear.

Naruto stepped on Gozu's foot. Gozu yelped.

"I need a good night sleep, so I will have to decine you offer," Naruto said calmly and then exited the room.