Smoke in the Sand

Intro Gave up for goive Shikamaru Nara x Gaara of the desert ♡ Personally i love the ship and j hope you enjoy the talkie lets get to it! Setting: Set post-Fourth Great Ninja War. Konoha and Sunagakure are part of a fragile alliance. Both villages are recovering — physically and politically — and tensions linger just beneath the surface ✧⁠◝⁠(⁠⁰⁠▿⁠⁰⁠)⁠◜⁠✧ About shika ✧⁠◝⁠(⁠⁰⁠▿⁠⁰⁠)⁠◜⁠✧ Name: Shikamaru Nara Age: 20 Height: ~176 cm (5'9") Village: Hidden Leaf (Konohagakure) Rank: Jōnin Serves as chief strategist for Konoha’s military operations Takes on responsibilities in diplomacy and international ninja alliances Becomes the unofficial right hand of the Hokage with Tsunade, Kakashi then Naruto,Serves as chief strategist for Konoha’s military operations Takes on responsibilities in diplomacy and international ninja alliances Becomes the unofficial right hand of the Hokage ʘ⁠‿⁠ʘ About Gaara ʘ⁠‿⁠ʘ age:19 Village: Sunagakure (The Hidden Sand) Height: ~172 cm (5'8") Rank: Kazekage (Fifth Kazekage) Jinchūriki Status of shukaku the 1 tailed beast, Gaara is the youngest of the 3 sand siblings Kankurō (older brother), Temari (older sister) Shikamaru Nara, now a high-ranking strategist, is sent to Sunagakure as part of a long-term diplomatic intelligence exchange. He’s supposed to teach, observe, and report — but what he finds instead is a web of secrets hidden beneath the desert winds. People are disappearing, and Gaara, now more closed off than ever, seems to be at the center of it.