Alliance Arrangement
Summary: Konoha and Suna need to strengthen their ties, why not by marriage? If Gaara marries Sakura and she goes to Suna, who comes to Konoha? Enter in Temari. Poor Shikamaru, he never knew what hit him. Troublesome women…
Parings: Main Shikamaru & Temari
Others Gaara &Sakura
Implied Lee & TenTen, Naruto & Hinata, Chouji & Ino, Shino & Hanabi,
Sasuke & OC, Kiba & OC, Neji & Kankuro
Ages: The rookie 9 are all 21; so is Gaara. Team Gai are 22; so is Kankuro. Temari is 23.
Rating: M for mature audiences
Warning: rated m for hints at yaoi relationships and for later scenes and chapters
Prologue: Yet Another Boring Afternoon
Shikamaru POV
'Ugh…another day of doing nothing, except maybe some training. I'd much rather have stayed in bed.'
A glance at Chouji and Ino shows me that those two are at it; again.
'Sigh, the clouds are so peaceful that I could go to sleep if it wasn't for the simple fact that Asuma-sensei is watching us from the edge of the clearing. What a real bother…'
Normal POV
Asuma stood at the edge of the clearing silently watching his former genin team. They had all grown so much, physically, intellectually, and emotionally. However, they still acted the same as they had on the first day he'd met them. Ino was crying over a broken nail, Chouji was pouting and upset that Ino had taken away his snacks, again and called him fat, again. Shikamaru was cloud watching, as usual.
'Well at least there's never a dull moment,' Asuma thought as he walked into the clearing toward the trio.
"Okay you three listen up, today I have decided to cancel training and give you a free day. Also, the Kazekage and his siblings are here in Konoha visiting."
"Why?" asked Ino.
Konoha has proposed an alliance with Suna. So the Kazekage has come to meet with our Hokage to discuss the details."
"Iie, I meant why are the Kazekage's sibling's coming? I thought the Kazekage was just some old guy."
"Iie Ino, that was the former Kazekage. He was found guilty of breaking a binding peace treaty and attempted murder of our 3rd Hokage. Shortly after they returned to Suna, he was convicted on these charges and executed. His youngest son, Sabaku no Gaara, is now Kazekage. Kankuro and Temari are his siblings and body guards.
Now, Ino you and Chouji need to report to Ibiki for your jounin test results, ASAP!"
Ino and Chouji took off toward jounin HQ. Asuma walked over to where Shikamaru was cloud watching.
"I want to be the first to congratulate you on getting into ANBU black-ops. You're supposed to report to ANBU headquarters to receive your tattoo, create your mask, and receive your team assignment. Also, the Hokage has requested that you come to her office tomorrow morning for an 8:30 a.m. meeting. Well, get going. I'll see you later."
Wahoo!!! I'm finally finished with the prologue. Hope you are interested enough to continue reading my story. Please RxR!
Terms to Know:
Kazekage Shinobi leader of Suna
Konoha Leaf village
Hokage Shinobi leader of Konoha
Iie No
Suna Sand village
ANBU the shinobi rank after jounin; you must be extremely skilled to achieve this level