Okay. I’m now completely convinced that SP is deliberately avoiding any interaction between Shikadai and his maternal family. Or Temari and anyone from her home village, for that matter.
Shinki was literally in the Konoha Hospital for 5 days and they didn’t think to show Shikadai and Temari visiting him even once? And what about when it was time for Gaara and Shinki to leave the village? Why didn’t Shikadai see them off? Back in the day, Shikamaru was always there to see the Sand Sibs off whenever they were on their way back to Suna—and they weren’t even related then.
And Temari? It’s totally OOC of her not to at least say goodbye to her little brother at the train station! The whole reason she and Shikadai went to Suna in the first place was to visit him and Kankuro!!! WTF!
It pisses me off that the only scene in which Shikadai and Gaara are together, Gaara isn’t even fucking conscious like seriously what are the odds of catching our insomniac Kazekage unconscious and that just haaaaad to be the time Shikadai actually happened upon him
This is just more proof to me that moving to Konoha has somehow brought out the worst in Temari. She’s still badass and I still love her, but she doesn’t feel like anyone’s sister anymore. She used to be the tough yet feminine side of the Kazekage Clan. Now it seems like Yodo is the only frickin female in all of Suna. Shippuden-Temari would have never allowed herself, or any son of hers, to become so distant from her brothers. I know that Gaara and Kankuro can totally take care of themselves now, but why should that mean that Temari should stop fussing over them like the big sister that she is? And it’s not like the three of them are three random estranged fodder siblings! They’re the Sand Siblings!!!!!
It’s cute that Boruto, Inojin, And Chouchou call her “Aunt” Temari and all, until you remember that Temari has an actual nephew who only lives a train ride away who she never even fucking mentions. And Shinki definitely needs a female figurehead in his life much more than Boruto, Inojin, And Chouchou who all have their own doting mothers
RIP Sand Siblings because they don’t really seem to exist anymore. 😢