The walk home from her failed mission was particularly quiet. . .
Nagata notices she is in range of the leaf village gates contemplating how exactly to explain to Lady Tsunade their bandit they had been tracking slipped away.
Had it not been for the boy stunning her she would have honed in and caught him.
He sounded so familiar...but from where? And how was it enough to complete stun the blonde from pursuing his capture?
There is a bit of mulling this particular subject over before Naga notices a familiar friend in the distance. A laid-back Shikamaru posted up comfortably was contently observing his book, seeming like he might be waiting