"They say the only thing to fear is fear itself. That, and a motivated Nara." Shikamaru is born with his father's intelligence and his mother's work ethic. The world is turned sideways.

Itachi Uchiha is Konoha's youngest Hokage by nearly a decade. Between external politics internal politics and attempting to bridge the gap between Konoha and the Uchiha he now has to put up with Shisui's constant attempts of setting him up with Naruto Uzumaki. A task that becomes much harder with each passing year. Non-Massacre Hokage Itachi x Fem Naruto. Fluffy bullocks