"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.

The end of the 4th war had Naruto and Shikamaru as the only survivors, Kurama feeling the two fading acted fast, sent them back to their Genin days to make sure the war never came to pass. Time Travel AU! 2018 A/N: I am VERY aware that I changed the R and K up in Charka but as this was posted in 2015. I will NOT be going back to change it around as I do have a life outside of this.

Shikamaru always knew that he would marry a girl from another village. When he is twelve, he finds out that her name is Naruto. When he is sixteen, Naruto comes to Konoha. ShikaFemNaru, ArrangedMarriage!AU, Rated M for chapters to come

{{Abandoned}} Ria Yamanaka is perfectly happy being best friends with Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Choji. She really is, especially with all of the trouble her twin gets into on a daily basis. Sadly, Shikamaru begs to differ.