Dumbledore knew that Tom Riddle was a dangerous child the moment he saw him. His eyes were far too calculating for a child and somehow reminded the old wizard of a snake. There were also the muggle woman's account and suspicion on the child's true nature.

Tom Riddle was a very handsome child, Dumbledore admitted. His eyes held cunning and wariness as he tried to appear bigger which was almost succeeding. With a start, Dumbledore realized why he thought Tom Riddle dangerous. The child was reminding him too much of his dear friend Gellert . Tom Riddle was a very attractive child and coupled with his supposed character and upbringing, it presents a precarious situation.

Albus Dumbledore vowed to stop another Dark Lord from rising… not if he could help it.

"Hello Tom," the wizard greeted the younger one genially, taking note on how the boy twitched at his name. "I am Professor Dumbledore and you, are a wizard."

"I am magic?" the boy asked in a wary guarded tone before his eyes turned icy "Prove it."

Dumbledore did by setting the boy's cabinet to fire. The old wizard felt a twinge of guilt for scaring the poor lad but this lesson was for his own good. Hogwarts would not tolerate bullies and tormentors.

"Young man, I believe I have to stress this that Hogwarts would not tolerate this behaviour of yours," Dumbledore said in a grave tone "And you need to return the things to their owners."

The fire was put out and the boy was surprised that they were unharmed. He gritted his teeth and turned a neutral look at the older man, "Of course, sir."

"It's professor, my boy."

"But I'm not yet your student," Tom smiled viciously "you have no authority over me, sir."

Dumbledore frowned at the boy, noting how he disregards authority and knows that attitude would not allow the boy to survive Hogwarts. "Ah, but I am a person of authority. It is prudent for you to be respectful."

The boy seemed to be fuming but held his tongue. Good; he was learning.

"Is there something you wanted to ask, my boy?" Dumbledore put heavy emphasis on the word boy to let young Tom Riddle to be respectful to him.

"Sir," for the first time since meeting the boy, Tom Riddle appeared hesitant, bordering on bashful "I can talk to snakes. Is that normal?"

Dumbledore narrowed his eyes. It seemed there are more to Tom Riddle than what the eyes could see. Perhaps he is a half-blood with possible relation to Salazar Slytherin?

"No. I'm afraid you're the only one I meet with that ability," Dumbledore said sincerely "Perhaps you would find more on Hogwarts."

Shikamaru hated Professor Dumbledore. What kind of teacher would scare a potential student by setting his cabinet on fire? Not to mention Tom Riddle was an orphan and to do that to an orphan was beyond cruel and unprofessional. Even Mizuki, heck Tobi and Orochimaru acted nice when it suited their fancy. Granted that the old wizard did try to be grandfatherly but really, setting his things on fire?

Okay… sure most of the things there were spoils from the other people who were cruel to him and all but the point is that should a professional professor set things of a potential student on fire?

Let it be known that Shikamaru Nara and Tom Riddle can be very petty especially when shit runs your life. Well that and how an obnoxious blonde ruined his life.

Then there was the snake part. He should have known than to run his mouth again. Dumbles was even more wary of him because of snakes. He made a mental note to never ever trust outside force again if that was the normal reaction of wizarding world's professional professor. He needed to lay low, observe and act. He was a ninja and he should start acting like it. Growing with civilians have made him complacent. He would not be making the same mistakes again.

He hated attention but if he needed it to survive then so be it. And if also coincides with his plans of humiliation for Dumbledore then so be it. He hated unprofessional teachers. They were a force that created a skewed Naruto who knows no bounds on reality because nobody ever bother teaching him and when finally someone did the right thing, it was already too late. Naruto was defying reality left and right in a constant basis. Look at what happened to Shikamaru? Did he ever deserve being in this life? And then there was his wife-

"Shit!" Shikamaru cursed to himself as he remembered his loving wife's temper. He had no doubt that if this world has another afterlife then Temari would tear away its very fabrics to greet her husband with a piece of her mind with the help of her fan because he was not there to greet her in their world's afterlife.

Shikamaru still wanted to be a man even when dead, thank you very much. However, that would not do if ever Temari would think he was avoiding her and she would decide that castration is a fine revenge for her womanly pride. Really, she was a troublesome woman. Then again, all blondes he knew were all troublesome.

That was where Shikamaru decided that Tom Riddle would live a life of excellence in order to achieve his goal. He would become immortal. He would not die until he was sure that his wife would not be angry with him. He would not die as a castrated ghost. He was never afraid of death. Temari was more terrifying in his opinion.

If he could pin the blame on Naruto, the better. That blonde has an uncanny ability to escape tricky situations… then again it was that same luck that even landed him on those situations. Unluckily for Shikamaru, he became a casualty of those situation.

The Nara really did not want to meet his wife in the afterlife.

Tenshi: And so begins the transformation of lazy Shikamaru to Tom Riddle. Oh, he would still be lazy but not to other people's eyes. He would still look as the perfect model student. Yes, Dumbledore really made him paranoid and wary of the wizarding world. Shikamaru would still find a way to be immortal but not to avoid death but his wife. Lol
This chapter is longer than usual because I would be starting my school year tomorrow so congratulations for me! If my muse and plans go right together then only two chapters are needed. One normal chapter and an epilogue.
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