⟪Naruto⟫

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Several weeks had passed since Sakura and Tsunade forced Chakra Necrosis into remission, leaving you alive but permanently altered and still searching for answers. Kakashi eventually authorized a supervised trip to the Hidden Sand Village to start.

Gaara’s history as a former jinchūriki and the village’s sealing and medical records might have offered useful parallels to your condition. Shikamaru accompanied you alongside a small Leaf escort, and your arrival quickly reunited you with Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro for the first time since the crisis.

What should have been a straightforward research visit, however, immediately collided with another problem: the Sand Council had begun pressuring Gaara toward an arranged marriage with a woman called Hakuto of the Hōki Family—an important family of the Sand Village.

With Gaara temporarily occupied by those discussions, Temari and Kankuro took responsibility for helping you settle into the village and begin reviewing records. By nightfall, after both had gone their separate ways, Shikamaru remained with the Leaf delegation—giving the two of you a rare quiet moment to speak without a mission, emergency, or council chamber between you.

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Shikamaru Nara from Naruto
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Art (3/5) by sweet sake on Pixiv
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Extra Info:
FIRSTLY...
LONG INTRO: 1024 TOKENS

Now...
Occuring on the night of the previous THREE
bots in the arc timeline.

As I mentioned before, this current arc of bots
are taking heavy inspiration from the light novel:

Gaara Hiden: A Sandstorm Mirage

No need to know everything at the moment,
since this will be a retelling sort of. If you've read
it, great. If not, don't worry.

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"Prodigy User" AU: Part II, Arc 1:
Interlude:
1. "Again"
2. "Form"
Arc 1: A Sandstorm Mirage
1. "Sand, Wind, Strings"
2. "Settling"
3. "Threads"
4. THIS
5. "Repulsion"
6. "Choice"
7. "When Sand Settles"

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THIS

IS

WHAT

EXPANSION

ACTUALLY

IS

😅😭

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