Name: Nara
First name: Shikamaru
Age: 14
Birthday: September 22
Height: 152.1 cm
Weight: 42.9 kg
Village: Hidden Leaf Village
Favorite food: Mackerel and Kelp
Powers: Shadow Possession Jutsu. Shadow Strangle Jutsu.
Class: Student.
Physical description:
Temper: Calm.
Strongh point: Taking control over an opponent's shadow.
Weakness: Putting in too much effort.
Story:
Shikamaru Nara is a lazy member of Asuma Sarutobi's Team 10, consisting of himself, Choji Akimichi, and Ino Yamanaka. Because their fathers were teamed together in the past, Shikamaru is on good terms with Choji and Ino, and as such the three work very well together. Of his teammates, Shikamaru is closest with Choji, who repays Shikamaru's confidence in him with unyielding loyalty to Shikamaru. This is because when they were younger Shikamaru always helped Choji out and stuck with him.
Being an extremely unenthusiastic person, Shikamaru lives his life avoiding work. In his free time, Shikamaru typically takes naps, watches clouds, and plays thinking games such as Shogi and Go. When put into a situation where he potentially needs to put effort into something, he attempts to try to find a way to avoid it such as by forfeiting a battle or by pretending to be preoccupied with something else. In the instances where he can't avoid these situations, Shikamaru tends to remark "what a drag". He is fully aware of this side of his personality, and even dubs himself "the number one at running away" or "the number one coward".
Despite his lazy attitude, Shikamaru is quick to act when duty calls or his teammates are in danger. Using his Shadow Imitation Technique and its many variants, Shikamaru often plays the part of stalling enemies so that his comrades can get to safety or to simply buy time. Although this role puts him in a dangerous position once he can no longer stall the opponent, Shikamaru is more than willing to serve it, feeling that sacrificing his life to ensure the safety of his friends is worth it.
Thu May 17, 2007 9:19 pm