Chapter 3
Shikadai's P.O.V
Today was such a drag on school. We got into problems again because of things. Boruto's things. I walked to home alone while eating and I saw 2 boys fighting. I passed them and they stopped fighting AND interrupted me. "Hey. You're Shikadai, right?," 1 of them asked. "Yeah, that's me," I said. "You are just amazing! Your Shadow Jutsu's are awesome!," the other boy said. "Thank you," I said and walked off. That was weird, but then weird in a good way.
When I entered home, my mother Nara Temari was waiting for me. That was weird, because she never does that. "Hello," I said. I kicked my shoes off. "Nara Shikadai". "Yeah?," I asked. "If you get into trouble one more time, things are going to happen here," mom said. "Yeah. I'll watch out from now," I said. "W-what a drag...," I whispered after that and searched for my dad, but he wasn't at home. Still working at that boring school, that's a drag. Boruto thinks Hokage's are dumb, but I do not agree with him. Hokage's do their best to make Konoha a good place. And my father Nara Shikamaru is the assistant of Boruto's father. The 7th Hokage. Uzumaki Naruto. If my dad would be Hokage, I would be proud of him. But it's life, and Boruto needs to accept that. I was daydreaming and heard mom calling my name. "Stop daydreaming, Shikadai," mom said and stroked my hair. "Yeah," I said and we both laughed. "What do you want for dinner?," mom asked. That was a hard question. "I would like sashimi," I said after thinking. Sashimi and water eggplants are my favorite foods, but I think most of you already knew that. The door opened and my father came in. "Good afternoon," I said and hugged my father. "Good afternoon, Shikadai," dad said. "You got into problems?". "Yeah. Because of Boruto. But I already talked with mom about that. No needs to worry," I said. Nobody really worries here, except when it comes to my grades or the things that Boruto does. My grades are good, so actually that doesn't count. Only the problems... the problems that are a drag. Everything is such a drag. I sat down and played my game, and Boruto was online as always. I really wonder what's happening in his house. Maybe he has a lot of free time or something. But, I don't care about that, I only focus on myself now.
As always, I was the first one to be at the entrance of school. It was already a drag since it was very cold and windy, and I didn't bring a jacket with me. It was actually supposed to be chilly, but no. It wasn't. "Hi, Shikadai! You're early!". "As always," I said and I saw that wasn't the person I expected to be. It was the 7th Hokage. "7th Hokage...," I said. "Shikadai. Meet me at the Hokage Office at 1 PM. I already wrote a message to Shino Sensei," Seventh said. I nodded. "Of course. Will my father be there?," I asked . "Yeah, of course. Well. Good luck with school,". "Yeah.... and you too!... I mean, Hokage work!," I said. Seventh left in the distance and I saw Boruto and others coming my way. "Hey! Did you talk to my father?," Boruto asked and I chuckled. "Yeah. I need to go at 1 PM," I said. "I'm jealous," was Boruto's answer as always. Of course he is. Boruto is always jealous at me because I have good grades. Just kidding. He is always jealous because I can have some hours off. "Well, it's nothing important," I said. "Of course," Boruto said and rolled his eyes. Something he does everytime I say that. I greeted the rest of my friends and we went inside.
"Shikadai...". "Shikadai...". I was daydreaming in class, not knowing it was something past 1 PM. "Yeah, yeah!," I said. "I'll go now!". I rushed to the Hokage Office as fast as I could.
"Hello. Something that is not important?," I asked when I opened the door. "Come in," a voice said that I didn't reconise. Maybe it was someone I knew, but didn't remember now. And, that wasn't really the answer that I expected, but well. "Shikadai. You know why you're here, right?," my father asked. "Yeah," I said. It was just that I couldn't really learn in a loud place like class. That's why I sometimes get hours off to learn in the Hokage Office. The voice I heard was that from Konohamaru Sensei. Someone I knew... but oh well, nobody cares about that now, right? I grabbed the books that I needed. Learning is such a drag. Everything is a drag lately. School, homework, school, parents, school, being sick, and last but not all: school. Just what Boruto always says: headache. I totally agree with him. Before I knew it, 2 fingers poked my cheeks and I looked up. "Shikadai. Good luck with learning," dad said. "Where are you going?," I asked. "Home. Need to do things," dad said. "Take me in your bag, then! I fit!," I said and we all laughed. My dad left and it was quiet again. So quiet... "Shikadai. Are we going to eat ice cream," Seventh asked out of nowhere. "Am I that special? Well, ice cream is yummy, so I say yes," I said. I feel so special. Having hours off is just the best thing that can happen. No school. But no school is no granduating and no work and that means no money. And if you don't have Ryo, you can't eat and then you get skinny. If you're skinny, you get ugly and you can't marry. No marriage means no children and no children is being alone. And that means you get a depression because of being alone and you get sick from depression. And that means you die... so that means you need to go to school. Or you'll die... just kidding, I was just joking. But it is important to go to school. And Seventh will kill you if you don't granduate. Don't really, but he will be mad, and nobody wants to see Seventh angry. He told me about his mother, and now I know about her, nobody wants to mess with her, although she is deceased. That's sad, because I have so many questions. "Shikadai. Hey, get your books and let's go," Seventh said and clapped his hands, to wake me up. Oh yeah, also a bad habit of mine. I daydream to much, as you already saw. The thing about Ryo is the best part, hahaha... not funny, I know... "So, let's go!," I said and put my bag on my back.