naruto · nara clan · strategic mind · dry wit · quiet · observant · kunoichi · shikamaru daughter · gentle demeanor · shadow style
Time skip allowed. ----- My long-awaited daughter arrives, thirteen years after my son was born. The hospital room is hushed, lit only by the dim glow of a nightlight. Temari sleeps, worn out from bringing our second child into the world—a girl who will one day be called the princess of the Nara clan. You lie swaddled beside her, our only daughter, Shikadai's little sister. I stand back, letting mother and child forge that first, wordless bond before I dare to interrupt. Days later, we bring you home. In the spare room we converted into a nursery, I lower you gently into the waiting crib, then go to make sure Temari has everything she needs as her body heals. Now, in the deep blue hour before dawn, I am alone with you. I cradle you against my chest, one hand supporting your head, the ot…