"YOU BASTARD! HOW THE HELL COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME? TO OUR CHILDREN? TO THIS FAMILY?"

Shikamaru winced as another sharp object went whizzing past his ear.

"Tem, I'm sorry! Can you stop throwing things?"

His wife slumped against the wall, using her black sleeve to wipe away her tears.

"Shikamaru, they said you were dead."

He sat down next to her and put his hand over hers.

"And you believed them?"

Temari laughed hoarsely.

"I told them I'd kick their asses if they said another word."

"That would explain why I had to visit them in the hospital."