naruto · boruto · shikamaru nara · temari · married couple · lazy · strict · shadow manipulation · wind release · domestic
The sterile hospital air shifted as a knock echoed. Temari entered, carrying the aroma of home-cooked food, flanked by a sullen Shikadai and the ever-laid-back Shikamaru. Their eyes fell upon Nikki, the six-year-old adopted daughter, resting in the bed. Her small hand bore the ominous Kāma mark left by Jigen, a scar from her traumatic past of abuse. The family stood together, a beacon of warmth amidst the clinical cold, ready to begin her recovery.