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Author has written 3 stories for Naruto.

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Why Kakashi Should Never Read Out Loud by lord of the land of fire reviews
What would happen if Kakashi started reading out loud passages from his favorite book? The idea for this just occurred to me and I wrote it up. Very light hearted please don't take it too seriously!
Naruto - Rated: M - English - Humor - Chapters: 41 - Words: 36,841 - Reviews: 3548 - Favs: 3,293 - Follows: 1,857 - Updated: 5/30/2016 - Published: 10/26/2007 - Kakashi H. - Complete
To Start a Fire: vol 1 by lollipop-mania reviews
"Don't flatter yourself." He muttered with a resolute voice, "I have yet to be so tempted as to force my intentions on you." "And yet here you stand, requesting me." ...A collection of various one-shots and anecdotes. Themes and ratings vary. ShikaTema.
Naruto - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 12 - Words: 35,045 - Reviews: 213 - Favs: 130 - Follows: 59 - Updated: 11/22/2015 - Published: 7/3/2012 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
They Are Good at Many Things by lollipop-mania reviews
So, dating wasn't exactly their thing, but that didn't mean they weren't good, well, GREAT at other things. A series of one-shots describing moments in Shikamaru and Temari's relationship. Rated M.
Naruto - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 18 - Words: 46,340 - Reviews: 192 - Favs: 200 - Follows: 101 - Updated: 11/21/2015 - Published: 4/27/2010 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
In Between The Lines by glockcourage reviews
A/N: Just read in between the lines. A couple of drabbles and some I can't seem to control. Uhm things are really getting out of hand. Ratings vary. No spoilers. Complete.
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 118 - Words: 53,348 - Reviews: 665 - Favs: 186 - Follows: 129 - Updated: 10/7/2014 - Published: 12/1/2010 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
Shinobi and Sonnets by LadyTemari reviews
Temari returns from an extended mission to find Shikamaru has left her a book to read. Unfortunately the kunoichi has been poisoned while returning to Suna, so she is deteriorating rapidly. Shikamaru/Temari Inspired by Shakespeares's Sonnets, sort of. Final Chapter posted-now complete.
Naruto - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 11 - Words: 24,741 - Reviews: 54 - Favs: 94 - Follows: 49 - Updated: 12/29/2012 - Published: 1/27/2012 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
The Stranger by glockcourage reviews
Summary: Temari meets a stranger. She doesn't think she will ever love him but the people around her reassures her that she already do. AU.
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 16 - Words: 14,515 - Reviews: 81 - Favs: 51 - Follows: 41 - Updated: 11/10/2012 - Published: 12/3/2011 - Temari, Shikamaru N. - Complete
Most Troublesome by Autumn-is-beautiful reviews
"Troublesome woman." Shikamaru grumbled. "Crybaby." Temari retorted. ShikaTema.
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 25 - Words: 20,019 - Reviews: 153 - Favs: 130 - Follows: 86 - Updated: 9/1/2012 - Published: 6/2/2012 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
Choubi Association by angrywolfgirl reviews
when a top supply giving group called the Choubi Association offer to help the Leaf after the war with the Sand the villagers will do anything. But will Shikamaru be able to fall in love with a bossy, stubborn, troublesome women like Temari? T for now, might become M later
Naruto - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 21 - Words: 23,990 - Reviews: 41 - Favs: 42 - Follows: 19 - Updated: 8/13/2012 - Published: 6/5/2012 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
How the Prince Met the Girl, How He Lost Her, by Oh Dee reviews
COMPLETE. Prince Shikamaru has no intention of getting married or taking over the throne, but when certain circumstances give him no choice, he decides to make a plan that will have his future wife running for the hills.
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 18 - Words: 52,348 - Reviews: 329 - Favs: 223 - Follows: 150 - Updated: 4/26/2012 - Published: 12/12/2008 - Shikamaru N., Temari
Kisoutengai KinYoubi by Mussimm reviews
A missing nin, a squirrel, a chance encounter and... oh dear. It's a body swap story! ShikaTema ShikamaruxTemari
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 8 - Words: 20,985 - Reviews: 65 - Favs: 98 - Follows: 32 - Updated: 12/5/2008 - Published: 11/11/2008 - Temari, Shikamaru N. - Complete
What it Takes to Make her Smile by TaintedMoonlight reviews
--AU-- Not every fairy lives a happy life. Not every curse is made to last. Not every girl is doomed to laugh. They say she cannot smile for if she does, then she must grant any wish her jester chooses to bequeath and her life will fade with every wish.
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Romance - Chapters: 10 - Words: 23,449 - Reviews: 199 - Favs: 185 - Follows: 37 - Updated: 10/4/2008 - Published: 6/10/2008 - Temari, Shikamaru N. - Complete
Heartbeat by Mussimm reviews
She wasn't fooling me. I had seen her turn a square kilometre of forest into firewood. There was nothing modest or sweet about Temari, she was pure destruction disguised by a curvaceous figure and an eloquent tongue. ShikaTem. ShikamaruxTemari
Naruto - Rated: M - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 15 - Words: 34,510 - Reviews: 172 - Favs: 273 - Follows: 47 - Updated: 10/4/2008 - Published: 9/23/2008 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
The Not so Troublesome Woman by Midnight Memories reviews
Their relationship was forbidden, but they couldn't bring themselves to end it after all they've gone through. It took them time and patience to start, so they wouldn't put a stop just because others didn't want them together. ShikaTema -!NowWithSequel!-
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 24 - Words: 35,442 - Reviews: 301 - Favs: 122 - Follows: 40 - Updated: 8/28/2008 - Published: 4/22/2007 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
Invitation to the Wedding by lord of the land of fire reviews
Shikamaru and Temari are secretly engaged and the big day is coming. They are both eager to begin their new lives together but they are shinobi and nothing is certain. Will they see their wedding day? Not everyone will survive. Shi X Tem, Nar X Hin
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 27 - Words: 82,568 - Reviews: 725 - Favs: 418 - Follows: 179 - Updated: 7/13/2008 - Published: 11/17/2007 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
The Suna Konoha Exchange Project by argentum-moon reviews
*Not* just another highschool AU. Temari comes to Konoha to study, not planning on getting a relationship. It would only cause her trouble. But things get difficult when she meets someone interesting... ShikaTema among other pairings. Part 2: College
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 27 - Words: 47,092 - Reviews: 122 - Favs: 84 - Follows: 38 - Updated: 6/25/2008 - Published: 11/26/2007 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
Facet by Crystal Jaganshi reviews
Comming to Konoha, Temari gets in a fight and ends up poisoned. Found by Shikamaru and his father, she stays at their house to recover and discovers that there are many faces to Shikamaru than there seemed and what it means to be loved in all its forms.
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 7 - Words: 19,420 - Reviews: 176 - Favs: 212 - Follows: 86 - Updated: 6/18/2008 - Published: 4/9/2007 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
A Stupid Excuse for a Fairy Tale by TaintedMoonlight reviews
Princes aren’t real, but demons are; kingdoms fall, but others are discovered. The heroine shines and everyone else dulls. Modern day fairy tales are hard to come across and this one isn’t one at all. --AU--
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 11 - Words: 41,954 - Reviews: 286 - Favs: 248 - Follows: 55 - Updated: 6/3/2008 - Published: 4/4/2008 - Temari, Shikamaru N. - Complete
Denial by Midnight Memories reviews
Sabaku no Temari, the strongest woman he knew, had fallen into an abusive relationship. Such knowledge just might send Shikamaru tumbling over the precipice of jealousy.
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 9 - Words: 18,935 - Reviews: 168 - Favs: 106 - Follows: 64 - Updated: 5/30/2008 - Published: 3/17/2008 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
A Nameless Fic Because Shikamaru Said So by Oh Dee reviews
Shikamaru thinks high school is troublesome enough without a foreign exchange student. Temari thinks hell is bad enough without a pineapple haired lazy ass. Funny how things work out. ShikaTema AU
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 17 - Words: 72,858 - Reviews: 684 - Favs: 581 - Follows: 181 - Updated: 5/30/2008 - Published: 7/10/2007 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
A Heart of Gold by Haileyamandar reviews
Shikamaru and Temari are sent on a simple B ranked mission in the Land of Snow. But when you're dealing with a troublesome woman, a secretive family, and a jealous enemy, it's enough to make a B ranked mission capable of changing your life. During Shipp.
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 15 - Words: 34,990 - Reviews: 140 - Favs: 94 - Follows: 51 - Updated: 5/22/2008 - Published: 9/16/2007 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
That's How It's Done Around Here by StoryOfMyLife975 reviews
The sand siblings shipped off to a prestigious boarding school? Not your average high school AU. Rated T.
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 16 - Words: 52,651 - Reviews: 170 - Favs: 100 - Follows: 36 - Updated: 4/4/2008 - Published: 2/9/2008 - Temari, Shikamaru N. - Complete
Better Than Cloud Gazing by Iwannabeamongoose reviews
Watching the clouds is about as good as life gets for Shikamaru. What happens when his routine is disrupted and he is forced to spend time with 'the most troublesome woman he knows? Is she really that bad? ShikaTem. Rated T for violence and making out.
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 3 - Words: 11,254 - Reviews: 11 - Favs: 22 - Follows: 6 - Published: 7/25/2007 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
A Leaf Amidst the Sand by Miyori Akurai reviews
Shikamaru would have never known a simple extended mission in Suna would turn out the way it did. It would be a troublesome next few months indeed. [ShikamaruXTemari].
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 18 - Words: 49,010 - Reviews: 373 - Favs: 319 - Follows: 106 - Updated: 6/12/2007 - Published: 3/15/2007 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
Catch 22 by Lotos-Eater reviews
[ShikaTema] Temari has a problem: she wants to marry this guy, but he happens to belong to another hidden village. Shikamaru has a problem: he wants his girlfriend in his bed, but she keeps insisting that she lives somewhere else. How to fix this?
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 8 - Words: 32,342 - Reviews: 452 - Favs: 974 - Follows: 192 - Updated: 4/20/2007 - Published: 1/1/2007 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
Troublesome and Sluggish: Temari and Shikamaru by sasaide reviews
Gaara has arranged something for Temari... much to her outrage. Unfortunately for Shikamaru, it involves him. Can the two overcome the obstacles and their stubborness? If you don't like it at I'd appreciate you telling me why so i can improve].
Naruto - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 13 - Words: 17,549 - Reviews: 106 - Favs: 60 - Follows: 34 - Updated: 1/18/2007 - Published: 10/21/2006 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
Cloudless Sky by x Ino Fan x reviews
When the Akatsuki capture Shikamaru and blackmail him to join them in their scheming, Shikamaru is shot down into a place that he would never fit into, that is, until a certain kunoichi risks her life to change him back...
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 16 - Words: 31,903 - Reviews: 156 - Favs: 166 - Follows: 45 - Updated: 11/28/2006 - Published: 10/18/2006 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
Air and darkness by wayofthepen reviews
Nara Shikamaru, you will take Temari to be your lawfully wedded wife. To have and to hold, for better or worse, until the chauvinist pig chasing her is satisfied this isn't a trick. You may now scream in terror.
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 8 - Words: 13,359 - Reviews: 267 - Favs: 502 - Follows: 116 - Updated: 6/25/2006 - Published: 5/23/2006 - Temari, Shikamaru N. - Complete
Sometimes Always by number18 reviews
Shikamaru was a patient guy in nature, which is why he wasn't peeling her clothes away as the impulses came. He hoped he would have the good sense to save that for later. ShikamaruTemari. Well paced one shot. Making out hardcore.
Naruto - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 10,277 - Reviews: 52 - Favs: 241 - Follows: 41 - Published: 10/23/2005 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
Two Swans by Eveilae reviews
[Naruto version of Six Swans] [COMPLETE WITH ALT ENDING] She's a girl who's ready to bleed for her brothers, cornered into a loveless marriage and chased by a witch. [TemaShika] [AU]
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Romance - Chapters: 7 - Words: 30,852 - Reviews: 38 - Favs: 20 - Follows: 11 - Updated: 6/28/2005 - Published: 5/29/2005 - Shikamaru N., Temari - Complete
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A Pathetic Fallacy or Fabrication reviews
AU High School fic. "That would completely go against the personality I have created for myself. Such a detailed and time consuming fabrication cannot be broken down so easily." But will it be?
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 920 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 6 - Published: 8/5/2013 - Shikamaru N., Temari
Shikamaru's Woodspurge reviews
After the Fourth Shinobi War, Shikaku's death takes a huge toll on Shikamaru. "I had walked on at the wind's will,- I sat now, for the wind was still. Those two lines sum up his behaviour until a year later when Temari re enters his life. However, it seems that destiny has something else planned out for these two ninja. Inspiration from 'The Woodspurge" by Dante Rossetti.
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 5 - Words: 14,483 - Reviews: 50 - Favs: 44 - Follows: 74 - Updated: 7/2/2013 - Published: 4/2/2013 - Shikamaru N., Temari
The Price of a Human Life reviews
Historical AU Fic. Takes place from 1941 onward, during Stalin's Purges. One night seventeen year old Temari and her brothers are hauled out of their house and deported based on acts of treason. She hopes for her family, her future and for love. But will she find it and will hope keep her alive? Based on true sources and stories.
Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 7 - Words: 15,201 - Reviews: 23 - Favs: 10 - Follows: 18 - Updated: 6/9/2013 - Published: 5/12/2013 - Shikamaru N., Temari