Expectant stares followed Shikamaru's every move as he sat looking back at them with a smug expression. His smug grin was all he could think of to cover his pounding chest and nervous perspiration as he gave the others a flawed façade of confidence. The openness of the expansive room came with the unfortunate side effect of a constant stream of cold air that swirled around Shikamaru, making his back hunch as his spine shivered whilst he tapped out an erratic beat with his foot to try and keep his warm blood flowing around his body. Shikamaru was thankful that Temari had ended up sitting so close to him, immediately noticing the heat that was coming off her. He glanced sideways, taking note of her unusually flustered face, her bronze skin tinged varying shades of pinkish red as it mixed with the increased volume of blood that pumped through her veins. From the way she was glaring across the table Shikamaru guessed that something strange must have happened after he sent her to get Naruto and Hinata, that something being enough to set Temari into a state of, what Shikamaru assumed, was either embarrassment or her infamous wrath.
Following the daggers she was staring over the table, Shikamaru scanned over each of the three shinobi sat waiting for his plan. Hinata was perfectly still, the only movements coming from her were the short peeks out the corner of her clear eyes. Naruto was completely the opposite of the girl as he sat in his seat like a child hyped up on sugar. He tapped both his feet at a much faster rhythm than Shikamaru's whilst he tapped on his bouncing thighs. His restless attitude was strangely matched only by his bright blue eyes, his pupils narrowing to form an intense gaze that added to the nerves of both Shikamaru and Temari. On the other side of Naruto, Shikamaru did his best to avoid the piercing glare that was being shot at him from Sasuke's seat, a powerful look that was beginning to irritate Shikamaru after he'd endured it more than enough times.
Shikamaru tapped his knuckles against the table, creasing the edge of the large map he'd spread across the wooden surface. With his other hand he pawed at the different pieces he had assembled to represent his thoughts, using shogi pieces as substitutes for different powers in his lazy attempt of a war room. He had dotted each of the small parts of wood around the different nations and villages that were visible on the map. Certain areas had higher concentrations pieces which almost consistently coincided with the size of the nation they were placed in. He watched everyone around the table try and decipher the meanings of each piece and their values, stumped at how confident Shikamaru seemed in his methods. Looking down, his eyes locked onto a specific piece that he had set off away from the others, completely separate from its counterparts on the map. He focused on the characters that were written on the flat top of the piece, his brow furrowing as uncharacteristically stared into the pitch black ink. The King. He scoffed at his thoughts, scolding himself for not snapping the wood in two as soon as he saw it. In the endless train of thought he was stuck riding, Shikamaru failed to defend himself against the sharp jab in his side. He looked over to see Temari's glare now aimed directly at him, her diamond-like teal eyes made his spine shiver.
"Well! Go on then!" Sasuke's voice drew both Temari and Shikamaru's attention back across the table, "What's this damn plan of yours?" Shikamaru took a moment to pause, breathing in a slow and heavy breath for more than a few seconds until he finally exhaled a long, drawn-out exhale. He spread his arms wide, gesturing down towards the map on the table.
"Each of the shogi pieces on the map here represent the specifically troublesome shinobi as well as each Village's current combat strength. For example…" Shikamaru pointed at the point almost in the centre of the map, "Our old home, the Hidden Leaf Village, has the most pieces out of the Five Great Nations because I'd estimate that they currently have the most powerful force of shinobi, from genin to jonin, along with particular shinobi who could possibly defeat us, and so each of these factors are shown by the pieces." He prodded a few different pieces with his finger around the board, "And so, what I'm suggesting we do is work our way through each of the Five Great Nations, taking control over the smaller nations that rely on the Hidden Ninja Villages for aid, how does that sound?"
"But how does that really differ from our original plan?" Sasuke replied with his usual sharp tongue.
"Well, instead of forcing each nation into submission through pure strength, we should just target certain areas of their hierarchies" Shikamaru began his explanation, "If we simply use a few different skills on specific people in each of the Hidden Villages then we can cripple the lines of support between each nation" he waved his hand towards Sasuke, "you know, a little genjutsu here, a little intimidation there, and we'll have complete control from the shadows in no time at all"
"You're making it sound easy Shikamaru!" Naruto scratched the back of his head.
"I mean, there are a few things to worry about" Shikamaru replied.
"Like what?"
Shikamaru drummed his finger on one of the pieces he'd picked up, thinking of where to place it to explain his ideas.
"First, we should decide which nation to go after" he looked towards the others before continuing only after they had nodded and shrugged their acceptance of his plan, "The most difficult nation to take at our current strength would be the Land of Fire, the level of shinobi there is probably a level higher than the rest of the Five Great Nations. Their powerhouses, being Lady Tsunade and Kakashi, combined with the support of high calibre ninjas such as Lee, Choji, Kiba, Tenten, Shino, Sai and Yamato would all together cause a very troublesome battle between us" after seeing the unimpressed looks coming from the other side of the table, Shikamaru decided to tap the pieces on the other side of the board, "where as in the east, in the Land of Lightning, it would probably be one of the easier nations to take on as the Hidden Cloud Village doesn't have the same number of high class shinobi, the only notable ones I can think of would most likely be the Raikage, his right hand Darui and Killer Bee if he has reunited with the Eight Tails" he raised an eyebrow towards Naruto, asking if he knows anything about the Tailed Beast's whereabouts.
Naruto shrugged, telling him that Kurama hadn't mentioned anything about Gyuki as of yet, and there was no point asking now as the Nine-Tails was still sleeping.
"In that case, we should leave the Land of Lightning for later" Shikamaru shifted his attention across the table once again, "The Land of Earth shouldn't be too much of a challenge, the only shinobi to worry about there would be the Tsuchikage himself, with his Kekkai Tota, the Dust Release. Onoki along with his granddaughter Kurotsuchi as well as her father Kitsuchi, are the most problematic shinobi from the Hidden Stone Village. In the southwest, the Land of Wind may end up being the most difficult nation to deal with behind the Land of Fire." He glanced at Temari sat next to him, watching for her reaction to him mentioning her homeland, worried when he saw her eyes show small signs of teary droplets in the corners, yet he was still assured to go on as the wet glisten that covered her pupils couldn't hide her intense gaze. "Just the Kazekage alone is enough to pose a threat to us, Gaara's power is insane and if they somehow managed to have the One Tail then that battle would be something else" he told the others.
"And Kankuro's jutsu isn't something to scoff at either, his skill with puppets is even better than Granny Chiyo's now" Temari added to Shikamaru's words.
"So where do think we should go after first, Shikamaru?" Sasuke asked, frustrated that Shikamaru wasn't getting straight to the point.
"I think we should definitely try to take control over the Land of Water first" he pointed to the southeast of the map, "I think that at their current strength, it wouldn't be too difficult to gain a foothold into the Hidden Mist Village" he nodded at Sasuke, "you've fought the Mizukage before, right?"
"Yeah, when I went to kill Danzo. She has two different Kekkai Genkai, Lava and Boil Releases, powerful enough to go against my Susanoo" he replied.
"Hopefully, we won't end up in combat with her, if all goes well but there are a couple others who we should be prepared to take on if we need to, those shinobi being Ao, a sensory type ninja who possesses a Byakugan in his right eye, and Chojuro, the last surviving member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, who's kenjutsu is probably the best in the world currently. If we can avoid fighting them and instead manage to control them, either with a genjutsu or some other way, then it shouldn't be much trouble to rule the Land of Water from behind the scenes" Shikamaru said.
"You're right, Tobi apparently was in complete control over the entirety of Kirigakure after he placed the Fourth Mizukage under his Sharingan's genjutsu" Sasuke agreed.
"And Yagura was a jinchuriki who had complete control over the Three Tails, which meant he would have been hard to keep under genjutsu for so long, so if the Fifth Mizukage isn't even a jinchuriki then it'll be easy!' Naruto grinned.
"If it's decided that we go for the Land of Water, then we should start by slowly taking over each of the smaller nations around it, so where to first?" Shikamaru asked Naruto and Sasuke.
They looked over the map, down by the borders of the Land of Water, searching for a suitable target. Hinata turned to see Naruto giggle as Sasuke did his best to suppress his smirk, both of them setting the sights on a familiar place on the paper.
"There!" Naruto pointed straight at a small nation a little further away from the Land of Water, but a good place to begin their conquest.
"The Land of Waves?" Temari asked, confused by their reactions.
"It was where we went on our first mission, we had to take on Zabuza, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and Haku" Sasuke explained, "the area wasn't that well-guarded when I went there after killing Orochimaru, so it shouldn't be any trouble to destroy any opposition that we might come up against"
"So the question now is, how are we going to do this?" Hinata asked.
"We'll travel in teams of two" Naruto replied, "Each pair heading to the Land of Waves by different routes"
"If all goes well then we should aim to meet at the entrance of the bridge" Sasuke said, getting annoyed as Naruto nudged him until he finally gave up, "The Great Naruto Bridge" he scowled as the words escaped through his gritted teeth. Hinata and Naruto giggled to themselves after hearing Sasuke's begrudged words whilst Shikamaru and Temari watched them, confused as to how they could be so carefree whilst they were sat around a table planning world domination.
"How will we decide who's on what team?" Temari asked, drawing everyone's attention back to the situation at hand.
"Naruto and I will head there this way" Sasuke drew out a line with his fingertip, directly towards the Land of Waves, "whilst you and Shikamaru will go that way" he pointed out another route, one that curved to its destination, "If you're not too slow, we'll see you both there in about three days" he said.
"Well, what about Hinata? What's she gonna do?" Shikamaru asked, turning his head towards her. She giggled to herself as she put a finger to her lips in a thoughtful pose.
"Oh don't worry about me!" she licked her lips as she grinned, looking at Temari with an intense gaze, her eyes gleaming excitedly, "I'm sure I'll find something fun to do" Temari squirmed after seeing Hinata wink at her teasingly.
The five shinobi decided to end their meeting, choosing to set off as soon as they had all gotten ready. Shikamaru noticed Hinata and Naruto practically skipping down the hallway as they split off from the others to rush off back to their bedroom. Sasuke managed to slip off down the other way, his strut taking him into the shadows at the end of the corridor, escaping the flickering of the torchlights as he vanished from view. Now left alone at the centre of the maze, Shikamaru combed through his mind's memories, accessing his internal map and preparing to set off in what he was certain was the right direction to take Temari and him back to their room. Before he could take a step, Shikamaru felt a tug at his sleeve and, turning back to see Temari stood there awkwardly. It didn't take too long for Shikamaru to figure out her problem and in half that time he managed to begin to tease the girl for her lack of an internal compass. Their walk back to their room could only be described as clash of their extreme personalities. Temari's intense pride fired off barrages of insults at Shikamaru for his constant teases and in his usual fashion his lazy cunning continued to never give up on having the last word, frustrating her to no end.
Once they finally made it back to the shared bedroom, they spent little time preparing for the upcoming journey, few words shared between them as the tense atmosphere drowned out any thoughts that weren't of the realisation that they now would be acting as the world's worst criminals. From now on the two of them would only be feared throughout the Five Great Nations by both innocent civilians and hardened ninja. Shikamaru felt his heartbeat rage against his chest as the images of the fires from the villages and towns that burned, their civilians screaming and running for their lives in fear of joining the countless corpses that began to pile upon each other. Shikamaru thought he had been prepared for the burden of these visions ever since he became a genin, or even before as he watched his father, Shikaku, leave on missions constantly having to deal with the same scenes each day. But this was something different, this time Shikamaru would be the one causing all the carnage, he would be the reason for all the dead bodies and the blood that poured out of them as it collected into a river of a deathly crimson shade. The faces of his loved ones flashed through his mind, only now they were contorted in terror, screaming as they shied away from him, on their knees begging him to let them live, his mother horrified to look at her own son, all his friends in the Hidden Leaf Village prepared to fight till their deaths, Choji ready stop him by any means necessary, no matter the cost to his own body. The scene of Choji's broken body replayed in Shikamaru's head over and over again, Ino's sobbing echoing. The true knife to Shikamaru's heart, however, was the scornful look that he would receive from the person he had promised his teacher that he would protect above all else. He knew that Kurenai's glare would most certainly be one of the most emotionally painful moments in his life, he was sure that it would push him to the brink of his sanity all along with Mirai's mixed expression of confusion, worry and fear which would probably amount to the final nail in Shikamaru's metaphorical coffin. 'No! I won't let that happen! That's the only reason I'm doing something this idiotic!" Shikamaru clenched his fist as he snapped himself out of his depressing train of thoughts.
In his time zoning out, Shikamaru became completely unaware of the figure sneaking up behind him or the subsequent arm that wrapped around his body under his own arm. It was too late for Shikamaru to react before a searching hand found its destination, in the middle of his crotch. Shikamaru jumped when he felt a tight grip, squeeze his precious privates firmly. He craned his neck to look at his attacker, seeing the conniving grin of Temari stretched wide across her face as she snickered at his reaction.
"What are you doing, losing focus like that?" Temari asked.
"I was just… thinking" Shikamaru replied.
"Well, you're always thinking, so what could possibly make you zone out completely?" she continued her interrogation.
"I don't know, it's just… now it's all really happening"
"Don't tell me you're backing out now, cry-baby" she teased the boy.
"It'd be stupid of me to say that I'm not at least a little worried!"
"Of course it would be, dumbass!" her grip on his privates tightened like a vice, "We're about to begin our plan to conquer the entire shinobi world, a world that includes the Five Great Nations and their most powerful ninja, along with countless innocents! I'd be terrified if you weren't worried!" he felt himself start to slip back into the same endless pit of his dark thoughts that he had only just managed to pull himself out of moments prior. Terrified. The word in the forefront of his mind transformed into the same scenes of destruction he'd seen earlier, but then they soon gave way to a new picture, one with the ruins of the Hidden Leaf Village as the setting, with graphic and immeasurable carnage as the surroundings and with four figures as the main focus of the image. Overlooking the desecration of his home, were four characters. One gave of the burning aura of a demon, nine fiery tails flailing behind it. Another showed the outlines of a devilish titan with large, armoured wings spread from its back. One more displayed the air of a wild beast, a ferocious panther baring its claws and fangs. The last, however, terrified Shikamaru as he felt an intense spirit that stood proudly, their power razor sharp as their hair blew in the rough winds.
"Shikamaru!" her hand squeezed his crotch once again, only this time the force was even tighter.
"Ow!" he began to squirm until Temari slowly returned to a gentle caress.
"You're so tense" she remarked, "Want me to help you relieve all that… tension?" Shikamaru could almost hear the grin that sprung on her face over his shoulder as Temari began to slowly rub his clothed privates. Underneath all his layers of clothing, Shikamaru felt his cock start to throb in response to Temari's soft stroke. He leaned back, trying to meet her eyes with his own pleading look, only to be interrupted by her greedy hand shooting into his robe, unbuttoning it all the way down its length, quickly moving on to his pants as she slipped them down his legs leaving him completely bare from the waist down with his upper body covered by his mesh shirt. Shikamaru watched as his throbbing length began to grow even larger in Temari's slender fingers, which still failed to enclose around his thick girth completely. Temari perched her head over his shoulder, looking down at his now erect cock, wrapping her other arm around his waist and gently massaging his heavy ball, trying to coax all his virile cum out. She grinned as she watched his bulbous head begin to leak pearly precum, running her fingers across his tip smoothly to then rub the fluid into the rest of his meaty flesh, acting as an impromptu lubricant for her sudden hand job.
Temari continued to grin as she saw all of Shikamaru's reactions, whilst she pumped her hand repeatedly along his horsecock. She smirked when he squirmed at her teasing, she chewed on his earlobe, taking him by surprise before she moved on to his jawline. She planted soft kisses against his sharp jaw, slipping downwards to his vulnerable neck. Sinking her teeth into his jugular, her eyes widened at how surprisingly delicious she found that the metallic flavour of his blood tasted, making sure to savour every droplet of the crimson liquid that splashed against her pearly teeth. Her nonstop assault on both Shikamaru's supple neck and his throbbing cock caused her to feel the pressure that began to build up in his scrotum and she grinned as he tried his best to hold himself back from releasing his seed. Her eyes flashed with excitement as she saw his bulbous head pulse in anticipation of his huge release.
"W-wait!" his hand shot out and wrapped around her wrist, stopping her from moving it an inch further.
"What's wrong?" Temari asked.
"It's not fair if I'm the only one who gets to cum" Shikamaru replied.
"But I'm supposed to be the one helping you, you idiot!"
"You shouldn't have to Temari" he said.
"Are you sure you're not embarrassed that I'm making you cum so quickly?" Temari asked, smirking at his annoyed expression, "Fine! Together then" she huffed as he spun around to meet her in a passionate kiss. One thing that Temari hated to admit, was that Shikamaru was somehow leagues ahead of her in terms of his ability to make someone melt with only the slightest touch, such as a kiss. He knew how to pull Temari along like a puppet on string, teasing her lips with his own, mixing in his teeth as he dragged her lower lip into his mouth where it was open to his tongue lashing at the violet flesh. As he occupied her mouth with his own, Shikamaru's crafty fingers went to work on her clothes, dismantling her clothing at an alarming rate as with each beat of her heart another item of clothing was discarded from her toned body.
By the time they had gotten to the bed, their lower halves were completely bare, the only things covered on their entire bodies were their chests as they neglected to waste the effort to remove their tops. When Temari felt the back of her knees come into contact with the edge of the soft mattress behind her, she instinctually flipped herself and Shikamaru around before pushing him down onto the velvet covers. Almond met teal as they stared deeply into each other's eyes, panting with newfound desire to please the other, the warmth between them transformed from the small embers of passion with their kiss to the dancing fires of lust that emanated from their mashed together pelvises, Temari's bucking against the intense heat of Shikamaru's bitchbreaker that throbbed in response to the dangerous heat of Temari's slit as he rubbed against her clit.
Without thinking, Temari spun until she faced the monster that she was delighted to call her lover's cock. She placed tentative kisses along his pulsing length, listening to him groan from the sensation made her grin from ear to ear as she leaned back, taking a deep breath to prepare herself for what she was about to do. Unfortunately, she was interrupted during her exhale, Shikamaru deciding that it was the best time to distract her by beginning to work his technique on her dripping pussy. She whined as he pinched her clit between his finger and his thumb, tugging slightly to smirk at her moaning. Never wanting to lose to him, Temari lined her mouth up with his thick cockhead before she wrapped her lips around the first few inches of his length. Her heartrate jumped when she her eyes widened to the intimidating sight of the rest of Shikamaru's cock, even after taking in the few inches in her mouth, there was still more than half that was yet to be enveloped by her plump lips. Using one hand to massage his heaving balls and the other to cover as much of the rest of his rod that she could manage, Temari began to bob her head up and down in a fluid motion, stroking his throbbing flesh with her palm to help ease a couple more inches through her sealed lips. His heavy girth filled her mouth, all its weight forcing her tongue to be trapped underneath his cock, only able to lap at his meat helplessly, desperately trying to bring him more pleasure.
Meanwhile, Shikamaru dug into his heavenly meal, digging into the feast that was Temari's tight pussy. His nose brushed against her clit as his tongue wove its way into her tight snatch, rubbing against each ridge and teasing patches of nerves that sent shocks through Temari's entire body. In moments, Temari was bucking her hips to meet Shikamaru's lips in a lustful attempt to bring herself to orgasm. She moaned into his cock as it somehow grew, the familiar pressure that built up at the base pulsed in tandem with his erratic heartrate and she did her best to rub his hanging balls with her fingers softly, coaxing all his thick cum out for his inevitable release. Temari felt a similar heat burn through her core as her cunt throbbed with sinful desire for pleasure, her inner thighs glistening with her slick juices. She couldn't stop herself from moaning along with Shikamaru's grunts as they felt each other's mind and body about to tip over the edge to their combined climactic finish.
Temari's mouth was flooded in an instant as countless ropes of pearly cum were shot straight down her throat, continuing to stroke his cock and balls to make sure that every last drop of his delicious cum was dumped into her. She tightened the seal of her lips to make sure she didn't spill any of his precious seed out of her mouth as his cock slipped out with a satisfied pop. When she finished swallowing the remainders of his cum, Temari noticed that she still had that on the edge feeling, an intense tingling that continued to torture her needy pussy. She looked back to discover the cause of this feeling, only to find Shikamaru still staring at her cunt as it pulsed in desperation.
"W-what are you doing?" she asked.
"Come on Temari, did you think I was just going to let you cum so easily?" he asked back rhetorically. She moaned as he slid his finger along her slit, the appendage slick with the nectar honeypot. She whined when she saw him suck her juices of his finger as he grinned at the sweet yet sour taste of pineapple that shocked his tongue.
"Please!" she asked desperately.
"Please what?" he smirked devilishly at her pleading eyes. Temari leant back, waving her ass as she tried to entice Shikamaru to release her from her pent up arousal, pushing her hips towards his face in hopes of riding herself to her orgasm. "Uh oh!" Shikamaru stopped her from moving, placing a hand on her thighs to restrain her from moving closer towards him, laughing as drops of her juice splashed against his cheek. "Someone's being naughty" he snickered.
"W-why?" she asked, lost at his new tone.
"Because I want to hear you beg" Shikamaru met her desperate eyes with an intense gaze, signalling his sadistic desire. Temari gulped as she couldn't believe the situation she was in, a girl like her who prided herself for being better than most, if not all, men but she couldn't take this tingling feeling of her pussy desperately trying to relieve itself through throbbing, powerless to Shikamaru's whims.
"F-fuck! Please let me cum! I'm begging you!" she cried out, her cheeks turning bright red to match her ears as she shut her eyes in shame. And only hesitating to bear a cocky grin, Shikamaru decided to finish of the proud Temari, shoving two fingers deep into her pussy, brushing them against the most sensitive patches of nerves and smiling as her body began to shake on top of him. He used his other hand to attack her from the outside, placing two fingers above where her womb would be, pushing down to make her womb squish under his pressure whilst he rubbed her clit with his thumb delicately, making sure to twist and fumble the erect nub. Seeing her shiver, Shikamaru knew she was on the edge as he watched her expressions to each of his movements, her fists clenched and propping her up desperately with her teeth gritted in anticipation, all these signs told Shikamaru that he should put the poor girl out of her misery. Making his final move, Shikamaru extended his thumb upwards from her throbbing cunt, going between her voluptuous ass, its destination being her puckering asshole.
In one final move, Shikamaru thrusted his fingers to the deepest point he could inside her pussy, his other hand's fingers pushing down as hard as possible on her womb towards the fingers inside and his thumb giving her clit one last powerful twist. Seeing her body begin to shake violently and her pussy start to release her pent-up lust, Shikamaru pressed his thumb against her tight asshole roughly, making Temari's eyes shoot open as her back arched, legs trembling violently as she squirted her juices all over Shikamaru's face. She whimpered as Shikamaru continued torturing her cunt with his meticulous fingers, playing her like an instrument as she gave of a symphony of moans and cries in her overwhelming ecstasy of hedonistic pleasure.
Temari collapsed on top of Shikamaru as they each felt their heavy breaths against the other's sex. Shikamaru grinned as he watched Temari's body still shake as her muscles spasmed under the ends of her orgasm. They lied still for a few moments, simply trying to catch their satisfied breaths.
Knock! Knock!
A/N- What's up? How's everyone's week been? Mine has been pretty shitty to say the least but that's not why we're here. So, what do you guys think of the chapter? Let me know if they're any ways that you think could help improve the story as it would help me out a lot. Now I think the plot will start to pick up hopefully. There are a few things that I wanted to ask you guys. First question would be, do you think I'm jumping around perspectives too much, should I just stick with one and go with it till the end? The second is, does it seem like I'm favouring certain characters over the others in my writing? And the last question I have for everyone is, now that we know Naruto, Sasuke, Shikamaru and Temari are leaving for the Land of Waves, would you like a chapter about Hinata and her fun in the hideout with the girls? Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter and I will update by this time next week.
Yours truly,
Signing off