HEY GUYS AND GIRLS, IT'S ONLY ME. MANY OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY BEEN WAITING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS ACTUALLY WRONG WITH SAKURA AND SO HAVE I. THIS IS KIND OF EXCITING. THANKS FOR ALL THE FEEDBACK, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I'M SORRY FOR ALL THE MISTAKES AS USUAL BUT I TRIED MY BEST WITH CHAPTER.

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"You made breakfast?" Sakura asked him the next morning as he placed 2 plates on the wooden table a couple of feet away from the couch they slept on the night before.

"You were sleeping and I was hungry. I figured that I might as well make enough for you as well." Shikamaru explained then returned to the small kitchen. He saw Sakura trying to find her underwear while she kept the blanket around her to cover her nude form. He smiled as he remembered the events of last night. Everything was perfect up until Sakura began crying. Her happiness was his top priority but there was a part of him that just wished that they could continue last night.
What did upset him a little was that she didn't tell him what was wrong with her. She admitted that something happened to her and he knew that it had something to do with her tensing up but he didn't know exactly what it was. She was frustrating but she was worth all the trouble.

"Are Naruto and Hinata here?" Sakura asked him as he finished their tea.

"Yeah. They're in Naruto's room." Shikamaru checked on them earlier. Hinata was awake but Naruto was still fast asleep. She said that she was going back to sleep though so only he and Sakura were awake right now.

"Both of them?" He knew where Sakura was going with this but it was expected. Both Naruto and Hinata had no one standing in their way last night so he understood why they would take their opportunities as they came.

"Yep." He confirmed. He carried their tea over to the table as Sakura finally put on her underwear. He brought the table closer to them then took his seat next to her on the soft furniture.

"Go Hinata." Sakura was clearly happy for the young Hyuga and in a way, so was he. She has had a crush on that goofy ninja forever so he was glad that it worked out in the end.

"She's definitely going to have her hands full if she's going to explain to her father that she wants to marry Naruto." Shikamaru stated.

"Why do you say that?" Sakura asked him then began eating the basic breakfast that Shikamaru made.

"You are his teammate. You know exactly how much of a pain it is living with him. Hell, I've only spent a few nights with him and his habits drove me insane. He literally leaves his dirt wherever he wants to."

"Okay, that I understand. Maybe he will change for Hinata or she will inspire him to do better." Sakura definitely believed in her teammate but he was sure that no one could rival Hinata's belief in him. She literally put her life on her life for him already so it was only natural.

"As long as they make each other happy then they shouldn't care about what their families think."

"Does that apply to us as well?" Sakura casually shot back. That one question silenced the Nara as his mind tried to wrap around it. He shoved some food in his mouth as he tried to think of an answer to that. He never thought about what their parents would say about their relationship. His mother and Kurenai did joke about him marrying her but he didn't know how they'd really react when he told them that they were actually in a relationship now.

"My mother likes you so I don't foresee her not approving of our relationship. How about your parents?" This time it was her turn to be nervous.

"My parents like you as well and they haven't exactly been against me dating as long as it is someone that will treat me properly. Obviously my dad would be protective over me but he isn't that bad. They know you as well so they know that you're respectible." He felt relieved to hear that. Their families were probably going to be the biggest influences in their relationship so he was happy to hear that they weren't going to prove to be that much of a problem.

"What about our friends then? What do you think their opinion would be of us?" Their friends would definitely have mixed feelings but he honestly didn't care about what they thought.

"Ino would definitely want to know every detail about us but she won't be against us and neither would Hinata. Tenten doesn't care I think. What about the guys?"

"Choji would approve of us so that's enough. Everyone else doesn't matter."

"Come on Shikamaru, don't be lazy."

"That's kinda hard to do when you're actually known for your laziness." He replied as he had a bit of a chuckle at that.

"You're actually known for your intelligence and your spiky hair. I like it when it's down like this." She immediately dragged her fingers through his hair as she smiled.

"It's longer than yours." He pointed out.

"Have you ever tried wearing it the way Neji wore his?"

"Nope. That's the Hyuga's way though. If I am seen wearing my hair like that then it would be seen as disrespectful towards them."

"True. It was just a thought though." She stated as she continued eating. "Anyway, we got off topic there. What do you think the other guys would say about us?"

"Naruto would obviously warn me about breaking your heart. Sai would probably say something awkward. Shino doesn't give a crap about relationships as far as I can tell. Kiba would say something disgusting and pervertted. Lee would be heartbroken that you chose me instead of him. Akamaru would give us his bark of approval." He saw her smile at the mention of the non-human character in their group.

"Akamaru is just as important as any other member I suppose." She agreed.

"I guess we have everyone's approval that we need so now we just need to tell them."

"Hinata and Naruto already know so that's 2 down already."

"That's more than enough work for today then."

"You're just lazy."

"Told you so." His reply earned him a light shove from his pink haired lover but he playfully shoved her back as they ate.

"So you're going to be leading the Shinobi Union, sounds like a lot of troublesome work for you." Her change of topic wasn't expected but he didn't mind talking about it to her. She was in the room when he spoke about it last night and he told them nearly everything he knew so there was no secrets there.

"Only temporarily." He reminded her.

"Who do you honestly expect to be a better leader than you?" That was a good question. He thought about it for a moment but only one person came to mind.

"Darui."

"Darui?" He didn't know if she was more surprised by the name he gave her or that he actually gave her a name.

"The Kumo-nin with white hair…"

"I know who he is." She voiced her annoyance. "Why him though?"

"He's strong, calm under pressure, extremely knowledgeable and skilled, intelligent and able to adapt to situations easily. I saw his strnegth firsthand during the war and he was the First Division Commander during the war. Hell, his more suited to lead the Shinobi Union than I am." He thought about what he said but he didn't disagree with a word he said.

"Why didn't you make him the leader in the first place then?"

"The Kage would've had their opinion about it and there wasn't exactly time for a debate since we needed to get things done. Once everything is settled down then I will propose that he leads the Shinobi Union. Then they can argue amongst themselves."

"Sounds like a drag." She smirked as she said those words as she turned to her lazy lover.

"Troublesome woman." He finished his breakfast and decided to lay back on the couch and rest.

"Can I ask you something?" She finished her breakfast as well then went closer to him and laid on her side as she faced him.

"Sure." He agreed as hundreds of possible questions ran through his head. He was expecting anything from marriage to war at this point but he was prepared for anything she threw at him.

"Why do you hate Sasuke?" Okay, he wasn't prepared for that question. He was left dumbfounded for a second before he regained his composure and thought about how to answer that question. He didn't want to hurt her feelings with his answer but he also knew that not telling her the truth would be disrespectful.

"I don't hate him. I just don't like the fact that he didn't put in the effort to try to fit in with us." He was honest but he tried his best not to be painfully honest.

"His family died in an instant so he there was no way he was going to fit in anywhere anymore."

"Naruto didn't even have a family but he still managed to fit in with us." He pointed out but he turned to her and could see the frustration on her face.

"Sasuke had everything he ever needed then in an instant his happiness was taken away and his life was turned upside down." He didn't know why she was picking this fight but he wasn't going to back down. Sasuke was always going to be a factor in their relationship so it was better to get it sorted out now.

"Naruto had his happiness taken away before he could even speak." If it was possible, her frustration seemed to increase.

"We can't compare their pain." She finally stated.

"But we can judge their actions." If looks could kill, Sakura just murdered him in at least 10 different lifetimes.
"Look, I understand that what Sasuke went through was life changing in a bad way for him but that doesn't mean that he had to be an ass. We put in all the effort to try and get him to be a part of our group and he just threw it in our face and left us. He decided that we're not good enough for him and that's unforgiveable no matter who you are."

"He was just trying to get stronger."

"Kakashi is a legendary ninja all over the ninja realm. Kakashi even had the Sharingan so who better could he ask to learn from?" Sakura didn't reply. She couldn't even look him in the eye. He could tell that she was battling with her emotions inside but he had no problem there. He didn't like Sasuke and that was that.

"You and Naruto are the only people who know Sasuke better than he knows himself right now. You know what he struggles with and how he tackles his problems. It's not my place to judge him but that's how I feel about him. I don't care about what you feel about him as long as it doesn't affect our relationship."

"It won't." She quickly replied. At least she was sure of that.

"Good because I kind of like having you all to myself." This time he leaned in closer to her then kissed her. It was short but passionate but it conveyed the message he was trying to tell her.

"I'm sorry that I brought this up."

"Don't be. He's your friend so we were going to have this conversation sooner or later. It's better that we could have this conversation as civilly as we did."

"I guess you're right about that." She agreed as she finally smiled.

"I'll clean up here so you can go shower you if you want to."

"Sounds like a plan."

"Another one of my specialities." He proudly said as he stood up.

"How about you and that brain of yours clean quickly then you can be in time to wash my back?" She suggested as she sexily bit her bottom lip then stood up and walked down the passage to the bathroom before he could reply.

"Tch… troublesome woman." He had his lazy smile on his face but he worked as fast as he could to take Sakura up on her offer.

EVERYONE WHO'S READY TO KILL THIS AUTHOR TYPE 'I' BECAUSE I AM DONE WITH HIM. I WOULD KILL HIM MYSELF BUT I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME HIDE THE BODY UNLESS YOU GUYS HAVE A BETTER WAY TO DISPOSE OF HIM. I HAVE TO SAY THIS THOUGH, AT LEAST HE GIVES US INSIGHT INTO THEIR RELATIONSHIP BUT I STILL WANT ACTION AND DRAMA AND I WANT TO F***ING KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH SAKURA ALREADY! THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING. HOPEFULLY I CALM DOWN BY THE NEXT CHAPTER SO UNTIL THEN GUYS AND GIRLS, SEE YA.