Naruto cradled Hinari in her arms, holding her securely as her and Shikamaru flew over the rooftops.

"That went well." Shikamaru commented idly. Naruto laughed softly.

"Surprisingly well. Are you staying the night? Or are you going to head home?"

   Shikamaru thought about it. He smiled internally, while hoping she didn't mind.

  "I think I'll head home. My favorite person will be there, and I don't wanna leave her alone."

  Narutos face fell. For some reason her chest ached, and she found it hard to breathe.

  "O-oh. Okay. See you tomorrow?"

Shikamaru glanced at her. She looks ready to cry. Why? Is it what I said?

"No. Well, I will probably see you tomorrow, but why not tonight? I said I was staying."

Naruto was confused. "No, Shika. You said you were going home to your favorite person."

Shikamaru nodded. "Yeah."

Naruto was confused. Shikamaru smiled slightly at the way her head tilted as her hair streamed behind her.

"You're my favorite person Naru." He said softly, a light pink dusting his cheeks.

"Oh." Narutos face was redder than a ripe tomato. Her chest swelled with elation and another emotion she couldn't identify.

They made it home quickly, and heard Anko shout a 'goodnight brat!' Before they shut the door.

Naruto put Hinari back to bed, cooing as she nestled into her blankets. She walked into the living room and saw Shikamaru sitting on the couch concentrating intently.

  "Shika? What is it?" She asked, brushing her long hair with a nearby brush.

Shikamaru started. "Oh! Naru, you startled me. I was thinking. We need to go back to the forest clearing. I need to see something."

Naruto raised an eyebrow, skeptical as to what could be seen besides a dead body and blood.
"What do you mean?" She asked, setting the brush aside.

Shikamarus brow furrowed. "I'm not sure, but I think we both unlocked kekkei genkai tonight. For me, it's something with the shadows. You, it was like you were teleporting, in flashes of red. I was thinking, if we go back, we could try and use them again." He sighed and stood, pacing slightly as he sunk back into thought.

Narutos face scrunched slightly as she thought about it. She remembered moving fast and beating the hell out of Mizuki, and remembered dark tendrils of shadows coming to life, not controlled by Shika, but working with him.

"Lets go." Shikamaru looked up in mild surprise.

"Lets go." She repeated. "Anko can check in on Hinari. I want to try and access my bloodline. And I know you do too."

Shikamaru sighed before smiling. It was crooked, almost a smirk, and to Naruto, breathtaking. She tried to hide her blush, pulling her hair up into a high ponytail, before tying her hitai-itae back on her forehead, watching as Shikamaru did the same.

  Naruto busted out in a fit of giggles. Shikamaru looked weird with his Headband on his head. She walked over to him and pulled out his hair tie, long, pitch black hair falling free. He looked much better with his hair down, and she swept his long bangs back, pulling the hair into a low ponytail reminiscent of a certain Uchiha prodigy. A few strands of hair remained loose, framing his face and making his jawline seem sharper. In a fight, the shadows cast by his hair could be used as an intimidation factor. His sharp eyes completed the look.
They leapt out the window, Naruto making a clone to tell Anko. They fly across the rooftops, heading straight for the forest.

They blew past the Hokage tower, and noticed someone tailing them. They continued on, not worried in the least.

When they made it to the clearing, they saw Mizukis body gone, leaving only a few bloodstains.

Thinking of Mizuki and the words he said, Shikamaru felt anger rise in him. His chakra flared, showing his emotions, the shadows responded, wrapping around him, and whispering to him, things they'd never done before.

Naruto stood, watching in worry. She was ready to do anything to protect Shikamaru. A buzzing feeling, centered around her solar plexus spread throughout her. This is what she had felt when she was fighting. She focused on a tree branch, and decided to send a spark of chakra throughout her coils. Instantly she found herself on the branch, and had to grab on to the trunk to avoid falling. She sat on the branch, trying to make the whiplash go away. Guess she was too high on adrenaline earlier to be affected.

  Shikamaru stood still as the shadows whispered stories in his ears, told him of their former alliance with his clan, how they've been controlled since Konoha was founded.
He had little warning before the shadows pierced him, and he grunted in pain, trying to remain standing. They whispered apologies and explained.

He spread out his arms and stood squarely, not moving as the shadows continued to pierce him, some forcing their way down his throat.
It was several minutes before they retreated, and Shikamaru collapsed, caught by a still dizzy Naruto just before he hit the ground.
Naruto examined Shikamaru for any injuries. Upon finding none, she noticed a few differences. His skin had become fairer, and he seemed taller. His eyes opened and they were a forest green, his eyelashes were longer, and his hair was longer. He had a tattoo, starting from his left shoulder. It was a dragon, inky black, with one bright red eye, and one bright blue eye.

  Its head rested on his bicep, it's body winding up his arm, wings spread, as if ready for flight, claws razor sharp. It's tail was spiked, and trailed up the side of Shikas neck, ending just under his eye.

He was beautiful. He groaned as he sat up.
"I feel like my arm was dipped in lava, and acid was dropped into my face. And then a lump of ice was thrown at my arm, and stuck."

Naruto breathed out a laugh. "Thats... Pretty accurate actually. Why don't you take a look, and explain how we explain this?"

Shikamaru looked down, and stared at his arm blankly. Finally, he said.
"Well, at least I look more badass."

Naruto snorted, before breaking out into laughter. "Yeah, I guess you do!" She said, when she was finally able to breathe.

  Her head whipped around, and Shikamaru felt a spark of chakra running through Naruto, and blinked as she disappeared in a red flash. Not even a second later she reappeared in the same flash, body tangled with someone elses.
Shikamaru untensed when he saw a familiar silver haired Jonin. Shadows he hadn't noticed had risen backed down.

  Naruto wriggled her way out from under Kakashi, and laid down with her eyes closed.
  Kakashi stood and brushed himself off. "Maa, Naruto, why'd you do that?" He whined, pouting under his mask.

Naruto rolled her eyes.
  "Kakashi-nii, you were following us. And had no reason! Why do you think no did that!?" She said exasperated.

  Shikamaru sighed. "What do you think Kakashi?"

Kakashi examined Shikamarus arm. He pulled up his headband, revealing the Sharingan.
Shikamaru winced, as a deep loud growl sounded in his mind, and his arm burned with a fiery cold. Kakashi quickly pulled his headband back down.

  "It's a summon. You can summon a dragon. And it does not like my eye."

Tell me! What do you think? I could have written more, but... Eh. I'm a bit lazy. I think there was fluff. Was there? Eh.