It was coming to the second day that Shikamaru has been on the look out for anyone who maybe stealing from the hospital. What he couldn't understand though was why they stole blood. It doesn't make sense, maybe they found someone hurt that doesn't want to go to the hospital? Or maybe they are using it for some kind of jitsu? Dang, such a pain and yet the most I have got thus far is that all the robberies occurred at night. Shikamaru knew it was not likely that he would find the answers in one night but he still liked to complain about it.
Shikamaru was finding this to be one of the most boring missions he had ever been on. He then heard a familiar voice and turned to see Naruto walking down the street with Hinata, That Naruto, he sure has calmed down after hooking up with Hinata. Shikamaru thought when he got an idea. He went up to Naruto and Hinata "Hey Naruto, can I have a word with you?" he asked, Hinata then left to leave the two to talk alone. "What is it Shikamaru?" Naruto asked with a big smile across his face. "I wanted to know if you had any idea who maybe stealing some things from the hospital." Shikamaru told him "Whats that?" Naruto asked with out thinking "Apparently someone has been stealing blood bags from the hospital, do you have any ideas who it could be?" Shikamaru asked facing away from Naruto for a moment. When he turned around he was met by strange look on Naruto's face, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it "Nonononono! I don't know who would do something like that! Oh I need to go now, I need to met up with the rest of my team and Hinata, we are suppose to be training together tonight!" Naruto said before he ran off. Was Naruto acting guilty? Shikamaru was finally able to place a name to that look he had previously.
Shikamaru then went to the hospital to check if anything had happened. By what the people said there had been a robbery, however it occurred at the same time that he was talking with Naruto. So it had to be someone else unless he work with them, but Naruto was his friend he knew he shouldn't jump to it being him. However Naruto's behavior earlier was very suspicious, Why was he acting like that? Shikamaru truly was stumped. He decided he would need to further investigate this, he at least needed to know why Naruto was acting strange.
He tried to follow the direction of where he saw Naruto went before, when he got to the location it seemed that all of team Kakashi and Hinata already knew that he was there. Kiba he understood how he realized and the two Hyuga's were also understandable, however non of the others seemed to make sense. They weren't looking out for an enemy and they didn't seem to have set any detection traps, it didn't make any sense to him how they seemed to know he was there all at the same time.
He came out into the open, then he was told to come to where they were at. They talked for some time avoiding talk about what they were, and what was going on. They were able to convince Shikamaru that if he should investigate any about them he should do it in another way, "I'm sorry I suspected you had done such a thing Naruto, well with that cleared up I will be leaving see you later." he told them while thinking of what he should do to investigate them without getting near them.
In the end he decided that he would start with the strange behavior that they had been showing lately. He wrote down everything that changed between his friends that were in the field that night. Sleeps all day, can't be woken up till the sun sets, seem to have no heart beat, pale as a ghost, they are never seen eating or drinking, some people think they have seen their eyes change color sporadically, what does all this mean? Such a pain, maybe I can find answers at the library. he thought as he grabbed the paper and walked out the door to go to the library.
When he got there he began his search, but found nothing in jitsu, forbidden or otherwise. "Excuse me miss, can you help me find information on something matching this description?" Shikamaru asked as he showed the librarian woman the paper "Oh, sir you are looking in the wrong section for a book with details about creatures like this." she told him "Which section can I find it then?" he asked "Vampire books are in the mythology section of the library." she told him not noticing his response.
He was paralyzed, the new way of acting is similar to the qualities of a vampire? He went to the mythology section and picked out a book and began reading, he couldn't believe it, everything about the way they acted was in there. He found that if he put them in that kind of situation then it would answer some questions he had, and it would also explain why they would steal blood bags as well. He found a flaw though, not all of them were like this. He thought about it for the rest of the day till the sun came back down, he had a plan of what he could do to test this theory.
He watched, he watched as some of them passed him to go to the field again for more training it seemed. He then waited till it was nearing sun raise, then barely awake he followed a near asleep Naruto to his apartment. When the sun was fully up he walked into his apartment and into his room. He knew from past attempts it was impossible to wake the guy, even so he was careful as he moved the cloth away from the neck area so he could search for any bites. After moving the cloth he found two small holes in the side of his neck. He felt in his gut it was proof enough but his mind wanted cold hard proof. It was a repeat of Kiba's test that proved it to him, not that he knew that.
With the test done and his own proof that he truly was not human, he had to think of what to do next. He found that the best idea, although dangerous in some sense, would be to talk to them about it. He needed to hear their side of the story, and know what they planed to do. He left Naruto's house and went to bed, he was beyond tired at this point and needed a good sleep. That night was going to either be full of learning or death, one or the other, and he didn't know if he could hurt his friend or friends.
When he woke up it was near sunset, he got up and began getting ready. His went to the field were he was sure they were again, and sure enough they were all there and seemed to know that he was there. How ever something seemed to be up with Sasuke, he seemed to be in a great deal of pain by the sound of it. It also seemed as though they were trying to hid him from his sight, "Shikamaru, this isn't a good time, can you come some other time?" Kakashi said, "I came to talk to Naruto." Shikamaru said getting his attention. Naruto and him then left to talk alone.
"What is it Shikamaru?" Naruto asked "I know what you are." Shikamaru answered stunning him "H-how?" Naruto asked "I did some research and I was able to figure out the rest." he told him to make it simpler "So what did you come to?" Naruto asked "Vampire, what about the others?" Shikamaru asked "We are the same." Kakashi said "Sorry, we were listening in." Sai said "We aren't though." Kiba said drawling in Shikamaru's attention over to him, Shino, and Neji. "So, would you please tell me what happened? I don't see how Sasuke became one nor do I understand some things." Shikamaru asked. He was then told the entire story, by the end of the story he had an idea of how to end his mission and keep their secret safe.
He and Sakura went up to the hokage's place and began their plan "I found out what is going on. Sakura has been the one taking the blood bags." Shikamaru explained "Yes it is true, I have been finding wounded people every night now and needed them to heal them properly. I don't know were they are coming from but they don't want to come to the hospital, they seem to be afraid that if they do something is going to happen to them. I apologize for taking them without permission but I was in a hurry." Sakura told her "Fine at least I know what was happening, you are free to go now." Tsunade told them.