Naruto and Shikamaru were promptly separated by the groups. Shikamaru was away with Choji, Ino, Shikaku and Inoichi and he was left with the current team7. Looking back at things Naruto wondered how he stayed loyal for so long to this village with all the underhanded things they did. Just because Naruto seemed alright didn't mean he was. He still felt guilty about that night eight summers ago.

The night he set his sights on the former Nara now Namikaze. He raped him, broke him mentally and coerced him into coming with him to who knows where. After that he did everything to heal the other and he's mostly the same as before but he still clung to Naruto but that was the least.

Naruto liked when his wife hung off his arm. He would accept Shikamaru no matter what personality traits he displayed. But the fact that such a disgusting experience created this clingy aspect of his wife that he loved made him disgusted with himself. So he resigned himself to whatever punishment Kami-sama might give him in the after life. For now he'll take all the joy in the life he has now.

"So Team 7, how's life?" Naruto asked, he looked down at Sarada and Inojin. "With how bleak Sai is I didn't think he could lock on with Ino." Then he chuckled.

"But Sakura Uchiha, you rode him until he gave you that name. Who knew you'd actually marry the bastard that actually tried to kill you at one point. That's either some demented thought process or real love. In this case the demented thought process won." Naruto saw the tick in Sakura's forehead and when she raised her hand and Naruto was hit with so many memories of the past.

'But this isn't the past, I'm beyond this. This is just pure utter bullshit.' Naruto thought before snatching her hand and snapping it out of instinct. Sakura yelped and tried to pull back but Naruto had a strong grip. 

"Sakura-chan you seem to be under the illusion that we're comrades of sorts." Naruto glared at her. "You'll do well to know your place." He released her and placed an arm around Sai who he was taller than now. 

"You've grown Naruto." Yamato commented as he admired the blond's height of 6'7. Naruto smirked at the compliment.

"Why waste time on me, I have nothing to offer you guys." Naruto said looking around the developed village. "I wonder what trap my mayhems have set, the poor souls."

"That's what I've been meaning to ask you," Sasuke perked up after checking his wife's wrist. "Have you started training your kids?" 

"Of course can't have them stunted." Naruto said and looked down at Inojin and Sarada. "Judging by those chakra reserves you guys aren't even starting. Is it because we're at peace?"

'Won't last long either way,' Naruto thought with some self indulgence. 

"How about a training session for old time's sake." Yamato said trying to ease the tension. Naruto got a serious look on his face. 

"Sure but I'll probably bash you guys in the ground." He chuckled, he formed a Rasengan and condensed it. "Let's see how well you do."

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Shikamaru looked around his childhood home with a look of cool detachment. He doesn't miss it and he certainly doesn't want to get attached to this former lifestyle again. Naruto treated him like a Queen and their kids as princes, he wanted to keep it that way. When he was traveling with the blond he made everything excitable and he got to enjoy a lot of different cultures. And when he got pregnant it was a jolt to his system.

He didn't think it was possible until Naruto practically yelled it in his face after he tried training at one point. Naruto didn't want his children to have a nomad lifestyle and Shikamaru agreed. They needed a stable home and Naruto decided they should head back to the Cloud. It was easy to integrate into society. Naruto built their house from the ground up and even crafted the furniture. 'Really an adoring husband.' He thought as he sat in deep thought and sipped some tea.

His parents were across from him, Choji and Ino were by his side boxing him in. He wasn't going to run, what's the point he was stuck here for a month. Well not stuck since he was here with his perfect family but still they could at least give him room to breath. He knew were this was going and continued his drink.

"Naruto makes this better." He murmured with a slight wince. 

"But you love my earl grey tea." Yoshino protested. Shikamaru shrugged and added more sugar to the mix and still made a face at the new taste.

"This is beyond saving." He pushed it away from himself. "Let's get to why you separated me from Naruto."

"How can you play the gentle house wife so easily." Shikaku asked looking over his son who was idly playing with his long locks. Shikamaru looked at him with calculating eyes.

"Because I am a gentle house wife and council member." Shikamaru said plainly as he garnered shocked looks.

"Your a council member?" Inoichi said skeptically. "Shikamaru your mental health-"

"Is stable, very stable and has been for the last 8 years." He snapped which showed his fangs. "Who do you think you are to question my mental capabilities." 

"Every since your husband raped you!" Shikaku yelled bringing on a stunned silence. "Naruto raped you, broke your mind, used certain situations to convince you to leave with him. He manipulated you."

"Why so worked up, it's been so long. I haven't dwelled on the rape since he apologized for it." Shikamaru smiled a bit.

"He used you." Choji said looking down at the table, he felt sick. 

"That's what you meant when you said you couldn't tell me." Ino mumbled as she gazed at her father who looked in complete anguish.

Inoichi nodded and turned back to Shikamaru. "It's obvious that, that alone is reason enough to question your mental health."

"No it isn't, he apologized and I forgave him." Shikamaru said through gritted.

"Shikamaru please, if he's keeping you under vicious circumstances we can help you." Yoshino said tearing up. "My son would never stay with a rapist, he's smart enough to know when to back out."

"Well I guess I'm not your son since I turned rogue for him, married him 3 months after, traveled the world and conceived twins in his name." Shikamaru said calmly. He got up and headed to the kitchen and began rattling around for things to make tea with.

"How could Naruto do this to him." Choji was shedding tears. 

"He's sick." Ino spat. "And for the entirety of the month, I'll pull out all my stops to help break Shikamaru out of this mental prison."

"Please try to save him Ino," Yoshino cried. "My baby's been raped by that demon."

Shikamaru came out with a new cup of tea and sat back down. "Not my specialty but it's more tolerable now." He looked at all their determined faces and sighed.

"Whatever your planning don't." Ino scoffed.

"Shikamaru your mind's poisoned and as your friend I refuse to let this continue." Shikamaru sagged and closed his eyes, when they were open again he looked so afraid.

"Can you really save me?" Shikamaru let a few tears slip, everyone looked at him sadly but it went down the drain when he laughed. 

"Do you really think I need saving that much," He smiled brightly. "I'm Naruto's queen and he treats me as such, I'm happy, my kids are happy what's the problem."

"The problem is Naruto destroyed you mentally so you would go with him!" Choji yelled flying up, he was panting heavily while glaring at Namikaze-san. 

Shikamaru chuckled a bit but turned his head towards the the door which opened. Boruto and Shikadai came in looking dirty. "Mom, Dad's fighting with the Uchiha." Boruto said in an excited voice. He sprawled himself over his mother's lap while Shikadai stood by his chair.

"Boruto your going to get me dirty." Shikamaru smiled as he brought the boy in a proper hug. Boruto had a cheeky grin as he aggressively snuggled into his white top. "As for your Dad fighting is that the reason why your all so messy."

"Yeah, Dad blew a crater in the training ground. Can't wait to master his Rasengan." Boruto had starry eyes. Shikadai scoffed and brought his hands into his mom's favorite thinking position. Finger tip touching finger tip. The occupants of the room seem to gasp and Yoshino pulled him closer.

"Hey let me go!" Shikadai protested, he looked at the weeping woman who was crushing him under her hug. 

"Let go of my brother!" Boruto yelled jumping from his hug to pry the woman off Shikadai. Yoshino glared at Boruto but her eyes became soft when she looked at Shikadai.

"Don't give my son that look." Shikamaru growled. "They're both Naruto's sons if you can't look at them with the same expression then don't do it at all." Boruto then shocked them by taking one sweep of then room then leveled the female Nara.

"Ohhhh your mom's mom. And you don't like how dad stole him away." He said smiling. He grasped Shikadai by the shoulders and led him to stand by Shikamaru. "Well I'm glad he stole mom away." That stuck a chord in in everyone but the Namikaze trio.

As the twins talked to each other they drowned out the looks they were getting. Shikamaru was proud of them and anyone who said otherwise was as good as dead. He turned back to the slightly traumatized people in the room and rolled his eyes. 'The way that they're acting you would swear that they were the ones who got raped.'

"I think we can call this a meeting adjorned. My kits are hungry and it won't be long until Boruto starts bouncing off the walls." he stood up and motioned for his kiddies to hold his hand. "Now how about some ramen. Your father used to have a favorite spot that he always went to. The owners were the first to accept Naruto when they knew he had Uncle Kurama." 

"I remember that story," Boruto said looking up as he latched onto his mother's hand. "When is Uncle Kura gonna visit again." Shikamaru sighed as he thought back on the last time the fox came out of his retirement den in the summoning realm.

"I don't know Boruto maybe we'll find time to go to the Den." He said as he picked them up. He took one last look at the occupants of the room before stepping into a shadow. Shikaku was surprised. Shadow stepping was a forbidden art of the Nara clan. 

"And Shikamaru knew about it. I never told him about the forbidden arts." He mumbled to himself.

"It would seem Shikamaru was hiding more than just Naruto back then." Ino held her chin in thought.