Sakura stared out the window to the cloudy blue skies over Konoha. Not even a week ago she and the remainder of the Konoha 12 had been promoted to Chuunin, save for Neji who had advanced on ahead to Jounin. However, though she had advanced, her training under Tsunade was far from over.
Lately, her days had been too busy for her to spend much time with her other friends, aside from Ino who still occasionally came to train with her. Still…her green eyes wandered, until they came to rest on one particular direction. From here, she couldn't see the playground that was home to the willow tree, but she wondered if one particular lazy shinobi was lying under its shade, enjoying the summer breeze shaping the clouds he loved to watch so much.
Unbeknownst to the pink-haired medic, she had been right. Shikamaru was stretched out under the tree, but he wasn't cloud watching, no. He was trying to nap. His day had been busy with finishing up the reports of his teammates and former classmates on their promotions and escorting Temari to the Land of Fire's border. That had prompted some teasing from Ino about his relationship with the fan-wielder. He had nothing to say about that other than 'we're friends, just like you and Sakura are.'
That seemed to quiet the blonde down for a bit before she and Chouji went off to work on a new technique together. He would have gone with them but…he was just so tired. Groaning, Shikamaru sat up and rubbed the bridge of his nose. Napping here wasn't that good of an idea anyway. The children were a little too loud for his liking.
He watched them for a bit and wondered how many had been Haruno Sakura's patients in the past week. Lady Tsunade had been keeping her in the hospital all this time to continue her training. Turning his gaze towards the hospital, he wondered if she was looking to the outside world too.