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I have been serving my country for twenty years. Over twenty years of service and I die during a shoot out. I was sent to the hot zone with my team to take out the threat that was reported three weeks ago. The first week was easy. It was on the eight day that we were ambushed I took a bullet while we made our retreat. I knew this was the only way to make sure they got out. So I stayed behind and after a few minutes and some more wounds I blew up the place and everyone in a half mile radius including myself. I died saving my team. It was certainly the best and most honorable way to go. The only thing I regretted was that I didn't have any family outside of my unit. That I didn't have a husband that loves me or a child to call my own. I wish I could have at least that.

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In another universe Yoshino Nara nee Hayashi was on the way to the hospital to deliver the next clan head. Yoshino married the clan head not because her parents wanted her to but because she wanted money and the title. She planned on getting a divorce as soon as her part of the marital contract was fulfilled. As soon as the thing she was carrying for the past nine months was out she didn't have to ever see it or that disappointment of a husband again. She could take all of the things she bought and leave this dreadfully green place. It was after the thing was finally out that she realized that she couldn't see anything and that all of her senses were failing. She cursed to herself as she died. She never could leave this place now.

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At 0934 Yoshino Nara coded.

At 0940 Yoshino Nara was declared Deceased.

At 0944 a war veteran took her first breaths as Yoshino Nara.

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'Where the hell am I?' I thought my memories came back to me as I layed in an empty room.

'A hospital? I thought that I blew up?' I sat up slowly taking in the white room and machines.

'If I survived shouldn't I be in the burn unit?' I thought while stretching before moving to get out of bed.

I walked to one of the doors in the room opening it to see a bathroom. Closing the door behind me I went to the sink turning on the water. I splashed my face with some before grabbing a palm full, drinking some to sooth my parched throat. I glanced at the mirror before grabbing the towel only to do a double take when I see a completely different face in the mirror.

Gone was my dirty blond hair replaced by long dark brown hair. My Caucasian face was replaced by an Asian-like features. All of the muscles I worked twenty years for were gone, not an ounce to be found. The hands that poked at the mirror had no calluses and were ridiculously soft. Not even facial reconstruction can explain this change; there were no scars on this body. The only thing that made sense right now was that this was not my body and I took over some woman's body. I freaked out for about twenty minutes before calming down long enough to figure out where I was.

I exited the bathroom trying to be as silent as possible. I peeked through the curtains looking outside for the first time. I saw something like Mount Rushmore and a lot of weird shaped buildings that I have never seen before. I was so focused on trying to figure out why they looked so familiar that I didn't hear the door open. I did hear the scream that came after though. I turned so fast I almost lost my balance. I saw a nurse running from the room screaming her head off shouting something in Japanese. I looked out of the window trying to escape only to realize that I was on the third floor. I decided to run through the hospital instead. I ran out of the room turning the opposite way the nurse ran. I ran as fast as these legs could take me following a gut feeling. I ended up in front of the room that you could see newborns in. I was a little confused on why my instincts led me here until I spotted a black haired baby that was sleeping. I could feel a tugging sensation telling me to grab it. I went into the room standing right next to the crib the baby was in.

'Shikamaru Nara? Why am I drawn to this baby?' I thought to myself looking at him for a few seconds before picking him up.

The second I had him in my arms I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. The panic I felt when I woke up left I felt completely calm.

'Oh this woman must have had a baby. So this baby is now my son.' I smiled at the baby.

I walked out of the room taking Shikamaru with me. Passing people before ending up back in the room I woke up in. I closed the door behind me adjusting the bed so I could sit up and hold Shikamaru. I sat there listening to some kind of panic going on outside of my room. An hour later while I'm feeding Shika a flustered and panicked nurse opened my door.

"I apologize ma'am for disturbing you but if you could stay in your room for a while that would be very helpful. We are running a security check so if you see anyone with a baby that looks suspicious please notify a staff member. Thank you and have a good day." The nurse said before bowing and closing my door.

When she doesn't come back I go back to feeding Shikamaru.

'Guess they finally realized that Shika was gone. Took long enough. They sure don't have good security if I could just walk in and take him.' I thought to myself while moving Shika so I could burp him.

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I was laying down in the bed with Shika next to me when someone opened the door again.

"So they were here the whole time." A man says.

I looked over my shoulder to see a man standing in the doorway. He had sunshine blond hair and blue eyes. He wore some kind of uniform with a white and red coat and a ridiculous hat on his head. I stared at him while he walked into the room and the others behind him that followed him in. Two people in black clothes, masks, and grey armor. The nurse that barged into my room before screaming and a male doctor. I took note of the weapons that the man and people in black had on them before turning back to Shika completely dismissing them.

'If they wanted to hurt me they wouldn't have announced themselves. The man also looks familiar and he seems like he has a lot of power with how the people in black hands twitched when I stared at him too long.' I took note of the people in the room while lightly stroking Shika's face.

"Nara-san? Pardon me Nara-san? Yoshino-san?" The Nurse calls out after a short while.

'Is she calling out for Shika or is that my name? Yoshino Nara. Nope she no longer exists." I thought to myself not acknowledging them calling out to me.

"Miss if you don't mind may I give you a quick check up?" The male doctor asked.

I give it a quick thought before nodding and sitting up picking Shika up in the process. I let the doctor adjust the bed glad he didn't try to take Shika away from me. He did a quick check up while the others just stood out of the way. They all left when he was done.

Thirty minutes later a person comes in with a tray of food and Shika's crib as well as some diapers, wipes, a couple of blankets, clothes, and a basket of hygiene things for me. After dropping all of that off they left. I ate and then fed Shika again before putting him down so I could clean up. I took the only pair of pants and a loose shirt along with my hygiene bag into the bathroom taking a quick shower. Someone knocks on my door as soon as I walk out of the bathroom.

The doctor from last time and a blond woman come in after a few seconds.

"Yoshino. Yoshino." The blond kept calling out.

"Miss I'm I will be taking care of you and your son's health. This is Momo Yamanaka. She will be looking after your mental health.

The woman asked me questions for the next fifteen minutes. At the end of it my neck felt extremely sore with how much I shook my head. The woman looked like she didn't believe me and was one second away from calling me on it. It wasn't very professional so I'm guessing that she knew the woman that previously inhabited this body.

"Now that you're done Yamanaka-san could you please excuse us, we need to discuss her health and our plan from now on." dismissed the woman waiting till she was gone before coming closer.

"I'm going to start with asking if you can talk?" He said while flipping through her chart.

"Yes." I replied in a raspy whisper.

"Alright that is honestly the best I could ask for. This morning Yoshino Nara came in and gave birth to Shikamaru Nara afterwards her heart and lungs stopped functioning. We called time of death six minutes after. It is medically impossible for you to be alive but you are so the amnesia is not unbelievable since you went ten minutes without oxygen. You are lucky that amnesia and temporary muteness is all you have. I would like to tell you more but I would like to wait until your husband comes back." He told me ignoreing how I twitched when he said husband.

"May I ask how did you know that Shikamaru was your baby?" He asked before he left.

My throat was throbbing already so I motion for a piece of paper and a pen. When he handed it to me I wrote how I didn't know I was a mother. I only followed my instincts and no one corrected me.

He read it and nodded before adding it to my chart.

"You may ask the nurses for anything you may need. You will be here for a while." He said before leaving.

I took his advice and when Shika woke up I took him with me to the nurse station. A young woman was manning the station. The woman straightened up and didn't look me in the eye when she saw me.

"Did you need something Nara-san?" She asked.

She flinched when I got a little closer to grab the pad and pen she had on her desk.

'Nara-san was a real bitch if even the staff didn't like her.' I wrote down.

She looked at me like I was crazy.

'My name is Yoshino apparently but you can call me Chi. It helps distinguish me from the woman that died this morning.' I wrote before pushing it in front of her.

I could see the light bulb go off when she read it.

"I don't know what other people think but from my experience with Nara-san she was very opinionated and wouldn't settle for I think she called it commoners service? She never really seemed to want to be pregnant or take care of a baby. The rumor mill says that she and her husband did not like each other at all." The nurse replied.

'So a selfishly stuck up bitch then.' I replied with a frown.

"So far you're ten times better! So before I forget did you want something or did you just come here for some info?" The nurse questioned relaxing a bit more.

'I was wondering if I could get some books about how to be a parent and some history books? And if it's not too much to ask but could I have a notebook writing things.' I asked.

"Of course my name is Mizuri Himura but you can call me Mizu Chi-san." Mizu said.

'Thank you Mizu-san.' I replied before going back to my room.

When I was watching Shika sleep it crossed my mind that Mizu looked lonely and hopeful when I talked to her. It was kinda sad that even a hospital has outcasts.

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The day after I was up early and decided that I didn't want to not be able to defend myself. No matter how pretty and delicate this woman was she could not defend herself. I did a shorter and less intense workout then I usually did. At the end of it I was on the verge of passing out.

'Not only was this woman a selfish bitch she was also lazy or spoiled most likely both.' I caught my breath before going to take a shower.

Luckily I found a cabinet in the bathroom I used the robe things to sleep in but I put on the shirt and pants after I dried off. I'm glad they also had undergarments in the right size.

I step out of the bathroom just in time for Shika to wake up. I spent the morning taking care of Shikamaru and playing with him while I waited for the changes in shifts so I could see Mizu. A knock comes from the door at five in the morning. Mizu walks in with three shopping bags. I put Shika down quickly grabbing the heaviest looking bag from her.

"Thank you! I'm out of shape if I can't take these bags up three flights of stairs." She says while setting the other two down on my bed.

I look at the bags in curiosity sending a questioning look at her when she doesn't explain after a few minutes.

"Oh yes well the hospital didn't have any of the books you wanted so I asked my sister if she had any and she gave me all of this as well as some notebooks and colored pencils and regular pencils. She had all of the books from when she was a first time mom and the history books are from her school days. The art stuff is when she wanted to get a hobby. It didn't really work out." She explained pulling out all of the stuff.

I grabbed one of the notebooks writing out my thanks.

"It really is no problem I will get someone to bring in a rocking chair, changing table, and bookcase so you can feel more comfortable. From what I heard your husband won't be back till the end of the week. That is only if his mission doesn't go south and takes longer." She explained while organizing the books so they didn't clutter my bed.

'I don't even know who this infamous husband is in the first place. By the way, who were the people that came into my room yesterday?' I asked.

"I don't know a lot about what happened yesterday but I could find out. How about you read up on parenthood and I will find out and we will talk on my break!" Mizu said with a smile.

'Mizu-san you are a lifesaver I don't know what I would do if you weren't here!' I replied.

"I'm happy to help Chi-san I have to go to work now but I will try to find out as much as I can." She said before leaving.

I looked at the pile on my bed before grabbing the first book on the pile.

'What to expect with a new family member. Huh not an original title but hopefully it has some good information.' I thought to myself before sitting down on my bed and cracking the book open.

About seven hours later Mizu shows up with some orderlies with the things she wanted. After they set all of the things up we thanked them and started to put all of the books on the shelves. After putting everything away including Shika's stuff that I left on a blanket on the floor we sat on the bed.

"Okay so it took some convincing and eavesdropping to get some information but I managed even though I'm kinda the loner here." Mizu said while setting out some take out that I didn't even notice she had.

"So your infamous husband is Shikaku Nara the Jōnin Commander and one of the most influential and powerful people in the village. From your confused face I'm guessing no one told you how this place works did they?" She asked looking at me.

I shook my head before opening one of the take out boxes thanking my team for making me learn how to hold chopsticks.

"So this is Kohana, the village hidden in the leaves. It is the only ninja village in the fire nation. Don't ask what the fire nation is, we are only going over the village system right now. So the village is a coed one run by the ninja with the civilians supporting the ninjas. Ninjas are people that go through special training at the academy to become shinobi. The way the system is set up is the academy kids at the bottom when they graduate they become genin. Genin are put into teams and they train together until they take the exams to become Chūnin. Chūnin's lead missions and they work with different people during missions. The next step is Jōnin. They go on missions alone as well as take the dangerous one they also teach genin. Next is ANBU they take the not so moral missions that would probably make most civilians sick. After ANBU are the Jōnin Commander and ANBU Commander both are in charge of selecting missions and choosing who does them in their own divisions. Above them are the council and the Hokage's advisers. The council is made of clan heads and the most influential people in the civilian section. The clans are the ninja clans that started the village; they are all very respected and the clan heads are the people that are in charge of them, the royalty of the clan. Lastly is the Hokage. He is the leader of the whole village and is the most powerful shinobi in the land." Mizu explains.

I absorb what she says while she eats a little.

"Nara-sama is not only the Jōnin Commander but he is also the Nara Clan head, one of the oldest clans in the village. Which means he is a pretty big deal and that little Shikamaru will take his place when the time comes or he dies. Whichever comes first." Mizu comments tickling Shika's stomach while I put all of the empty boxes back in the bag.

"Oh and the person that was here yesterday was the Hokage and the people in black were ANBU. Apparently the Hokage and Nara-san were on the same genin team when they were little. He was the first one here when it was reported that you -recently back from the dead- and Shikamaru were gone. Of course it is also said that he doesn't like you either." Mizu commented lightly.

"It's almost common knowledge that Nara-san and the Hokage did not like each other. You would see both of them arguing almost everyday insulting each other. At least until he became Hokage then the insults became more subtle."

"Yoshino Nara was known for spending money, her haughty attitude, and how much she acts like a spoiled child." Mizu informed me while drinking some green tea.

'So not only is she spoiled she also has a bad attitude and some of the most powerful people now hate her.' I thought to myself picking up Shikamaru when he started to cry.

I wrote it on the notebook showing Mizu.

"They highly dislike Nara-san, not you. Although it is highly likely that you will most likely be treated the same way because they might not believe that you are a totally different person because of your amnesia. So I guess you might have something to worry about." She says lightly shrugging.

I threw a pillow at her face afterwards.

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The next couple of days follow the same pattern. Except I now keep the door open when I'm not asleep or feeding Shikamaru. I got annoyed when Mizu kept barging in when I Breastfeed.

Besides Mizu and I didn't see anyone else, not even anyone from the Clan my supposed husband comes from. I'm guessing it has something to do with my new friend that I don't have to deal with all of the clansmen.

I worked my way through all of the books Mizu got me asking her questions sometimes when I didn't understand something.

It was on the last day of the week that I finally got visitors. I had just put Shika down for his nap when a man came into the room. His black hair was put into a spiky ponytail. He looked relaxed but I saw how his lazy gaze took in everything in the room the second he stepped in. He was undoubtedly handsome in a rugged kind of way with the scars on his face and furry vest. He was only wearing the standard Jōnin pants and black shoes so he is probably higher ranked or is very powerful and respected. I made my face completely blank and I pulled Shika's crib closer to me. His eyes landed on me when I moved Shika. I could see how he was observing and picking apart every move.

I glanced at the door when I saw something moving. I see Mizu gesture to her ring finger then point at the man before leaving.

'So this is my infamous husband.' I thought as I looked back at the man.

We stare at each other in silence for a few minutes before I get tired of it and gestured to the foot of the bed.

I move so I sit criss crossed on the top part of the bed leaning enough room between us. I open my notebook glad I can start on a new page.

'Hello you must be Shikaku Nara. One thing I want to get straight is that I'm not the woman you married. I am not the selfish spoiled bitch that you had to marry. I'm not her. I love Shikamaru and you could hate me for the things she did but you're stuck with me because I refuse to leave my son. You don't have to forget what she did. I am asking you to not expect me to be her. She is dead. I am a totally different person. If you don't believe me and we can't make this work then this is going to be the worst eighteen years of both of our lives.' I wrote down before handing it to him.

I could feel my lip twitch when I saw his eye twitch. I stared straight at him until he finished reading. Continuing to look at him even when I could feel him try to pick me apart with his eyes.

"Why eighteen years?" He asked.

If his voice gave me shivers then only I would know.

'From the information that my friend has gathered about the Nara clan you all seem very smart but unmotivated. So eighteen is when I guessed he would start noticing the opposite sex and have enough modivation to move out so I don't barg in at the wrong time.' I replied.

"I say he moves out when he reaches Jōnin." Shikaku said while grabbing Shika when he started to cry.

I watch them for a few seconds before replying.

'Your on. Loser has to teach him how to be a good partner.'

He raises his eyebrow when he reads it before he smirks at me.

Had to admit Yoshino had good taste in men.

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