Shikamaru Nara



Shikami Nara (奈良昇〜, Nara Shikami) is a ninja from Yamagakure 2. He is one of the few Nara males not to take a place in the Ino-Shika-Cho team. He is also the current Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

[edit] Background
Like his male relatives, he has Shika in his name. As a member of the Nara clan, he raises deer, whose antlers can be used to make a medicine which halts the destructive effects of the Akimichi clan's three colored pills. Since his mentor is the Yamakage, Ryun has taken a great interest in training Shikami, as he knows he probably has much greater potential than he gives himself credit, occasionally playing him at shogi to further refine his student's intellect and teaching him more of the Nara clan's secret techniques. He is a skilled strategist and shogi player, though he rarely beats Ryun.

Personality
Shikami stays calm in bad situations, but still helps and allow others to know that he cares. He is the smartest out of his team, but he doesn't brag about it. He has no ego, rather confidence in what he does, though not enough to bother anyone. He prefers not to take control of a situation, but can if someone asks him to. Also like his relatives, he is a very lazy person, but he is also quite caring, and is ready to jump into action when needed. Unlike his distant cousin, Shikamaru, his resolve is much stronger, as even during the most depressing or dangerous of situations, he has shown to maintain great determination and understanding as shown from how he has repeatedly helped his teammates regain their sense of worth. He also seems to be very smart as he has defeated Ryun in shogi in a few instances.