It's rather easy to point out a typical Nara male. They appear to be lazy, unmotivated, weak, passive towards women (especially the domineering ones), and always muttering their typical catchphrase 'What a drag,' or more commonly, 'Troublesome.' Those would be the first characteristics that anyone would point out to you, and if you were a foreigner, their wise words would be the first things to come to mind upon seeing one.
Those are the first things that come to mind when seeing them, but what many know of—though they ignore it until they're in Death's choke hold—is their massive intellect and a unique set of ninjutsu for manipulating shadows to their will. Obviously, it's an easy thing to forget, given their reputation for laziness and lack …show more content…
In the moment a Nara sets their sights on something to protect, Death's choke-hold is a hard thing to escape.
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"Your son holds such promise, Nara-sama."
Shikaku sat in front of his son's teacher with a bored expression. He discreetly glanced down at his son, Shikamaru, sitting in a seat next to him and trying to imitate his expression. If they were alone, he would've laughed and teased his son for his attempt at imitating his father.
"…with this progress, young Shikamaru should be able to graduate in less than a year," the teacher finished with a wide smile.
"Go wait outside, Shikamaru," Shikaku said in a deceptively breezy tone.
Shikamaru's eyes snapped open from his imitation of boredom, surprised at the sudden interruption before he quickly ran out of the teacher's office, as if his mother had just threatened to take away his dessert. The teacher blinked in surprise at the young Nara's reaction and looked askance at Shikaku for an
Those are the first things that come to mind when seeing them, but what many know of—though they ignore it until they're in Death's choke hold—is their massive intellect and a unique set of ninjutsu for manipulating shadows to their will. Obviously, it's an easy thing to forget, given their reputation for laziness and lack …show more content…
In the moment a Nara sets their sights on something to protect, Death's choke-hold is a hard thing to escape.
.
"Your son holds such promise, Nara-sama."
Shikaku sat in front of his son's teacher with a bored expression. He discreetly glanced down at his son, Shikamaru, sitting in a seat next to him and trying to imitate his expression. If they were alone, he would've laughed and teased his son for his attempt at imitating his father.
"…with this progress, young Shikamaru should be able to graduate in less than a year," the teacher finished with a wide smile.
"Go wait outside, Shikamaru," Shikaku said in a deceptively breezy tone.
Shikamaru's eyes snapped open from his imitation of boredom, surprised at the sudden interruption before he quickly ran out of the teacher's office, as if his mother had just threatened to take away his dessert. The teacher blinked in surprise at the young Nara's reaction and looked askance at Shikaku for an