Naruto : Shadow King

"Shika Kun… I am go glad you are here, please…please take me away from here. I don't wanna train anymore…" Shouted the red hair girl with big tears trailing down of her cheeks as she grabbed onto Shika and rubbing her tears and snorts at Shika's shirt.

Shika looked at this with both disgust and relieve. For the time being he didn't bother talking with Karin. He shifted his attention from the girl to Guy.

"Thank you guy Sensei for taking care for Karin…" Shika reply while bowing.

"Haha… don't worry about something like that Shika… you heal Lee, this is the least I can do for you." Guy with a classic guy smile on his face.

Shika felt Karin who was still hugging him tightly like he was his last lifeline shredded after seeing that smile.

'Was staying with Guy was too much for the little girl ?.." Shika can't help but silently apologise while thinking about what happened two months ago.

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[Flash Back]

After the Konoha Crush, Shika made his way to the hospital. Knowing about Lee's injuries from Gaara, he didn't wanted to let thing go just like in the cannon, he has chance cannon enough that it might not go well and maybe Tsunade might never come back so it's better to heal Lee.

Approaching Guy, who stood outside Lee's room, Shika could see the worry etched on his face.

"Guy-sensei," Shika greeted him calmly.

"Shika, what brings you here?" Guy asked, trying to keep his voice steady despite his obvious concern. He already knew Shika enough thanks to Tenten that he wasn't surprise when he came out of nowhere.

Shika didn't beat around the bush. "I heard about Lee. His condition isn't good, is it?"

Guy sighed, nodding. "The doctors say only someone like Tsunade can heal him. I've been trying to stay positive, Oh Lee this is all my fault, I shouldn't have let that happened." Guy said and then shedded the tears of Youth. Shika just stood trying to ignore most of the daily dose of comedy this world throws at him time to time.

He nodded, absorbing the weight of the situation. "I can heal him," he said, his tone serious. "But I need something from you in return."

Guy blinked, surprised by the statement. "You? Heal Lee? But…" He didn't finish, not wanting to outright question Shika's abilities. "What do you want in return?"

Well he didn't believe in Shika but knowing that if he was here then he must needed something.

"I need you to keep this a secret," Shika said, glancing around to make sure no one was listening. "And while I'm away from the village, I want you to protect someone for me. Her name is Karin. You have to make sure no harm comes to her while I'm gone and another Hokage is not appointed."

Guy, still skeptical about Shika's claim, hesitated. "You're saying you can really heal him? Why are you keeping this a secret?"

Shika simply replied, "There are things I can do that I don't want to be common knowledge. You'll understand once it's done. Do we have a deal?"

Though unsure, Guy nodded. "If you can save Lee, I'll protect Karin with my life."

Guy had no idea who this Karin was but he will do it if it really meant that the boy can heal Lee. Though the chances are slim.

Shika then walked into Lee's room. Using his reverse curse technique, he poured energy into Lee's injured body. Slowly, Lee's muscles and bones began to heal, his injuries knitting back together. After a while, Lee stirred, his eyes opening in surprise.

"This…" Guy said in surprise when both Lee and Shika came out of the hospital room together, most importantly Lee was walking on his two legs…

[Flash Back End]

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'I didn't wanted anything in back honestly but I knew that Danzo will not stop just targerting me, Karin being an Uzumaki would also be under his radar. It was important to do something about her safety…' Shika thought and smiled.

"What are you doing, stop clutching to me like a Koala…" Shika gave a bonk at her head, make the girl cutely grab her head with tears still in her eyes.

"What you did that for…" Karin shouted…

"Because you ruined my shirt, do you know how troublesome is doing the laundry…" Shika said without any particular emotion on his face.

Karin looked at Shika with dumbfounded eyes at this. But that was when she realized that she was actually hugging him, her face turn into a tomato, shutting her up.

'Ah, this looked familiar for some reason…'

Shika try to remember, he swear he have seen this tomato like face with smokes coming out of head before.

But Shika just shook his head and let it go.

"Shika San…" Suddenly he heard a voice, this was Lee who rush at him after spotting him.

"Ah…, I see you are doing good Lee." Shika smiled thought suddenly he felt a bad feeling.

He saw a girl coming towards him, this one ain't Karin.

"Tenten… how are,…" Before he could say anything he saw Tenten glaring at him with narrowed eyes.

"You… you didn't tell me you were going out of the village and its been 4 months since I heard from you ?" Tenten said with clear anger on her face.

"Ahmm, hmm yeah… I am sorry I was very bus…" Shika was saying but Tenten huff and acted like a Tsundere making Shika internally call out troublesome.

"You will tell me what you were upto all this time, you hear that mister…" Tenten poke Shika's chest like a elder sister demanding money from the younger bother.

Why ? Because he was younger, Duh…

'Such a drag, sigh…

He basically came here to check on Karin, nothing more but now situation was troublesome.

Its not like he didn't wanted to spend time with Tenten but he rather spend that time with Hinata if possible.

After all he still had that date pending with her. Wondering how he gonna get out of this situation he was about to come up with a excuse but that was when an Anbu came at the field.

Already very cautious of Anbu becuase of Roots and Danzo, he was on defence.

"Shika Nara, you have been call to the Hokage Office…" Anbu said making Shika sigh, as long as it was in Hokage office, they can't be root.

"He turn to Guy who was still grinning, he bow down and said…

Thank you again Guy Sensei, please if its not much to asked then keep training her…"

"What… no, I don't wanna… no no no nn o non on Ono…." Karin continued to shake her head with unwillingness and much soreness in her muscles and body.

"Don't worry… Leave It To Me…" Guy thumps up.

"Thank you." Shika quickly left after saying that while avoiding Karin trying to grab onto him as her mercilessly left her behind.

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