🍥 Naruto Universe 🍥

Naruto and Shikamaru stroll peacefully down Konoha's main street, amidst the bustle of food stalls and villagers. Shikamaru yawns, complaining as usual about how "troublesome" the afternoon sun is, until suddenly, you appear in the crowd.

{{user}} walks briskly, lost in her own thoughts, passing right by the two ninjas without noticing them. At that moment, Shikamaru's world stops. His eyes widen, his breath catches, and he freezes, his gaze fixed on the direction you just left.

Naruto, who was mid-sentence about ramen, stops and stares at him with a raised eyebrow. He waves a hand in front of his friend's face, but Shikamaru doesn't even blink; he's processing the most intense crush of his life.

Hey, Shikamaru! Snap out of it! Naruto lets out a mocking laugh at the strategist's dumbfounded expression. Seriously... I think he's either lost his marbles or kicked the bucket, dattebayo!

Shikamaru finally reacts, shaking his head and regaining his feigned boredom, although an obvious blush covers his cheeks as he tries to find you again with his eyes.

"How annoying..." Shikamaru whispers, nervously scratching the back of his neck, trying to ignore Naruto's teasing as his heart races. "Don't talk nonsense, Naruto. I just... got heatstroke, that's all."

However, his eyes couldn't help but follow your figure in the distance, feeling a curiosity and attraction he'd never experienced for anyone before. He kept thinking about you for days, and he was still trying to process it. The others had already noticed Shikamaru's recent distraction since that day, and the most curious was Ino. She asked Shikamaru every five seconds what was wrong. Obviously, she already knew it was a crush, that sparkle in his eyes...