(A/N: And here we say goodbye to another character.)

Cue Opening Theme: Nas - N.Y. State of Mind


TWG:R

~Endless Possibilities Arc~

Chapter 44: Tread Terror in a Terabyte


Los Santos

Tuesday

With the evidence stashed away, Yugito simply had to go back to the station and watch the fireworks. And she was not disappointed as Akahoshi came in absolutely infuriated, clamoring about the shipment being torched.

"Well, what happened?" Linda asked.

"Apparently, a combination of heat and an unlit flare next to the camera started a fire. The corpses only make it burn faster…" Akahoshi growled out. "And didn't I put you and your wife on dealing with it…why weren't you also on your way to do the check?"

"We had an issue with our daughter. She wound up smacking some brat in the face with a sign. Apparently, her so-called friend sold her out…and she needed some protection." Linda said as Akahoshi glared at her.

"So instead of arresting her for assaulting a minor, you don't do that. Are you trying to make us look more suspicious, you dumbass?!" Akahoshi said before grabbing her by her collar. "Now you listen to me…I."

"Sir, we have a problem. Officer Donna's dead. Her remains washed up…I'm sorry Officer Linda." An officer said as Linda looked horrified.

"So she's dead…well then…Officer Nii. Linda was near your space for the last few days. What happened?" Akahoshi asked.

"I know she was gathering intel on what was going on here…and that she was planning to meet someone today to do some kind of deal. She wanted to rope me in on it…wouldn't tell me shit on all of the details, but I told off to fuck off." Yugito said dryly as Akahoshi whirled on Linda.

"Did you know about this?!" Akahoshi roared.

"No! Of course not…" Linda said as Akahoshi shoved her.

"Well sadly for you, I kinda have a hard time trusting you. You and your partner have been incompetent fuck ups lately. Even more than Officer Ramirez, and she somehow hasn't been fired." Akahoshi said.

The irony. Ramirez was a good cop, but she was simply a dense idiot.

"Regardless. Officer Ke. Deal with your daughter…and that situation. Bribe them…intimidate them…do whatever it takes to ensure they don't go to the media or another set of cops. Quash this!" Akahoshi said as Linda left. "And Yugito, my office."

Yugito followed.

"Yugito, you've proven to be an invaluable straight man to all these fools under me. I swear with those feckless gangs falling apart…I've lost a lot of good men and women. And a lot of profit…so I need you to do something for me because I can promote you to be my number two." Akahoshi said as Yugito nodded. "I need Linda dealt with. I don't buy it for a second that she didn't know shit. Keep an eye on her and then get rid of her."

"With pleasure." Yugito said before leaving.

~TWG~

Neenah was in a bit of a panic as she was setting the table for guests. Naruto had been merciful to allow her to wear clothes, but it was basically spandex shorts and a crop top. Not that she would complain as she finished setting the table. The door opened as Naruto walked in with the rest of the quartet as Neenah shivered.

"I was expecting her to be a bit more…cut. But I get that it was all bragging too." Isaribi said.

"Not all too surprised. I'm more wondering how you think you could pass off being a gangbanger and get away with it if you wanted to work in the same city." Tomoko asked.

"To be fair, I wanted to go to San Fierro." Neenah said.

"Well that makes sense…that city's standard of living makes LS look reasonable. But I'm curious how you thought you were going to walk away after it was over." Isaribi dryly said.

"Yeah, I didn't exactly think of an exit strategy." Neenah said as she yelped from Naruto smacking her backside.

"Not surprised at all. Not what's for lunch?" Naruto asked.

"Chicken soup, a side of black bean burritos, and homemade churros." Neenah said before bowing for a moment.

The quartet wasted no time before filling their plates and digging into the meal.

"She cooks better than she shoots." Yara said between bites.

"I'm glad you like it." Neenah said before taking her own plate to eat on another table in the living room.

"Ok, so I got news. I secured a deal with Auclairs to start a food truck business, and settled for a 20% cut of the profits once things are started. Because I'll have to plan a few raids or buys to get supplies for them. But Nora's handling that." Isaribi remarked.

"So that's between Naruto getting a major stake in Tiana's restaurant-to-be. That's four assets you both have. I need to catch up, I only got two." Tomoko remarked.

"Paleto Bay's got businesses…and I'm not going to buy anymore…because the MC thing has business ops I can do. So I'm good." Isaribi stated as Yara kept eating.

"I'm just going to say it, but I don't think we really deal with other ops until Syndrome is wiped…and at least Cashlin's dead." Naruto admitted.

"Well Nii's mission managed to put a dent in them and the GND." Tomoko said as Naruto's phone rang. "Naruto, your phone."

Naruto excused himself to his room to answer after seeing it was an unknown number.

"Hello." Naruto said.

"Naruto Uzumaki?"

"Who wants to know?" Naruto asked.

"Someone with a common enemy. So who I am isn't important? What's important is I have some intel on Cashlin, and I'm at the LSIA. All I want…is for my plane ticket to be paid for."

"That's it." Naruto said.

"Man, I'm just done with this city and her. I let myself stay under her bootheel for years with nothing to show for it. So hurry up and get over here."

The voice on the other end hung up as Naruto found himself automatically in a new mission.

[Syndrome - Pulling the Rug Out]

Given that his fellow protags weren't dragged into it, it was a solo mission for him.

"Neenah, I'm heading out. You can clear my face and save the churros for later. Thanks for the meal." Naruto said as the rest of the quartet gave him looks. "I'll see you guys back at the office…later."

Naruto left the building in his Shotaro before calling up Jase for a bit of backup. In a few moments, Jase and Olive on motorcycles with Jase on a rather retro WMC Freeway.

"So what are we in for?" Olive asked.

"A pickup of information. I actually called you because I think you could shed light on who. Whoever he was…she clearly knew Dard and said something about being a bootlicker." Naruto mused.

"Norman." Jase said sourly. "Considering how much his head was up her ass, you were right to call me."

"And I got some news for you. Seems Chelsea's now working with Cashlin's group. We managed to keep ourselves from being blacklisted, but we're all under investigation for cheating allegations. Bright side is…so is Chelsea." Olive said mirthfully. "Once that's over with, we're fully done with college."

"So is there anything I need to worry about Chelsea?" Naruto asked.

"As much of a chickenshit she is…she is capable. She has a black belt in jiu-jitsu…and given she's a drug pusher…I don't doubt she can handle a gun. The only reason she ran is I doubt she could fight both of us." Jase remarked.

"Also she wasn't carrying a heater." Olive clarified. "To which considering she's a drug dealer is actually pretty dumb if you think about it."

"She was picking a fight with two people fueled by parental rage. Chelsea is many things but a genius isn't one of them." Jase said as they arrived at the airport. "Ok, there's Norman."

Naruto pulled up and handed the guy two grand.

"That's enough for a plane ticket and a motel room. The intel." Naruto said as Norman tossed him a mobile hard drive. "That's it?"

"That's it, but if I were you I'd get all the information off of it and destroy it. Because that's one of Dard's burn book drives." Norman said as Jase was wide-eyed.

"This is one of the units she has to store blackmail." Jase said in shock. "Norman, how did you get this?"

She has me over at her place often enough. She's expecting me to return to her with a completed paper…but she's not getting it. Jase…I'm sorry. I should have listened." Norman said, taking up his suitcase. "One last thing, it seems Cashlin and Chelsea have been having a bit of a love affair behind Ted's back. I put the evidence on the drive."

Norman handed Naruto a slip of paper saying it was the address for the warehouse that stashed all of Chelsea's stock.

"Wait, if you go by plane, she'll…"

"Not if I go somewhere where I don't need my passport." Norman said before walking off and disappearing into the crowd.

"Ok. Jase, I need this decoded." Naruto said giving her the drive.

"I'll handle this one personally. Come see me at the office." Jase said before leaving.

"I'll call the girls to back us up." Olive said, going on her phone calling Krista. "Krista, boss needs you. Ok later."

Naruto and Olive rode off as Krista and Alex would arrive on Innovations.

"So Alex, I've been kinda wanting to ask. It had to be pretty cool getting paid to get railed." Krista asked as Alex rolled her eyes. "But I have to ask about Jase."

"What about Jase?" Alex asked.

"Well, you see…I almost considered asking him out a few years back. He has to be some of stud in bedroom to make you qui-"

"That wasn't the main reason why, Krista." Alex said sharply with a thin blush on her face. "Yes, he is one…but it's his personality I care for. He's caring for those he calls friends. He had ample chances to take advantage of me or screw me over, but he never did. Hell, he didn't have to bond with my son, but he did. He didn't have to steal my heart…but he did. And…now here I am…yeah, still as a rogue, but far happier than I've been in years since before my first husband's passing."

"That was wholesome to hear." Olive said before Krista was about to ask something. "And thank you for not enabling Krista's nympho tendencies."

"I'm sorry for being curious about Jase. He always had that mysterious air about him." Krista said.

"We're close. Everyone stop here."

The directions took them to a storage building on Elysian Island where several street punks and Syndrome goons were guarding.

"Looks to be about eight of them." Olive said, getting out a flashbang. "But I got something to make it easier."

Olive activated it and hurled it…to which it smacked an unlucky girl in the face before exploding. Remembering his suppressed pistol, he got it out shooting every mook dead save for the two closest to the blast who were on the ground…unconscious…probably with their ears ringing.

"Ok. Now to get some ammo." Naruto said before using his Interaction Menu to request an ammo drop.

A grand was taken from his account as a jet flew by dropping a small box that had a parachute to ease the landing. He found plenty of pistol ammo in there and the ammo was divided between all his pistols. He'd still have to buy more for the suppressed one, but it'd be enough for now. He would not complain as he got his money back via stealing from one of the bodies. Everyone else helped themselves, except for the two that were out cold.

"Man, they are going to make up with their ears ringing." Olive said as she opened up the warehouse.

Naruto had a choice and he decided to be petty. He and the group hauled the drugs out before Olive asked if she could get a guy for backup.

"Nope." Naruto said finding a jerry can. "I got a more pettier solution."

He emptied the gasoline on it before throwing the can on top of it. Alex took the pleasure of lighting it ablaze with a well-timed gunshot.

"I know I could have sold it, but I think this is a far better 'fuck you'. Now let's get out of here." Naruto said as they followed him out.

With the four leaving, the two unconscious mooks woke up to find their associates dead…and the drugs on fire. To say Chelsea was pissed was an understatement. As Naruto and his cohorts were on their way back to the office, they got a call from Ned.

"What's up, Ned?" Naruto asked.

"I got something for you. Me, Shikamaru, Matt, and Jase are looking through the disk you acquired. We're calling a meeting…it's urgent. All hands from Kyodais and up. And I'd suggest you swing by and pick up Olivia." Ned said before hanging up.

"Shit. This isn't good. Ladies, go on ahead to the office. I need to pick up Olivia." Naruto said before breaking away from the group.

Naruto called up JJ to bring him his Infernus…and once he had…Naruto tossed him the keys to his motorcycle to put back in the garage before taking off. Naruto pulled up at the van der Meer residence to see Olivia about to leave with Victoria.

"What do you wa-"

"Not now, Victoria. I'm here for your mother. We have a problem. A meeting was called…and they want you there." Naruto remarked. "Some information was uncovered."

"All right, I'm coming." Olivia remarked before turning to Victoria. "But you. Stay out of trouble."

"Ok…mom." Victoria whined as Olivia left with Naruto.

~TWG~

Bar Olivia, Tiana Jr., and Danica, everyone from the rank of Kyodai and up was here gathered in the meeting room. It was clear Jase doing his best to hold his composure…as were Ned and Shikamaru. However, it was clear they were pissed. As Naruto took his seat, Alex cleared her throat.

"Jase…how bad is it?" Alex asked worriedly.

"I found out that Dard's been stalking you and your son." Jase remarked.

That got everyone's attention as Ned cleared her throat.

"Let's get down to business. We've looked into the drive…a lot of information…a lot of blackmail on it. Like serious shit." Ned said darkly. "Mrs. van der Meer., we'll start with the stuff relating to your family…so you can go."

"We don't really need to be on it long. It was mostly blackmail pics of you fucking some hotel workers. And a photo of your husband with some local girl in Thailand. Also a recent pic of your daughter having a threeway in San Fierro. All removed on the drive…and shoved into this flash drive." Jase said, tossing it to her.

"Keep 'em." Olivia said, handing it back. "While my husband won't give a damn about pictures of me, considering Thailand's reputation and the love for his daughter…those would be far more valuable to you as insurance in case my husband tries to screw you over on a deal. Is that it for me?"

"That's about it." Shikamaru said. "You can go."

"I've texted for a cab to pick you up. Sorry for the inconvenience." Isaribi said. "It's downstairs on the ground floor."

"It's no problem. I'd rather be in the know." Olivia said before leaving.

"Ok, with her out of the way, let me get into the other stuff on the list. I didn't think Dard could sink any lower…but I am reminded of my shit choice in the past. She's been stalking a few members of ours. Namely Alex…and José. You know who Cashlin's been chatting up with, someone wants José for Romanian snuff films. The bitch wanted a copy to laugh at…" Jase said, trying to keep calm.

Alex, however, wanted to scream. Everyone else wasn't all too happy to hear this. Then there were the chat logs…to which Jase explained Norman managed to copy these into the drive. All between her, Anthony, and his 'army'. It did not take long for everyone to be disgusted, repulsed, and came all the way around to murderous anger. Also did not help that there were talks to go after people's families. They had to move on to the other stuff just to make the meeting not go on for too long.

"Well, I got two plans of action for how we can use this." Jase said. "But I think the second option may be better and faster…but there's a catch. We won't be able to get our hands on any of Dard's assets for ourselves."

"Good. Honestly, I don't think I want anything of hers that could do that over my shoulder." Naruto said. "We need her gone. What do we have to do?"

"Yugito's going to be useful to us because among all the shit on this…is plenty of proof that G.N.D. and Syndrome are in kahoots. I did remove anything directly mentioning us…save for stuff about the kid, me, and Alex. I have a feeling once she sees this…she's going to act quick. Once it's in her hands…we put the rumor that the missing drive is in an agent's hands. Then, we watch the fireworks…and in the confusion we put down both Iraq and Cashlin." Jase explained giving Naruto the drive in question. "Call her, get her to meet you someplace quiet to give this to her. Get it done in less than an hour. We need to get it in her hands before Cashlin realizes it's missing."

"What about us?" Yara asked.

"We have plans." Olga explained.

"But it's likely you guys are going to have to deal with Akahoshi first." Shikamaru said as Naruto left.

~TWG~

When Naruto called her to tell her to meet him now, Yugito was concerned. She arrived at the parking garage to find Naruto fuming and pacing.

"Naruto, you ra-"

Naruto shoved the hard drive in her hands.

"What the hell is this?"

"Smoking guns. For a lot of shit with G.N.D. and Syndrome. Enough that you can drop the undercover shit and go for a bust." Naruto said, shaking.

"How bad is it?" Yugito asked.

"There's a former prostitute trying to clean up her life…she met a nice guy and her son has a dad. Cashlin…the head of Syndrome wants them dead and the kid sold into a child snuff film ring." Naruto said, forcing himself to calm down.

Yugito looked at Naruto in horror. She knew he was a criminal, but even he looked visibly seething over the object.

"Listen, get that thing out of the city…and to your superiors. Cashlin's going to find out that was stolen…and she's going to tear this city looking for it. Go. GO!" Naruto said as Yugito nodded, getting her VCPD Cheetah.

"I'll call you soon…and thank you, Naruto. I won't forget this." Yugito said racing away as the world went gray for Naruto.

[Mission Complete!]

[Style Unlocked: Spy Theme for your Organization]

As the world returned for Naruto, he simply groaned before slumping against his car. He noticed an email from his sister which gave him news that made his heart sank. She was in America. Yeah, she was tagging along with Hanabi and Neji for some art thing in SF, but it was the matter she wanted to visit him.

"SHIT!" Naruto spat as his phone rang.

He saw it with his sister.

"Fuck…" Naruto said before answering. "Hey Naruko."

"What's the dead sounding tone? You ain't happy to hear from your sister." Naruko asked.

"It's a bad time. Shit's done wild in LS…and let's just say I discovered some real pieces of shit were trying to go after the family." Naruto said, getting in his car.

"You can handle it, can't you?" Naruko asked him as he started his car up.

"Yeah, I can. Just stay in SF. I need to go…later." Naruto said before hanging up. "I need a freaking drink."

~TWG~

Later in the afternoon, it would be Erin and Yugito looking over the information on the North side of the State. Erin was equally disgusted with the information and after a brief phone call…she returned to Yugito.

"Well, your contact is right. This is enough to completely gut the G.N.D. Hell, they may be as bad as C.R.A.S.H., maybe even worse considering Akahoshi and Dard's plans. Hell, Dard being involved with Iraq who's got tracings to 'The Pickman Project'." Erin said concerned.

"The hell's The Pickman Project?" Yugito said.

"A horrible mistake." Erin said hauntedly. "We only managed to save one from it. His memories were erased by the Pickman Project. David Joiner…but he was formerly Daniel Lamb. He didn't have any memories thanks to the Pickman Project. However, Daniel Lamb had a storage unit…we paid David Joiner for the contents. And we got our information. I'll just say this…it wasn't pretty."

Yugito was shocked by this.

"NOOSE have been informed and are setting the means to attack Anthony's army in Carcer. So what I need you to do is keep playing the role…and arrange Akahoshi's demise. Once he's dead, you can dismantle the G.N.D…and bow out." Erin said as Yugito nodded. "And as for Dard…when Anthony's army is attacked…he'll rush to Carcer leaving Dard on her own. The IAA wants Dard eliminated. A deal between her father and the IAA was brokered…he gets rid of her and the agency gets whatever money she's been stashing away in those offshore accounts…we get a cut too. So just focus on Akahoshi. I'll have the IAD back off to let you wrap things up. We want him gone before the end of this week. Understood?"

Yugito nodded as the two left each other, getting in their cars and heading off. Yugito called up Akahoshi, letting him know that the source of the leak was found and plugged.

"Excellent. So it's back to business as usual?" Akahoshi said.

"Yup." Yugito lied.

"Just in case, however. Deal with Linda…I live whether to kill her or not in your hands." Akahoshi said before hanging up.

~TWG~

"You knew Amon was going to make a deal with IAA?" Naruto said as he confronted Jase.

"Yeah, I did." Jase said as he sat next to Naruto.

They were at the tavern where Naruto and the rest of the quartet were having drinks after a long day. Naruto realized why the option for going to Yugito was not exactly going to be profitable for them. The four could not complain as there were other business opportunities out there.

"By the way, I checked on Yugito." Isaribi said. "Long story short, it was enough…and she wants our help to get rid of him. Preferably before the end of this week."

"You want to just deal with him now?" Tomoko said. "He and his group are a problem…and removing them would do a massive favor to our rep."

"And even strip Chelsea of her precious police protection." Jase pointed.

"Let's do it. Jase, me and the bosses will handle this on our own." Naruto said as Jase nodded. "So go home and spend time with your son."

Jase nodded as the four got to their rides to meet up at the parking garage for the seemingly final mission from Yugito.

[Take on Nii]

[Cues: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars OST - Wade Heston Theme]

"So here we are. The end of the line." Yugito said as everyone looked tired. "I know…Akahoshi's been a pain to all of us. But we're going to do something reasonable…and kill him."

"You guys don't want him arrested." Yara asked.

"Let's just say, he knows shit…and shit that my bosses say that he can't be allowed to live." Yugito said sternly. "Right now, he's in a meeting with some Vagos at the Murrieta Oil Fields. Make sure no one leaves there alive."

[Music Ends]

The four nodded before leaving Yugito. Isaribi had swapped back to her Blue Baneko jacket and the four were all riding their Shotaros through the streets.

"If Lamar wasn't so busy with his plans, I'd call him to join us." Naruto said. "Speaking of Lamar…we're going to see him after this."

"Alright. But I'm just glad this asshole is getting what's coming to him." Isaribi stated.

They arrived at the oil fields to find a shootout going down between the G.N.D. and the Vagos.

"¡Hemos terminado de pagarles sus malditos impuestos, cerdos!" A Vagos said firing at the officers.

"Speak English, you taco munching piece of shit!" Akahoshi said, firing back.

Tomoko got her rocket launcher as the others did the same, all taking aim at Akahoshi before firing.

KA-BLAM! His police car blew up and bodies were sent flying. The Vagos were unharmed and were trying to bolt.

"Yara and I will deal with the fleeing Vagos." Tomoko said before speeding off after with Yara following behind.

Isaribi and I strode through the wreckage swapping to their submachine guns for executing any stragglers before getting to Akahoshi who was trying to crawl away given a piece of metal had impaled his leg.

"Akahoshi." Naruto said before kicking him onto his back. "Seems your time is up."

"The Nine Tails? I thought you were in Yugito's pocket!" Akahoshi groaned out while coughing up blood.

The two looked down at him.

"Yes…just not with the G.N.D." Naruto said, smirking.

When the realization hit, Naruto and Isaribi simply dropped a pair of grenades in his lap before walking away. When Akahoshi tried to grab one to throw, both turned around to shoot it…blowing him up into bloody burnt chunks. Tomoko and Yara returned.

"We need to get out of here. One of the Vagos was able to call for backup before we killed him." Tomoko said as they all got on their bikes.

The objective was now to get out of the area which was a bit difficult given how much of a maze the oil field was…but they would manage.

~TWG~

Yugito was in the station simply waiting before she'd get the call. Once she did, she gave them the last instruction before getting to work. She called in everyone left in the G.N.D. in the station's meeting room and readied herself before going on.

"I'm going to be blunt. Akahoshi's dead…and in his death…all the G.N.D. crap was exposed." Yugito said as everyone around her was panicking.

"Why are you so calm?" One G.N.D. officer asked.

"Because my work here is done. On behalf of the IAD, you all are fired and agents are already posted outside to arrest most of you." Yugito said, snapping her fingers as IAD agents stormed the station. "The G.N.D. is officially dismantled."

Yugito simply walked out feeling lighter than air.

~TWG~

Yugito's final instruction was going to the empty Sisyphus Theater. The four lampshaded that they kept ending up back at this place only to see a lone person in the parking lot sitting on top of a car. Erin.

"Isaribi, you look well." Erin said.

"Erin, I should have expected this. Are you going to have us killed now?" Isaribi snarked.

"No. I'm here to hand you four, this." Erin said getting out a briefcase for each of them. "Your reward. Let's just say you managed to save this country…probably the world."

The four balked.

"To make it simple. Dard's second-in-command was trying to revive the Pickman Project. For the sake of all our sanity, let's just say it would be really bad if it was revived. One of the biggest mistakes the US made was investing in the first place." Erin said icily.

"Considering what little we saw at the meeting, I don't blame the government for wanting any trace of it gone." Yara thought as they each took a briefcase.

"And what about Akahoshi's assets?" Tomoko asked.

"Well, we're already taking his house…and everything to liquidate. So you're only getting a finder's fee which is the case." Erin said before getting in her car. "Thank you for your service…and I think we'll see each other real soon…Isaribi."

Erin drove off as the world went gray.

[Mission Complete! +$3,000,000 + 30000 RP]

[Organization: Several 80s styles are now added to Organization Styles]

[Organization: Cheetah Classic can be ordered from the Interaction Menu for $120,000]

[Discount: 30% off everything at Paulo's Paradise]

The world returned as the briefcases vanished.

"3 million? Worth it." Naruto said.

"10 million dollars, baby!" Tomoko said doing a bit of a victory dance.

"You know we're going to start spending that money." Isaribi said.

"Oh we are…it's time I expanded the office." Naruto said excitedly.

"You moving us to Pillbox Hill?" Isaribi asked.

"Nah. I actually prefer Del Perro as a place to do our business. Plus, I realized that Maze Bank Tower is a short drive away from IAA and FIB buildings. So I prefer the distance. Also it's cheaper for me to just expand to the second best office. Plus, I can give an advance on our assistant's salary." Naruto said as he got on his bike. "I do have some ideas, but I think we should discuss them between us. How about I treat you to dinner?"

"Chinese, then?" Isaribi said getting on her bike.

Naruto nodded as the two took off.

"So it's just us again." Tomoko remarked. "Wanna hang out and do something?"

"Yeah, I've always wanted to try a spa out. Think we can get a session?" Yara asked.

"With money, you can get almost anything." Tomoko said as they rode off.

~TWG~

With Chinese food in hand, Naruto and Isaribi were back at headquarters while eating in their shared personal office discussing plans.

"Ok, so you want to give Neenah the job of being our office mechanic?" Isaribi asked as he slurped some noodles.

"Pfft…no. I'm not going to give her a job she'll fully enjoy and make a cushy life for herself. Not when she's quite effective as a maid. If she's as good a driver as she says she is, maybe in the future, we can have her as a getaway driver for an op." Naruto remarked as he got on his computer. "Either way, time for me to make those purchases."

He'd buy the two more garage floors, the custom auto shop, the marble interior for the garage, some high-class lighting, and a good floor design for the auto shop totaling at a bit over three million. He'd also pay another million to have the office interior changed to the most classy theme: Power Broker Ice. Nora would send down a text message to all that parking at headquarters alongside that being a custom mod shop. Isaribi looked at the arranged discounts. Associates and Kobun would get 15% off and the rest got 30%.

"Now, let's see what the new styles are. We got 'Tropical Cartel' and 'Vice Squad'." Naruto said, looking them over. "Kinda digging 'Tropical Cartel'."

Isaribi looked over and clearly saw why. It'd give everyone orange Hawaiian shirts and aviator sunglasses. A little quirk was the tint of the glasses were different colors denoting rank somehow. Associates had red tinted aviators, and everyone else had tints of either gold, orange, or green. Naruto happily selected it and logged off to finish eating his meal.

"I wonder who our Office Mechanic is going to be." Isaribi said as they left the office to gaze upon their new interior. "Damn! This shit is clean."

It was all mostly white with a few accented colors. Furnishing was completely fancier than before. Naruto was on his phone looking at the new outfits he could buy for Nora, because buying one for 500. Nora was now wearing a dark gray blazer on top of a lighter guy button down shirt which was cut very low to leave her cleavage exposed, a black pencil skirt with a slit on the right side, black high heels, orange drop earrings, dark eyeshadow, and red lipstick.

"Va-va-voom. You look great, Nora." Naruto said before giving her twenty grand. "Keep up the good work, Nora."

"Of course, boss." Nora remarked as Naruto and Isaribi took the elevator down to the garage.

[Cues: J Dilla - It's Your World]

Walking into the mod shop, they were hit by the low bumping sounds of chillhop. The place had a fairly detailed setup with a big ocean themed mural for the floor. Isaribi and Naruto found their new Office Mechanic. An African-American woman with an hourglass shaped body with a sizable chest and a voluptuous bottom. Her hair is a dyed platinum blonde with a peach ombre and her makeup consists of peach eyeshadow, lipstick and nail polish which all befit her peach colored eyes.

Unlike the other mechanics, her gray monogrammed shirt was an open button-up shirt revealing a sleeveless ivory top with a sheer part on the chest revealing her cleavage. Her outfit was finished off with black slacks and matching short boots. Upon seeing her bosses, she put down the tablet.

"Evening, you must be Naruto and Isaribi. I'm Renee, your mechanic for your organization." Renee said, shaking Naruto's hand. "Let me just say how grateful I am…and I owe you one. I was trying to be an actress…been doing that since I got to this town three years ago. Didn't work out so well, until I thought I hit a big break. One of your guys stole my car…so I didn't make it. But turns out I dodged a bullet. Film…wasn't all that legal. And I would have gotten serious jail time if I had come on time. Then, an old friend got me in touch with Mark…and here I am. With a nice cushy job and that driving that beauty."

Renee pointed to an ivory Grotti X80 Proto in the corner, a hypercar that had plenty to boast.

"Damn. That goes for 2.5 million easy…" Naruto remarked.

"Yeah, I even got a better apartment I could never afford. But let's talk about my duties and your fee in paying me. I'll be running your own LSC down here…I even do lowrider mod work. But there's only two things I can't do for you that you'll have to go elsewhere for. Selling rides and putting explosives in mind. No offense, I can fix cars and bikes, but I can't handle bombs for shit." Renee mused. "As for the daily fee, it's $75 a day."

Naruto did some math on his phone before transferring an amount to Renee's account.

"That should be exactly five years' pay." Naruto said as Renee balked. "My way of apologizing."

"You don't pay around." Renee squeaked. "Well there's a nearby waiting room for you to sit in while I work on your rides and such. I was told I was going to handle your member's rides as well."

"You are." Naruto said before he and Isaribi turned to leave. "Thank you, but we must be going."

"Of course, boss." Renee said before slumping onto a couch. "Man, if I knew I'd be getting paid like this…I woulda contacted Mark sooner."


Current Stats

Naruto - $6,419,192 - Current Weapons: Fist, Switchblade, Katana, Pistol (Suppressor), Dual AP Pistols (Platinum Tint/Extended Clip/Glided), Pistol .50, Pump Shotgun, Sawed-Off Shotgun, Dual Micro SMG (Extended Clip), MG, Combat MG, SMG, Compact Rifle (Platinum/Drum Magazine), Assault Rifle (Drum Magazine/Grip/Scope/Flashlight), Special Carbine (Drum Magazine/Scope/Grip), Sniper Rifle, Grenades, Sticky Bombs, Rocket Launcher

[PV: Dominator, Mesa (Merryweather), Infernus; PB: Hexer Custom, Shotaro, Bati 801; PW: Seashark, Jetmax]

(Current Tattoos: None)

Owned Businesses: Mirror Park Tavern ($2000/day), Hotel Wisdahl ($15000/day), La Mesa LSC ($2000/day)

Garages: 120 Murrieta Heights, 870 Route 68 Approach, 1200 Route 68

Isaribi - $8,685,828 - Current Weapons: Brass Knuckles, Antique Cavalry Dagger, Katana, Pistol (Suppressor), Dual AP Pistols (Platinum Tint/Extended Clip/Glided), Sweeper Shotgun, Machine Pistol, SMG (Drum Magazine), Combat MG, Compact Rifle (Platinum/Drum Magazine), Carbine Rifle (Box Clip/Grip/Flashlight/Scope/Yusuf Amir Luxury Finish), Marksman Rifle , Grenades, Sticky Bombs, Rocket Launcher

[PV: FMJ, Sultan RS; PB: Hellfury Custom, Shotaro; PW: Toro, Seashark, Jetmax]

(Current Tattoos: None)

Owned Businesses: Mirror Fashion ($2000/day), Bellic Enterprises West ($10000/day), Hookah Palace ($13000/day), MC Weed Farm

Garages: Unit 2 Popular Street

Yara - $10,538,217 - Current Weapons: Brass Knuckles, Switchblade, Baseball Bat, Machete, Dual Pistols, Dual AP Pistols (Platinum Tint/Extended Clip/Glided), Pump Shotgun, Dual Micro-SMG, SMG, Compact Rifle (Platinum/Drum Magazine), Assault Rifle, Carbine Rifle, Sniper Rifle, Rocket Launcher, Molotov Cocktails, Sticky Bombs

[PV: Buccaneer Custom, Turismo R; PB: Bati 801RR/Custom, Shotaro; PW: Seashark, Jetmax]

(Current Tattoos: Custom (Upper Back))

Owned Businesses: Reflex Nails ($2000/day), On Thin Ice ($5000/day), Squeeze One Out ($2000/day)

Garages: 1337 Exceptionalists Way

Tomoko - $10,823,847 - Current Weapons: Fist, Baseball Bat, Switchblade, Katana, Dual Pistol .50s (Yusuf Amir Luxury Finish/Extended Clip), SNS Pistol, Pump Shotgun, Combat Shotgun, Dual Micro SMGs, Dual Mini SMGs, SMG, Compact Rifle (Platinum/Drum Magazine), Assault Rifle, Carbine Rifle (Platinum Tint/Box Clip/Grip/Flashlight/Scope/Yusuf Amir Luxury Finish), Grenade Launcher (Army Tint/Grip), Flamethrower, Minigun (Gold)

[PV: Turismo R; PB: Hexer Custom, PCJ-600, Shotaro; PW: Seashark, Jetmax]

(Current Tattoos: None)

Owned Businesses: DigitalDen (Mirror Park) ($5000/day), Chico's Hypermarket ($2000/day)

Garages: 331 Supply Street

(A/N: Quite the chapter, this was. Connecting more of the events of the Manhunt games into the story, to which funny enough, it's implied that the events of Bully and the Manhunt games take place in both the 3D and HD universes. Obviously, I like to think that the US government wants to utterly scrub out anything from Carcer and/or Cottonmouth. But Akahoshi has met its end and the GND is no more…but there's consequences to be had. There's one more chapter for Tuesday covering Lamar's mission for the Lowriders Arc, and then we're done. As for Renee, yes, she's another Huniepop girl…this one from Huniecam Studio. Out of the lot, I didn't have plans for her…and I was able to make something simple to have her be the Office Mechanic. For a bit of reference, Naruto picked 'Interior 4' and 'Lighting 8' for the office garage, and 'Floor 4' for the mod shop. For Ao3 users, reference pics will be posted after the stats crawl.)

Tidal Fox Hierarchy

Law Renee - Associate