Here is Head of Their Clans for ShikaIno week despite it being late. AN: In this, I had pretended that 700 or the novels hadn't happened.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does.

Heads of Their Clans

The ceremony for their rise of positions as Clan Heads wasn't small; in fact, it was one of the biggest and happiest celebrations since Naruto and Hinata's wedding. It was their own wedding day, and at the end of it they will be the Heads of both of their clans. True, it was difficult to get the elders of the clans to let them get married after their two year relationship. But in the end, Shikamaru had threatened the elders of his clan that if they won't let him marry Ino and let them lead their own clans, he would renounce his birthright position and marry into Ino's family if he has to, just so he could be with her. With Shikaku's son making a threat that serious, they saw that he would do it and they also saw that he was someone who had loved Ino deeply, so they agreed to let them marry.

Shikamaru was at the altar waiting for his bride and admittedly, he was a little nervous. Chouji, who was his best man, saw that he was nervous.

He placed his hand on his shoulder and said to him, "Shikamaru, you need to relax. You and Ino deserved this for being able to change the elders' minds about you two marrying."

Shikamaru smiled, "Thanks Chouji, I'm just a little nervous. I mean this is a big step for both of us and the clans. No one has ever thought about possible children with Nara and Yamanaka blood."

Shikamaru paused before adding, "Besides, if you and Choza-san weren't there with us. I think that without your support, we wouldn't be here right now."

"You two are my best friends; I want the both of you to be happy together with each other, not apart and possibly married to other people," Chouji replied with a smile.

Shikamaru was truly grateful to his best friend and then he nodded to him before he had to be in place for the ceremony. Then a few minutes later, every eye was at the end of the aisle. First, they saw little Mirai in her dress dropping flower petals smiling and then they saw Akamaru behind her, carefully holding a small pillow with their wedding rings on it in his mouth. Of course, it was unusual for a dog to be the ring bearer, but Kiba insisted and Akamaru was so happy.

Then Chouji and Sakura came out first, arms linked since they are Best Man and Maid of Honor respectively. Then behind them, were Naruto and Hinata, walking arm in arm and they were happy since they are married. Then behind them were Sai and Temari; Ino chose Sai to be there because he is a good friend of Sakura's and Shikamaru suggested that Temari be paired with Sai since she is good friends with him. Though it was laughable that he ever was thought to be in a relationship with Temari; they were only friends.

Then Shikamaru looked at the end of the aisle behind Sai and Temari was a lone figure in the doorway with Choza holding out his hand to the person. Then the last person stepped out of the shadows and revealed to everyone that it was Ino. When Shikamaru saw Ino in her dress; he was speechless, if anything it made her even more beautiful. And he felt like the luckiest man in all of the Five Ninja Nations. Her hair was put into an elegant bun on top of her head with some strands framing her face and with her usual bang curled. Her dress was made of pure silk with crystal beads sewn on the sweetheart bodice and had a flowing skirt. In her hands, she was holding pure white lilies and she was wearing a necklace with a heart pendant; a gift from her father before he had passed. Ino linked her arm with Chouza's and she smiled at Shikamaru from down the aisle which he returned. Seeing her smile and knowing that she will be his wife made his nervousness go away.

Then they exchanged wedding vows and their rings and then they kissed, enforcing the moment that they are husband and wife. Also two of the official clan elders from both of their clans had given both of them a token of their clans to have them officially be the Heads of their clans. He enclosed her hand in his and he smiled down at her and then they proceeded to walk down from the altar towards the doorway. Then as they were on their way to their selected reception area, he couldn't help but think, "Best day of my life…"

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