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   Iridescent by TalkingElephant

   Fandoms: Naruto (Anime & Manga)  

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   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   25 Feb 2026

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   • Nara Shikamaru & Senju Tobirama
   • Nara Shikamaru & Uchiha Madara
   • Senju Hashirama & Uchiha Madara
   • Uchiha Izuna & Uchiha Madara
   • Senju Hashirama & Senju Tobirama
   • Nara Shikamaru
   • Senju Tobirama
   • Uchiha Madara
   • Original Nara Character(s)
   • Nara Shikadai
   • Ootsutsuki Hagoromo
   • Bijuu | Tailed Beasts (Naruto) - Character
   • Senju Butsuma
   • Senju Hashirama
   • Senju Itama
   • Kakuzu (Naruto)
   • Uchiha Izuna
   • Uchiha Tajima
   • Warring States Period (Naruto)
   • Time Travel
   • Fuuinjutsu
   • Butterfly Effect
   • Nara Shikamaru-centric
   • BAMF Nara Shikamaru
   • Saving the World
   • Edo Period
   • Animal Herding
   • Worldbuilding
   • Historical References
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • Character Study
   • Rare Pairings
   • Shinobi Slice of Life (Naruto)
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Politics
   • Fix-It
   • Slow Burn
   • Intrigue
   • Female Uchiha Izuna
   • Senju Itama Lives
   • Ideology

   Summary

   The first move is always a feint. It's the most basic thing, to land a hit with the second move—or in his case, the second life. In which Nara Shikamaru is reborn in a completely wrong time and wrong body, where troubles manage to ensue and give him a monumental headache.

   Troublesome

   Series

   • Part 1 of The 'Iridescent' Verse

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