Shikamaru spent no time resting and because of this, he was able to make it back in two days. When he made it to Hi no Kuni, he began to feel the drizzles of rain that turned to full blown heavy drops as he made his way to the Konoha gates. 'Damn It, it's rain season already. I guess that means minimal cloud watching for a while'

He was bummed out about the cloud watching, but quickly forgot about it as he remembered the urgent letter his mother sent. 'Mom can usually handle the clan, better than me even so this has to be important' He went straight to the Nara compound before heading to see Lord Sixth, knowing that he is probably already aware of the situation.

He opened the door and seen his mother in the living room, watching TV. It was very late and he wondered what can be so dire that she was neglecting sleep. "Hey mom, what's the problem"

"The deer has been acting aggressive towards the clansmen. Every time they try to pick up antlers, the deer would start to growl. So everyone tried to stay clear, unless the situation was important"

"I'll go check on them"

"Be careful Shikamaru"

"Alright mom"

The rain was steadily pouring and lightening and thunder came with it. He walked through the forest and noticed it was particularly empty, until Rikumaru met him halfway.

"What's wrong bud, everyone says that you guys are acting strange."

He bowed as Shikamaru began to pet him. The deer seemed normal and he hadn't known what his mother was talking about until he heard the thunder roar. Of course the deer were fragile creatures, but when the thunder came they became more startled than usual. They all began running towards the edge of the forest, including Rikumaru which didn't give Shikamaru a chance to analyze what's going on.

The only thing he known to be at the edge of the forest was a small river that only him and his dad knew about and further than that was the location where Hidan was buried at.

'Shit, this can't be good'

He began to follow them and as he suspected, they were all huddled around the rubble of rocks that sat on top of Hidan.

"What the hell are you up to!"

This was the first voice he heard in three years, and at this moment he had a smirk on his face, any time he had a chance to taunt the boy who put him in the ground made his misery a little better.

"Why would I tell you"

"Just tell me god damn it!"

"Getting mad are we"

He was getting frustrated, the deer was starting to get rowdy and he didn't want his mother to come and look for them mostly because she didn't know he was in the forest. This was one of the secrets, along with the box his father had told him to throw out, that he kept from his mother.

He sat on the ground, aware of his surroundings, pressing his finger tips together. 'No one knows he here, so there is no way he's up to something. Maybe this whole thing has nothing to do with him and he's just using this as an opportunity to fuck with me'

He continued to sit there for a couple of hours and within that time majority of the deer walked away. But soon thunder and lightning roared again and this time he felt the ground shake which caused the rocks on top of Hidan to shift.

The deer came running back and Shikamaru instantly knew the cause of their behavior.

'This is probably the worse rain season I've ever seen, the thunder must've caused the rocks to move which constantly moved him around too. The deer must've sensed him moving, that's why they been on edge'

Shikamaru knew that there was nothing he could do because the deer was only doing their job. But he was pissed because he felt he was dragged away from Temari for no reason on the other hand he was glad that there was no real threat towards his clan.

He walked back to his mother's house and was shocked that she was still awake.

"What happened"

"They were scared of the lightning and thunder"

"It's always like this, this time of year"

"I know, but this is pretty bad compared to previous ones"

"You're right, the rain hadn't let up at all. It's worse than Amegakure"

"You're not kidding"

"You might as well sleep here tonight. Hurry and take a shower before you catch a cold"

Shikamaru took his mother's advice, but she wouldn't mind him catching a cold. She missed having Shikamaru around and the feeling of taking care of her son made her feel warm inside. But she knew that he had a great woman who was more tough and scary to take care of her lazy, relaxed son.

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