ShikaTema

"Be prepared. A date with me can be quite a drag"

- Temari to Shikamaru, after Shikamaru said that he probably won't be able to call things as troublesome anymore

ShikaTema is the het ship between Shikamaru Nara and Temari from the Naruto fandom.

Canon
The couple met during the Chunin exams. Temari and her brothers Gaara and Kankuro were the most dangerous opponents in the exams. They had no problem injuring someone so badly during their fights that their opponent may no longer be able to fight again. Shikamaru, however, initially hesitates to have to fight a girl. Temari uses her impressive shinobi skills, including her mastery of the wind, to make Shikamaru understand that he will really have to work to keep up with her. When Shikamaru folds and gives Temari the victory after a hard-fought match. In fact, Shikamaru was playing for a long time. He knew that his chakra reserves had been depleted and if he continued, Temari could seriously hurt him. He didn't hold back on his abilities, but he also knew exactly when to stop teasing her. Their meeting made them notice each other.

Naruto: Shippuden
Every time she goes to Konoha, she spends her days with Shikamaru. It is he who escorts her to the city and goes to meetings with her. Most of the time, the two don't even seem to be working while Naruto wonders if the two are dating at some point.

Temari later motivated Shikamaru to become a better Shinobi. Shikamaru is incredibly skilled at first, he lacks the motivation to want to engage in training. It is not until his first encounters with Temari that he becomes inspired to try.

Although Shikamaru and Temari are not always the nicest or most supportive teenagers, they do not hold their words against each other. Temari repeatedly calls Shikamaru a "crying baby" after his first mission fails. For his part, Shikamaru looks up and wonders when she will let him go, but he does not get angry. Similarly, he consistently refers to Temari as "troublesome woman," his term of reference for any woman who resists his position. He is not afraid to oppose Temari or growl when she makes remarks about him. Although the two pull a lot out of their past, they never seem to really get angry with each other during those teenage years and still continue to haunt each other.

Temari and Shikamaru are able to tease each other about their past, their current mission, and their abilities, while devoting all their attention to the mission at hand.

Many of the story arcs are borrowed from light novels. One is Naruto and Hinata getting married, another is Shikamaru who is sent to investigate the disappearances of shinobi. He ends up at the mercy of a cult leader. Temari takes charge of the mission to find out what happened. Will be she who will be able to get Shikamaru out of jutsu. She stops at nothing to bring him back to Konoha and even agrees to share a meal with him afterwards.

Finally they can also be seen holding hands, while they were there to celebrate the wedding of Naruto and Hinata.

Boruto: Naruto next generation
When the events of Boruto unfold, Shikamaru is a busy man. He is the Hokage's right-hand man, and this makes him work many hours. Despite this, he finds time for his family. In the Boruto series, he takes a break from his workday to return home to spend time with his current wife Temari and their son Shikadai. It's unusual enough for Temari to comment on it, but not unusual enough to have a great conversation (or discussion) about it.

Children
Shikadai bears a strong resemblance to his father and paternal grandfather. He has black, pointed hair, gathered in a ponytail, and his mother's teal eyes. Unlike his father, Shikadai has sharper facial expressions, a trait he most likely inherited from Temari. Shikadai's outfit consists of a cream-colored jacket with a zipper with a rudimentary Nara clan symbol on the back, blue pants and standard shinobi sandals. Wear his forehead protector wrapped around one of his sleeves. As is the custom of his clan, both of his ears are pierced by gray button earrings.

Fanon
ShikaTema is one of the most popular couples in Naruto fandom. It is generally considered to be the least polarizing and most commonly loved pairing of the series. It is supported due to the chemistry between the characters as well as the numerous hints throughout the series and even unofficial material such as video games and omake. It is the most popular pairing for both Shikamaru and Temari. The pairing went out of style on the popular Japanese art site pixiv during the release of Shikamaru hiden, the only Naruto pairing to ever have it done outside of SasuSaku and NaruHina. It is a pair that accompanies SaiIno, and is a rival pair of ShikaNaru and ShikaIno.

The ship currently has more than 1700 works on Ao3.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * According to the Databooks, Temari wishes a rematch with Shikamaru.
 * Temari and Shikamaru have respectively 3 years of difference.