R.F: Just a little note, Shikamaru is 16 in this fanfic so you can already guess what his clothes look like.
Chp 1: A troublesome problem!
Shikamaru Nara slowly opened his eyes to a rocky ceiling. "Ugh, my head..." he groaned, sitting up. He felt a soft plop on his lap as he looked to see a folded damp handkerchief . The chunnin picked it up before looking around him. He was in a cave, a big one, and judging from the light outside it was evening time. He saw his sling bag placed in a corner along with his shoes. The bed he lay, was made out of an unfamiliar species of leaves to him but it felt comfortable to lie on. Next to him was a large pile of twigs and branches which Shikamaru guessed was firewood.
"Where am I?" muttered Shikamaru as he grabbed his shoe and put them on. He slowly stood up and walked out of the cave, only to find himself in an even more unfamiliar forest. "This is definitely not Suna, and its definitely not Konoha either...man.. this is such a drag..."
Suddenly he heard a small gasp followed by soft multiple thuds. Shikamaru quickly got into a fighting stance as he swung his body in the direction of the sound, just in time to see a small white figure scurry behind a large tree, leaving behind a small pile of colorful fruits.
"Huh?" went Shikamaru as he relaxed and took a step towards the small pile. The small figure poked its head out from behind the tree before disappearing once more. It was just a quick look but it was enough for Shikamaru to see that the figure was a young girl, around 12 years old, wearing a sleeveless white dress. Just as Shikamaru was about to get closer, he felt a huge presence running towards him.
"HORAAAAAA! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?" a deep voice roared loudly.
Quickly, Shikamaru leaped into the air just in time to avoid getting hit. When he landed, imagine his shock when he saw a huge bear standing at least two meters tall on its hind legs. What was even more strange is that the bear wore armor. The bear turned around and roared loudly. "Just who do you think you are bullying my cub?" the bear demanded angrily.
"It's talking?" Shikamaru exclaimed out loud without thinking.
"Hmph! What a rude boy!" said the bear indignantly getting down on all fours. "I'll show you some manners!" it growled getting ready to charge.
Shikamaru quickly made a grab at his tanto and quickly took his stance. Before either one could make a move, the little girl from behind the tree quickly came out and jumped in front of the bear, shaking her head , the bear relaxed as it looked at the girl. "You mean he wasn't bullying you?" the bear asked.
From Shikamaru's position, he could see the girl nod her head and pat the bear's head. Although she didn't say a word, the bear seemed to understand her.
"Oh ok, Dia-chan, I'm sorry..." the bear as it trudged up to Shikamaru, who kept his tanto but still kept his guard up. Suddenly, the bear smiled as it held out a large paw. "Um, sorry about the attack, I'm a bit protective over the kid..."
The chunnin eyed the paw a little unsure but seeing the girl hugging the bear's leg, he relaxed once more and shook the paw. "It's okay...I guess, Mr Bear..."
"Oh please, call me Uncle, everyone I know does and this little girl is Dia-chan."
"Okay...uh...Uncle..." replied Shikamaru, still a little trying to get over the fact that a bear was talking to him, and he was talking back to it.
Uncle looked towards the sky and grunted a little. "It's getting dark come on inside, kid, it gets pretty cold out here," invited the bear as Dia collected the fruits once more and ran into the cave with Shikamaru and Uncle following behind.
After lighting a campfire , Dia took what looked like a large blue strawberry with yellow spots and held it out for Shikamaru. In the light of the fire, Shikamaru managed to get a proper look at the girl. She looked to be around 12 years, and had extremely long straight black hair that swept the floor with long bangs covering her eyes. Her small frame was clothed with a small white dress. He also noticed a large raspberry pink diamond shaped birth mark on her left shoulder. Lastly, around her neck was an oddly shaped silver key with a bear motif. Shikamaru eyed the strange fruit before looking at the girl. "For me?" he asked.
The girl, Dia, nodded shyly as she placed the fruit in the boy's hand and scurried to the right side of the bear who was busy helping himself to a large berry. "So kid, do you have a name?" asked Uncle as he broke a large chunk of the berry and gave it to Dia, who munched on it in delight.
"I'm Nara Shikamaru," replied the boy.
"I see, you know, you don't seem to be familiar with this place, you lost?"
Shikamaru gazed out the entrance and sighed. "I guess...I don't suppose you have any idea which direction is Konohagakure do you? Or perhaps Sunagakure?"
"Huh?" the bear said incredulously. "What in the world are you talking about? No such lands exists in Fiore!"
Now, it was Shikamaru's turn to look incredulous. "You're kidding right? Of course they- hold up, did you say Fiore? What's that?"
"Are you stupid or something, this whole country is Fiore, where are you from? Another world or something?"
This brought about a huge silence from Shikamaru as he tried to recall the events that happened before he blacked out. Multiple random flashes of him , Temari and a strange man with several staffs tied to his back. Suddenly there was a strange shining circle with unfamiliar symbols appeared and after that, everything was a blank. It didn't take long for someone like him to figure out the major situation he was in. "I don't know how it was possible but...I think I am..."replied Shikamaru in a stunned voice.
From the look on the boy's face, Uncle didn't question the boy's words. With a huge sigh he said, "So my hunch was right...I thought it was weird that your magical energy seemed different. Do you recall how you got here?"
Shikamaru closed his eyes and tried to concentrate. "Everything's a little fuzzy, but I think it all started when I was out on a mission with a friend from an allied village..."
Flashback...
"Yeesh...can get it get any hotter out here, the heat's making this collaboration mission more of a drag than it already is...and to top it off, I'm stuck with you..." complained Shikamaru shielding his eyes from the desert sun.
"Urusai, Shikamaru, complaining only makes this worse," Temari snapped.
All of a sudden, the two ninja sensed a massive amount of energy coming at them. Quickly, the two jumped high into the air as a blast of blue energy blasted the sand, creating a huge dust cloud. Temari quickly opened her fan and blew the dust cloud away, revealing a mysterious cloaked figure carrying multiple oddly shaped staffs on his back. His face entirely covered by a green scarf with a metal plate bearing no symbol.
"Who the heck are you?" demanded Temari as she and Shikamaru braced themselves for battle.
Just then, the wind began to pick up as sand began to shift. "This is bad, run Shikamaru, we can't fight, there's a sand storm!" yelled Temari, quickly closing her fan and running away from the stranger.
Shikamaru gave the stranger a final glance before following Temari's lead. "Wait, what about that guy?" yelled Shikamaru as the winds began to pick up.
"Forget about him!" came the reply. "Keep up, this sandstorm seems to be unusually strong!" yelled Temari above the roaring winds. Visibility became difficult as Shikamaru saw Temari's figure disappear within the wall of sand. Suddenly, there was a loud gasp and a scream as blue circular flash could be seen through the sand.
"SHIKAMARU!" screamed the jonin as Temari felt herself flying towards the strange glowing circle. She tried to jam her fan into the sand to stop her self but to no avail.
"TEMARI!" she heard Shikamaru yell as she felt his hand grab hers. Temari instinctively gripped his hand tightly as her body bellowed in the unusually strong wind.
"PLEASE! DON'T LET GO!"yelled Temari, unable to open her eyes from all the sand.
Shikamaru gritted his teeth as he tried to pull Temari to the ground. All of sudden, he felt a presence behind him. Before he could react, he felt a strong push on his back, causing Shikamaru to lose his footing and go spiraling towards the circle with Temari. Somewhere in the confusion, the two lost their hold on each other's hands, separating.
"SHIKAMARU!/TEMARI!" they both cried out to each other before everything went blank.
"After that, everything was blank and when I woke up, here I was," explained Shikamaru, finishing his story.
Uncle folded his arms and closed his eyes, deep in thought. "That sounds pretty amazing, but I can tell from your eyes that you are not the type to lie, it seems to match Dia's story about you falling from the sky..."
'I fell from the sky?' Shikamaru asked incredulously in his head before turning to Dia who lay curled up and asleep on Uncle's lap with a small woven blanket around her. "She doesn't talk much does she?" asked Shikamaru.
"Dia-chan? It's not really a matter of choice on her part."
Shikamaru looked at the bear in surprise. "She's mute?"
Uncle looked down sadly at the little girl and gently stroked her hair. "Selective mute. A doctor friend of mine said that it was most likely due to the trauma of rejection. She'll talk when the time is right, but Dia's fear of being rejected is making it impossible for her. The poor kid, she was abandoned right here in the middle of the forest nine years ago by a group of villagers to die. If I hadn't been passing by she wouldn't even have it through the first night..."
Shikamaru looked at Dia sympathetically. "Man, that's just evil...why would they do something like that?"
Uncle said nothing as he gently carried Dia to a bed of leaves. He then sat down with his back to Shikamaru as he continued to stroke Dia's hair. "It's because of her powers..."
"Her powers?" echoed the chunnin curiously.
"Dia is no ordinary child. She is gifted with an ancient form of magic called Chimera Magic."
Shikamaru looked at the bear in disbelief. "Hold on, did you just say magic?"
The bear nodded, not once glancing at Shikamaru. "IN this world, there are people who are able to use magic known as wizards. Some forms of Magic are common, but in some cases rare, even dangerous. Dia-chan here was unfortunate enough to be born with such magic."
"Earlier on, you said she had Chimera magic, what's that?"
"It's an ancient and rare form of Magic, an ability that is not learned but born with. Whoever is born with Chimera Magic has the ability to transform into a chimera of animals in one go. However, the user is prone to losing control if he or she transform over the limit of animals their used to. It's a fearsome ability to face, even to the most skilled wizards," explained Uncle as he finally the girl and sat at the fire once again facing Shikamaru.
"Listen, it's late you should sleep," said Uncle as he lay down and proceeded to snore loudly as the bear fell asleep instantly.
Shikamaru stared the great bear with a dead panned look. "There's no way I can sleep with that troublesome noise..." he muttered as his stomach grumbled. Looking at the strange large yellow spotted, blue strawberry in his hand once again, Shikamaru looked at it skeptically. "Oh what the heck..." he said, shrugging and eating the berry, which surprisingly tasted really good. It wasn't long before Shikamaru too, fell asleep as the fire which illuminated the cave died out slowly.
The morning came abruptly quick as Shikamaru heard a loud growling. The chunnin quickly got up to see Uncle Bear up on his feet, anticipating for something. "Shikamaru, I want you to grab Dia and run!"
"What, why?" asked Shikamaru, clearly confused at the situation. He looked over to see Dia-chan, who also seemed to sense something and was looking very afraid.
"There is a group of dangerous wizards who have been trying to hunt me for some time now, it seems that they found me again. I want Dia-chan out of this! Now, grab her and run! There's a secret passage at the end of this cave, it will lead to a nearby village, GO!"
"Uncle-!" Shikamaru began to say.
"I SAID GO!" roared Uncle fiercely.
Quickly, Shikamaru grabbed Dia and ran into the shadows, but instead of going forward he stopped and crouched down, signaling to Dia not to move. The little girl looked at Shikamaru unsurely but nodded just the same. From the concealment of the shadows, Shikamaru heard the thundering of feet just outside the cave, from which he guessed were seven men. From where he was he saw Uncle trudge out from to meet them.
(Outside the cave)
"URSA MAJOR! WE, THE GREAT WIZARD BROTHERS HAVE COME TO CLAIM YOUR KEY!" announced a large tan muscled man with spiky green hair carrying a giant axe on his shoulder. Behind him were several other mean looking brutes, who looked pretty darn cocky.
Uncle, or rather Ursa Major, simply yawned as he sat down and scratched his belly. "All this fuss so early in the morning...alright, let's just get this over with..." he said rearing up to his full height.
"GET HIM!" yelled the leader as he and his grouped charged forward.
Suddenly, Ursa roared loudly as magical circles appeared on his paws. Shikamaru gasped a little as he saw Ursa's claws grew long and sharp as the bear tore through the group with amazing agility. There was a loud clang Ursa's claws connected with the Leader's axe. "Your strength is indeed impressive as the rumors say, I will force you to give up your key!"
"Hmph! Don't get so cocky, only a proper wizard will be allowed to hold my key!" roared Ursa as he forced the leader back.
The man quickly used his axe to stop himself from sliding gave the bear a cocky look. "NOW!" he commanded.
Suddenly, magical circles appeared at Ursa's feet. Before the bear could react, heavy chains shot out of the ground and wrapped themselves around the bear, binding him to the ground.
"Oh no!" gasped Shikamaru from his hiding spot. Dia gasped as well seeing Ursa getting slammed to the ground bound by chains. Shikamaru gritted his teeth as he placed a hand on Dia's head, causing the girl to look up at him.
"Dia, stay hidden. I'm going to help Uncle!" whispered the Chunnin as he began to inch his way closer to the entrance of the cave.
"We did it! We caught him boss!" declared one of the men excitedly while he and the other men climbed on the struggling Ursa to pin him down further.
"Good, hold him down!" ordered the leader as he walked to the bear and stepped on Ursa's head . Ursa growled loudly as the man pressed his head down with his foot. "So? Are you going to tell me where you hid your key or what?"
Ursa gritted his teeth as he glanced up at the man. "Kiss my furry ass, Jerk Off..." he replied pissing the man off.
"Fine, if that's how you're going to be, them I'm going to make you tell me!" roared the man as he raised his large foot, intending to stomp down harder when suddenly...
"Kage Nui no Jutsu!" yelled a new voice as black tendrils of shadows shot out of the cave and whipped the man away from Ursa along with the rest of the group.
"What the hell was that?" exclaimed the Leader as he hit the ground rolling.
"You guys are being really troublesome, you know? Making so much noise in the morning..." he heard someone complain as he saw a young man with black spiky hair emerge from the cave and stood in front of Ursa facing them with his hands in his pockets.
"Shi-shikamaru! What are you doing here? Where's Dia?" demanded Ursa, a little angry but grateful at the same time.
"You can relax Uncle, she's safe," replied Shikamaru, putting his hands together, forming the Rat seal. "Kagemane no Jutsu!" yelled the young man.
Ursa gaped in surprise when he saw Shikamaru's shadow grow out towards one of the men who didn't notice until it was too late.
"Darn kid..." growled the leader standing up and brandished his axe. "Beat it, you're in my way!"
Shikamaru narrowed his eyes, giving a cocky smile as he raised his hands above his head as if he was holding a weapon, an action which confused Ursa and the leader until one of the men exclaimed, "Oi! What are you doing?"
Suddenly, one of the men who was carrying a mace began to attack the men in the group, taking them down easily. The guy suddenly turned and began to attack the leader as well. "HEY! WHAT THE HELL YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?" yelled the Leader who blocked with his axe.
"It's not me Boss! I can't control my body!" protested the man. In the midst of the confusion, the two fighting failed to see Shikamaru who was doing the exact same movements as the Mace guy. Ursa looked on in shock at seeing the control Shikamaru had.
"Don't SCREW WITH ME!" yelled Leader as he swung his axe. SHING! Blood flew as the man screamed in pain. Ursa widened his eyes when he saw what had happened. Shikamaru was so shocked that he dropped his jutsu immediately.
There was a loud thud as the Mace guy fell to the ground and passed out from the shock. Leader looked at his arm to see a strange hybrid creature clamping down on his arm making him drop the axe. The creature had long black hair and the white face of a wolf. It's ears and paws were somewhat that of a cat's. Finally, it's legs, strong and lean, were that of a rabbit's. The creature's claws and teeth were buried deeply into the Leader's arm, which was bleeding profusely. The creature had appeared out of nowhere, it had appeared so quickly that nobody noticed until it was too late. Suddenly, Shikamaru spotted a mark on the creature's left shoulder, a pink Diamond.
"N-no way...Dia?" said Shikamaru in shock.
"She's transformed..." he heard Ursa say. Shikamaru turned his head to look at Ursa who had managed to free himself during the confusion.
"What the hell is this thing? Get OFF!" yelled the man, flailing his arm about.
Dia snarled and dug her claws deeper, causing more blood to flow out. Suddenly, the man stretched out his other hand. "Re-equip!" he yelled, as a green magic circle appeared. Leader's hand disappeared into the circle and withdrew a dagger from the air, much to the astonishment of Shikamaru. But the astonishment didn't last long when Ursa roared and quickly made a dash forward, taking the man down before he could make use of the dagger. It was only then Dia let go, somersaulting through the air before landing next to Shikamaru. Dia glowed a reddish-pink before reverting back to her original form, slowly wiping the man's blood that dripped from her mouth, staining her white dress. Shikamaru stared in disbelief at the girl who seemed to almost...relish having blood on her, which totally contrasted against the shy Dia from yesterday.
"YOU BASTARD! HOW DARE YOU TRY TO HURT MY CUB!" roared Ursa as he slashed continuously at Leader, who performed a Re-Equip and summoned a large sword and shield to block the bear's attacks.
Suddenly, Shikamaru saw something bright flash in the forest trees. Not taking any chances, Shikamaru quickly flung a kunai in that direction. No sooner did it disappear into the trees, a black figure popped out and landed on the ground in a rush of wind that blew up dirt from the ground. The chunnin and Dia quickly covered their faces to shield themselves from the dust. "Ara, it seems I was found out," said a familiar sounding female voice.
Shikamaru eyes popped open as he quickly looked at the newcomer. The first thing he saw was sandy blond hair tied into long twin-tails followed by a pair of confident dark green eyes. She wore a purplish-blue skin tight top under a loose black sleeveless dress tied in the middle with a red ribbon. But it was when he saw the woman's giant black fan by her side did recognition fill his eyes. "T-Temari?"
The woman looked at Shikamaru weirdly. "Hey? How did you know my nickname? You stalking me or somethin'?" demanded the woman.
'No. It's not her...but the resemblance is amazing!' thought Shikamaru in surprise as he shook his head. "Sorry about that lady. You just happen to really resemble a friend of mine," he explained, slipping his hands into his pockets out of habit.
The woman frowned, placing her hands on her hips. "LADY? Hmph, F-Y-I, I happen to 16!" she announced haughtily. Suddenly, she began to stare very hard at Shikamaru. In a flash, she appeared in front of the chunnin before he could react and leaned in really close to Shikamaru's face, much to his surprise. "Say...your name wouldn't happen to Kageyama would it?"
"U-um...no?" replied Shikamaru shifting away uneasily from the girl. 'No way in hell would Temari act like this! She's definitely a look alike!'
The girl looked a little disappointed but smiled instead. "Oh ok, you resemble him too, guess that makes us even, huh?"
Shikamaru stared in disbelief at the girl's casualness, but he wasn't letting his guard down any time soon. He slowly shifted back some more, making sure Dia was behind him. He felt the little girl clutch the bottom of his flack jacket tightly. The girl didn't seem to notice this as she smiled and tilted her head at him. "I'm Tamara Mustela Ricardo a.k.a Tamuri! Oh, but you knew that already huh, stalker-dude?" she introduced herself cheerfully.
Shikamaru sweat dropped heavily. "My name is not Stalker-dude, its Nara Shikamaru, remember it!"
"Hai-hai!"came the reply.
"TAMURI! QUIT FOOLIN' AROUND AND GRAB THE GIRL! SHE HAS THE KEY AROUND HER NECK!" yelled the leader as he blocked another one of Ursa's blows before striking back.
"SHIKAMARU! DON'T LET THEM GET DIA OR THE KEY! GUARD THEM WITH YOUR LIFE! NOW DO AS I TOLD YOU BEFORE AND RUN GODDAMMIT!" roared Ursa.
Shikamaru scowled before nodding quickly scooping Dia in his arms and attempted to make a dash for the cave, when a gust of wind literally blew him off his feet, causing him to fall hard. The teen quickly manipulated his body so that he landed on his back, therefore cushioning Dia with his body.
"Hey now! Running away from Tamuri is a big No-No, you know?" mocked the girl wagging her finger at Shikamaru."So if you would, hand over the kid!"
"Sorry chick, but I don't listen to troublesome women like you," retorted Shikamaru calmly, as he gripped Dia tightly and threw down a few smoke bombs which exploded on impact.
Tamuri coughed a little before opening her giant black fan and swinging it hard, creating a huge gust of wind that blew all the smoke away. "HEY! Where'd he go?"
"Kage Nui no Jutsu!" exclaimed the said person's voice as tendrils of shadows shot out from the ground and knocked the giant fan from Tamuri's hand before wrapping around the girl tightly, forcing her to her knees.
"EWW! What is this?" squealed Tamari as she tried to struggle against her bonds.
Shikamaru then appeared in front of her, carrying Dia in one arm. "Forget it, no one can escape my shadows once they're caught."
"Shadow Magic? I knew it! You are Kageyama, you lying Pineapple! You Perv! Stalker! Cheat! Two-Timer! One-Night Stand!" went Tamuri as she hurled insults continuously at Shikamaru, much to his annoyance.
'Yep, definitely not Temari...'thought Shikamaru in disdain. "For the last time, my name is Shikamaru and I don't use magic or whatever!"
Tamuri frowned and blew a raspberry at Shikamaru before suddenly smiling slyly. Suddenly, three medium sized light blue magic circles appeared behind her head. "Wind Weasels: Kama, Mai, Tachi!" she yelled.
Before Shikamaru's instincts could kick in, three silver streams of wind came blasting out at Shikamaru from each circle. Two managed to barrel him straight in the stomach, while the last one wrapped around Dia and held her in the air. Shikamaru collapsed and clutched his gut, forcing him to release his jutsu. Tamuri laughed jubilantly as she stood up with her fan. The streams of silver wind came to her side with Dia in tow and dispelled revealing three floating silver colored weasels with golden eyes. The first one wore a small yellow helmet and black vest and carried a small iron hammer in its paws. The second one appeared to be female, judging by the red ribbon tied around its neck, and carried a small scythe. The third one that held Dia wore small round glasses on its snout and...
'Is that a stethoscope?' Shikamaru asked in disbelief mentally.
"These three cuties happen to be my favorites out of my Wind Weasels," said Tamuri, smiling as she affectionately stroked the female weasel on the head."Allow me to introduce you to the Silver-Wind Siblings."
"This is Kama the Hammer," she said pointing to the hammer weasel.
"Mai the Slasher." Points to the girl weasel.
"And this one here is Tachi the Healer." Points to the weasel holding Dia.
Shikamaru smirked as he slowly stood up. "Heh, cute. But I'm afraid while you were busy with your little introductions, I had you captured," he said lifting his hand.
Much to Tamuri's surprise, she began to mirror his movements. When he took a few steps back so did she. "Kage mane no jutsu , Capture Successful,"said Shikamaru.
"KYAAAAAAAAAA! YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING WEIRD AGAIN! PAPA! KAGEYAMA'S GONNA TAKE AWAY MY INNOCENCE!" screamed Tamuri in a shrill voice making the chunnin cringe while covering his ears, which of course, Tamuri copied involuntarily.
"NANI?" screamed the Leader in disbelief.
"You're Papa?" exclaimed Ursa and Shikamaru both doing double takes while Dia tilted her head with a question mark hovering above her.
"YOU BASTARD KAGEYAMA! FIRST YOU BREAK MY DAUGHTER'S HEART AND NOW YOU WANT HER CHASTITY? DIE!" screamed Leader, breaking away from his battle with the bear and coming at a bewildered Shikamaru with the rage only a doting father would have.
Shikamaru quickly jumped away, once more being forced to release Tamuri as he began dodging for his life with Leader swinging a giant mace at him. Tamuri filed her fingernails and blew on them nonchalantly the whole time while Dia and the Silver-wind Siblings sweat-dropped at the situation. "Now that Kageyama's taken care off, I'll be taking your key now little girl..." said Tamuri as she began to reach for Dia's key, when the girl suddenly growled and snapped at her, making Tamuri draw back her hand instinctively.
A forked tongue slid in and out of Dia's mouth as her face morphed into that of a white snake. The transformation gradually spread to the rest of her body as Dia's legs fused together followed by a break-out of pure white scales. Her new form allowed Dia to slide out from Tachi the Weasel's grasp and sink to the ground in the form of a large white cobra with black markings under its hood. Tamuri and her Wind Weasels squeaked loudly in fear. "KYAAAAAA! A SNAKE! I HATE SNAKES!" screamed Tamuri as she began running all over the place with Dia slithering after her, shooting purple poison from her mouth.
Ursa stood on the sidelines and watched the two go past him repeatedly. Meanwhile, Shikamaru had taken out his trench knives and were using them to defend himself against a katana that was summoned by Leader. Suddenly, the Leader jabbed the sword forward, successfully impaling Shikamaru, or so he thought. The boy yelled in pain before exploding into smoke, revealing a wooden stump wear Shikamaru was once standing. "What the hell?" exclaimed the Leader failing to notice the pieces of paper tags plastered behind.
"Katsu!" (Explode) he heard the boy yell from afar.
Before Leader could react, the tags and the log exploded, resulting in a huge blast. Rubble and dust flew everywhere, clouding everyone's vision. "Kyaaa!" screamed Tamuri as she shielded her eyes from the smoke.
When the air finally cleared up, Shikamaru, Ursa and Dia were no where to be seen. All that was left was a twitching black mess of Leader, who surprisingly wasn't dead considering how close he had been to the explosion. "PAPA, DON'T DIE ON ME!" screamed Tamuri dramatically as she ran up to her father.
Meanwhile, the three were already deep inside the cave running away from the scene as fast as they can.
R.F: And the first chapter is up. I'm open to questions and suggestions you might have so don't hold back! Till next time, Ja ne!