My Rant is on anti-Shikamaru/Temari.

Personally I have no hate for this coupling but it is not my favorite coupling for either of them.

1) It is an overused idea.

It is so overused in fact that it is hard to come up with a new idea for it in a different setting with them still in character. Like seriously, I have read too many stories with them out of character and it is just getting annoying. I like the couple, but I have issues with at least half of the stories.

2) Only 2 girls in Naruto can keep up with Shikamaru intelligence wise.

That is right only 2 girls are compatible with him, Sakura and Temari, but seeing as this is an anti-Shikamaru/Temari rant I will stick to pro-Sakura and anti-Temari.

Both girls have a strong will but they both have personality issues. Sakura says what she thinks others want to hear and on the inside is thinking something else, which is like lying. Temari is the complete opposite and does not know when to keep her mouth shut.

Shikamaru would find Temari highly annoying and even competitive, she is but these are what make both of their personalities. Shikamaru would also find Sakura highly annoying and even lacking in self confidence. Temari would have more trouble being more quiet then Sakura would at beginning to speak her mind. Shikamaru would be able to see through Sakura and at least have suspicions that she is not saying what is on her mind. He probably would find it too troublesome to do anything about it but he would probably be the best person to understand what she actually thinks. Now, Temari is also worthy of him but she is harder to put up with because Shikamaru would find her too 'troublesome'.

3) Different Villages.

Yeah, they live in different villages making it hard to have a life together. Then comes the question of getting married and having kids. If they had a kid where would that kid live, would it travel back and forth, if so what village would the child become a ninja in. If the child was lazy would the child not want to travel back and forth, who would travel with the kid, all these questions have to be answered and they usually are not. It usually goes with Temari living in Konoha, but that is kind of out of character. Sure her brother is the Kazekage and might give her permission to leave the village and not be a missing nin but that also means she would have to give up being a ninja otherwise she would have to be a ninja for Konoha and I do not think that that is even possible. Then again knowing what I know about Temari, I do not think she would want to give up being a ninja so easily. Why she would have to is because if Suna and Konoha ever went to war she would be caught in the middle so by not being a ninja she would not fight, well not officially. The more likely thing is that Shikamaru would give up being a ninja and move to Suna, but there is the issue of his bloodline and if the Hokage would even let him, keep in mind that Tsunade-sama is Hokage not Naruto, at least not yet.

4) Age Difference.

There is nothing wrong with this but she is 3 years older than him. There are laws that will eventually come into effect when she hits 18, and that stops their relationship for like 2-3 years and that means that they can not get married until she is like 20 or 21, and then he will not be able to drink until she is like 24 so that would not work, and kids, nope not until he is at least 18.

5) Personality Fault.

I said before that Temari does not know when to keep her mouth shut. Therefore she might accidently call Choji fat and that speaks for itself. Also, Shikamaru might find it troublesome to have to keep calming Choji down if she repeatedly calls him fat.