Act 9
"SHADOW POSSESSION JUTSU!" Itachi's body froze.
'Huh, so there is someone here who is actually a good ninja.' He thought, excited for a real fight.
"Sir, I'm going to need you to stand back from the victim, she may need CPR." Shikamaru stated quite calmly.
He took four steps back and Itachi mirrored his moves exactly. Shikamaru stands perfectly still, then motions for Gaara and Kankuro to tie Itachi up. He then releases his jutsu and picks Temari up, princess-style. Temari doesn't resist and shivers when Itachi struggles and almost escapes Gaara and Kankuro. Shikamaru gently places her on a bench and sits down next to her.
"Miss, what is your name?" Shikamaru says seriously, with a straight face.
"Um. Temari. Sabaku no Temari-Temari of the Sand." She said, confused. "You already know my name, I told you before."
"Okay, then, Temari. Tell me to the best of your ability what happened."
Temari recounted her story until Itachi put his arms around her. Then she shuddered.
Shikamaru nodded understandingly.
"On a scale from 1 to 10, how would you rate your pain?" He said, taking out an ace bandage.
"0, I'm not hurt" She said, contradicting herself as she rubbed her wrists, which were bright red. She was beginning to get annoyed.
"Doesn't look like it." he held up her hand and looked at her swollen wrist. She quickly pulled away and held her hands behind her back and glared daggers into Shikamaru.
"Right, did you hit your head at all?" Shikamaru ignored her snappy response, and continued to regard her with professional interest.
"No, I was hit on by a creep!" She replied hotly.
"Do you have an emergency cell phone number you would like me to call?"
"Goddammit, Crybaby! I'm fucking fine!" She roared.
"There she is, the Temari we know and occasionally find the patience to tolerate. I knew you were in there somewhere." Shikamaru says with a grin. She just glared back at him.
"I've only talked to you twice..." She remarked.
"Make that three times."
"Hey, Temari. Are you ok?" Kankuro asked
"I'm fine!" she stormed away
"What's her deal?" Kankuro asked Gaara, who looked back at him cluelessly
