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Chapter 7
When Naruto got back from shopping, because honestly, they were eating him broke, but he hadn´t had the heart to say no if someone wanted something special to eat, because they were his friends and their damned puppy dog eyes were getting to him. He would just have to do more missions when they were back to normal. He did not expect to find Shikamaru sitting in his living room with a Shogi board.
He got a wave as he walked into the kitchen to put away the food and make tea. He returned with two cups and sat down opposite to Shikamaru. Shikamaru muttered a thank you as he slipped on his cup of tea.
"Let me guess, you want to play?" Naruto asked with a foxy grin. Shikamaru just nodded. His brown eyes a lit with challenge and determination.
"You said you were a Sage, so that means you have to be smart, right?" Shikamaru stated with a glint in his eyes. Naruto laughed nervously as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Well, I think smart wouldn´t be the best word to describe me."
Shikamaru only raised an eyebrow. He looked at him and then at the board. "You do know how to play, right?" He deadpanned. He did not just wait patiently for an hour and not take a nap, just to be disappointed because his opponent was dumb.
Naruto almost looked offended. "Of course, I do!" He exclaimed loudly. Shikamaru yawned. "Okay, then start."
Naruto just grinned at him. His prankster smirk full in place. His blue eyes were burning in determination. He may not like to play Shogi to often in a row, because to him it was a bit boring and he liked to do more things that would involve exercise, because he hated sitting still for long periods of time.
Time skip.
"Why do you keep on winning?! What´s your tactic?" Shikamaru demanded his brows furred in frustration. He couldn´t think why he was losing! It made no sense! He hadn´t won a single round! How?! He always thought ten steps ahead, but then Naruto made another unpredictable move and -and somehow, he won!
Naruto only chuckled at him a smile spreading across his face, his eyes shining. "I won against Shika! I can´t believe it! I know it´s the child version of him, but still! I feel like I was declared Hokage! I will so rub it in his face when he´s grown up again." Naruto thought with pride and mischievous. He was glad Jirayia took the time to teach him how to play. The only thing why Naruto at first was bad at it was because he was easily distracted.
"How mature of you to celebrate because you beat the 10 year old version of your smart friend." Kurama stated dryly. Naruto told him to shut his trap and let him celebrate in pace.
"Don´t worry about it! I am after all older than you, so it´s only Natural that I would win." Naruto tried to comfort Shikamaru when he saw him pouting with his deep-thinking face as the others dubbed it. It would have worked if he didn´t have his large grin on his face.
"We played ten rounds and I am spent. I don´t think I can take another round. The others would be back in an hour or two. So, what do you want to do?" Naruto inquired as Shikamaru yawned.
"I want to take a nap. Because of you I didn´t have it, so just sit still." Shikamaru said sternly with a pout and wow. Who knew that his calm friend was grumpy and so childish if he didn´t have his nap?
Naruto just sat still while Shikamaru moved to his side and laid down with his head on his lap. "How troublesome. You have to be my pillow, because it´s your fault and adults have to take responsibility." He muttered as he closed his eyes. Naruto was a bit startled but just sighed fondly.
"Alright, alright. Shessh, you sure are troublesome, ya know?" He muttered to himself as he brushed through Shikamaru´s hair with his fingers. He didn´t move an inch from this position even when his legs got tired and he knew he should be making dinner.
He didn´t even say anything when he fell flat on his face later on because his legs were still not really moving and the others laughed at him. He just brushed it off with a bright grin and inquired what their days were like.
He didn´t even complain when in the next weeks, Shikamaru came more often to play Shogi, even if he thought if he played more than 20 rounds in one day his head would explode or that he often used his lap as a pillow, claiming he had grown used to it and that normal pillows weren´t as comfortable or warm.