Excerpts from Tsunade's personal files:

NAME: Nara Shikako

RANK: Special Jounin (Chakra Sensing)

AGE: 13 (Birthday Sept. 22)

DEPARTMENTS: Intelligence, Sensing Corp, R&D (Nara Clan)

MISSION CAPABILITIES (FIELD): Excellent subordinate, somewhat lacking in squad lead experience for rank. No major instances of personality clashes causing mission failure. Excellent sensor, and rather unorthodox usage of Nara Clan hiden jutsu.

(DOMESTIC): Possible troubleshooter for unusual cases (security clearance: 7 and lower). Inventive Fuinjutsu user – assign special seal projects when other R&D researchers are not available.

ONGOING ASSIGNMENTS:

(1) Rehabilitation of Kurama Yakumo (see: "tower repairs", report #883927). Shikako's role in this mission is fairly minor, but as the instigating agent, she is required to make occasional contact.

(2) Seal Research and Design for Maboroshi Kisuke (see: "My former teammate is a monster, Evidence AF")

MISSION HISTORY (HIGHLIGHTS):

Land of Waves, Bodyguard (C Rank, amended A Rank): Team confronted former Mist nukeninja Momochi Zabuza (A Rank), at-time unaffiliated ninja Haku (est. B Rank). First involvement in regime change for a region (de facto daimyo substitute Gato for current Land of Wave leader Tazuna)

Konoha Chuunin Exams, S&D (unofficial, est. A Rank): Led counter-assault group against Sand's Jinchuuriki, Sabaaku no Gaara. Allowed Gaara and siblings to retreat, rather than attempt capture in an unknown situation. Officially commended for intelligent leadership and maintaining morale.

Land of Snow, Bodyguard (A Rank): Second involvement in regime change (Daimyo Doto with Daimyo Kazehana). By team lead's commendation, effectively countered multiple ninja of higher rank and ability while keeping primary mission objective.

Hidden Waterfall Village, Bodyguard (C Rank, amended A Rank): Escorted new Takigakure Jounin Oyabun to home village. In course of fulfilling this mission, became entangled in conflict with 18 enemy ninja, all at Jounin or Chuunin rank and ability. This one was only tangently related to a regime change, as the regime they defended was barely weeks old.

Land of Tea, Escort & Bodyguard (B Rank, amended A Rank): Guarded against sabotage one of "hard eyes, hard dice" Jirocho's little collection of runners. Technically a regime change. Encountered nukeninja Rokushou Aoi and retrieved Grand-Uncle's magic sword. (Aside: She found it, she can keep it for now. After her showing at the Grass Chuunin Exams, she's welcome to the reputation this lightning rod will bring her.)

Konoha, Internal (A Rank): Assisted in capture of some of Orochimaru's misfits.

Kawara-Gai, Retrieval (C Rank): Technically failed, but given circumstances, overruled.

Land of Wind, War Aversion (S Rank): By all accounts, including our allies in Suna, acquitted herself well and was integral to resolving the conflict with as little bloodshed on Konoha's side as possible. Even Orochimaru would have struggled with the wounds she sustained in this mission. Follow-up, periodic medical checks are advised, Hokage-level eyes only. Intercontinental regime change.

Konoha, Internal (A Rank): First notable example of fuinjutsu proficiency in the field. Recommended as a time-sensitive fuin researcher. (Note: never allow the brat to teach her Bunshin Daibakuha. She gets in enough trouble with explosive notes).

Land of Birds (C Rank, amended pro-bono A/S Rank): Regime change. Technically the team simply legitimized Daimyo Toki, but given the undercover coup attempt of the Watari clan, this is another mission that ends with another country in Konoha's moral debt.

NOTES:

Nara Shikako is brilliant, on the border of being a prodigy as a ninja. She has thus far avoided the worst extremes of personality that most prodigies bring, and is all the more noteworthy for it.

Curious little brat, if you give her a mystery she will solve it. Keep her away from the masks for now – Shikaku would sulk for months if the recommendation doesn't come from him.

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A/N: It's hard to write for Silver Queen's baby like this. I definitely like Shikako, and compiling this list of mission highlights is hilarious to realize just how ridiculous Naruto's missions in canon are. I mean, seriously, he's installed more daimyo and rulers than there have been Hokage.