#rasa would probably be a nicer person if all that horrible stuff didn't happen so he's be more....willing

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How do you think Rasa reacts when Shikamaru approaches him and asks for permission to marry Tem?

you see, there’s a lot that has to happen before shikamaru can just approach rasa about marrying his daughter. like first, rasa has to be alive because i’m just imagining rasa coming back to life and this pineapple headed leaf ninja comes up to him out of nowhere and rasa is just like ❝…who the fuck are you?❞

now in a scenario in which most everything stayed the same except rasa never died, and he watches temari and shikamaru grow closer, rasa would be more….cordial? as much as someone like rasa can be. although, knowing temari, rasa would be more concerned about him asking her. he thinks his daughter is more difficult to impress than he is. and rasa is pretty difficult to impress.