He Just Couldn't Understand
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Nara Shikamaru has always been a smart man. This attribute nearly defines who he is. His intelligence was what grabbed his Sensei's attention. Which led to being trained correctly, instead of being written off as a lazy ninja that would only get himself killed. Shikamaru's ability to read a situation and understand all causes and reactions was what made him rank chunin before the rest of his generation. Furthermore, his honed ability to read both people and situations was what got him his position as lead strategist in Ambu. However, suddenly nothing in his life was making sense.
Like why Sai would sit on his sofa rubbing her feet for over a hour, just because she asked. Or why Kakashi would run out and buy her ice cream at three in the morning. The idea of Naruto willingly going shopping didn't compute in his mind. And the Uchiha painting a room six times because the first five shades of blue weren't right just pissed him off. Stated simply, the combined efforts of the males on team seven was just plain troublesome.
Shikamaru wouldn't have been confused if he was the one rubbing her feet. Kakashi had no business going out to buy ice cream at three in the morning. Especially when Shikamaru had already had the foresight to put some in the freezer earlier that day. Naruto should not have gone shopping with her to hold her bags because Shikamaru was perfectly able to do that himself. Most importantly, Uchiha Sauske had no damn right painting anything! Thank was HIS job!
The only problem was that Shikamaru is a rational man and pregnant Sakura is anything but rational. Her husband didn't need to know that her feet hurt, he would only consider her weak. So why should she ask him to rub her feet when Sai was sitting right there with a unwavering opinion of her. If she ate the ice cream that he had put in the freezer then he would only consider her a fat bitch that ate his ice cream. So why not ask Kakashi to go buy her some when he lives right across the hall? Why should she bring Shikamaru shopping with her to hear him say how troublesome it is when she can buy Naruto's bag carrying abilities for a bowl of ramen? Besides, Naruto is the perfect opinion to bring with her baby shopping. And why should she ask him to paint the nursery when he is sleeping. Sauske was back in the village and Shikamaru would only be getting so much sleep when the baby arrived. She would give him his rest now and save him the trouble.
It's a shame that Shikamaru never factored in hormones or he might have had a chance to be a part of the pregnancy process. And maybe an even greater shame, that Sakura never knew how little he cared about 'troublesome' when it came to her.
