Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Authors note: Please enjoy the unexpected sequel, readers!


After a few hours of love-making and cuddling, both Shikamaru and Ino fell asleep with their respective arms around each other. They were both sound asleep as they were overworked for the past few days, if not, weeks. The two slept for a while and a few hours later, Ino woke up from her slumber.

As Ino observes her lover, she hears something interesting that caught her attention through Shikamaru's opened window.

"Oi, are you still going to introduce Ino to your friend after hearing the rumors today" Aoba curiously said as both Genma and he walked past Shikamaru's place.

"He's already on his Konoha plus, it's a rumor. A rumor is a rumor and most of the time, it's not true. And, let's be honest, both Shikamaru and ino don't have the time to date because of their busy work schedules" Genma reasoned with Aoba regarding the rumor they previously talked about earlier when they were enjoying their Dango.

"That's a good point. Shikamaru is Rokudaime's chief aide, part of the shinobi union, and head of his clan. Ino is the head of her clan, works at the hospital, is the leader of the barrier team, part of the analysis team as well as runs her family's flower shop. Not to mention, both of them still do missions. Hm, yeah, you're right Genma, they don't have the time to date" Aoba said.

"Exactly, the rumor is groundless " Genma said as he twirls his sebon using his mouth.


A few minutes later, Ino hears Shikamaru yawn indicating that he's awake, or at least partially.

" I heard something interesting just now," Ino said as she was drawing circles on her boyfriend's unclothed chest.

"Hmm?" Shikamaru sleepily muttered with his eyes closed trying to savor this precious undisturbed moment.

"Guess," Ino said sheepishly with a smirk.

"Uh, Genma is trying to set you up with his friend" Shikamaru lazily guessed even though it has happened before.

"Nope," Ino said cheekily.

"Then what is it" Shikamaru uninterestingly asked.

Shikamaru wasn't much of a guessing type to the person to be quite honest. Instead, he was more of an observer. And, quite frankly, he finds these guessing games to be quite troublesome since he just wants people to be straightforward like him.

"There's or there was a rumor about us dating" Ino finally said.

"And what about, it's just a rumor," Shikamaru said without hesitation.

Shikamaru doesn't care if people found out about his relationship with ino. But at the same time, he doesn't want the attention surrounding the nature of his relationship. Since the fourth great shinobi war, it's been no secret that both he and ino are prominent figures for their roles and contribution. Shikamaru is known for his smarts and strategic thinking. Ino is known for her sensory and mind transmission skills. They have quite a reputation among the shinobi allied forces.

So, to have both figures like them be linked to each other romantically is equivalent to seeing celebrities dating each other and we all know how much unnecessary attention it attracts.

"I guess. Not everyone needs to know" Ino said as an understanding girlfriend she is.

"Great. Now, let's stop talking and keep sleeping" Shikamaru sleepily said and hugged Ino tucking her head on the crook of his neck.

"Haven't we slept enough, Shika" Ino adorably whined to her lover.

"Well, not enough," Shikamaru said and soon fell asleep.

"Fine, one more hour," Ino said and soon fell asleep in his arms.

One hour later

Ino wakes up first and being the impatient person she is, she starts poking Shikamaru's face. First his nose then his cheeks and now his eyebrows. She tried getting out of bed, but Shikamaru's embrace was quite strong, for a lazy person he is. Instead of touching his face with her fingers, she decides to do the next best thing that could wake her lazy boyfriend up.

"I'm going to take a shower, you can join me if you want" Ino seductively whispered in his ears and finally gets out of bed.

As Ino heads to Shikamaru's bathroom, she hears his voice.

"You're such a tease. Is this your way of getting me to wake up" Shikamaru said and finally awake.

"Maybe" Ino heads to the bathroom and gives him a wink.

Shikamaru yawns but quickly joins Ino.


Meanwhile…

"Wait hold up, does your friend from Kumogakure know that you're setting him up " Aoba brought up.

"Nope, and that's the best part. He has no clue about it. He just thinks he's coming here to relax. I managed to convince him to come here since he's always working and too serious. The guy needs to let loose. I figured getting him out of his village would be a good idea so I invited him here" Genma said.

"And you think setting him up with Ino is the way to go?" Aoba asked.

"Well, that's part of it. He hasn't dated anyone since forever so I figured that if he gets a girlfriend, he would loosen up a bit" Genma said

"Dating is not always the answer to everything my friend. Like for example, your love life" Aoba jabbed at Genma.

"Wow that hurts buddy" Genma said

"It is what it is" Aoba reasoned.

"Wait, you never told me who your friend is," Aoba asked the million-dollar question.

"Oh, you'll see. He should be at the gates by now. Let's go" Genma smirked

"Alright," Aoba said as he and Genma headed to the front gates.


After taking showering together (yes, they showered and did nothing else ), both Ino and Shikamaru started getting ready for the day.

"Do you have any plans for the day?" Shikamaru asked to hope that ino says no so he can spend more time with her.

"I'm meeting up with Genma, Aoba, and a few others they invited for dinner and drinks at Yakinku. You can join us if you want. Anyone is welcome, according to Genma" Ino said with a smile.

"Maybe," Shikamaru said.

"Alright. As much as I want to stay here with you, I need to get ready" Ino said when she checked the time.

"Okay but aren't you forgetting something, Ino" Shikamaru subtly hinted when he sees her about to leave his place.

"Oh, how can I forget" Ino cheekily said to her lover and walks towards him.

Shikamaru closes his eyes expecting her soft lips to land on his but instead feels them on his cheeks leaving him a bit shocked.

"You're such a tease," Shikamaru said to his mean girlfriend since he didn't get what he wanted.

"You got a full course meal a few hours ago mister," Ino said with a smile to her sulky boyfriend and leaves his place

"Troublesome" Shikamaru muttered and soon finds himself alone in his place.


Shortly after Ino leaves Shikamaru's place, he leaves his place to walk around to savour his precious time. In Shikamaru fashion, he finds the perfect spot to do some cloud watching. He lies down on the grass with his head resting on his two arms. As the chief advisor of the Hokage, he can't help but think about a few things.

Although Shikamaru seems like the type to be a calm and reasonable boyfriend, he's secretly the jealous type.

Why secretly you may ask? Well, that's just Shikamaru being Shikamaru. He internalizes his emotions most of the time.

It's just that he doesn't display it, especially when Ino is around him. Ino's always been wanting to see Shikamaru jealous cause what sane girlfriend wouldn't? Also, she thinks that it shows how much he loves her. But Shikamaru being the person he is, doesn't show his jealousy. He didn't want to boast Ino's confidence or ego but he also can't deny the fact that he finds that side of her adorable... Yes, he's that whipped for Ino. He's pretty much a quiet simp for his girlfriend.. what sane boyfriend wouldn't be?

So, is he going to stop by Yakinku and join dinner? Maybe. Shikamaru wants to join and spend more time with ino mainly but at the same time, he can barely keep calm whenever he sees her colleagues act too friendly around her. Especially Genma. Aoba is fine and cool. Genma, on the other hand, can be irritating to Shikamaru, in the point of view of Ino's boyfriend. Although he can't necessarily blame the sebon user since his relationship is a secret, still. He has seen Genma be a bit too touchy around Ino and as a possessive boyfriend he is, it annoys him a lot. Before he and Ino started dating, Genma was one of the many shinobis who would try to get Ino to go out at least with him for one date. But, at the same time, Genma was one of the more tolerable ones as he's a good friend of Ino and that he's been rejected by her many times. So, he already knows that he has no chance but still flirts with Ino for fun. And yes, one of the many. Ino had a list of admirers or at least people who wanted to get in her pants. Shikamaru, being the protective boyfriend he is, categorized those people under his black list, mentally.

"Ugh, why is Genma so troublesome," Shikamaru said to himself whenever he thinks back to that time in his life.

Before he and Ino started dating, many instances irritated him soo much. Whenever team 10 would have their traditional barbecue dinner at Yakinku, someone would stop by their table and shamelessly try to ask Ino out right in front of Shikamaru and Choji. Those people were brave enough to not only ask her out in front of her teammates but also openly flirt. Of course, Shikamaru, along with Choji, would typically either scare or tell them off. Like, how dare they do that when they're having dinner? Witnessing someone trying to ask out their dear teammate is the last thing they want to see.

Shikamaru contemplates whether he should go to Ino's dinner with her colleagues for the rest of the day. In the end, he ultimately decides to go, mainly for Ino.


Aoba and Genma reach the entrance gates and see the friend that the latter has been talking about. Aoba notices that his friend's friend has blonde hair like Ino but it was more of a warmer tone. He had to admit that the guy was good-looking. In Aoba's eyes, he looks familiar but can't pinpoint who he is, especially when he's not wearing his usual Kumogakure attire.

"I can't believe you made me take time off to come here to relax. I don't need it" the friend said with an attitude.

"That voice and his appearance… why does he look so familiar" Aoba questions internally.

Being the observant shinobi Aoba is, he realizes that Genma's friend is….


Authors note:

I was initially going to write a one-shot but I realized it was longer than expected so I decided to split it into two parts. Stay tuned for the next and final chapter!