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"What made you decide to be a teacher of all things, Naruto? You hated school."
Narumi stared at Shikamaru and closed her eyes. Dear god, she was glad that he was here. She did despise their time in school from all those girls that believed the stupid rumor about Sasuke to the teachers that just bored her to death. Nana thought that this would be her second dream and the same went for Iemitsu but only her friend would know this.
Even now she could still recall the various taunts from their time in the Academy. God, school had been hell for her in her first life. Her second life had not been so bad but then again she managed to terrify the teachers of this school. Although I didn't manage to do it to the level of Kyoya. She did not want Tsuna to learn that violence was the answer to everything.
"My Aunt and Uncle wanted me to pick a safe job, Shikamaru," Narumi admitted. She peeled away the wrap of her sausage bun and took a bite of her food as her blue eyes focused on him. Disbelief shone through those grey eyes and she knew what her dearest friend was thinking about those words.
"Since when have you done what people wanted?" He asked. She slumped her shoulders and stared at the various students, who seemed to be now staring at them. She offered them a smile and waved, earning a few blushes from the boys and a startled look from the girls. I guess I should explain it to him. If anyone knew her then it would be Shikamaru.
Just like how she knew him like the back of her hand, the lazy ass knew her pretty well.
"I wasn't the best kid to my second set of parents," Narumi replied, slumping her shoulders. A sigh escaped her lips and she looked down at the sausage bun in her hands. "My second Dad loved the hell out of me and instead of taking full advantage of it…I kept pushing him away because—"
"—You still saw the Yondaime as your Dad and not him," Shikamaru said. His grey eyes flashed with understanding and the blonde relaxed her shoulders. It seemed like her friend had the same problem as her but his parents were probably still alive. Her second Dad died in a car accident and she could never take back the things she had done. "But he never raised you, Naruto."
I know that but he gave up his life for me. She tightened her grip on the sausage bun and looked up at the floating clouds above them. Why must reincarnated souls recall everything? If she could never remember anything then it would make her whole life easier. She could have enjoyed her father without that sense of guilt inside of her.
"I know that," Narumi admitted. Shikamaru sighed and looked up at the floating clouds before shifting his grey eyes at her. No judgment shone through his grey eyes and she decided that it would be a good idea for her to further explain her reason. "But my Aunt and Uncle told me that he wouldn't want me to pick a dangerous job like a soldier."
I regretted that I didn't try harder. She looked down at her food and nibbled her meal while Shikamaru sighed. She leaned against the table and looked up at the roof. Brown eyes looked down at her and Narumi offered a smile to her cousin before looking back at her friend. Curiosity shone through his grey eyes.
"Why didn't you pick being a politician? You always had a way with words."
And deal with the paperwork? Narumi bit her tongue and raised her eyebrow at Shikamaru. He sighed, looking almost regretful for asking such a troublesome question. She laughed. If I had been the Hokage, I would probably find some way to shove half of the paperwork on him or annoy the crap out of him trying to understand the big words. Shikamaru snorted as if he just realized it too.
"Besides the obvious fact I won't have you to help me deal with the troublesome paperwork? I have an adorable younger cousin," Narumi answered. Her blue eyes shifted to the roof and a small smile played on her lips. If she had been a politician then she would have to let Nana raise him and she didn't like the thought one bit. "He looks a lot like my Dad from my first life but he is nothing like him. I mean my Dad was cool!"
Shikamaru frowned. "Is it coincidence that he looks like the Yondaime?"
"I think I remember Iemitsu talking to some old guy that Tsuna looks a lot like this body's ancestor," Narumi answered. Shikamaru frowned and his grey eyes locked onto her. There was a calculating look in his eyes and the blonde paused. Now that she thought about it, was it a coincidence that she had been reborn into this family? Shikamaru didn't look anything like his first body.
Could it be her father reincarnated first and had other kids beside her? That made her fold her arms against her chest and scowled. If that indeed happened then he was probably an asshole.
"Naruto, your Dad did die when you were a baby."
She raised a single eyebrow. "Then how could he have helped us when we summoned him? And even if he is my ancestor now, wouldn't it be a good idea to mention to his daughter that…Hi Naruto, I love you but I reincarnated and had another kid besides you?"
"You can't expect the man to hold onto the past, can you? And none of us know what the Edo Tensei jutsu does to reincarnated souls," Shikamaru reminded her. I hate it when he is talking logic. She rubbed the sides of her head and looked up to Tsuna. It was all just a theory but it was a theory that made her feel bitter.
As Naruto, she had always wondered what it would have been like to be raised by Minato and Kushina. Would she have been a genius just like in that fake reality Obito made? Or would she have been the same girl? She would never know. Narumi sighed. She didn't know why she even felt so bitter. She was Sawada Narumi, the daughter of Sawada Masashi and Aurora Bertini.
"Well if my Dad became my ancestor in this life time then it is kind of weird, don't you think?" Narumi chirped. Shikamaru snorted and nodded his head. She tilted her head and allowed herself to hum as a thought came to her mind. "It would mean spiritually, Tsuna is my spiritual brother's great-grandson and that would make him my…"
"Don't trouble yourself with such troublesome thoughts," Shikamaru muttered. "Just thinking about it gives me a headache."
Narumi laughed and looked up at the floating clouds. They could never be certain if her ancestor had been Minato in a previous life since he was gone now. I guess I had it better than my Dad if he was reincarnated nearly 200 years ago. She had Shikamaru by her side while her Dad probably must have been forced to wonder if he was Minato or whatever name his parents gave him.
"But if my Dad was really reincarnated then I have to wonder why he chose to be the boss of the Mafia," Narumi said. Shikamaru swirled his head at her, grey eyes widening at this piece of information and the blonde grinned. She wasn't going to keep it a secret from the friend that stuck by her side during a war. "And why he would just give it up?"
"Who knows?" Shikamaru asked. "But how do you know that he was the boss of the Mafia?"
"Because my cousin is being trained to be the boss of the Mafia," she replied with a shrug. Shikamaru groaned and looked like he regretted asking the question, which earned a big smile from the blonde. At least some things would never change. Even though he probably wanted some chaos in his life, he probably did not imagine that she would recklessly spill such information.
"You never ceased to surprise me," Shikamaru muttered. "But why him? You are older."
Narumi sighed. "I would have been chosen if my second set of parents had gotten married."
"I'm also guessing that they are also sexist bastards?" He asked. She bobbed her head and sighed. What would have been their excuse if her parents had gotten married before they had her? Narumi sighed and looked up at the floating clouds. Maybe if Tsuna had been born a girl then she could have argued with them.
She guessed that she should not cry over spilled milk.
"I would have been the better option if they could look over that fact," Narumi mused. "Tsuna doesn't have the heart of a killer."
Shkamaru snorted. "You also don't have a heart of a killer."
Narumi curled her lips into a scowl at those. Was he being serious? From the tired look in his eyes, he was being absolute serious about those words. The both of them had been trained as shinobi! She had her first kill although she hadn't known that it had not been Itachi. But still she had killed someone before. "I have the heart of a killer!"
"You couldn't bring yourself to kill Sasuke when we told you that he needs to die!"
Narumi grinded her teeth together at the reminder. Yeah, she couldn't kill him. Maybe Sakura-chan had no problem with trying to kill him but she would always recall the happy days of Team Seven with him. Shikamaru had been her best friend but Sasuke had been like her brother. Every time they argued or fight, she would wonder if that was what it meant to have a brother.
"He was suffering under the curse of hatred," she said.
Shikamaru thinned his lips. "So what? It would never excuse him for what he did."
You think I don't know that? Narumi closed her eyes and swallowed down the painful lump in her throat. Sasuke had killed her but she also killed him at the same time. Dying together had been the most reasonable option in her mind at the time. He was suffering so much from the hatred that she wanted to shoulder his burden.
If she had died and he lived then Narumi knew that he would always live with regret.
"I pray for the sake of the Mafia that you aren't the one teaching the boy on how to be the leader of the Mafia," Shikamaru said quietly. "There are people out there that don't deserve forgiveness or mercy. If I ever see that bastard ever again…"
I will punch him. Those words were not said but Narumi could hear the intention leaking out of them. It was reassuring when she thought about it. Even though she hadn't been able to save the world, Shikamaru did not blame her for what happened. She sighed. Maybe he is right about me not teaching Tsuna how to be a leader. She closed her eyes.
"Tsuna isn't learning how to be the leader of the Mafia from me," Narumi informed Shikamaru. "He has a trained killer to teach him. Reborn is a pain in the ass."
Shikamaru took a bite of his own bun and looked at her with tired look in his eyes. "I am afraid to ask…but what has he done to earn that title?"
"He hurts my cute cousin," Narumi grumbled. "He brought in a pervert to treat my cousin, who tried to harass me and the bastard couldn't even break up with his ex-girlfriend properly."
The fact that her best friend was rubbing the side of his head told the blonde that he was not feeling her pain. She puffed her cheeks. Did he know how many times she fought with Reborn because of this? Or how she had to keep looking over her shoulders because of Bianchi? Narumi wished that there was just a way for her to show him the pain she went through.
"Naruto, I might be your best friend but I'm definitely not having girls talk with you!" He grumbled. His grey eyes darkened and Narumi raised a single eyebrow at them. "I had to suffer with Ino whenever you and Sakura had your missions!"
Narumi swirled her head at him. "And how is this girl's talk? I'm complaining about the unwanted pervert in my house!"
She just wanted to vent about her problems with Reborn to him. Tsuna was just a teenager while Nana was purely in love with the idea of her with Reborn. Most of her friends from high school were too busy with their own lives that she couldn't vent out to them. He was the best option for her. Beside, it was not like she was going to talk about how handsome Reborn was or how good of a kisser he was.
Hell would freeze over before she admitted that she liked the way Reborn kissed.
"Amore, who is the unwanted pervert?" The husky voice of Reborn brought a shiver out of her and Narumi swirled her head at the black-haired hitman. His black eyes seemed fixated on her and there was an unfamiliar emotion flashing through his eyes as he flickered his eyes to Shikamaru. Her brown-haired friend was unfazed by the emotion, only sighing like Reborn was a troublesome male.
He was a troublesome male when Narumi thought about it.
"You," Narumi answered with a wide smile. Reborn did not look one bit fazed by her word while Shikamaru took another bite of his food, not seeming bother by the sight before him. Instead his grey eyes seemed to be transfixed on Reborn as if he was trying to figure something out. He is probably analyzing him. That was something Shikamaru was good at.
"I wasn't the one that made out right in front of her student," Reborn reminded her. Narumi felt her cheeks flushing a bright shade of red while Shikamaru choked at the piece of information. Of all the times that he had to bring it up, it had to be right in front of Shikamaru! She avoided looking at Reborn while grey eyes glinted with mischief.
He was definitely going to get revenge for all those times that she implied that he was dating Temari.
"You are finally getting some, Naru?" Shikamaru asked. Narumi groaned and hid her face behind her hands while Reborn narrowed his eyes at Shikamaru. Calm down, Narumi! She should just wait for the blush to die down before yelling at him. If she yelled at him while she was blushing then those words would be considered true.
She knew she would never hear the end of it from him.
"I'm not getting some, you lazy ass!" She screamed.
Shikamaru sighed. "Yeah…you sound too frustrated for you to finally getting laid."
I deal with this shit from Reborn but I thought you would have mercy on me, Shikamaru! She wanted to scream those words so badly but Reborn was looking at them with suspicion and another emotion that she couldn't put the name too. Anger? No. Reborn was pretty good at hiding his anger and if he was furious, he was going to take it out on Tsuna.
"Amore, aren't you going to introduce me to your friend?" Reborn asked tightly. His black eyes gleamed with an emotion that made her want to inch closer to Shikamaru. Her friend flickered his eyes from her to the black-haired man, sighing and shaking his head like he found the both of them too troublesome for him.
"Reborn meet Sh—Kimura Yasushi!" Narumi said. Black eyes sharpened while Shikamaru looked at her in alarm. She offered him an apologetic smile. I forgot that wasn't your name here! She chewed her tongue as both males gazed at each other with unreadable eyes. Why did she have a bad feeling about this?
It seemed like her bad feeling was proven right when Reborn offered her a smirk. Blue eyes widened slightly when the black-haired man swoop down and pressed his lips against her own. It really was hard for her to focus when his kiss felt like temptation. When a single kiss from him could make her feel the desire from him. She could see her hand creeping up to his hair, trying to tangle into it as a tiny whimper escaped from her lips.
Shikamaru cleared his throat and Narumi tore her lips away from Reborn. All of the blood inside of her body rushed to her face as Shikamaru looked at them with second-hand mortification. She cleared her throat and threw a glare at the black-haired man, who offered a wide smirk at the brown-haired man before them.
"What the hell was that for, Reborn?" She growled.
Reborn offered her an innocent smile. "I'm not allowed to kiss my girlfriend?"
I'm not your girlfriend and don't kiss me like that in public! The words were just dying to come out of her mouth as she avoided looking at Shikamaru. It was not as bad as the time that she kissed him right in front of Bianchi. Nothing could ever top the moment when she decided to unleash all of her rage at him.
"You are a troublesome man," Shikamaru commented. "And the two of you almost convinced me but I'm certain that you two aren't actually dating."
Narumi and Reborn exchanged a look before swirling their heads at the man. Grey eyes gleamed with a knowing look as his eyes rested on her. Why do I have a feeling that Shikamaru is going to tease me relentlessly about Reborn? She should probably run away and cursed the fact that Shikamaru would always be sharp when it came to her.
"What makes you say that?" Reborn asked.
Grey eyes gleamed with mischief as his eyes rested on her. "Because of the fact that she hadn't tried to initiate the kiss or latch onto you means that the two of you aren't dating. Anyone who knows Naru will know that she is the one that wears the pants in any relationship and that she is a woman starving for some touch."
Damn it.
Shikamaru really did know her well and judging from the twitch eyebrow of Reborn, he knew it too.
A/N: Please review and tell me what you think about this chapter. There will be another Rookie Nine character coming but they won't be seen in the next couple of chapters.
