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Naruto went downstairs to see Shikamaru storming out of the front door yelling, "I'll do the shit later!" Naruto looked with wide eyes toward Yoshino who sighed raggedly, "It seems he's the one with the mood swings in this pregnancy..." Naruto was wearing a bright blue kimono that matched her eyes, she was wearing one of her new kimonos they had bought for the first time. Her pants hadn't snapped in two weeks now and she finally gave up since she had a check-up today, she could hardly wear her pants undone with a big shirt like she had been doing. Denial time was over. Shikamaru had seemed tired but alright when he'd left to go downstairs, but apparently that had under gone a drastic change.

Walking outside toward the fence that separated the yard from the woods behind the house, the deer were there eating pears, Shikaku and Shikamaru were dumping more out, she watched her husband as he worked silently with his father. He looked up and saw her there, he frowned and dropping the pitchfork he stalked toward her. "What are you doing out here, the grass is wet, you could fall." Naruto's eyes squinted as she looked at the man who was currently treating her like a ninety year old. "Listen to me Nara Shikamaru, I don't know what crawled up your ass and died, but get over it! I'm not stupid, and I'm not some helpless girl, I am Nara-Uzamaki Naruto, jounin of the village of the Hidden Leaves, I can walk out on the damn grass if I want too. If you want to go to mine and your son's appointment then shut up and come on."

Shikaku leaned back and tried not to smile, 'yep she's pregnant.... wa! did she say son, wait til Yoshino hears, we'll be up to our knecks in blue now' he chuckled quietly which earned him a dirty look from his son. Shikamaru then looked back at Naruto and walking closer he gave her a kiss on the cheek, "I'm sorry... let me wash up and I'll be ready, will you wait for me?" he mumbled to her. Naruto huffed then nodded and walked back into the house.

Shikamaru turned back to his grinning father, "She wanted to tell you both at dinner tonight, can you wait to tell mom?" With no time to answer they both heard Yoshino squeal loudly. Shikamaru then muttered, "Never mind..." As he walked to the house he scowled and blushed at his father's burst of laughter.

Yoshino ran up to Shikamaru and with a big hug she said, "Oh Naruto told me... a boy, a little boy! I forgive you for your grouchy morning you take my babies to the clinic for their check up, and make sure everything is going fine." with a kiss on the cheek she ran out the back door to find her husband. Naruto looked at Shikamaru and then with a negative nod she turned to the front door to slip her shoes on.

Shikamaru quickly went behind her slipping his arms around her waist and resting a large palm on the very small bulge there. "I'm so sorry Megitsune, (sigh) I don't know why I keep seeming to loose my temper, I'm just worried about you. I love you Naruto." Naruto turned in his arms and with a huge sigh of her own she placed her hand on his cheek, "I hope so, because I love you Shika... but I'm afraid you're only in love with this form. And soon, too soon, I won't look like this, will you still love me then?" Shika closed his eyes as she openly said his worst fear, and with a gentle kiss on her lips he honestly whispered, "I just don't know....Kami I hope so, if I lose you... it would kill me, inside if not all together." The two stood there their foreheads touching as the tears rolled down their cheeks. He was the first to move, lifting her chin he kissed her deeply, "Come on Naruto... you appointment is soon. We don't want to be late." Naruto looked into the dark eyes of the man she loved and just whispered, "hai".

Tsunade looked closely at Naruto and after checking the baby she asked Shikamaru to go to the waiting room, "I just need to ask her some personal questions, I know you're her husband but these can be embarassing, she'll be out in a minute." Shikamaru looked at Naruto and she nodded so he reluctantly left. Tsunade placed her hand on the young blond's shoulder, "What's wrong Naruto, and don't lie... something's wrong between you two." Naruto looked up at her and the tears began to roll down her cheeks, "Is it pregnancy or being a woman that causes me to feel so damn weak, everything hurts my feelings and now it seems like I can figure out what he's upset about without him saying anything, he's so irritable lately. I don't think he'll still love me when I'm back to normal and then we will just be stuck together and taking care of the baby and I.... I just, Oba-chan!" Naruto burst into huge sobs. Tsunade rubbed circles on her back then picking up her chin she said, "Blame it on being a woman, or being pregnant, but Naruto you are mentally a man, you understand Shikamaru's dilemma even if you wish he wasn't having it. Can you honestly say you're looking forward to your physical relationship after the baby's weaned. Give him a break, sweetheart, he is going through a lot, and to be honest... he's really doing great. So just enjoy what you have try not to dwell on what's going to happen, alright?" Naruto nodded wiping her tears on her sleeve, then with a small frown she said, "I feel guilty that you lied to him about our talk though." Tsunade gave her a sideways grin then asked, "Okay... been constipated or thrown up any more, having trouble with hemmoroids?" Naruto winced in embarrassment then replied, "No... ewww, is that what I have to look forward too?" Tsunade managed to say with a straight face, "Well some woman do."

Shikamaru sat out in the chairs in the hallway, he felt awful. 'I can't believe I've given her a hard time, like she isn't going through enough. I just need to try and accept Naruto as a man, but how? Hinata liked Naruto as a guy, maybe she can help me... man I feel somehow really perverted.' He looked at the door, what were they talking about anyway, he then got a flashback of some of the complaints her had heard from Kurenai, then with a shiver of dread, he decided then and there not to even ask. He sat back and closed his eyes, maybe if I can imagine Naruto like he was that day at the springs, slim hips, golden skin, his hair dark gold when it was wet clinging to his shoulders... and a round ass. Shikamaru sat up quickly and looked around, 'shit! I'm already getting hard... maybe this won't be as bad as I thought' He put his face in his hands, feeling really perverted yet happy at the same time.

Naruto opened the door to see Shikamaru sitting in the hall with his face in his hands, she worried, 'what's wrong now, is he still upset about being sent out.' She walked over and sat down beside him, then she was shocked when he grabbed her hand, "Come on we need to go to the house now!" She looked at him as he half dragged her down the hall out the door and then swinging her up into his arms he jumped roof tops all the way home. "Shika... what's wrong? Are you okay?" He nuzzled her neck and then his hand caressed her ass, and Naruto began to get the picture.

As he jumped into the window to their bedroom he gently laid her down, and took her cheek into his palm, "Naruto... this may work, it may really work!" She looked at him confused until he grabbed her hand, pressing it to his erection he whispered into her ear, "I got this thinking of you... that day we saw you at the hot springs, remember back in November." Naruto stroked him for a second then her eyes shot back up to his, "B, but I was a guy then... you mean, this is because of me, the real me?" He smiled nodding before leaning down to kiss her, she melted into his embrace, he was really hard, because of seeing her as her male self naked, and she loved it.

She reached up to wrap her hand around his arousal and slowly stroke it. Then was suddenly confused when he grabbed her wrist to stop her and then with a smile he moved her around until she had her back to him on her knees. He kissed the back of her neck as he undid her kimono, and helped her free first one arm then the other. He moved her heavy hair to the side and then unclasping her bra he slipped it off to throw it on the floor. He slowly traced her back bone from her neck to her tailbone then slipping his hand in her panties he cupped her butt. Leaning down to her ear he whispered, "Naruto your ass is so beautiful now, but I loved it that day too, so round and firm." He squeezed her cheeks causing her to suck in air quickly, "Really?" She asked in a hushed awed tone. He licked her ear as he ground his erection against her bottom, "Oh yes, Chouji teased me for months about getting a hard on from seeing your naked back and ass, I thought you were a woman but to be honest when you turned around, I was so disappointed that it was you, because I wanted you so bad and I knew then it would never happen." Naruto was moaning now, and Shikamaru slid off the now damp panties. He caressed her butt as he trailed kissed down her back causing her to arch up into his touch. Shikamaru closed his eyes and just savoured the sounds of her, and the feel of her skin. He purposely avoided the parts of her that proved her form was female, kissing her hip, her thigh and even her tailbone. Naruto giggled at the tickling sensations but understood why he avoided her breasts and even her pregnant belly that he normally kissed and rubbed so lovingly. It made her feel loved just knowing he was avoiding his child to try and help them both accept the changes they would be facing.

Shikamaru worked his way back up and after quickly checking to make sure she was ready he entered her from behind quickly, she hissed with surprise but also pleasure, they had never done it this way before. Shikamaru loved how much deeper he could plunge into the tight wet heat, and Naruto tightened her muscles squeezing him even more. "Kami... Naruto... so good, so tight can't hold back..." She squeezed him again and said, "... don't, do it fast Shika, please." He groaned at the demand and then pulling out just to the tip he plunged deeply again, pulling out just as fast and soon he was pounding into her over and over, kissing her shoulder, his hot breath on her neck, she could feel the sensations building tighter and tighter. Naruto felt herself shatter as she had the most intense orgasm she had ever had, screaming her husband's name. "Shikamaru!" Lost in the pleasure of her body he vaguely heard her but knew more through the pulsing tremors and squeezes her body gave him causing him to explode as well, pouring his seed into her body. Naruto had half collapsed onto her side and Shikamaru pulled his now shrinking manhood from her to lay behind her as they both panted trying to calm their breathing and their pulses. "Shikamaru... I love you so much." Naruto said softly, Shikamaru smiled and with a new found security in the knowledge he kissed her cheek and said, "I love you too Naru... Naruto, very very much." Naruto sighed and drifted off to sleep. Shikamaru stumbled up to lock their bedroom door and then climbed back into the futon behind her to pull her close. "Everything is going to be alright son, everything." He whispered as he rubbed the mound holding his tiny unborn child, before dozing off himself.

That evening they updated the Nara's on the baby's development and they all decided to share the news of the baby's sex with their friends at a barbecue, Yoshino was excited at being the first Ino-Shika-Cho grandparents and loved when the families got together, this of course caused groans from the two men- yes, more chore lists. Naruto chuckled and then Yoshino dropped the bomb on her, "Naruto I know you won't be a woman for long, but as this is my chance at having a daughter, I want to teach you to knit." Shikamaru and Shikaku dared to chuckle until Yoshino pierced them both with death glares and they decided to clear the table and let the ladies talk.

Naruto blushed then clearing her throat she said, "Yoshino-sama, I would love to learn whatever you want to teach me, but I'm impatient. I don't want to upset you. I've never known my mother and this would mean a lot." Yoshino smiled and asked, "Even if it is knitting Naruto?" She grinned and answered, "Well it wouldn't have been my first choice but why not?" Yoshino stood up and then walked to Naruto's chair, kissing her head she said, "Thank you ako, whether you are female or male I am your mother now too, how about you just help me pick the colours and design then we can visit while I knit some evenings, eh?" Naruto felt guilty and it took all she had not to hollar and put her fist into the air, 'yes!', she hadn't wanted to hurt Yoshino's feelings but knitting... ugh! Yoshino grinned then whispered, "And you can tell me if you have any chores you want Shikamaru to do." With a wink the woman continued, "We have to keep them on their toes or they really will get lazy." As the two women's eyes connected they burst out laughing.

Shikamaru and Shikaku looked at one another and the older man hissed, "That can't be good son,... I think your wife just went over to the dark side." Shikamaru scowled, "What? No way, Naruto was... or is a guy, he wouldn't do that even if he turned into a woman... would she?" As the two listened to the laughter quiet down to chuckles he looked at the door then back at his father, then he winced as he heard him say, "It don't sound good son, no, it sure doesn't." They both shook their heads as they dried the dishes together.