A/N: I've edited this a bit. Instead of having been there, in Kumo, for two years, it's only been one year for later purposes.
Chapter 1
Shikamaru couldn't believe what he was hearing. He was their guest, yes, but still!
"Nara-san, you'll be deported back to Konohagakure no Sato tomorrow. Pack your things tonight," ordered the Raikage of Kumo. Shikamaru was a ninja of Kumo, and had been for a year after being sent there on a mission.
"May I ask why?" he asked, already knowing the answer.
"You were seen flirting with a young woman. In Kumo, the shinobi are here for protection, not dalliance," reminded the Raikage.
"You've broken the ninja code, doing exactly what you were ordered not to," added the Raikage's assistant.
"Besides," added the Raikage, "I'm sure your friends have missed you."
Shikamaru sighed. "Fine. Whatever."
Shikamaru stopped in front of the gates of Konoha, all his belongings in the bag on his back.
He nodded to the guards.
"Hold on!!" shouted one of the guards. "What business does a Kumo nin have in Konoha?"
"I'm a former Kumo nin. I've been deported back to Konoha," Shikamaru said, already tired.
"...Kotetsu, escort him to the Hokage's office," ordered the guard.
"Yeah, yeah. Alright. C'mon, Kumo-nin," Kotetsu said. Shikamaru rolled his eyes and muttered 'Troublesome', something he hadn't done in a long time.
"Have you been hanging out Shikamaru? He was sent to Kumo or was it Iwa? Anyway, he says that a lot," Kotetsu said, leading Shikamaru up to the Hokage's door.
"I am Shikamaru," Shikamaru said, before opening and closing the door.
"What now, Naruto?" Tsunade asked, before turning around. "Oh...How can I help one of the ninja of Kumo?"
"By calling me Shikamaru, not Kumo-nin," Shikamaru said, taking off his Kumo head band.
"Shikamaru?!" Tsunade stood up. "You're supposed to be back next year, if that. Why are you back early?"
"I flirted."
"... . . .Flirted? As in 'Hey, how you doin'?'" Tsunade asked, reaching for the bottle of sake underneath her desk.
"Not in so many words. I smiled, and she came," Shikamaru sighed.
"You've gotten cockier," Tsunade noted. "So they deported you back?"
Shikamaru nodded.
"Just who was this girl?" Tsunade asked.