These couple of months had been hectic. But preparing for the chunin exams, Shikamaru and Temari expected no less. Running back to Konoha and Suna constantly for two months was tiring for both of them. But now, the first two rounds were over and all that was left was the fighting round.

Shikamaru and Temari were proctors, standing near Kakashi, Gaara and Kankuro. There attention was suppose to be focused on the matches, but they managed to each other.

"Well, it looks like Konoha wasn't on their A-game this year"

"Whatever, But it's still a strong group of shinobi"

It started with twelve teams, six from Suna and six from Konoha. But now there were only four teams, and only one of them came of Konoha. The matches were going by quickly, and everyone in this arena already figured that the winner was going to come from Suna. But begin to change their minds when all three members from the Konoha moved on with barely putting in any effort.

"Ino's their Sensei, and that girl has gotten a lot stronger since the first time I fought by her side. So I wouldn't expect anything less."

"It sucks that Choji's team couldn't be in this round, but there's always next time"

"Yea...but at least this chunin exam is running smooth, the other ones were usually a fucking mess by this point."

"It's a time of peace, so I hope that it wouldn't take a turn for the worse...it'll just make my job more stressful than it is"

"That's just the laziness talking"

"You're absolutely right, and since these are the last two kids, I have the right to be lazy in about ten minutes or so"

Temari solely rolled her eyes at her boyfriend's nonchalant attitude. Honestly, Temari felt the same way as he did, and couldn't wait to just plop down on the softest mattress ever made. So she patiently waited, and within ten minutes, the winner was determined. A girl from Ino's team who fought every match using Earth style.

The two of them heard her loud mouth all the way from across the arena.

"THAT'S MY GIRL! YAKINIKU Q FOR TEAM INO, AND TEAM CHOJI. SHIKAMARU,TEMARI, KARUI, I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE AND YOU'RE INVITED TOO. ALL ON ME."

Shikamaru chuckled, remembering the tradition that his team started with Asuma. It was refreshing to see the tradition being

"You want to take her up on her offer?" Shikamaru asked.

"Hell yea, after five hours on my feet. I free meal would be nice."