Kidoumaru Does Konoha!

Chapter 1

Kidoumaru rushed into the Nara home and slammed the door behind him, Man, those girls are getting bold! He collapsed, panting, onto one of the many chairs lazy Shikato and Shikamaru kept around for spontaneous naps. What's with them? I thought with Sasuke back, I'd have some peace, but they're still after me! I should have known better than to wear a mesh shirt, no matter how hot out it is!

"Tough day with the fan club?" Shikamaru ambled into the room.

"It's too troublesome." Kidoumaru murmured, being around Shikamaru so much, he'd begun to adopt his expressions.

"Believe it or not, I have the same problem, screaming, clawing women hunting me, it's a nightmare."

Kidoumaru shut his eyes and leaned back, trying to ignore out the sounds of the adoring girls gathered around outside.

"Get The Hell Out Of My Yard You Little Tramps!" Yoshino shouted, "Go bother Sasuke! Shikamaru and Kidoumaru are taken!"

Kidoumaru turned to Shikamaru, "Man, I really admire your mother! Brains, beauty and balls!"

Shikamaru looked disgusted, "Dude, that's my mom, the most troublesome woman I know! And what do you mean, balls?"

"She won't back down from anyone! If she'd lived in Sound, Orochimaru would have been serving her!"

"That's very sweet of you, Kidoumaru." Yoshino walked through the front door, "I'm glad someone here appreciates me!"

"Mom," Shikamaru whined, "I appreciate you!"

She shook her head, "You appreciate that I'm the only thing keeping you and your lazy father from living in a filthy pig-stye or starving to death!"

Kidoumaru smiled, "He does appreciate you, Yoshino-San, he's just really bad at expressing it."

Yoshino reached out and ruffled Shikamaru's hair, causing him to blush and try to pull away. "I know, I just have to keep on him all the time, to try to undo the bad influence of his father." Yoshino ran a hand through Kidoumaru's hair before going into the kitchen, "Your dad's gonna be late again, he went out with Inoichi and Chouza, and you know what that means."

Shikamaru sighed loudly, "He'll be stupid drunk when he comes home, that troublesome booze-hound."

Yoshino walked past the boys to the stairs, "I'm going out to see Tsume and Hana, If your dad gets back before I do, make sure he doesn't fall down the stairs... Again..."

"But mom, what about dinner?"

"It's in the fridge, just heat it up!" She shouted from upstairs, "Unless you want to order takeout."

Kidoumaru turned to his friend, "Tsume and Hana, as in, the Inuzuka clan? Inuzuka Tsume scares the hell out of me!"

Shikamaru dropped into a lazy boy recliner, "Tsume scares everyone. She's like a wild woman, the Inuzuka's are all like that. But Tsume, the first time I saw her, I thought she was Kiba's dad!"

Kidoumaru yawned, "She's not so bad looking, not really. She's actually kind of pretty, but her expressions and all make me afraid that she's thinking I'll rip out your intestines and eat them."

Shikamaru laughed, "I bet she would, too!"

"What happened to Kiba's dad? I haven't seen or heard anything about him since I came here."

Shikamaru's face fell, "He died on a mission when Kiba was a little kid, he never talks about it. It's just him, his sister and his mom."

"That's too bad, I bet he was a cool guy."

Konohamaru wasn't looking where he was going, as usual, just barreling down the streets, looking back to see if his friends were catching up. Suddenly, he hit something hard, and fell over on top of the mysterious object.

"What the hell!"

The voice was familiar, and Konohamaru shrunk back in terror. Kankurou stood up, wiping the dust from his black uniform. "Deja vu, eh shrimp? You really need to learn to watch where you're going." Deja vu indeed, when Konohamaru had first laid eyes on the Puppet Master from Suna, five years before, it was right after he'd barreled into him while running down the street, Kankurou would have beaten him senseless if Sasuke hadn't stepped in.

"Sorry! I'm sorry!"

"Kankurou, is that the same kid from before?" Temari peered over her brother's broad shoulder.

:Yeah," He smiled, 'Konohamaru, right?" He held out a hand, but the boy only stared at him wide eyed, "C'mon, I'm not gonna eat you or anything." Kankurou grabbed him and lifted him to his feet as Udon and Moegi arrived, "Really, though, you need to watch where you're going." He reached out and ruffled Konohomaru's hair, "Well, we have work to do, catch you later, kid."

Konohamaru watched as Kankurou and Temari walked away, towards the Hokage's tower.

"Did he hit you, boss?" Udon asked.

"No., He... Helped me up... Man, he's even scarier when he's being nice!"

Shikamaru and Kidoumaru sat facing each other across a Shogi board, each trying to think of a strategy to outdo the other. Kidoumaru looked up from the board.

"Do you admire anyone, Shika?"

"What? Where did that come from?"

"I was just curious."

Shikamaru sighed and leaned forward, " Asuma. He was my sensei, the guy was like a father to me, we understood each other. When he died I almost couldn't bear it."

Kidoumaru nodded, "It was Hidan, wasn't it, I remember he kept talking about your sensei when he was beating you."

Shikamaru turned a bit, looking toward the window. "Yeah, it was Hidan. He's probably the only person I've ever truly hated."

"I'm sorry, he must have been some sensei."

"Yes, yes he was." Shikamaru turned back, "What about you, who do you admire?"

Kidoumaru smiled, "If I tell you, you'll laugh."

"My mom?" Shikamaru chuckled.

"I was actually referring to Rock Lee."

"Rock Lee? The Azure Beast? Mini-Gai? You don't want to start wearing green spandex, do you?"

Kidoumaru leaned forward, "He's incredibleJonin, and all on willpower alone!" Kidoumaru's eyes widened, "He even survived a battle with Kimimaro! The whole Sound Five couldn't have survived a fight with him!" He was clearly in awe, " Most of the ninja I know, myself included, would be practically helpless having to depend on Taijutsu alone, but Lee... He can take on the strongest Blood Limits out there without any fancy powers and win! He not only survived a battle with Sabaku No Gaara, he actually managed to hurt him! No one had ever done that before! He suffered injuries that should have left him crippled for life, but he didn't give in, he got back in the game and just kept winning!"

"Strength, courage, determination, endurance, yeah, I can see why you'd admire him, he had a goal and worked against impossible odds to attain it. He is an inspirational guy."

Shikamaru turned at a familiar pair of Chakra signatures, and looked out the window. "Oh crap! Temari and Kankurou are here!"

Kidoumaru was confused, "I thought you liked Temari?"

"NO! She's a troublesome female I happen to be around a lot. It's not romantic at all." He was a terrible liar.

The Sand Siblings were at the door, and one of them was knocking.

"Maybe your boyfriend's asleep, Temari." Kankurou teased.

"Shikamaru! Open this #! door right now!"

"Troublesome..." He went over and opened the door.

"Shikamaru." Temari said coldly.

"Temari." Shikamaru replied just as coldly.

"Yeah, yeah, you idiots forget you know each other?"

"Shut up Kankurou!" Both shouted at the same time.

Kidoumaru walked over, "Hi, I'm Kidoumaru," He held out his hand to Kankurou, as Temari was too busy pretending not to like Shikamaru to notice him, besides, he seemed less...Dangerous than his sister.

"Kankurou, from Sunagakure."

"I'm from..." I better not tell him I'm from Otogakure,

"Otogakure, by way of The Village of the Silken Web." Kankurou stated matter-of-factly, "We stayed with Eiji for a while, he told us about you. Don't worry, it doesn't bother me, jan."

"Err...Thanks. You're a Puppeteer? That's cool. A Puppeteer has to have a great deal of skill and control, as well as being a good tactician."

Kankurou blushed, "Thanks. Most people don't understand puppetering, they think it's just playing with dolls, jan. He shuddered. "So, do you live around here?"

Kidoumaru smiled and pointed upstairs, "I live here. I was hurt and Shikamaru brought me to Konoha, Tsunade-Sama agreed to let me stay, and the Nara family was kind enough to let me stay here."

Shikamaru turned, "He's leaving out one vital detail, he saved my life, he helped me escape when I was captured by Akatsuki."

Temari seemed to notice Kidoumaru for the first time. "You must be Kidoumaru, Eiji told us all about you."

Kidoumaru scratched the back of his head nervously, "I hope he didn't say anything too bad about me."

Kankurou slapped him on the back, "Nah, nothing too bad."

Kidoumaru looked over at the bickering Shikamaru and Temari, "They sound like they're already married!"

"Shikamaru's not so bad, in fact, I feel sorry for him, Temari is a real tough chick. She's gonna be the one wearing the pants in the family, jan."

To be continued...