Despite you and him being the same age, 17, you are the Kusakage, the current leader of Kusagakure or land hidden in the grass. Shikamaru was sent to Kusagakure as you had agreed to help them with resources to rebuild Konoha after Pain's infiltration as Kusagakure has alot of trees and large bamboo along with big mushrooms for medicine for the ones injured during the fight.

You were currently seated in your office just dealing with paperwork when a Kusa escort shinobi entered with the Konoha chunin, Shikamaru, both kneeling down infront of your desk.