“The Twelfth Guardian”/ Shikamaru becomes one of the Daimyo’s guardians / Conspiracy main plot + ShikaNaru sideplot

Hey! It’s been a while! I’m uploading a three parter, Shikamaru-centric fic (Naruto is pretty much the deuteragonist) about him accepting the Daimyo’s offer to become a ninja guardian. Majorly AU. Naruto is raised under the Daimyo’s banner for most of his life. The story is VERY self-contained and most of the focus is on Shikamaru and Naruto’s slowburn romance and his development with other guardians as well as the main conflict building up to a head.

Check it out of you like! (You can access the summary through the link as well, since putting it here will make the post too long.)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/61741879/chapters/157838359

Happy holidays to everyone! Have a nice day ahead! <33