Truth Behind The Clan || Shikamaru x Reader

Edited: 04/06/24

Reuploaded: 06/06/24

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"I'm sorry, Shika, I have to go," a girl with h/l h/c hair and e/c eyes looked deep into her lovers eyes. He stared back with clear sadness but nodded, nonetheless. But he knew this would happen soon, there was no stopping it.

"I know... You have to fight your fight," he nodded, his head dropping onto her shoulder. His arms wrapped around her tightly. She was in a position where she couldn't hug back, but happily would later.

"I'm really sorry," she apologised again, he stepped away and kissed her.

"Stay safe, yeah?" he looked at her sadly. She nodded.

"I love you, Shika," she whispered to him.

"I love you too, y/n," he whispered back as they separated, his squad waiting behind him and her family behind her.

Y/n turned and faced her family.

"Let's go," she called out, everyone nodded, and they jumped away.

"Why did you let them go, Shikamaru? We need their manpower," a red headed man asked, his eyes casually representing a long-term insomnia with dark rings and the kanji for love on his forehead.

"Because... The l/n clan have their own fight to fight. They will either win or they will lose," Shikamaru replied, "you know what that means, Gaara."

"I see, I understand..." Gaara nodded before they all turned, "time to go!"

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It's a battlefield.

One covered in blood, death and loss.

But there's two wars waging.

One... The fight between the Five Nations and Madara Uchiha, the Akatsuki.

The second... A fight between two clans. The clan of ice and snow, the home of the Snowflake Guardians. The clan of shadows and darkness, the home of the Shadow Guardians.

Both clans fighting for dominance.

For freedom.

For the sense of reassurance that they've won.

That they'll survive.

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Families, friends.

Lovers, parents, siblings.

They all wait.

They wait for the news.

Did they live? Or... did they...

Die.