What A Drag... || Shikamaru x reader

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Edited: 01/06/24

Reuploaded: 06/06/24

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L/n clan names Old --> New

Zyra --> Zera

Xander --> Kenji (there aren't any X names, but I've been advised to switch X with K)

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One day later_

Sora's PoV

"She what?" I shouted, standing from my seat.

"You heard me, Dad," Zethran mumbled, "y/n met Kota and he told her the truth."

"And she wants to talk to you," Zera continued.

"She didn't look to happy about it either," Kenji added.

"Of courses she's not," Zera looked at him, "our Father failed to tell her the truth. She's justified in her anger. I thought you were going to tell her!"

"Well—" I paused for a moment before sighing, "Where's that map?"

I slumped back into my seat as I waited for someone to either answer me or bring it to me, Kenji produced the map y/n had given us so we could find our way to the leaf village. I took it and stood up.

"I guess I'm visiting the leaf village," I sighed.

"Dad, you have to walk there remember, there's no emergency so your location hop is banned," Zera reminded me. I groaned and grabbed my bag and threw stuff in.

"I remember, tell your Mother I'll be out for a while," I told them before leaving to make my multiple day journey back to the village I swore I'd never return to.

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Four days later_

Your PoV

I woke up, had breakfast, brushed my teeth and sat down on my sofa without any interruptions for the first time in a long time. The past four days I've been on close watch, people didn't believe that I wasn't going to just relax like Zera had told me, especially Shikamaru. I love him and his protectiveness is adorable, but there's only so much that I can take.

The sound of a bird flying above my house got my attention, I looked out my window to see it circling around.

"Tsunade's calling me?" I questioned, getting up and getting all my ninja stuff together and then leaving in my usual look but I'd dropped the mask, I couldn't be bothered with that.

When I arrived at her office, I was shooed up to the roof where a lot of chuunin led by a jounin were all lined up.

"Finally, y/n," Tsunade stopped saying what she was saying and looked at me.

"A monk from the fire temple?" I frowned, she nodded, and I approached them, bowing my head to the monk who did the same in return.

"A pleasure to see you again, sister y/n," he greeted me, I smiled.

"You too. What's it been? Eight... years?" I nodded back, we shared our pleasantries before Tsunade filled me in with what was going on and I moved to stand alone. I don't have a team without Riku, Yuuto and Hyousuke and I hear they're on a mission right now.

Tsunade continued what she was saying and then told everyone to leave, I stuck around, so did Asuma's temporary squad (Shikamaru, Kotetsu and Izumo).

"Y/n, I hate to say it but, you'll be going alone," Tsunade told me, wow, couldn't guessed that by myself, "purely because of your training, I'm sure you're capable enough. Shikamaru, you have her ring so you must call her if you come into contact with the Akatsuki."