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claireingoldstein · 2 years

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Valentine Mission

"Shikamaru!"

The man called Shikamaru turned his head and found the two Konoha gatekeepers, Izumo and Kotetsu walking towards him.

"Yo!" Shikamaru raised his hand to greet the two

. "You were summoned by Rokudaime too?" Izumo asked

"That's it, you too?" Shikamaru replied.

They both nodded. It was a strange thing for Shikamaru to see the two Konoha gatekeepers here. Usually the two of them were never assigned to a mission, except when the village was in an emergency.

"Hopefully it's not a troublesome thing," Shikamaru muttered then knocked softly on the Hokage's door.

After being ushered in, they opened the door to the room and stepped inside. Kakashi the Rokudaime Hokage was waiting for them.

"So, what's this time, Rokudaime-sama? Are you thinking of something weird again?" Shikamaru asked.

Understandably, this was the third time this week he had been summoned for some strange and unreasonable reason.

"It's rude of you to accuse me like that," Kakashi said while propping his chin up, "But... hasn't it been too boring lately?" asked Kakashi.

Shikamaru, Izumo, and Kotetsu sighed, for some reason they had a bad feeling. They waited for the Hokage to continue his words.

"I need a change of mood, I'm really bored right now," Kakashi said.

"You can work on the Alliance documents if you're bored, Hokage-sama," Shikamaru emphasized his words.

"It's not like that, Shikamaru. I have a plan," Kakashi said.

Do not ask. Do not ask. Shikamaru and Izumo restrained themselves from asking Kakashi what he meant.

"What is it, Rokudaime?" Kotetsu opened his voice and was immediately greeted with horrific stares from Shikamaru and Izumo. Kotetsu just smirked innocently.

"So ... on Valentine's Day tomorrow I want to see the results of your hard work. I will hold a contest, who gets the most chocolates will be the winner, and those who don't get any chocolates will receive punishment," said Kakashi.

The three young ninja present gaped in disbelief. Seriously, what does hard work have to do with valentine chocolate? Their Hokage is really extraordinarily weird.

'Well then, I'll get one from Ino' thought Shikamaru. Every year, Ino always makes Giri Choco (chocolate obligation) to share with her friends. So it wouldn't be a problem for Shikamaru to get one chocolate. Besides that, Izumo and Kotetsu also planned to ask their kunoichi friends to make one. As if realizing their thoughts, Kakashi again said,

"Oh yeah, Giri Choco doesn't count, nor can you ask for it," Kakashi smiled behind his mask.

"WHAT?!?!" The three men shouted at the same time.

They left the room languidly.

"How about it, if it wasn't Giri Choco, I couldn't possibly get it from Ino. She must have given it to Sai," Shikamaru muttered.

Ino, his best friend, has told him and Chouji many times this week about her plans to confess to Sai on this Valentine's Day.

"Shikamaru!" Shikamaru turned around and found his blonde best friend appear with a big smile.

"Naruto" The two of them are walking side by side now.

"Kakashi Sensei is acting up again, huh..." Naruto started the conversation.

Kakashi had indeed summoned all the shinobi and told them about the contest. Their reactions varied, some were happy, surprised, angry, and so on.

"Yeah that's how it is, but you shouldn't have a problem right? You'll get it from Hinata," said Shikamaru lazily.

Hinata and Naruto have indeed become an official couple since they completed the previous Hanabi rescue mission. And of course, on their first Valentine's Day, Hinata will give Naruto her Honmei chocolate (love chocolate).

"You have to try, Shikamaru. Have you heard what the punishment is?" asked Naruto.

" What it is?" Shikamaru asked curiously.

"The punishment is, you have to escort Aunt Hiruko to shop for a week," Naruto replied with a horrified look.

The two of them immediately imagined the figure of Aunt Hiruko, a rich woman who was a fan of handsome men.

"Damn it... Kakashi really knows how to torture people," said Shikamaru.

"That's why...everyone is trying right now," Naruto said. Just as Naruto finished his sentence, they heard the conversations of the ninjas around them.

"Please, please give me some chocolate!" said a brown-haired ninja to the kunoichi in front of him.

'Has he forgotten that chocolate can't be asked for?' Shikamaru thought, both amused and sorry for the sight in front of him. Meanwhile, next to them another shinobi shyly said to the kunoichi in front of him,

"I've actually been thinking about this for a long time, will you be my lover"

'Die me!' Shikamaru thought. Looks like everyone will get chocolate except him.

"I can't believe everyone is so serious about Valentine's Day tomorrow, this is going to be so troublesome." Shikamaru collapsed.

While Naruto just looked at him with sorry. The next day, the atmosphere in the city of Konoha completely changed. The men seemed to be busy tidying themselves up and approaching the kunoichis who were their targets, while the women looked embarrassed while hiding chocolate behind their bodies, waiting for the right time to give them.

It was Sakura who picked up Temari that morning, because Shikamaru had other tasks to complete. They were both confused by the sight. Kakashi had indeed asked that it be kept secret from the girls, to prevent them from cheating because they were helped by their friends or acquaintances.

"So what's this?" Temari asked.

Sakura just shook her head slowly, shrugging her shoulders. Suddenly Izumo and Kotetsu approached Sakura. Of course none of the shinobi approached Temari even if they wanted to, they still loved their lives.

"Sakura, don't you feel lonely because Sasuke isn't in the village," said Kotetsu.

"How about you just give us chocolate," continued Izumo.

" No, thank you!" said Sakura accompanied by a death blow to the 2 young men who immediately flew them far away.

"Hi!, welcome," Kakashi said to Temari.

"Ah, Rokudaime-Sama. Thank you," Temari said politely.

"You didn't give someone chocolate?" asked the Hokage.

"No, after all... isn't it a little strange to convey feelings by giving chocolate. To me, it feels insincere," Temari replied.

According to her, feelings must be conveyed directly. Kakashi smiled slightly,

"For some people this may be a strange thing. But you know, chocolate can also convey a message ... especially for people who are difficult to express their feelings," said Kakashi.

'Ah, Kakashi sensei must be on purpose...' Sakura thought.

Kakashi already knows the feelings of Shikamaru and Temari, but it seems that the two people concerned are equally difficult to convey their feelings. This is also one of the reasons Kakashi is holding this strange contest. He wanted to give a little boost to the relationship between the two ninjas.

"If you really like it, you should just say it directly," said Temari.

"That's a good way, but sometimes not everyone can do it," said Kakashi.

Temari was silent thinking about Kakashi's words. Did not feel the time passed, and the day began to turn into night. Shikamaru came out of his room with a tired face. He had just been battling a pile of documents, he even skipped lunch. And as expected, he hadn't gotten a single chocolate.

'I don't understand why a day like this has to exist...' thought Shikamaru.

"...Nara senpai, I-May I interrupt for a moment..." a young kunoichi approached Shikamaru nervously. Her face looks red.

Meanwhile, Temari was looking for Shikamaru because she had not seen the young Nara since her arrival. Usually she is always greeted by Shikamaru when she comes to Konoha, she feels strange when she doesn't see Shikamaru's face when she is in Konoha.

'Where did he go? It's almost night...' Temari thought.

Suddenly her steps stopped when she heard the conversation of two young kunoichi walking towards her.

"Eh? You were rejected by Shikamaru senpai?"

"No, I haven't even had time to express my feelings ..." said the girl sadly.

"Hey, you here?" a voice startled Temari who was busy watching the two kunoichis. Shikamaru appeared from behind her.

"You... why don't you accept the chocolate?" Temari asked.

"Eh?"

"If you receive the chocolate, you will be able to avoid the troublesome escort duties," said Temari again.

Shikamaru looked at Temari questioningly. How did the girl know about the sentencing of the escort and about the one who would be given chocolate?

"Wh-how did you know?" he asked.

"I happened to hear it. Did you get it from the others?" Temari asked.

" ...it's not like that. I understand that it's not Giri's chocolate, so I don't want to give her hope, is it good if I accept it..." Shikamaru said while scratching the back of his head.

Besides, Shikamaru was actually waiting for chocolates from Temari, although he realized that it was impossible, considering that the girl had never given chocolate to anyone. Not even Giri chocolate, let alone Honmei chocolate. And on what basis was he so confident that Temari liked him? Temari smiled hearing Shikamaru's words, in her heart she was a little grateful that Shikamaru didn't receive chocolate from the girl. But on the other hand, she also feels sorry for Shikamaru if he gets punished for not getting chocolate.

"You... are you seriously saying that? Are you okay with the task?" Temari chuckled.

"What a drag, I'll be fine. Alright, enough about that. Are you ready to go eat?" Shikamaru asked.

Let him think about the punishment later, the important thing is that he can spend time with Temari. It was very rare for the girl to visit Konoha, especially after the ninja world became peaceful and the missions were reduced. Honestly, Shikamaru missed the time when the Suna girl would regularly visit him on missions with him.

"No, come with me. There's a place I want to visit." Without waiting for Shikamaru's answer, the girl had already pulled him away.

And moments later, the two of them sat on a park bench. There was a box of chocolates in Temari's lap. The girl smiled happily.

"This is the chocolate everyone's talking about, the chocolate made by Chocolatier Ken!" Temari said with sparkling eyes.

Shikamaru looked at her with a bit of surprise, apparently a human like Temari was also a girl in the end, interested in things like this. Especially for sweet food lovers like Temari.

"I heard this is a limited edition for Valentine, so I wanted to give it a try. Sorry for bothering you to accompany me in line," said Temari.

Yes. They got the chocolate after 2 hours of queuing. Chocolatier Ken's chocolates are currently very popular in Konoha, especially since the chocolates they are after are limited edition chocolates and bought on Valentine's Day too. You can imagine how difficult it is to get the chocolate.

"...Good for you," Shikamaru said curtly.

'She's so excited' Shikamaru thought.

"May I eat now?" Temari asked.

" Of course."

Temari opened the chocolate ribbon that tied the box, took one and put the chocolate in her mouth. The girl's expression immediately lit up with joy when she tasted the chocolate in her mouth.

"Delicious!!!" Temari shouted excitedly,

"This is delicious, deserve to be famous!" she said to Shikamaru.

" Is that true?"

'Isn't that just chocolate? How good is it?' Shikamaru thought

Temari looked at Shikamaru for a moment, it seemed that the girl was not satisfied with Shikamaru's answer. She took a chocolate and without warning put it in Shikamaru's mouth.

"Try it yourself!"

Shikamaru felt the chocolate melt in his mouth, and as Shikamaru expected, the chocolate was indeed very sweet. And for someone who does not like the taste of sweet food, he should feel that chocolate is not good. But because the chocolate was given by Temari, he unconsciously enjoyed the taste.

"... delicious.." he mumbled.

"Isn't that right?!" Temari said with a big smile.

Shikamaru stared at her stunned. His face blushed a little.

"Well, with this you've got one," Temari said as she stood up from her chair.

Ah, Shikamaru got it now. Temari just wanted to help him avoid that annoying punishment. He was grateful but a little disappointed because his hopes of getting Honmei Choco from the girl had to fail again this year.

"Ah ... but Giri choco doesn't count," said Shikamaru.

Temari turned and smiled at him.

" I know!"

Shikamaru was petrified. She knows? Temari know? Is that mean the chocolate just now...

"He-hey, wait for me! What do you mean you know?" Shikamaru tried to stop Temari in her tracks. But a voice suddenly startled him.

"Shikamaru Nara got one, that's great," Kakashi the Hokage and an Anbu emerged from the bushes.

Shikamaru was taken aback, since when were they there? "Since when were you there?

“You were spying on us, weren't you?" ask Shikamaru.

"It's fine, it's just a coincidence. We're around to keep an eye on you so you don't cheat," said Kakashi.

Meanwhile Temari who had walked quite a distance remembered Kakashi's words 'For some people this might be a strange thing. But you know, chocolate can also convey a message ... especially for people who find it difficult to express their feelings'

" ...troublesome..." Temari mumbled with a small smile.

"Alright, the calculations are done," Kakashi said. He smiled behind his mask then looked at Shikamaru.

"In return, how about you ask her out on a date, Shikamaru-Kun," Kakashi teased him.

"Hah ... don't start again Kakashi Sensei ..." said Shikamaru lazily.

He walked away leaving Kakashi who continued to tease him. Kakashi knew Shikamaru would definitely consider his suggestion later.

Inspired by: Some Doujin found in twitter

#shikamaru #shikamarunara #temari #temarinara #shikatema #shikatemafanfic

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marsjapanmarcusbushell · 4 years

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Mythology

In the Japanese creation myth, the first deities which came into existence, appearing at the time of the creation of the universe, are collectively called Kotoamatsukami.

Later, the seven generations of kami, known as Kamiyonanayo ("Seven Generations of the Age of the Gods"), emerged, following the formation of heaven and earth.

The first two generations are individual deities called hitorigami, while the five that followed came into being as male/female pairs of kami: brothers and sisters that were also married couples. In this chronicle, the Kamiyonanayo comprise 12 deities in total.

In contrast, the Nihon Shoki states that the Kamiyonanayo group was the first to appear after the creation of the universe, as opposed to the Kamiyonanayo appearing after the formation of heaven and earth. It also states that the first three generations of deities are hitorigami (individual deities) and that the later generations of deities are pairs of the opposite gender, as compared to the Kojiki's two generations of hitorigami.

The seventh and last generation of Kamiyonanayo were Izanagi no Mikoto ("Exalted Male") and Izanami no Mikoto ("Exalted Female"), and they would be responsible for the creation of the Japanese archipelago and would engender other deities.

To help them to achieve this, Izanagi and Izanami were given a naginata decorated with jewels, named Ame-no-nuboko("Heavenly Jeweled Spear"). The two deities then went to the bridge between heaven and earth, Amenoukihashi ("Floating Bridge of Heaven") and churned the sea below with the halberd. Drops of salty water formed the island, Onogoro ("self-forming"). The deities descended from the bridge of heaven and made their home on the island. Eventually, they fell in love and wished to mate. So they built a pillar named Amenomihashira around which they built a palace called Yashirodono ("the hall whose area is 8 arms' length squared"). Izanagi and Izanami circled the pillar in opposite directions, and when they met on the other side, Izanami, the female deity, spoke first in greeting. Izanagi did not think that this was proper, but they mated anyway. They had two children, Hiruko ("leech child") and Awashima ("pale island"), but the children were badly formed and are not considered gods in their original form. (Hiruko later became the Japanese god, Ebisu.)

The parents, who were dismayed at their misfortune, put the children into a boat and sent them to sea, and then petitioned the other gods for an answer about what they had done wrong. They were informed that Izanami's lack of manners was the reason for the defective births: a woman should never speak prior to a man; the male deity should have spoken first in greeting during the ceremony. So Izanagi and Izanami went around the pillar again, and this time, when they met, Izanagi spoke first. Their next union was successful.

From their union were born the Ōyashima, or the eight great islands of Japan:

Awaji

Iyo (later Shikoku)

Oki

Tsukushi (later Kyūshū)

Iki

Tsushima

Sado

Yamato (later Honshū)

Note that Hokkaidō, Chishima and Okinawa were not part of Japan in ancient times.

Izanami died giving birth to Kagutsuchi (incarnation of fire), also called Homusubi (causer of fire) due to severe burns. She was then buried on Mount Hiba, at the border of the old provinces of Izumo and Hoki, near modern-day Yasugi of Shimane Prefecture. In anger, Izanagi killed Kagutsuchi.

Izanagi lamented the death of Izanami and undertook a journey to Yomi ("the shadowy land of the dead"). Izanagi found little difference between Yomi and the land above, except for the eternal darkness. However, this suffocating darkness was enough to make him ache for light and life. Quickly, he searched for Izanami and found her. At first, Izanagi could not see her for she was well hidden in the shadows. Nevertheless, he asked her to return with him. Izanami spat at Izanagi and informed him that he was too late. She had already eaten the food of the underworld and now belonged to the land of the dead.

Izanagi was shocked at this news, but he refused to give in to her wishes to be left to the dark embrace of Yomi. Izanami agreed to return to the world but first requested to have some time to rest. She instructed Izanagi to not come into her bedroom. After a long wait, Izanami did not come out of her bedroom, and Izanagi was worried. While Izanami was sleeping, he took the comb that bound his long hair and set it alight as a torch. Under the sudden burst of light, he saw the horrid form of the once beautiful and graceful Izanami. The flesh of her ravaged body was rotting and was overrun with maggots and foul creatures.

Crying out loud, Izanagi could no longer control his fear and started to run, intending to return to the living and to abandon his death-ridden wife. Izanami woke up shrieking and indignant and chased after him. Izanami instructed the shikome, or foul women, hunt for the frightened Izanagi and to bring him back.

Izanagi, thinking quickly, hurled his headdress, which became a bunch of black grapes. The shikome fell on these but continued pursuit. Next, Izanagi threw his comb, which became a clump of bamboo shoots. Now it was Yomi's creatures that began to give chase, but Izanagi urinated against a tree and created a great river that increased his lead. Unfortunately, the shikome still pursued Izanagi, who began to hurl peaches at them. He knew that this would not delay them for long, but he was nearly free, for the boundary of Yomi was now close at hand.

Izanagi burst through the entrance and quickly pushed a boulder to the entrance of Yomi. Izanami screamed from behind this barricade and told Izanagi that, if he left her, she would destroy 1,000 living people every day. He furiously replied that he would give life to 1,500.

And so began the existence of Death, caused by the hands of the proud Izanagi, and his abandoned wife Izanami.

As could be expected, Izanagi went on to purify himself after recovering from his descent to Yomi. As he undressed and removed the adornments of his body, each item that he dropped to the ground formed a deity. Even more gods came into being when he went to the water to wash himself. The most important ones were created once he washed his face:

Amaterasu (incarnation of the sun) from his left eye,

Tsukuyomi (incarnation of the moon) from his right eye, and

Susanoo (incarnation of storms) from his nose.

Amaterasu, the powerful sun goddess of Japan, is the most well-known deity of Japanese mythology. Her feuding with Susanoo, her uncontrollable brother, however, is equally infamous and appears in several tales. One story tells about Susanoo's wicked behavior toward Izanagi, who, tired of Susanoo's repeated complaints, banishes him to Yomi. Susanoo grudgingly acquiesces, but has first to attend some unfinished business. He goes to Takamagahara ("heaven") to bid farewell to his sister, Amaterasu. Amaterasu knows that her unpredictable brother does not have good intentions and is prepared for battle. "For what purpose do you come here?" asks Amaterasu. "To say farewell," answers Susanoo.

But she does not believe him and requests a contest for proof of his good faith. A challenge is set as to who can bring forth more noble and divine children. Amaterasu creates three women from Susanoo's sword, while Susanoo makes five men from Amaterasu's ornament chain. Amaterasu claims the title to the five attributed to Susanoo.

Both gods declare themselves to be victorious. Amaterasu's insistence in her claim drives Susanoo to violent campaigns that reach their climax when he hurls a half-flayed pony (an animal sacred to Amaterasu) into Amaterasu's weaving hall and causes the death of one of her attendants. Amaterasu, angered by the display, hides in the cave called Iwayado. As the sun goddess disappears into the cave, darkness covers the world.

All of the gods and goddesses strive to coax Amaterasu out of the cave, but she ignores them all. Finally, the kami of merriment, Ame-no-Uzume, hatches a plan. She places a large bronze mirror on a tree, facing Amaterasu's cave. Then, Uzume clothes herself in flowers and leaves, overturns a washtub and begins to dance upon it, drumming the tub with her feet. Finally, Uzume sheds the leaves and flowers and dances naked. All of the male gods roar with laughter, and Amaterasu becomes curious. When she peeks outside, a ray of light called "dawn" escapes and Amaterasu is dazzled by the beautiful goddess that she sees, this being her own reflection in the mirror. The god, Ameno-Tajikarawo, pulls her from the cave, which is sealed with a shimenawa. Surrounded by merriment, Amaterasu's depression disappears, and she agrees to return with her light. Uzume is then known as the kami of dawn as well as of mirth.

Susanoo, exiled from heaven, comes to Izumo Province (now part of Shimane Prefecture). It is not long before he meets an old man and an old woman sobbing beside their daughter. The old couple explain that they originally had eight daughters who were devoured, one after the other, by the dragon, Yamata no Orochi ("eight-forked serpent", who is said to originate from Koshi—now Hokuriku region). The terrible dragon had eight heads and eight tails, stretched over eight hills, and is said to have eyes as red as good wine. Kushinada-hime ("rice paddy princess") was the last of the eight daughters.

Susanoo, who knew about the old couple's relation to Amaterasu, offers his assistance in return for their beautiful daughter's hand in marriage. The parents accept, and Susanoo transforms Kushinada into a comb and hides her safely in his hair. He also orders a large fence-like barrier to be built around the house. The fence has eight gates, with eight tables placed at each gate and eight casks placed on each table. Each cask is filled with eight-times-brewed rice wine.

Orochi arrives and finds his path blocked. After boasting about his prowess, he finds that he cannot get through the barrier. His keen sense of smell takes in the sake—which Orochi loves—and the eight heads are now faced with a problem. They want to drink the delicious sake, yet the fence blocks access to the sake. One head suggests that they simply smash the barrier, but that would knock over the sake. Another proposed that they combine their fiery breath and burn the fence to ash, but then the sake would evaporate. The heads begin to search for an opening. They find the hatches, and, eager for the sake, they wish to poke their heads through to drink it. Yet, the eighth head, which is the wisest, warns his brethren about the folly of such an act and volunteers to go through first to ensure that all is well. Susanoo waits for his chance. He allows the head to drink some sake in safety and to report to the others that there is no danger. All eight heads plunge through the hatches and greedily drink every drop of the sake.

As the heads finish, Susanoo launches his attack on Orochi. Drunken from drinking so much sake, the great serpent is no match for the spry Susanoo who decapitates and slays Orochi. A nearby river is said to have turned red with the blood of the defeated serpent. As Susanoo cuts the dragon into pieces, he finds an excellent sword from a tail of the dragon that his sword had been unable to cut. The sword is later presented to Amaterasu and named Ama no Murakumo no Tsurugi (天叢雲剣, "Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven", which was later called Kusanagi, "Grass Cutter"). This sword was to feature prominently in many other tales.

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