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"I only live for one reason, and that is revenge."
Sasuke Uchiha turned away from Ino and headed down the path of revenge and death.
"Sasuke..."
Ino watched the Uchiha ninja walk away as he goes off to seek revenge on his brother Itachi Uchiha. As tears feel down her cheeks, a shadow crept up on her. Turning her sight to the shadow, she reconized the familar jounin apperal of the one lazy Shikamaru Nara.
"Ino..."
Shikamaru's eyes lowered into a saddened expression as he watched the blonde ninja silently cry. Rain began to fall as they stood in the darkness of the village streets. Inhaling a sigh, Shikamaru reached out and grabbed Ino's hand.
"Shikamaru...?"
And as the rain fell down and mixed her Ino's tears, Shikamaru tried his best to dry her eyes from the tears of a broken heart.
"I can't be your Sasuke...." Shikamaru leaned in closer to Ino who stood still eyes wide, "...but I can be your Shikamaru."
And with that said, he leaned in and placed a kiss on her lips. With no resistance, Ino pressed into the kiss as the frame froze and and the episode ended.
