A Troublesome Series of Events

Shikamaru winced a little at the yell. Obviously Ino wasn't the only kunoichi with a good set of lungs. "Ah, sorry Sakura..."

The pink haired girl glared, rounding on Naruto and winding her fist back.

“NARUTO! DID YOU MAKE THEM STOP FOR RAMEN?!” She yelled out, moving to punch him. Naruto ducked, clutching tighter to Shikamaru.

“Sakura-chan, don’t hit me, I’ve got a pregnant man with me!” He said in a saving-his-skin shaky voice. “And I didn’t, we all just took separate showers!”

Shikamaru looked at Naruto, shifting his gaze to Sakura after a second. "It's true," he said. "And of course Sasuke had to take long, making sure his hair looked nice," he added, smirking and looking to Sasuke. If the Uchiha was going to call him a princess, he'd make him look like one instead.

Sakura paused in her rampage, blinking. She took the time then to register what the three were wearing, her eyes bugging out.

“You… you’re all… Why the wardrobe change?” She had the hardest time with Sasuke’s poured on leather, but seeing Naruto’s net clad arms made her a little glad he had Shikamaru covering his chest.

"Oh, Sasuke wanted us to all match," Shikamaru said, lips twitching wider in amusement. He held back a chuckle, wondering how far he could push this.

“But Shikamaru had to be different,“ Sasuke said, smirking. “Since he was feeling a little pink today. So we provided him with something to fit his tastes.”

Naruto was biting his lip to keep from laughing, Sakura’s cheeks stained a dark red from the two’s words.

Shikamaru scowled slightly, cheeks warming a little. "I think it was more in you're tastes, Sasuke," he said. "It would definitely fit your personality much better."

“Oh no, what I’m wearing fits me better I think. You’re much more suited to it than me; pink is really your color. Besides, Ino bought it for you.” Sasuke continued, smiling at Shikamaru.

Shikamaru snorted. "I doubt she'd be upset one bit if you wanted to keep and wear them instead. In fact, I think she'd encourage it."

“Ino would much rather I didn’t wear them, actually.” He said. Naruto could swear he was going to draw blood he was biting down so hard, snickers actually coming through. Sakura’s eyes were huge, cheeks a deep red.

“What are you guys talking about?”

The Nara held back another response to Sasuke, instead turning to Sakura and shaking his head. "It doesn't matter," he said, "Let's just start planning."

Sasuke and Naruto both had amused looks on their faces, Naruto’s much more prominent as he gave in to small giggles at the inside joke.

“All... right…” She said. “But first, why is Naruto still holding Shikamaru? Is he hurt? I just thought he’d conned Naruto into carrying him here. Do you need my help?” Sakura asked, immediately launching into her good healer routine.

Shikamaru blushed a little, mind flashing back to why he was being carried. "Ah, no. I'm fine," he said before looking back up at Naruto. "You can put me down, you know."

Naruto looked skeptical, but couldn’t think of a good reason to keep holding him. Reluctantly he let Shikamaru’s legs down, keeping an arm at his back as he straightened. Sasuke was watching with a careful eye, trying not to obviously worry.

Sakura gave them all suspicious looks.

Shikamaru stood up, clenching his jaw a little at the pain. As normally as he could, he sat down on the ground, looking up at them with a raised eyebrow and smirk once seated. "Well, are you going to sit so we can plan out the party?"

He knew having a lazy reputation would have more uses than just getting less work.

Sakura still regarded them all with suspicion, before sitting, Sasuke and Naruto joining in on the circle, one on either side of Shikamaru.

“Alright, so did we want just the Genin nine?” Sakura asked, relaxing as it got onto a topic she knew.

Shikamaru shrugged, hunching over a little and resting his arms on his knees. "We might as well invite Team Gai, too," he said. He didn't really want to invite Neji, but if they invited Lee and Tenten, well... He didn't want to be on the wrong side of his gentle-fist.

Sakura nodded, Sasuke and Naruto quickly growing bored. Naruto because he didn’t care for the planning process, he just wanted the party. Sasuke because he didn’t care for either.

“Yes, of course. What about any teachers or anything like that, or is this strictly our generation?”

Shikamaru smirked a little, noticing the others' eyes glaze over. Well he had said they didn't need to come.

"I guess we could. It would be less money for each of us to spend to rent out the bar anyway," he said, though inwardly cringing at the idea of spending the night with both Lee and Gai. In the back of his mind, he wished Asuma was still alive to come but quickly squelched that thought.

Sakura nodded, cringing at the same idea Shikamaru was having.

“So, how exactly will we go about the money issue? And how soon from now do we want this to happen?”

"Well... When we invite everyone, we'll just say they need to pitch in money if they want to go. Bring the money with them and we'll just pay after the party," Shikamaru said, having already thought out the basics.

"And for when? How soon can you convince Tsunade to give us all time off?" he asked, smirking. "That's why I asked what her favourite sake was before."

Sakura thought back, trying to remember when he had. When she did she gaped, before laughing.

“Wow, Shikamaru, you’re quick to think that up!” She complimented.

“Shikamaru’s always quick to think up lots of wonderful things.” Naruto said, focusing back on the conversation for a short bit. He smiled.

Shikamaru chuckled slightly, rubbing the back of his neck. "We'd still need to get Tsunade to agree first. We need to reserve the bar, so we need a specific date and time. Then we can invite everyone."

“I think she would, since it’s for a good cause, and it would only be one day and night…” Sakura said, nibbling her lower lip. “What’s a happy medium? We need enough time for organization, but too much time and random things will crop up taking some of the others away…”

"If we're renting out a bar, we shouldn't have to worry about putting anything together," Shikamaru said, shrugging again. "It's not really a special occasion so we don't have to decorate and the bar itself will have food and drinks. Really, we just have to wait until whoever's out on a mission to come back. And make sure no one else goes on one that extends past it."

“Hopefully that’s soon…” Sakura said, thinking on all the many ninja they were trying to round up. It seemed almost impossible to get all of the people they wanted… “Maybe we should have a certain amount where we go ahead with it, like, when over half of the people we want to invite can go?”

Shikamaru nodded, frowning a bit. "If we can get at least ten other's to go beside ourselves, that would be good," he said.

Sakura nodded, before being startled into an almost scream as Naruto launched himself off the ground, tackling an unwary Sasuke to the ground.

“Haha, I win! I caught you off-guard, teme!” Naruto shouted from where he was, straddling Sasuke’s leather clad hips, net covered back arching as he pumped his fist in the air. Sasuke growled, a little miffed at being woken from his boredom-induced stupor so violently.

“Dobe, you don’t win anything for that! I could have easily done the same to you!” Sasuke got up on his elbows, glaring.

Sakura flushed, embarrassed by how startled she’d been and where her mind was wandering seeing them like that.

“NARUTO, WILL YOU SIT STILL AND BE QUIET?!” she demanded, the blond immediately flinching and giving her puppy-dog eyes. She glared, her stare forcing him to lean forward in shame, hands resting on Sasuke’s stomach for balance.

“Okay Sakura…” The pink haired girl nodded, a little frazzled by them still. She turned back to Shikamaru, rolling her eyes.

“How can you stand them for so long?”

Shikamaru chuckled, shaking his head. "I could ask the same of you, you know," he said. "You used to go on a lot of over-night missions before. I'm sure it was easier to handle than having to listen to Ino complain about her hair frizzing up or something the whole time."

“Kakashi always kept them in line and tired them out with training…” Sakura said, trailing off as she imagined Ino bitching and moaning throughout a mission. She smirked.

“So, which adults do we want to invite? Just the sensei’s or more people than that?”

Shikamaru bowed his head a little in thought. "...I'd like to invite Kotetsu and Izumo, too. We grew pretty close while in the Niju Shotai but I haven't been able to talk with them in a while. But other than that, Kakashi, Gai, Kurenai and Yamato should be fine. Unless you wanted to invite someone specific?"

“Hey, hey, we can’t have a party without inviting Iruka-sensei!” Naruto said, pointing at Shikamaru as he sat up on Sasuke. The Uchiha glared more, before giving up on penetrating the blond's thick skull with his look alone, lying back on the ground.

Sakura almost had a nosebleed as she watched Naruto wriggle down to get more comfortable, rubbing crotch to crotch with the Uchiha.

“Alright, Kakashi, Iruka, Gai, Kurenai, Yamato, Izumo, and Kotetsu it is."

Shikamaru rolled his eyes slightly at Naruto but nodded. "And obviously if Tsunade insists on going to make it happen, you can extend an invite to her too," he said, though hoped it wouldn't come to that.

“Oh, speaking of which!” Sakura said, snapping her fingers. “I heard Jiraiya was in town! Have you guys seen him?”

Shikamaru let out a small cough, facing warring between blushing and paling, deciding on the latter finally.

"Ah, yeah... He... showed up as we finished swimming," he said.

Sakura cocked her head, wondering why Shikamaru reacted that way.

“What did he do?”

"It's not important," he said, trying to brush it off. "He was just... being his normal, perverted self."

From the sidelines Naruto snorted, opening his mouth before catching the heated glare of death Sakura sent him, not up for his nonsense. He closed it, laughing nervously before deciding getting as low as he could was best, lying out on top of Sasuke, their legs entangling as he crossed his arms under him, pressing into the top of Sasuke’s sternum. He stared directly at Sasuke from inches away, waiting to see how long it would take the Uchiha to notice him.

Sakura gave them a weird look, turning back to Shikamaru.

“Well, I suppose… So, is that all?”

"For now I think it's good," Shikamaru said, "Just let me know when you talk with Tsunade, okay? Then we'll figure out who's actually available."

Sakura brightened, glad that it seemed like they would actually be getting the party to work.

“Sure thing, Shikamaru! How do you want me to find you when I do have word?”

“AHA, I SEE YOU THERE, TWITCHING!” Naruto said triumphantly, spotting a growing twitch in Sasuke’s brow as the blond continued staring at him.

Shikamaru glanced over at the other two, expression vaguely annoyed, but just ignored them again and looked back at Sakura.

"Well, I'm not allowed missions now, so I'll most likely be at home and you can just stop by. If none of us are there for whatever reason, just slip a message under the door or something."

Sakura nodded, standing up, concluding that there wasn’t anything else to discus. She smiled, waving before she leapt away, calling back.

“Bye! I’ll see you again when I have news!”

“Naruto, get off me.” Sasuke said, pushing at the blond now that Sakura was gone, opening his eyes. Naruto stuck his tongue out, turning to Shikamaru.

“So that’s it? We just spread the invites and wait for everyone to have the same day off?”

Shikamaru didn't even bother with a farewell, the kunoichi gone before he even thought of waving bye. He sighed and looked back over at Naruto. "She's going to convince Tsunade to let everyone have the day off first. Then we'll invite everyone and whoever can come, will come."

“Ohh…” The blond moved to lift one arm, hand in palm and elbow digging into Sasuke’s chest, but the Uchiha had other ideas that included throwing the boy off of him and sitting up, glaring.

“Obviously, dobe,” he said, about to stand up when Naruto tackled him again. He grunted, allowing Naruto to pin him again, letting the blond look smug.

“Haha, victory is mine!”

Shikamaru smirked, chuckling to himself before reclining slowly back into the grass. If they were going to play around he might as well get more comfortable.

Sasuke chose that moment, turning the tables on Naruto by surging upward, pushing him off and onto his back. The blond made a surprised noise, but it was too late as Sasuke was already on him, knees at Naruto’s shoulders, pinning him down.

“You wish victory was yours.”

Shikamaru moved his head back more so it almost upside down, watching the two of them. He smirked to himself, having a perfect view of Sasuke's ass flexing in the leather pants.

"Mm, nice view."

Sasuke turned, smirking back at Shikamaru. Before he could comment he felt hands on him, squeezing at his leather clad cheeks.

“It’s a nicer view from down here, unless you’re an ass man, Shika.” Naruto said wickedly, squeezing again. With his arms pinned at the shoulders he was just barely able to reach Sasuke. The Uchiha tilted his lips before sitting straighter, lifting his backside out of Naruto’s reach and crushing his knees into the blond’s shoulders.

“As nice as it feels, Naruto, I think we’ve done enough in public for today.”

Shikamaru chuckled. "I think we've done enough today, period," he said. Having five orgasms throughout the day was more than tiring. There really should be a limit.

“Awww, Shikamaru, that’s no fun…” Naruto teased as he watched Sasuke get up and off of him. Sasuke smirked wider, turning to Shikamaru.

“Your stamina will be going up within the next few days.”

Shikamaru snorted, half rolling his eyes before deciding that wouldn't help his tiredness. "I'm sure it will if you have anything to say about it."

“I’m not the only one who wants that though.” Sasuke said Naruto chuckling in agreement. The blond sat up, moving onto hands and knees, the netting tight enough to continue hugging his belly as he stalked towards Shikamaru with a feral look in his eyes.

“You know you loved it, Shika.” He said when he’d reached his goal of being by Shikamaru, crawling over the boy until he was suspended over him, knees at Shikamaru’s hips and hands to either side of his head.

Shikamaru kept his gaze on Naruto, smirking. He brought his arms up, winding them around the blond's neck, fingers threaded together at the back of it.

"I never denied that I did," he said, smirk widening.

Naruto bent his arms, leaning down until he could kiss Shikamaru fully. Sasuke watched, amused at the blond’s frisky behavior, reflecting on when Naruto had been such a shy innocent. He chuckled as the image was shattered, gracelessly by the dobe.

“Then we should head back home and screw around some more, Shika.”

Shikamaru's chuckles blended in with Sasuke's before he leaned up and pressed a quick kiss to Naruto's lips.

"As long as I don't have to do anything."

“Of course.” Naruto agreed easily, licking at Shikamaru’s bottom lip before standing, offering a hand.

Shikamaru raised an eyebrow up at Naruto, grabbing the hand and using it to help himself sit up, flinching a little.

“Shika, I’m sorry! I forgot about your pain!” Naruto said quickly and a little frantically. “Do you want me to carry you?”

Shikamaru shook his head, folding his legs under him and slowly standing up. If he just stayed still, his muscles would only get stiff and sorer.

"I'll be fine," he said once up on his feet.

Naruto followed him as he stood, furrowing his eyes as he saw that Shikamaru was obviously not totally fine. He felt a hand at his shoulder.

“Either pick him up or let him be, but don’t stand there thinking all day and do nothing.” Sasuke said, amused by Naruto’s help-all attitude.

Shikamaru smirked slightly and looked over at both of them. "If I don't walk it off, I'll just become more sore later," he said, voicing his thoughts.

“I’m fine letting you walk. You’ll either make it or you won’t so.” Sasuke shrugged. He’d help if Shikamaru couldn’t do it, of course, but if he wanted to try then Sasuke wouldn’t stop him. He’d done stupider things on his own, and he hadn’t even had someone to catch him if he couldn’t make it.

Naruto bit his lip, before nodding.

“Alright… but I’m carrying you even if you’re still walking but you look like you’re in too much pain, got it?”

Shikamaru sighed but nodded. "Troublesome, but fine. Just don't make a big deal about it," he said, starting to walk. "Let's just go."

Sasuke nodded, dragging Naruto away from where he’d been hovering, almost stepping on Shikamaru’s heels.