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If Shikamaru had things his way, he'd do nothing in life but watch clouds and play shougi, but then, if he had things his way, Naruto wouldn't make for a very interesting series. To people who don't know him (and even some who do) he seems eager to shirk responsibility, but in actuality he's highly driven when it comes to protecting his village and those he cares about. He can be blunt to the point of rudeness and will complain at every opportunity, but he's a loyal friend and levelheaded, though avoidant when it comes to matters that he'd rather not face. He's also extremely intelligent, especially when it comes to strategy, but he feels no need to prove it and unless someone is on his team or playing against him in shougi, it's quite likely that this detail would go unnoticed.
Notes:
--Shikamaru is from the end of chapter 342, despite the fact that many of my icons are pre-timeskip. Finding/making post timeskip icons is hard!
--Due to the institute's control over chakra usage, he's only able to use the sympathetic form of his family's jutsu, as described here.
--Thanks to an MU session, Shikamaru now experiences sensory overload while trying to concentrate if he believes the safety of his friends or teammates depends on his intelligence. The strength of the overload is relative to the stress of the situation and how vital he considers his input. He hasn't figured out what triggers the effects.
If Shikamaru had things his way, he'd do nothing in life but watch clouds and play shougi, but then, if he had things his way, Naruto wouldn't make for a very interesting series. To people who don't know him (and even some who do) he seems eager to shirk responsibility, but in actuality he's highly driven when it comes to protecting his village and those he cares about. He can be blunt to the point of rudeness and will complain at every opportunity, but he's a loyal friend and levelheaded, though avoidant when it comes to matters that he'd rather not face. He's also extremely intelligent, especially when it comes to strategy, but he feels no need to prove it and unless someone is on his team or playing against him in shougi, it's quite likely that this detail would go unnoticed.
Notes:
--Shikamaru is from the end of chapter 342, despite the fact that many of my icons are pre-timeskip. Finding/making post timeskip icons is hard!
--Due to the institute's control over chakra usage, he's only able to use the sympathetic form of his family's jutsu, as described here.
--Thanks to an MU session, Shikamaru now experiences sensory overload while trying to concentrate if he believes the safety of his friends or teammates depends on his intelligence. The strength of the overload is relative to the stress of the situation and how vital he considers his input. He hasn't figured out what triggers the effects.