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In the wake of the Fourth Great Ninja War, peace settles over the Hidden Leaf Village, but tension simmers beneath the surface-of hearts, not battlefields. Sakura Haruno, now a celebrated medical kunoichi, finds herself restless with healing alone. Shikamaru Nara, the infuriatingly brilliant strategist and newly appointed advisor to the Hokage, is drowning in paperwork and diplomacy.
Their lives begin to entangle when Sakura is recruited for a series of post-war reform missions requiring both healing skill and tactical insight. Forced to work together, their clashing personalities-his lazy stoicism and her fiery spirit-ignite something neither expected: heat.
A witty, slow-burn romance blooms amidst missions, teasing touches, banter, and growing emotional intimacy. But as village politics threaten their fragile bond and suppressed desires simmer too long, will they risk everything for something as unpredictable as love?
Naruto © Masashi Kishimoto