She wasn't from the village, she was one of his dearest friends and she was a diplomat. He's learning to be a diplomat for his village, he's trying to keep the fragile after war world they reside in from being ripped to pieces. But learning to strategize the path for the world to take isn't easy without help, that's where she's coming in. But what happens when they come together?

Shikamaru's and Temari's engagement is threatened by the Suna council. How will they overcome the obstacles that come in their way?

You know how they met, now witness how they fall in love and grow together as a family. Collection of one-shots about the stories of Shikamaru and Temari.

A collection of oneshots centered on Shikamaru and Temari's lives post chapter 699. Contains some Shikadai

AU. It was a wild night out, and all Nara Shikamaru remembers were flashback of an intimate encounter with a certain troublesome woman. A modern day love story. Humour is the third genre. P.S. The Sequel - 'Smoke, Flames and Broken Glasses' is out.

The fourth shinobi world war changed more than the world at large, it changed every shinobi that participated in it. Some for the worst, and others for the better. These are Temari's confessions, and only she can lay them bare.

We hereby swear that as the sixteenth heads of the Ino-Shika-Cho alliance, that we will entrust the oaths that were once entrusted to us. In order to do this, we will bear the seventeenth heirs to our respective clans. This is one of the many promises we made, and now, it's time to fulfill our oath. Temari/Shikamaru, Ino/Sai, Karui/Choji.