It is also these qualities that force Shikamaru to move away from his lazy pursuits, as he finds himself volunteering to do work or to sacrifice himself if it will in some way benefit his allies. It is these qualities that earned Chōji Akimichi's friendship, as Shikamaru was one of the first people to look past his weight and find value in who he naturally was. Īlthough Shikamaru describes himself as "the number one coward", he has a strong moral compass and dedication to his friends. When he is faced with the potential for conflict or commitment, he responds first by saying, " how troublesome," and then by trying to find some way out of it, either by pretending to be indisposed or even outright saying that he doesn't want to do whatever it is.
His goal is to live unremarkably, free of anything of noticeably good or bad, and then to die just as unremarkably as he lived. As an Academy student and even during his early career as a genin, Shikamaru is able to get away with this, spending his days sleeping, watching the clouds, or playing games of shōgi and Go. Shikamaru is naturally a lazy person and his inclination is to do as little work as possible. Shikamaru showed the same lack of enthusiasm for the tests he was given and couldn't be bothered to actually answer the questions, leading to his poor grades. Shikamaru had very little interest in the class itself, preferring to spend his time sleeping rather than listen to Iruka Umino's lessons. From that point onward they were best friends upon entering Konoha's Ninja Academy, they'd usually sit together in class and hang out afterwards. Chōji asked Shikamaru if he wanted some snacks.
Chōji happened to be sitting in the same spot when he got there, so Shikamaru introduced himself, and invited Chōji to watch the clouds with him. When Shikamaru couldn't convince the others to let Chōji join, he left the game and went to his favourite spot to watch clouds. Chōji Akimichi wanted to play with them, but the other children refused to allow him to do so, claiming he was too stupid to participate. When he was young, he once played "ninja" with other children his age. Shikamaru is the only child of Yoshino and Shikaku Nara. 10.1.4 Naruto Shippūden the Movie: The Will of Fire.10.1.3 Naruto Shippūden the Movie: Bonds.10.1.1 Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel.9.12 Shikamaru Shinden: A Cloud Dancing in Forlorn Falling Petals.9.9 Konoha Shinden: Steam Ninja Scrolls.9.6 Naruto Shinden: Parent and Child Day.
8.4 Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding.8.2 Shikamaru Hiden: A Cloud Drifting in Silent Darkness.8.1 Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Icy Sky.7.13 Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki.7.11 Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation.7.8 Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown.7.2 Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission.6.1 In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths.The responsibilities that these successes leave him with cause him frequent annoyance, but he gladly accepts them so that he may be of service to his fellow members of Team Asuma, and to prove himself to generations of the past and future. Though lazy by nature, Shikamaru has a rare intellect that consistently allows him to prevail in combat. Shikamaru Nara ( 奈良シカマル, Nara Shikamaru) is a shinobi of Konohagakure's Nara clan.
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