Fated

Orochimaru killed the Hokage, Mizukage, Raikage, Tsuchikage, and the Kazekage, Rasa, Temari’s father. After they found out about it, Shikamaru hide her in his mansion while Temari mourned for her father and her brothers. Orochimaru put a curse on all the people in her mansion, even her brothers, and luckily she was not there. The people in Suna were all cursed with a deadly disease and will die after three days. That’s one of the powerful curses he concocted, the most powerful one was the curse of instant death.

Orochimaru could use it on anyone immediately but there’s a problem, if he placed someone with an instant death curse, he will also die.

Shikamaru was leading the killing of Orochimaru and they successfully killed Kabuto using his plans. Naruto was declared Hokage after Kakashi was killed by Orochimaru’s curse.

“Naruto, starting today, you will not drink any liquids that will be given to you. It might be a curse, you better start being meticulous now” Shikamaru commands.

“I know Shikamaru, Lady Tsunade gave me a neckless which detects curses. If I ever encounter food or anything with it, it’ll glow you know” Naruto explained while stacking all the papers on his desk.

It’s been two months since Kakashi died and they became more anxious, they still couldn't find Orochimaru. Shikamaru was now frustrated, his wedding will be in one week and he planned on killing him before he marries Temari. Fear starts to linger in his skin whenever he remembers Orochimaru’s last words to him after he killed Kabuto.

“I’m going to kill your future wife! In exchange of you killing Kabuto! I’m going to kill both of you!” Orochimaru yelled while Kabuto’s body turned into ashes. In an instant, Orochimaru’s body turned to black smoke, mixing with the clean air.

Shikamaru shivered and panicked at that moment. A cold sensation wrapped around his body as he constantly thinks about Temari. He wanted to jump from his carriage and run instead as he felt that it was taking them too long to arrive in his mansion. Once he arrived, he looked for Temari and found her sewing one of her Kimono. He immediately hugged her and tears started falling down his cheeks.

Temari was startled and confused “What’s wrong? Huh? Crybaby?”

The gentle voice of Temari comforts his heart, this is all he needs. To see her safe.

“Nothing, I’m just tired” he said while Temari wiped the tears from his cheeks. She kisses him gently on his lips to relieve his stress.

“Don’t exhaust yourself. You will marry me next week, remember?” Temari chuckled and saw him smile, she felt relieved after seeing her future husband calmed.

“Promise me to stay in this mansion. Don’t ever go out alone and don’t accept food or things so easily” Shikamaru said

“Of course, I know about the curse. And that also applies to you Lord Nara, if I heard that you died before our wedding, I’m going to kill you!” She shrieked while pointing her fingers at him.

“What? Is that even possible!? Killing me after I died? Seriously woman?”

Temari chuckled, she loved mocking him but what she said was with pure intention. She was afraid of losing him.

“Just promise me, promise me that you’ll be safe. Huh? Nara?” She said in a low and gentle voice. She wrapped her arms around his shoulder without breaking their eye contact.

“And that also applies to you, Future Nara” He kissed her again and invited her for supper that night.

Three days before his marriage, Shikamaru was smoking a cigar outside the Hokage’s office. He was anxious, nervous, and uneasy. They tried all his plans but failed, they still couldn’t find Orochimaru.

The day before his wedding, they received a news from an unknown man in the Yasuda clan who said that they found Orochimaru in the Village Hidden in the Caves. He was deprived of energy, and all the courses he used drained him. His heart was jumping with happiness because finally, they will be able to kill him.

They went to the cave where he was hiding and cornered him. They saw Orochimaru leaning his back on one of the mineral rocks, catching his breath and close to death. Shikamaru pulled his expensive and pure steel Katana, his hands gripping the gold handle filled with gemstones, and strike him in his heart. The other samurais he was with threw a kunai at Orochimaru, making sure that he was dead.

He left the spot with a smile, successful in his mission and relieved from his fears.

Unfortunately, Orochimaru's final curse was passed to the mineral rock he was leaning on. He was dead at the time when Shikamaru saw him and Orochimaru had already placed a curse on him. He knows that Shikamaru will kill him, so he would rather die on his own curse than on his hands.

“The man who will stab me in the heart and touch his sword in this rock will die. Die after his lover’s lips touch his” That was the instant death curse of Orochimaru.

Before his wedding, Temari was kept in another mansion hiding from her groom as it was part of the tradition. Her lips felt empty without his lips touching them. Her heart was full of joy during her wedding day but some part of her was unfilled, she constantly thinks about her brothers and hopes they were there, during her special day.

She saw him on the end of the aisles wearing a luxurious sokutai, smiling and his eyes were full of excitement. Temari was wearing her white floral jūnihitoe while walking slowly towards him in the end, wearing her purest smile. When she arrived in front of him, Shikamaru reached her hand and placed a gentle kiss. The ceremony started and ended with each other’s vow.

And then they kissed, a one deadly kiss. Literally.

After they break from the kiss, Shikamaru feels his heart tighten. He was unable to move and could feel his blood flow just stop. He looked at Temari who was in the same condition, he was more worried about her than himself. He tried grabbing her arm to assist but his energy was drained from the curse.

Temari looked at him, her eyes were full of sadness, worry, and fear. Shikamaru can’t help but cry, he couldn’t look her in the eyes but felt he needs to, her face was the only thing he wanted to see before facing his death.

The people around them panicked and starts calling a medic. They placed both of them on the grass, laying side by side and their eyes were looking at each other.

“Find me in the afterlife” That was Temari’s last words to him

“I’ll forever find you, forever” That was Shikamaru’s last words

They were buried together in an exclusive mausoleum in the village. The love curse they placed on the mineral boulder in the forest was waiting to escape.

A touch from the reincarnated person is the key to releasing the love curse.