I've literally updated all of my fics expect this one, so I figured, why not?
... that's actually a really good question.
I paused mid sentence as the shadow clone exploded and returned its memories to me. Shikaku raised an eyebrow at me as my mouth twitched uncontrollably. "Oh, and if Kakashi comes over here with Shikako, it wasn't exactly her fault." Yoshino's eye twitched.
Shikaku closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose, sighing deeply. "I'm not going to ask why. I want to be able to claim ignorance."
"Probably a good idea," I agreed before becoming serious. "So you've never noticed anything odd about Shikako?"
He frowned. "I take it that this is related to your… abilities." I nodded. Yoshino's hands clenched at her apron.
"And you asking after Shikako -"
"Is classified," I finished. Everything about me and my 'visions' were highly classified. Sarutobi was the only one who got the closest to a complete story. Shikaku, I trusted with my life. I would trust him with the truth, but I knew that Danzo kept tabs on him, and I didn't trust the elder as far as I could throw him.
One thing about Danzo that I knew: no matter what universe I was in, he was not trustworthy with any information.
"A good deal of this is concern as her sensei," I said, trying to mollify the clan head. "I can only get info out of the boys' files, due to the fact that their parents are currently kind of dead with no family members. Well, Sasuke does, but I can't exactly walk up to Itachi 'hi can we talk about your brother for a bit?', can I?" Shikaku chuckled softly, pouring a cup of tea for us both. I nodded my thanks.
"We thought that she had hypersensitivity to chakra for awhile," he said, frowning as he remembered. "She was always crying and had issues breathing. We were surprised that she learned to use it at all. And then there was that night…" I nodded. I remembered both times, once as a frightened baby, and the next as a confused and grieving teen. "She reacted very strongly to that chakra."
"We were very worried that day," Yoshino added. "A lot of people… never recovered, especially young children. We thought she might be one of them. She was so loud before that, and then she was... she didn't make a sound."
"I see. I'll be careful then." I stood and bowed. "Thank you for speaking with me, and for the tea."
"Of course," Shikaku inclined his head. After leaving the Nara household, I wandered around the streets for a while. Of course, it didn't take long for Kakashi to find me. He was wet and not pleased at all. He was dragging Naruto by his ankle, Sasuke under his arm, and Shikako was thrown over his shoulder.
"Care to explain why I had to convince Kurenai to not murder Sasuke and why Naruto and Gai were having a paintball fight? Or perhaps why you got the Nara clan head's daughter to drop a water balloon on me?" I pretended to look shocked.
"They did that? Oh dear, that wasn't nice of them."
"Don't you dare act innocent," he said flatly.
"Aw, take a chill pill, ebi-chan," I wheedled.
"Don't call me that."
"But I had a bet with Kurenai that my little Uchiha was cooler than her Inuzuka, so it's not my fault what Sasuke did."
"He dumped a bottle of tick remover on his head."
"What? Sasuke, that was very rude of you." Putting my hand next to my mouth, I loudly whispered, "I'm so proud of you!" Going back to my normal voice, I scolded, "I do not condone those kinds of actions at all. This is why you're my favorite. Very rude. Totally awesome!"
"I can hear you," Kakashi deadpanned.
"No you can't."
"Hey, Inoko-sensei!" Naruto shouted, sitting up. "I have a question!"
"Shoot."
"Is this guy your boyfriend?"
"No," Kakashi said quickly and firmly. Sasuke landed with a grunt as Kakashi dropped him. He let Shikako down a bit more gently and let Naruto's leg go. All three of them scrambled behind me.
"I feel kind of insulted," I pouted. "Is the idea of dating me that reprehensible?"
"You're always calling yourself my big sister, and the thought of - just no."
"... I kind of ship them," Shikako muttered.
"They totally should date," Naruto agreed. I turned around and gave them my Crazy StareTM. They flinched back a step, then decided as one that it was high time to leave.
"Now that my troublesome genin are gone, let's go get some grub, I'm starving." I grabbed his hand and dragged him away. "I'm in a sushi mood, what about you?"
Kakashi sighed heavily and allowed himself to be dragged. "It's better than ramen," he gave in.
Sensei was waiting for us in the training field nursing a large cup of coffee. Every time she took a drink, she made a face and shuddered. I was quickly coming to realize that while she might look absolutely terrifying, she really was just a teddy bear. Before any of us could say anything, she gave us a glare and hissed, "If any of you, Naruto, speak above a whisper for the duration of this morning, I swear to the Sage and back you will all go missing."
"Hangover, Sensei?" I asked softly, She nodded and took another drink of coffee. Being quiet wasn't a problem for me, and Sasuke rarely spoke anyway. Naruto, on the other hand...
"Gai took Naruto's paint balloons as a challenge, and thus he had to issue the next one: a drinking competition."
"Who won?" Naruto demanded. Inoko-sensei glared at him for a moment before sighing.
"I did, of course! I'm your - ow - sensei, after all. Also, Sasuke, I would avoid Kurenai for a week, turns out that she was PMSing or something."
"What's that?" Naruto asked.
"Aw, sh- They didn't cover that in the Acade- no, they didn't." She sighed heavily. "You know what, you guys are dismissed for today." As she walked off I could swear I heard her mutter, "I am not explaining that to him again."
"Hey, Shikako, what does PMSing mean?" Sasuke snapped his attention to me - oh god, he didn't know what it meant either. How to explain this to them...
"... It means run for your life."
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