Wind Fighters

Surprise Engagement A Mothers Broken Heart

Naruto walked through the streets of Konoha in his hands was a book about the different styles of Kenjutsu depending on your weapon of choice or in Tenten's case multiple choices. That was until he head a familiar voice call out "Naruto!" the young Hatake sighed as Lee and his father Gai ran up to him. Even though Lee was technically a year older then Naruto there were times where everyone though the bushy browed young man was the younger of the two. "My youthful rival how are you this morning?!"

Naruto waited a few seconds before he looked up from his book "Huh you say something?"

Lee and Gai both started almost pulling their hair out as they screamed "DARN THAT TOO COOL HATAKE ATTITUDE!"

Kakashi sneezed when he walked into the hospital with his wife but just shrugged it off as they walked into the waiting room.

"Naruto I challenge you to a race…!"

"I'd like to Lee but Shikamaru is waiting for me."

Lee fell face first into the ground as his challenge was pushed aside like that. "Maybe next time Lee." Naruto said before he walked away reading his book again. "Morning Tenten-chan." Naruto said as he walked past the weapons mistress in training

"Morning Naruto-kun." when Naruto reached the Nara complex he heard "Shikamaru when is Naruto supposed to be here?"

"Any minute now Kaa-chan." a lazy voice said making Naruto smile. Shikamaru had inherited his father's laziness much to his mother's sadness "Unless he's picked up his father's habit of always being late he was probably delayed."

Kakashi sneezed again this time with a questioning look from his wife "Guess I'm a popular topic today." Kurenai shrugged.

Naruto knocked on the Nara's door "See there he is now." Shikaku said the sound of small footsteps walked towards the door.

Shikamaru opened the door for his friend "Hey Naruto."

"Hey Shika. I would've been here sooner except Lee tried to challenge me to a race."

"Troublesome." Shikamaru said as the two walked along the wooden walk way around the Nara household until they reached an area next to a small grove where the Nara keep their deer herds.

"Shogi or Go?"

"Go we played Shogi last time." Shikamaru nodded as he brought out two small covered bowls and placed them on the board both boys reached into the bowl Naruto pulled out four black stones while Shikamaru pulled three white stones. "Looks like I'm white." Naruto said as they swapped bowls and started to play a match against one another. The entire time the two of them played trying to catch the other

Shikamaru smiled as he placed a stone down "Besides Dad Naruto is the only one to give me a challenge." the lazy genius thought as he placed finished his turn waiting for Naruto to make his. Time passed slowly for them they were enjoying the quiet surrounded trees and animals "All we need is a skylight so I can look at the clouds and this would be the perfect spot for Go and Shogi." without even realizing it Kakashi and Kurenai walked up to the two young boys with Shikaku standing there with a smile on his face.

"How long have they been at it?" Kurenai whispered so she didn't break Naruto's or Shikamaru's concentration.

"They've been playing that same game since Naruto arrived. Only taking breaks to eat and go to the bathroom." Shikaku said Kakashi smiled at the news

"They're teaching each other important lessons."

"Indeed. Patience and strategy very important to the life of a shinobi." they watched as Shikamaru prepare to place a stone before Naruto said "I resign." forfeiting the match. The three parents walked over towards them