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Chapter 7: Moving Fast

After hours of cuddling, Shikamaru had to go home so Gaara wouldn't find out what's happening between them. For some reason Temari felt drastically sadder when Shikamaru had unraveled his arms from around her. "I have to go, but I'll see you tomorrow" He said placing a kiss on her forehead and left throughout the window so Gaara wouldn't see him. Temari slept through the night but had trouble doing it. 'I can't believe that lazy ass has this much of an effect on me' She knew Shikamaru was causing her this trouble, she hated feeling weak and yet every thought of him made her tremble.

When Temari woke up, she found a note from Gaara that stated he had to return to Suna for urgent business. 'What could be so urgent, that he'd just leave without telling me' Gaara told her to remain there for the rest of her day to finish her duties. They were suppose to leave tomorrow morning but once she finished her job, she planned to leave tonight in order to find out what the problem was.

After she finished getting dressed she decided to eat breakfast which only consisted of cereal and orange juice. Just as she was about to enjoy it, she was interrupted by a knock on the door. 'It's not even 8 yet, and already someone has come to annoy me' She opened the door and saw a certain pineapple head there with two kids that could be his clones. "Hey, sorry to drop by so early, but Tsunade wanted to see you later" He said scratching his neck and yawning which the kids behind him also did. "It's fine, I was up already just about to eat breakfast. Did you want to come in" He took her up on her offer and they followed her to the kitchen. "Did you guys eat" They barely shook their heads no, trying to keep their eyes open. She told them to go sleep in her room while she prepared breakfast.

"What do they eat for breakfast" Temari asked him as he took her orange juice and began to drink it. "I assume whatever we like, they both enjoy our favorite foods" Her favorite food for breakfast is French Toast. After she mixed all the ingredients, she began to place the bread in the pan and before she could even react, she felt two arms wrap around her waist followed by kisses on her neck. Her face instantly turned a deep shade of pink. "What happened to the toughest kunoichi" This made her blush even harder. "SHUT UP, AND LET GO OF ME BEFORE THE KIDS SEE" She didn't want him to let go but she had an appearance to keep up. He let her go but not without placing a kiss on her forehead. She called the kids to the table and they talked as an actual family. "We better go see Tsunade, you know how she gets" They all got up and headed to the Hokage's tower. Tsunade must have been really stressed out because on her desk, sat a bottle of Sake which was far from being full.

"Temari, I'm sorry to inform you but you cannot leave Konoha" This made her angry, she needed to see what the problem was in Suna and she was not about to accept being left out. "WHY NOT" Temari yelled slamming her fan into the ground. "Akatski has been spotted in various places between here and Kaze no Kuni, that is why Gaara had to leave. They are looking for Naruto who is on his way to Kumo by sea .I believe it is best if you stay with Shikamaru while you're here. With the dangers lurking around, it's better to be safe than sorry" Temari didn't appreciate this, she was the toughest kunoichi there is. "I DON'T NEED PROTECTION, I CAN HANDLE ANYTHING ON MY OWN" she snapped causing Tsunade to stand up out of seat. "THIS IS NOT UP FOR DISCUSSION, GAARA AND I HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED IT, NOW YOU ALL ARE DISSMISSED" Temari just left with a scowl on her face, she was mad because she had no say so and the decision was made for her already.

"Tem are you okay"

"I'm fine Shikamaru"

The rest of the walk was silent, Temari was still mad about the situation, but the thought of seeing Shikamaru more before the war made her calm down a little. Tsunade said they only had three more weeks then they would be out on the battlefield. She was feeling an array of emotions which caused her to be so lost in her thought that she hadn't heard Shikamaru call her name. "What's wrong" He sounded concern and could tell something was bothering her. She still didn't respond until Shikamaru said something that caught her attention. "I know going to war could be a drag, but I promise that we'll be together one way or another" It was like he was reading her mind and she hated that. 'I guess I'm going to have to get used to that' She looked back to smile at him which just made him chuckle. They were so busy smiling at each other that they hadn't noticed the kids leave.


The kids hadn't met in about a week which was not ideal, but being that they were suppose to be a secret it was hard for them to meet up. Shikadai kept the fact his dad know about them a secret but he required everyone else to tell what they know. He learned that Sarada improved her Sharingan and Boruto had moved with Hinata. The fact that everyone was getting stronger was good to him because it could help them get home faster. When Shikadai was talking to them, he felt an uneasy chakra presence. Just then a guy with a black jacket with red clouds jumped out of the trees.

"MOVE" Shikadai yelled as the man came charging at them with a huge sword. He quickly used his shadow possession jutsu, which didn't hold for very long. Just then three other men came out. At this point they didn't know what to do, these men were way stronger than them, they tried to fight them but they were out matched. "This is only just a warning, it sucks that we had to use defenseless kids to make our point known.


"Damn it, why do they leave without telling us" Shikamaru said as him and Temari wandered around the village looking for the kids. "We looked everywhere, maybe we should go to the gates and see if they were seen there" Just as they were walking they heard someone scream. "That sounds like Shikadai, but the sound echoed. He could be in a number of places. Come on Shikamaru, it sounds like he is in trouble" Before they ran, they saw a thread of Chakra coming from the training grounds. "That must be a signal"

At the training grounds, the men all took their swords out and circled around the children. They had never been in this situation and they were scared for their life. "WIND SCYTHE JUTSU" Temari and Shikamaru came just in time. After the men were knocked back, Shikamaru was able to use his shadow sewing technique to pierce some of them and Temari used her sickle weasel technique to kill the rest. "Are you kids okay" They were all still in shock, but none of them got hurt. Boruto was amazed he never seen them fight but both of them were amazing. "How did you know where we were at, Kage said no one would be out here"

"We seen the signal"

"What signal"

"Me and Kaze sent one, but who were those people" Shikadai asked dusting himself off. "They were the Akatsuki, the people we're going to war with" The kids could't believe it, four of them were some of the strongest ninja they had seen and they were suppose to fight a whole group of them.


"What do you mean the akatsuki attacked, were they in the hidden leaf". Shikamaru told Tsunade about the situation earlier and she was ferocious. "Did you kill them all"

"Yes and we scoped the area to make sure"

"Good, keep an eye on the kids make sure they don't leave the gates. It seems as if the war is likely to start earlier than we planned"

"Yes, Lady Tsunade"

oooooooooo

Temari had been staying in Konoha for two weeks and the only thing she received was a letter from Gaara stating that everything was good in Suna and that there was nothing to worry about.

At home, Shikamaru and Shikadai were playing shogi. Temari sat behind her son and noticed how his hair was longer than most people wear it down. Shikari had come into with her puppet to work on it and noticed her hair was just like her brothers "You two, put your hair in a ponytail tail" At the same time, the same phrase came from their mouth. "What a drag"

"Why is everything a drag to you three, now do what I say" She handed them both rubber bands. When they put their hair up, she couldn't believe that they could look even more like Shikamaru. 'I can't believe that they have any of my DNA, what am I getting myself into' She went over to sit next to Shikari who looked like Kankuro working on his puppets. "You're better than your uncle was at this age, he couldn't even attach to people until he was 13"

"I can't control them though" She frowned, she has been trying to do this for months now and wasn't much closer to doing it, the fact that her parents were not puppeteers didn't help. "You will one day" Temari got up to go to bathroom. Right after she left, Yoshino arrived, practically kicking open the door. Once she found out that Temari was staying over, she pretty much cleaned the house twice and ran to the grocery store to pick up the stuff to make Temari's favorite food.

"SHIKAMARU, SET AN EXTRA PLACE ON THE TABLE"

"What for" He sighed and his mom heard this causing her to raise her voice even more.

"DON'T QUESTION ME, JUST DO WHAT I TELL YOU"

Before Shikamaru went into the kitchen, he got a glimpse of who the extra guest was. 'What a drag, two of the sand siblings and not even the pleasant one' From the kitchen, he heard his mom tell Kankuro to place the grocery bags on the counter.

"Shikamaru, I didn't expect to see you here"

"I live here, and the woman whose groceries you carried is my mom"

"THATS YOUR MOM!, You guys are completely different. You're so laidback and lazy and she has a temper worse than Temari"

"How did you guys meet anyway"

"Well"


Flash Back Starts

Yoshino was at the store picking up stuff to make kenchinjiru. It was only one thing of tofu left and when Yoshino reached for it another hand tugged at the pack. "Back off, I had it first"

"Sorry Miss, I didn't see you reach for it" Kankuro looked into her basket and saw In was the ingredients to his sisters favorite food. "I see your making kenchinjiru, can't have it without tofu, well have a good day miss"

Yoshino seen how he had tried to make up for the incident earlier and she did something she wouldn't normally do. "You seem hungry, If you carry these bags for me I'll let you have dinner with me"

"Oh thank you so much, I was starving"

During the walk Yoshino interrogated him, which turned out to be a good thing. She noticed he look her asking all the questions, they got to know each other. She asked where he was from, why he carried a puppet and eventually his name. "You're one of the sand siblings, aren't you. He was surprised that she didn't realize he was a sand sibling earlier, but enjoyed it because she treated him like a normal person. Once all this information was exchanged, they began to have a normal conversation which included a lot of genuine laughter. Yoshino began to feel this was the start of a brand new friendship. Kankuro also felt this way. 'She acts just like Temari, good thing I know how to get on her good side'

Flash Back Ends


Yoshino walked back in the kitchen only to see her son standing there and Kankuro taking the groceries out the bag. "SHIKAMARU NARA, HE IS A GUEST HE SHOULD NOT BE DOING ANYTHING" She yelled at him and told Kankuro to sit in the living room until dinner is ready. No one had seen Kankuro enter and he didn't make his presence known. "Mom, do you want to play with me, I don't think he's coming back"

"I'm not as good of a player as your father, but I think I'll give it a shot" Temari said still unaware of Kankuro being in the room. "Tema, why did he just call you mom" He was confused, he clearly heard the boy say mom. And he never realized how much the kids looked like Shikamaru until their hair was up in a ponytail. "And why do both of them look like Shikamaru, what are you hiding from me" They were usually honest with each other since it was only the three of them.

Shikamaru walked in expecting to finish his game, but Temari dragged him to the bathroom while the rest of them followed. She locked the door behind them so no one would happen to come in. "Shikamaru, explain to him the situation"

"About me and yo-" She quickly punched him in the arm and told him to explain the kids, she didn't want him to find out about their relationship right now. "They came from the future, and their parents are me and Temari"

"HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE" He shouted loudly. "Kankuro, shut up. Yoshino can hear you"

"Sorry, but that means you and him 'do it'. Every time I asked if you had the hots for him, you'd just yell at me."

"We're not together now"

"That's good, for a second I thought I'd have to kill you Nara" Kankuro laughed and seen Shikamaru tense up. "I'm just messing with ya" Just then they heard a knock on the door. "Shikamaru, open up. I know all of you are in there" Shikamaru was relieved when he heard the voice of his father instead of his mother. He opened up the door and locked it behind him. "I'm glad you caught Kankuro up on this situation, I came to tell you Gaara said for Kankuro to not leave Konoha. He will be staying here"

He explained that Shikadai would be sleeping with Shikamaru, and Shikari with Temari so Kankuro could have a bed. "As you known Akatsuki have been spotted, Gaara doesn't want you two traveling until things are clear and right now we are not sure when that'll be. We assume when the Shinobi villages assemble but it could be earlier"

Shikaku was put in charge of planning strategies for the war. He hoped the kids knew some things in order to prevent more casualties than needed. "While we're here, tell me what you know about the war" He said to them

"Like what"

"Casualties, details, anything would help"

Shikadai was hesitant about saying the effects of the war. "Well, umm. You died and so did Aunti Ino's dad. You guys were at HQ and they sent a bomb"

"My death isn't important, but the fact that they have bombs that powerful is a big help" That was the only detail they had, no one really spoke of the war because it was a time of sadness that most people never thought of.

"Thank you, we should hurry downstairs before your mom comes looking" At the table Yoshino had already prepared everyone's plate and they sat down to eat. Today was particularly special for Yoshino. It was the first time her husband has been home for dinner in days and she two guest over that she actually liked which was rare for her. "Yoshino-San the food was delicious"

"I'm glad you liked it" After dinner everyone went to their rooms. Shikadai decided to go to sleep early which left his father sitting at the Shogi board by himself. 'I wonder what's going to happen' The war was only getting closer which made him think about it more. Just then Temari walked in and placed a kiss on his lips before sitting on the other side of the board. "What are you thinking about"

"How'd you know I was was thinking"

"You had your fingertips pressed together, I know that means you're thinking"

"It's nothing"

"It's the war, isn't it?" He loved how she knew his every thought. She was right and he explained his feelings towards the war.

"It's going to be fine, I'll be there to save you crybaby so there's no need to worry" She said moving closer eventually moving closer to him at first giving him short pecks on the lips that eventually turned into long meaningful kisses. "Where's Kankuro" He managed to say in between kisses. "Helping Ri with her puppets"

In the kids room, Kankuro stood there with chakra threads attached to him. Shikari was finally able to move people with her threads and Kankuro was happy that he had someone that shared a common hobby. Temari told him to teach her so she could sneak out the room, it worked and now she was there with Shikamaru. They were still making out until they heard someone yawn. "You guys are gross"

"You were awake this whole time and didn't say anything" Temari said almost yelling. "Go back to sleep and don't mention anything do you understand me" He nodded yes and dozed off causing Shikamaru to do the same. The house was filled with silence, no one knowing what is going to happen in less than a week.


"They went against the agreement, They attacked before the war." Tsunade was talking to the rest of the Kage via video. "Shikaku has already came up with a strategy, so whenever you are ready to gather everyone up it can begin" Before she was even finished the Raikage chimed in. "We'll all meet ASAP, three days seems like plenty of time to get everything together"

"Do all you agree" Everyone was fine with the situation. "Then it's settled, the allied Shinobi forces will assemble"