Staged

Sixteenth Stage: Let Them In

"Are you sure your ready?" Naruto cooed as they ate breakfast as a family. Shikamaru hummed leaning over to kiss him. 

"Easy I know exactly what I want to show them and I know how to prevent them from seeing other things." Shikamaru replied confidently.

"I still can't believe you managed to fool Ino like that. Nice play." He complimented. "I can't believe this is all just a game. Your seriously fucked in the head." 

"You know me I get bored when your not around and what better way than fucking with everybody. I know you enjoy watching them squirm." Shikamaru smiled brightly and Naruto was enthralled by the dark, twisted beauty. His tastes have definitely drowned the former Nara. "Besides you get to fuck with them too."

"Can we have a trifle?" Boruto pipped up from his frosting covered mouth, he had just downed his pancakes that he buried under whipped cream and syrup. Shikadai was cleaner in his eating but you could see he was looking up expectantly.

"Are you sure you can manage that, you look like your gonna topple over." Naruto asked in concern as he warily watched the empty plates his son's left.

"We're sure Tou-chan, we can handle it." Shikadai defended, Naruto held his arms up in surrender as Shikamaru called the waiter over. 

"We'd like a small trifle for the little ones." He said politely as he gestured to the boys who were now cleaning each other up. Boruto slapped his brother in the face with a wet wipe which earned him a slap in return. They both giggled as they continued slapping each other with the wet wipe.

"Sure sir, I'll be back in a few minutes." The waiter disappeared into the kitchen leaving the family to converse with themselves.

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"Shikamaru you can either do this peacefully or we can get forceful if necessary." Inoichi said in a serious tone as they cornered the Namikaze who looked bored with the situation.

"Is this really necessary, I could go to my Kage and tell him Konoha is harassing me." Shikamaru dared with a teasing smirk. He just couldn't help himself, the thrill of watching these idiots squirm and try to figure out a near decade long story that was already explained. Just how much longer are they going to be falling for the lies. 'If they keep this up I might just add more for the kick of it.' Besides it was pathetic that they couldn't just accept the truth. 'It's your fault anyway, I was bored and you all kept prodding. So let's have a dance in the past.'

"Please just let us know what's going on." Inoichi persisted but Shikamaru had a bone to pick with him.

"After you trampled in my mind, stomping on my memories, tearing apart my mental barriers just to get at a memory I would've gladly told you!" He seethed, they flinched back when they caught sight of the shadows rising from his feet.  "You don't get to ask after what you've done."

"Then do it for me!" Ino yelled coming up to the plate. "I deserve and answer, Choji deserves an answer." Her hand gestured to the silent chubby man who looked to be in pain from a stomach ache. 

Shikamaru sighed, rubbing his hands over his face. "Fine, only for you two. Get that bastard to do his job properly." He stepped pass them and into the TI department. "I want a Sealed room, nobody but you four see my memories and trust me I'll know if you violate them. If you do I'll spend these last two weeks making your lives miserable."

Deep inside the TI department Shikamaru locked into the Mind Reading Amplification Machine. The others who will be viewing his memories where behind him placing their hands on the seals drawn into the machine. "Are you ready?" 

They nodded and Inoichi closed his eyes to start the jutsu. 

They were all manifested as spiritual forms in a wide open field. They turned to each other with confused faces before voices started to invade their ears.