Chapter 203: Decision

When Shikaku appeared, the son raised his mug of tea and smiled.

- Hi father.

Once everyone was there, Shikamaru prepared to start a serious conversation with his parents.

`` Hmm, '' looking at the happy Yoshino, Shikaku chuckled and sat down opposite his son.

- And how long?

- No, maybe an hour ago. I dropped in to the Hokage, and then home.

Yoshino carefully patted her son on the shoulder.

- Eat at least, you've grown so much ...

"Indeed," Shikaku frowned. "How did you get so big?" You ... - the man looked thoughtfully at his wife:

- How old is he?

Yoshino grunted in displeasure and looked at her husband with some disappointment.

- Quite already? Do you remember how old your own son is?

- Uh ... Well ...

- I am thirteen. Shikamaru smiled. "But, I understand your surprise." I already told my mother about my guess, so my father will repeat to you. I think it's all because of my special abilities, the very ones from childhood.

`` Yes, if that's the only way ... '' Shikaku nodded.

- I feel you have become much stronger. Looks like you've outdone your old man long ago? Ha-a ... I don't even know how to react, looking at you, it seems to me that not two years have passed, but all twenty. Amazing ...

`` Well, anything can happen, he is still our dear son, '' she affectionately hugged Shikamaru Yoshino:

- Even if he has grown up, I think it's okay.

Shikaku massaged his temples and sighed.

- Yeah, he's grown up ...

It was not easy to accept such a sudden growth of the son, even with the fact that Shikamaru from childhood did not look like ordinary children.

After a few questions and a short conversation about the things that had happened in two years, Shikamaru smiled wryly and sighed, slightly pushing his mother away.

“I have something to tell you, something very important.

- What? Yoshino covered her mouth in shock.

- Have you already found the girl?

Shikaku, in turn, frowned. He had a lot of suspicions two years ago and since now Shikamaru has become stronger, it may well be that he finally decided to reveal something secret.

The son looked at Yoshino with a grin.

- I really found a girl, and not one, but, only, I did not want to say about that.

Yoshino immediately sat down, a lot of questions immediately arose in her head, but she still decided to listen.

Shikamaru exhaled and said:

- Mother father. As you should have figured out, I have a unique ability. Few people know about this, but I will tell you something important. In the past, I was afraid to reveal some secrets. Still, Yamanaka could easily get into my head and then, who knows how you would react to everything, and what would be done to me in the village. I know about Danz's methods and heard about the inaction of the Third, I could not risk it. Now ... ”After examining the concentrated faces of his parents, Shikamaru mentally sighed. So far, he could not tell everything, and he realized that it was better for them to simply not know the truth about his past. But, he wanted to tell them at least something ...

- Even as a child, I acquired a unique power and understood how to use it. Having gained a lot of other people's bloodlines, I learned to use their unique abilities. There is no point in hiding anymore - if someone wants to know more about me, he will easily understand this if he is brainwashed. You already suspected that father?

Shikaku nodded while Shikamaru continued.

- But, this is only part of everything ... It's not only that I can get the genealogies of others, the point is that these genealogies are much stronger than the original ones. My talent in the shadows is due to the same. The same goes for my Byakugan, because these gray eyes are just his manifestation. Sharingan, Mokuton, Shikotsumyaku, these are just one part of my true strength. I cannot tell you everything, as it is not necessary at all and can only raise unwanted questions. This is the reason why I didn’t tell you before, because I wasn’t even sure of a way to protect myself, let alone you. The Nara clan is not the weakest, but this world is full of people who will stop at nothing to get a sample like me. They won't even be stopped by the Hokage or anyone else. Now, everything has changed. I give my word that the Nara clan will flourish for millennia. This is where my roots are and that is why I started this conversation. For this reason alone, I returned to Konoha. Also, you must understand - not only the blood of Nara is already flowing in my veins, but something else ... So, I am no longer quite your son. Shinobi cannot be called ordinary people because of the chakra, but now I am neither one nor the other. I am going to start over, so I cannot continue to bear the burden of the future Head of the Nara Clan. Hope you can understand.

- This ... - Yoshino did not even know how to react to all this: - Do you want to leave the clan?

Of course, the only thing that really shocked her was the last words of her son.

Shikaku, on the other hand, easily digested all the information. Naturally, for a long time, like Hiruzen, he understood the unique ability of his child. But he could not even imagine that everything was so strange. It seems that in two years, he just got a ton of abilities. There are so many genealogies in one body and they are all stronger than the original ones ... He is now really not quite Nara anymore. Even if he was born here, if everything that Shikamaru said is true, in part he is also Senju, Hyuuga and Uchiha. Plus, this is just the beginning ... so leaving the clan is not such a pointless idea. It's just that when the only son said that so bluntly, even Shikaku didn't know how to react.

Noticing the confusion of his parents, the guy smiled:

“You don’t have to worry, at your age it’s not a problem to have another heir. Am I wrong?

Yoshino and Shikaku looked at each other, and the woman blushed immediately.

- What are you talking about, Shikamaru ... This is ...

Shikaku laughed.

- Looks like you've already thought of everything?

- There is. I am working on one technique, I think if everything works out, I can easily increase your lifespan. To live a hundred or two years will be as easy as shelling pears. I will support my parents as much as necessary. As for the clan, I think you yourself know what is best for it. I will find something to do, if heirs appear, it will not be too late to create a new clan. I'm more interested in other things now.

Yoshino looked sadly at his only son.

"Are you sure you want this?"

- I have already made a decision mom. I am thirteen and my strength is only growing ...

`` Yoshino, '' Shikaku sighed and looked at his son seriously.

- Our son is right. After all, you feel that his mere presence causes pressure, incomparable with anything I have met in my life. I am more than sure that our son is much stronger than any ancestor of the Nara. Shikamaru has ambitions that I did not have - if he wants to leave the clan, that is his right. But ... - noticing the indecision in his wife's gaze, the man turned to his son:

- If you are going to leave the clan, you must honor your ancestors and your parents. Our clan is not as obsessed with pedigree as some, but we are still a family. Even if you leave and abandon your heritage, this does not mean that you are not welcome here. Remember this son.