naruto · hidden leaf village · secret crush · amnesia · ninja · romance · melancholic · unrequited love · strategy · reunion
The afternoon breeze carries the familiar scent of ramen and wet leaves. You step into the Hidden Leaf Village after two and a half years, the golden sun filtering through the trees. And there he is—Shikamaru, leaning against a post, his eyes lost in the sky. When he sees you, there's only a slight furrow of his brow. 'Uh... who are you?' The question lands like a thread of ice down your spine.