There is an Imposter Among Us

Trauma

Shikamaru hated when things didn't fit together like two intended puzzle pieces. When statements and facts and things didn't make sense. Or when something got said and it was answered with something that you wouldn't normally think of.

He hated when he was thinking, and somebody dumb tried to put their two cents in.

"I don't know why you are staring so hard. He's just talking to his God father." Shikamaru heard Choji say and that's when the pieces started to be put together cleanly. The minute he stopped glaring at them, Naruto was waving Shikamaru over.

"Jiraiya, this is my boyfriend Shikamaru. Shikamaru this is Jiraiya my God father." Naruto said latching onto his boyfriend, watching as the duo just looked at one another.

"Nice to meet you. Naruto talks about you a lot." To which made the older man laugh and start boasting about what Naruto has accomplished and about raising Naruto while he could.

Shikamaru wondered why Jiraiya had to be gone for long periods of time from Naruto's life and as he talked to Jiraiya something started nagging Shikamaru.

The puzzle pieces.

They weren't fitting the same anymore.

Naruto was quiet and Jiraiya just tried to casually brush over statements that made Shikamaru think a little too hard on it.

Jiraiya kept talking about how he would only get to be in the village for a month before he had to leave for six months. Yet he said it all in a happy tone.

Talking about a time where Naruto ended up in the hospital and he finally got to spend more than two months with him since he was healing.

How he kept sending toads to make sure he was with Sasuke and his family, and or being protected by a fox.

Why did Naruto need to be protected? Why couldn't he stay with Naruto? Why weren't the pieces fitting cleanly? What was he missing.

Shikanaru couldn't exhaust himself more than what he's doing right now trying to figure just what the hell was going on?

"Shikamaru must be lost, why does he look like that?" Jiraiya asked after he already basically said that Naruto didn't grow up peacefully and or loved.

"Maybe because I haven't told him about my childhood that you do casually spilled." Jiraiya made a shocked face but was quickly interrupted when Naruto put him in his place.

"Because you idiot! I was waiting for the perfect moment and you went and already told him!" Shikamaru looked at Naruto to see him placing his head in his palm. Jiraiya only smiled and rubbed the back of his head in a nervous manner.

"Sorry, I suppose I should go see Sasuke." Naruto grabbed Shikamaru's hand and spoke.

"I'll be over later. Now I have to tell my boyfriend about my trauma." Jiraiya ran off, and Naruto sighed and calmly spoke to Shikamaru.

"The plan was to always tell you. Though I have been getting caught up in some things..." Naruto trailed because if he was going to tell him about his Trauma, he should at least tell him about everything else.

"How many times have we been alone? You could've told me this." Shikamaru said as they approached Naruto's home, The minute they both were in the home Naruto put seals up.

"Is this so important to where we have to put seals up?" Shikamaru said sitting on the couch. Naruto only walked to the kitchen to grab them some water. He handed Shikamaru a bottle before sitting across from him and sighing.

"You are in deep shit Naruto."

"Yeah , I like him a lot. I don't want this to end badly."

"Hopefully he uses that brain of his."

"So October tenth, the Kyuubi attacks and boom, Fourth Hokage kills the demons and dies, while his wife and child died in childbirth correct?" Naruto asked Shikamaru who nodded his head.

"Wrong, so October tenth, Fourth Hokage seals the Kyuubi into his son, He dies. The Hokage's wife, dies from having the Kyuubi extracted from her. The child lives on." Naruto said and Shikamaru tilted his head.

The puzzle pieces. They weren't fitting again.

"So the Village, announcing that the savior of the leaf died to the village, on top of the massive hurt and ache of the people who lost loved ones in the fight against the Kyuubi, as well as Ninjas who lost friends in the battle learned that the demon didn't die. That the demon was sealed into the saviors child." Shikamaru blinked, he watched as Naruto hummed.

"Now you maybe asking yourself. Why announce it while the wounds were fresh? Or why even tell the village in the first place." Shikamaru nodded his head, though he still didn't know how this connected to Naruto.

"Honestly I don't even know myself. Though what I know is that the child had to run for his life everyday on the tenth of October. Even though it was his birthday and he was supposed to be celebrating it. He was hunted and chased like an animal, because of this village." Naruto hummed and looked to Shikamaru.

"Are you keeping up?" Shikamaru nodded his head and Naruto spoke again.

"The child is now seven, and running away from a group of drunk men. They had already ripped his clothes off, and tried to have their way with him since in their eyes this certain seven year old child was nothing but a demon." Shikamaru's eyes widened, and Naruto folded his arms and smiled.

"But I was saved." Naruto hadn't realized he said him, Shikamaru clenched his fist when the pieces fell into place.

"Sasuke who was running away that same night because his clan was slaughtered saw me, doused in red chakra healing from the cuts they were giving me since Kurama wouldn't allow them to touch me." Naruto said and Shikamaru assumed the Kyuubi was Kurama.

"We killed them, Sasuke Sharigan activated that night, and I learned who Kurama was. Me and Sasuke had been friends ever since and we made a promise." Shikamaru looked to Naruto, Naruto leaned in and kissed Shikamaru, knowing this would be their last kiss for a while.

"A promise?" Shikamaru finally managed to get out, after that spill of Naruto's life before his seventh birthday.

"We decided that we would uncover the truth about this village. Who was right? Who was in the wrong? And why did a prominent clan need to die? Why hide the status of another? What is the leafs villages goal? And what can we do to stop the progression of violence?" Shikamaru looked at Naruto and Naruto spoke.

"Listen to what I have to say Shikamaru. I love you and I don't want to lose you, however what me and Sasuke are about to do is for the sake of the village. So I need you to think long and hard about this, you either support me or you don't." Shikamaru was getting nervous as Naruto lost all contact with Shikamaru.

"Make sure you do your research. If the pieces of the puzzle don't fit cleanly, then it doesn't belong." Shikamaru nodded and was ultimately nervous when Naruto started spilling his soul.

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Dun Dun Dun I'm sorry for the cliffy 😔