*sorry guys discontinued- not as inspired!*

Authors note: Hey guys, this story is kinda an experiment! not sure you will like it, but what the hell, i love Shikamaru so meh! :) Also as the manga was not up this week i was feeling the void inside me deepen to bad depths, so i decided to write something different. No narutos this week im afraid! -Michelaawesome x

God life is so dull with Naruto not in the village, the village was so empty I actually miss Naruto, god I never thought that I would ever say that. I wonder what Naruto is doing right now. Probably something stupid knowing him. Something that would somehow get me in trouble even though Im not even there. Shikamaru sighed and sat up turning off his annoying alarm that was ringing like no ones business.

If Shikamaru were to explain the last three years of his life in three words it would be:dull, repetitive and uneventful. Normally this would satisfy Shikamaru as he enjoyed perfecting the art of doing bugger all. But he had changed, he now actually cared about what was happening in the world, impending doom and all that.

But these past three years everyone was doing there own thing, everyone seemed to be evolving into great shinobi to pass the previous generation as was the tradition. Of course he had have improved, but he was more advanced when he was younger. He became a chunin almost straight away after the exams even though he didn`t even win the battle. So when he improved he was looking at jonin standards "jeesh, im getting way ahead of myself!" Shikamaru screwed up his forehead and put on his uniform and went outside.

Shikamaru sensed someone behind him suddenly, on no hears comes trouble Shikamaru thought.

"SHIKAMARU WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!" Ino came squawking from, it seemed, out of nowhere "I have been waiting for like 30 minutes for you to come to train with me, you promised that you would teach me some techniques today!"

Shikamaru had forgot the promise he had made to Ino to try and improve her basic technique. He had only agreed to shut her up, she wouldn't stop asking about it if he hadn't given in so he had to agree! "God, woman are so demanding" Shikamaru muttered under his breath.

Ino suddenely pointed a finger at Shikamarus face

"what did you say…twerp?"

"ummm nothing…" although Shikamaru was more powerful than Ino, man was she scary at times.