A few weeks later, Shikamaru and Sakura were just outside the village, gathering medicinal herbs. Shikamaru's leg is mostly recoverd, only with sakura's rehabilitation and jutsu.

"Hey Sakura, This one?"

Shikamaru picks up and herb and dosen't relize it has thorns and puts 7 little cuts in his palm.

"Oww... Son of a...!"

"Shikamaru?! Wrong one, that's a special version of Ninja'a Wolfbane... it's thorns are poisenous..."

Shikamaru's face turns pale.

"Um... Please tell me you have some anti-poisen or jutsu or something..."

"Yes... Don't worry... I have some... Wait... Where is it?"

"Sakura... Don't play around..."

Sakura puts on some lip gloss.

"Sakura!!"

She kisses him.

"Um... That's fine and all... But I'm still gonna die!!"

"Relax Shikamaru... The antidote is in the lip gloss... just lick your lips..."

"Oh... Thanks..."

A few minutes later, a figure come into sight.

"Huh? That looks... Wait! Sas----"

"What?! It's him! Sakura... stay here!"

"But, Your not even fully healed yet!"

"Sakura... I don't want you hurt!!!"

"Shikamaru..."

Shikamaru pulls out Asuma's knuckles blades and runs at Sasuke, and is within 10 ft of Sasuke.

"Well... Shikamaru... Long-time-no-see..."

"Shut up, Traitor..."

"Now that's not nice..."

"Wait... Your acting diffrent... Your not Sasuke!"

"Aww... My dear Shikamaru..."

"Orochimaru!"

"So... How does this new body suit me?"

Shikamaru thinks to himself.

"There's no way I can win... I must stall for time..."

Shikamaru charges at Orochimaru and tries to slash at him, but he blocks it with his Grass Haliber. They are in a power struggle.

"Shikamaru... There is no chance of you winning..."

"Grrr..."

Then, out of nowhere, Sakura punches Orochimaru and sends him flying, but recovers in mid-air.

"Well... If it isn't Sakura, student of Tsunade... You pack a pucnh just like she does..."

"Shut up, Orochimaru..."

"Huh? Arn't you bothered by the death of your teamate?"

"Not one bit... I'm over him... That's traitorous dog got what he deserved..."

Orochimaru stares at Sakura.

"My My... You've grown to quite the combatant... Maybe I could use you..."

Just then, Orochimaru's neck extends and goes after Sakura, But Shikamaru slices at his neck and decapatates him. But, then there is a poof of smoke.

"It's just a clone." spoke Sakura, who is starting to shake.

"Sakura... calm down... I can see Anbu in the distance."

They hear a voice from nowhere.

"I'll be back... Sakura... and Shikamaru..."

The Anbu arrive and get their story and they go home.