My second~!

*Author's notes: It's all started when I was in a car on the way home with my mum and my mind started to wander off of its own and somehow it leads me to Katekyo Hitman reborn anime. Remember the curses? Remember the Tri-ni-sette? (If you watch it or read the manga) Somehow, my mind was too bored and messed up with the original curses cycle. And *spoilers* begin to involve other worlds as well...Damn plot bunnies and my wrecked mind.

The main world is Katekyo Hitman Reborn's. If anyone haven't check the anime or manga out, I suggest you to check it for better understanding of this fanfiction.

Disclaimer: Never mine.

Beta'd: None.(for now Q n Q)

Enjoys~! xD

Pain.
Throbbing pain.

That was all made sense to his most genius mind right now. Hell, even his cell brain couldn't functioning properly for every second he have to gasp painfully for air to rush into his poor lungs. Black spots begin to shadow his eye sight which is suck.

Damn. How troublesome.

He was supposedly are in his bed right now, enjoying the silky smooth of his fluffy bed with the sound of chirping birds resonating like a sound of harmony to his ears without a care for the world. While his mother, Yoshino is cooking breakfast for her dear family and now is planning 101 ways to wake his lazy son up. His father, Shikaku probably sweat dropped, watching murderous aura radiating behind his beautiful wife as soon as Yoshino make her way upstair.

 "Shikamaru!"

He slowly turns his exhausted brown eyes towards the source of scream echoed. His long jet black hair now kissing the mud and dirt as they are no longer tied, the wrinkles under his baggy eyes and the dried blood on his face made him looks older than he was. His lips quivered a bit as he tried to speak.

"Asu…-ma sen-…sei," he trailed off, a little loss for words.

He saw Asuma struggling to keep his threatening tears hidden. Asuma's eyes were filled with disbelief and hopeless when he saw his former student painfully coughing crimson red liquid from his lips. It happened too fast, it seems like in a blink. The moment he knows, he found his former student lying on the cold and hard ground while blood smeared on his white sash. He knelt down next to the ground and held Shikamaru's hands. They were so cold. They were so lifeless. These hands used to be the ones that played Shogi with him that had defeated him countless time.

"WHY?! WHY DID YOU TOOK IT FOR ME?!" Asuma gritted his teeth with irritation that he forgot his pain as if he wasn't wounded at all. He expected that he the one who will get hit by.

"Uru-…sai ne, baka kaichou. You're hurt…-ing my god…-damn eardrum for god's sa…-ke," At least let me enjoys my last moment in peace. He sighed exasperatedly inwardly.

Sound of metal clashing soon to be heard as he glanced to his side. His former team have arrived. A quick survey was being done without a haste even though his vision blurred to the point he merely see only his own captain kneeling in pitiful state beside his almost lifeless body. Kotetsu and Izumo were released from the grip of Kakuzu with help from Choji and Ino and Hidan quickly gave a skeptical glance toward his partner while he grunted in dissatisfaction. He hates to leave the 'fun' behind but Pain's order is undeniable.

"Well~ It was fun to play with you guys but we'll continue it later! But don't forget your friend over there," Hidan gave a snicker as he and Kakuzu disappear into the ground using Doton:Dochú Eigyo no Jutsu.

"What the-" Ino's eyes widened the moment she saw what exactly Hidan meant.

Here we go… Again. I hate this. Why did I do this again? Ah, Asuma-sensei.

"Shikamaru!" Choji was the first break an utter silence. His heart almost felt like falling when he saw an injured figure lying which is his childhood friend.

Choji… Ino…

Ino rushed towards him like a lifeline, trying to heal him before it's too late. Choji instantly run instead of caring for himself, muttering something like a mantra. Ino was about to use her healing jutsu on him if Shikamaru didn't clasped her hands while sending a massage through his tired eyes that anyone could understand. Even he could be healed; he is still will be exposed to death due the blood-loss. It will be futile effort. He didn't want that. "Ino… Don't was..-te your chakra-…on something you-….should-n't,"

Asuma already broke into unshed manly tears.

Just when Ino want to protest, Shikamaru immediately using every single bit of his last will to speak up his last parting words to his beloved comrades. He is going to do what isn't like him at all, baffling. Yes, baffling.

Damn it all.

Taking a deep breath, he continued his talk without sparing anyone to answer. "Ino, you…-unexpectedly qui..-te stub-..born and strangely…- strong-will. I always… hate you-r nag..ging, it reminds me… of my mother but … I don't hate you…-Never try..-to lose to anyone,"

Ignoring a gentle yet piercing glare from Ino that enough make Shikamaru slightly shivered, he moved on with Choji. The sobbing sounded very loud yet low enough to keep Shikamaru's voice afloat. "Choji,… no matt-er what I said…-bef-..ore.. I'm sorry. You're… kind an-d…ev-..en cared..-for me. Still.. don't forget to diet and exercise once for awhile," He earned a sad smile and nod from Choji. Kotetsu and I zumo only could stand beside them watching a life standing on the edge of ending. His eyes then fazed a moment, unenthusiastically staring onto the solemn sky, threatening to spill out its' own tears.

Ah, the sky is crying now.

True enough, the rain start to fall like cat and dog, hitting his lifeless body and others without mercy. The rain merged with his dried blood, made it slide down gracefully before hitting the ground. It's true that he always loves to watch the clouds but not grey clouds. It's almost so sad to look at. It's… unbearable. Cloud was supposed to be free, untainted and pure. He moved his eyes towards the man who he respected the most, after his father and Naruto. Naruto is like the cloud. Tainted but free from evil, pure like a crystal but Naruto is more like a Sky. Always, he always gave Shikamaru new perspective after witnessed his truly self. So much to say, so little time. Time was not on his side and always like this. Time was always sadistic towards him. Time was always so short. Now his time was slowly coming to the end and not only Naruto, but others too. Sakura, Sasuke (even he is asshole), Sai, Shino, Hinata, Kiba, Neji, Tenten, Lee even Gaara, Temari and Kankuro too. He must admit that life seemed not bad as he thought again, he met great peoples and comrades.

As if the cloud knows, it shielded Shikamaru's from the overbearing sadness that was flowed from the sun through the sky.

"Asuma-sensei…" He coughed made others flinched in overwhelming sadness. Asuma leaned closer to Shikamaru to hear his former student's last will. His crystal beads trailed down from Asuma's features, but washed over by the rain.

Shikamaru muttered some sentences that only Asuma can hear it.

Clear and loud enough, he said "Give my pa..-rents my best…-love to them," Finally satisfied with his last words, he slowly closes his eyes. His body soon becomes lump and cold as a corpse should be. Crying and sobbing sound slowly fades away from his range of hearing as the thunder take turn to shine from him.

Ah, how ironic. He chuckled silently.

In the end, I am sacrificial piece.

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Mendoukse.

That day Konoha has lost a great hero.

"Shizune, I need that file over there, on the top."
"Mou! Tsunade-sama! It will be easier if you arrange it on sync!" Shizune carefully tip-toe to reach the yellow file which is sitting innocently on the huge mountain of other files.

"Ah~ got it-"

BAM!

Paper stacks flying through the air, the covers already defeated by the gravity, fell onto the head of ebony hair with loud tuck.

"SHIZUNE!" A loud voice filled by sarcasm and anger resonating through the whole building tower. Which is consider as normal for the staff, even so it haven't reach the extreme level of Tsunade-sama's wrath. A visible tick already making it presence on Tsunade's face.

Gosh.

Why today she feeling insecure? Something's feel off.

Bad omen is coming, but she couldn't figure it out yet even though she has been trained years by years with her Hokage's intuition. She already sent Sakura, Sai and Kakashi to watch over Naruto, not including sending Anbu best duo to that old pervert's location. The Konoha are perfectly fine without a doubt anymore with her presence and others. Others-

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Wait.

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…Akatsuki!

But who…?

A yellow paper made a glide across the air, landing gracefully on the stack of riled paperwork on the table. Entitled as "Mission Top S", her eyes nervously scanning the contents that were written; Sarutobi Asuma, Kamizuki Izumo, Hagane Kotetsu and Nara Shikamaru- Then her heart stop as she know what her intuition really meant.

"Shizune! Send Yamanaka Ino and Akimichi Choji to Asuma is!" Shizune quickly complied as she got up from the mess that she created just now. She don't want to argue why Tsunade-sama ordered her to send the former team especially with that TONE, it meant a bad, very bad omen.

She doesn't really want to know what it is.

Ta~daa~! Now you knows the other world that will accompany us throughout the journey with KHR's world. The other world can wait. Tehee~ xD

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Well, now I need my beauty sleep. Nitenite~.