A/N: Attention!!!!!!!!!

This chapter is really short! So will the next one! That is because there are important things to write about but not that much! It'll only last for two! Count em, two chapters!!!

Clouds Have it Easy

2 days till Chunin exams.

There was only one word to describe the day Shikamaru had that morning.

Troublesome.

He slowly made his way up to the rooftop where he could relaxingly lie down, bathe in the warm glow of the sun and watch as the clouds floated by. And finally, after all the effort to get up there, he saw it.

He stared at it, and stared at it, shock and surprise freezing him in place. After a few minutes of hard, troublesome thinking, he walked up to it and lightly kicked it. One blue eye idly opened, looked at Shikamaru, then closed, apparently not caring about the human interfering with it's own sun bath.

What a drag.

After a few minutes of thinking, he sighed heavily and lay down next to the fox, put his hands behind his head and gazed at the clouds in envy.

This time, Naruto opened both eyes and turned his furry head towards the other boy. He definitely recognised the chakra from, oh yes! The boy who had been sleeping much of the lesson on Graduation day.

Naruto got up, looking at the boy who didn't seem to care what he did. After staring a little while after, he deftly lifted a paw and kicked him.

"Oi!" Shikamaru said with a twitch.

He looked at the fox's face, and saw one of its eyes widening, as if smirking. He went back to staring at the clouds, but at the corner of his eye he saw a surprised look come upon the fox's face.

"I know it's you, Naruto. What gave it away you ask? Let me think, maybe because a) we don't have any pet or summoned foxes in Konoha b) you're smart enough to be annoyingly troublesome and kick me and c) foxes don't have a tail that grows longer in seconds."

Naruto stuck out his pink tongue as his long tail continued to scratch his face. Stepping back, he quickly morphed back.

"You're very smart for a kid, ya know. Rational too. Aren't you even a little scared of me? Cause technically I'm a demon and demons are evil and kill people cause you are so mortal and weak."

"Troublesome. If you really wanted to kill us, you would have done so 12 years ago."

"Ooh, I like you! What was your name again? I remember you from Graduation day."

"Shikamaru Nara. Will you be going to the Chunin exams?"

"Of course! You too?"

"Unfortunately."

"What! How could you say that!? We could become a chunin."

"Nah, it's too much of a drag to become a chunin. At least, not now. My dream is to become an average ninja, have an average life, marry a normal girl, have two kids, one boy and one girl, have a happy life and die in my sleep when I'm 80."

"How boring! You need something better to live for." Naruto said.

"Too troublesome. What's your goal in life than?"

"Mine? Well I haven't really though about it hard. Then again, unlike you, I've got plenty of time to think of one. You humans are only mortal, only living for 100 years than you die, so don't waste it, Shikamaru. Live life today, cause you never know what will happen tomorrow."

"…it's too troublesome to think about that."

"Oh and I suppose talking to me right now is troublesome."

"…"

"You have a really strange sense of humour, you know?"

"…"

"-sigh- Goodbye Shikamaru, see you in the exam!" he said before leaping of towards his apartment.

Shikamaru smiled at the peace and quiet and watched the clouds float by with half-lidded eyes. The afternoon sun shined nicely through a thin sheet of clouds. A messenger bird flew over head. The muffled sounds of the day to day hustle merged with the sound of the gentle breeze rustling up the many leaves that adorned the many trees. Naruto Uzumaki… what a troublesome blonde.

"Man, clouds have it so easy."

A/N: Ta daa!! Molto bene! I absolutely love this chapter, even though it's small, I've put so much of my heart and soul into it, and it would make my day to see you appreciate it too. Also if you review and tell me so!!