Learn about the character Nara Shikamaru in Naruto (Team 10)

Characters' personalities:

Nara Shikamaru is the son of Nara Shikaku, the head of the Nara clan. He is described as a lazy boy and always grumbles "What a nuisance!" so much so that Naruto called him a "trouble maniac". He has the personality of an old man, loves to watch clouds and play chess.

Nara Shikamaru is a person with a high IQ

According to teacher Asuma, Shikamaru is a very calm and sharp person when competing with a super intelligence that reaches IQ 200. On the outside, Shikamau seems superficial, but inside, he lives very emotional, devoted to his cause. friends and teammates. His signature skill is also the skill of the Nara clan, which is shadow techniques. After graduating from the Ninja Academy, he was traditionally assigned to the same team as Choji of the Akimichi clan, his best friend since childhood, and the young Ino of the Yamanaka clan.

At the Chunin Competition, he showed great analysis in a match against Temari of Sand Village. Temari is someone who calculates carefully not to let the ball hit him. But with precise calculation to every step, Shikamaru tricked Temari into a ball trap, but then declared defeat. He said that this title of Chunin really doesn't mean anything to him, plus he doesn't like hitting girls, it's too cowardly to hit girls. A seemingly boring match made all the audience pay attention. Although he gave up, his quick intelligence made everyone really impressed. As a result, he was the only Genin who became a Chunin after that exam.

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Nara Shikamaru's Journey to Change

Shikamaru's first mission after becoming a Chunin was to rescue Sasuke when he ran away from the village to follow Orochimaru. Shikamaru assembled a team of 5 including himself, Naruto Uzumaki, Akimichi Choji, Inuzuka Kiba, and Hyuga Neji to rescue Sasuke. At that time, Shikamaru said, "I'm not Sasuke's best friend, he's not my type. But Sasuke is also a ninja of Konoha, our comrade, so we'll risk our lives. save him." Although Shikamaru tried his best as the captain, the team was still defeated in the end because the opponent was too strong. But it is a miracle that all are still alive. Later, Shikamaru expressed his desire to give up his intention to become a ninja, but his father told him directly that the act was "not a man, you are just a turtle with a shrinking neck". He analyzed that if it wasn't for him, someone else would have been the captain, and his teammates under the guidance of a captain other than him would have survived. Shikamaru promised himself that he would not fail his next mission.

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Shikamaru's personality has changed since then, he is more mature, no longer lazy or grumbling like before. But the biggest turning point for him was the death of Master Asuma (killed by an Akatsuki member, Hidan). To him, Asuma-sensei is like a second father and understands him very well. Shikamaru swore to avenge Asuma and take care of his unborn child. It was he who personally defeated Hidan and buried him alive. After the Fourth Shinobi World War, he became the number one tactician alongside the Seventh Hokage Naruto. He is married to Princess Temari of Sand Village and has a son named Shikadai (IQ 180), whose personality is very similar to his childhood. Shikadai can master Shadow Magic just like his father.

Learn about Akimichi Choji (Team 10)

Character introduction:

Akimichi Choji is a member of the Akimichi clan, one of the four noble families in Konoha, and the son of Akimichi Chouza, the patriarch. Choji is a chubby boy whose mouth is so full of food that Naruto calls him a "crazy eater". However, Choji hates being called "fat" or "fat".

Since childhood, Choji was always self-conscious about his body and his friends often abandoned him, thinking he was not a strong ninja. But one day Choji met Shikamaru, it was Shikamaru who comforted Choji and recognized his talent, from which Choji gained confidence and became stronger. Shikamaru once said that Choji is his best friend that he completely trusts. Although Choji sometimes makes others angry because he only knows how to eat, he is really a courageous person, a very good and reliable friend. Choji also always supported and trusted Shikamaru wholeheartedly. The two understand each other very well and often work well together.

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Choji's Process of Becoming a True Ninja

During the mission to chase Sasuke, Choji was the first person that Shikamaru chose to go with him and Naruto (the other two were Kiba and Neji). While being locked up by Jirobo, Choji was the first to realize Shikamaru's escape plan. He is also determined to stay behind and accept the mission to confront Jirobo so that his teammates can continue to chase Sasuke. It was a tough match, Jirobo was much stronger than Choji. Choji had to take the third Akimichi clan's special energy pill to win against that guy, even though he knew that the price of that invincible power was too high, it was his life, However, he still accepted to drink it.

He was able to defeat Jirobo, even when he turned into Stage 2 (thanks to Orochimaru's seal). After that, Choji fainted, Konoha's rescue team arrived and brought him home for timely treatment. After that, Naruto and Choji's teammates had to see Choji in a different light. At the end of the Fourth Shinobi World War, Choji married Karui of Cloud Village and had a daughter named Chocho - a very emotional, dreamy girl who can use the Magic of Boundary Transformation.

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Learn about Yamanaka Ino (Naruto Anime)

Character introduction

Ino is a girl from the famous Yamanaka family and also the owner of a small flower shop in Konoha. She is the only daughter of Yamanaka Inoichi, the head of the Yamanaka clan. Ino is described as a beautiful, affectionate girl who is always worried about her teammates

After the war, Ino married Sai and had a son named Inojin - a boy like her, who had both Sai's unabashed frankness and Ino's emotional heart. The boy is mentioned as being able to use his father's disguise Super Beast, Medical ninjutsu, and his mother's Mind Transfer.

Ino and team 10

Ino and Choji came to the rescue of Shikamaru during the battle against Hidan and Kakuzu of the Akatsuki. At that time, Asuma-sensei was seriously injured. She tried to heal the wound but couldn't because the wound was too severe beyond her ability. Asuma asked Ino to watch over Shikamaru and Choji in his stead, and told her not to lose to Sakura in healing and affection techniques.

The little story between Ino and Sakura

When she was a child, she gave Sakura a red ribbon and said that Sakura has no reason to hide her mallet forehead. From then on, Sakura and Ino became close friends. Later, Sakura fell in love with Sasuke, also Ino's dream man, at the Ninja training school. Ino knew the story, their friendship ended and turned to love rival. Sakura calls Ino "Ino-pig (pig)" (since Ino's name also means pig in Japanese), and Ino calls Sakura "forehead mallet".

Despite such contradictions, in the Chunin competition, Ino still decided to jump out to save Sakura from the pursuit of Orochimaru's three spy ninjas. In the next round, the two also had a fiery duel with an inconclusive result. After the competition, Ino and Sakura made up and became close friends again. Ino also later became a healing ninja like Sakura. (see more: Sakura Outfit Cheongsam)

Learn about Sarutobi Asuma Sensei (Naruto Anime)

 Character introduction

Teacher Asuma is a very loving and caring person to his students, he often plays chess with Shikamaru but has never been able to win against him. Asuma was the first person to discover Shikamaru's super intelligence as well as understand him very well, being a great influence on Shikamaru's personality. In addition, he is also the inheritor of the entire will of the Third - his father.

Asuma died in a battle with Hidan and Akatsuki's Kakuzu ring. Before he closed his eyes, Asuma said to Shikamaru the last words that he will always remember: "All ninjas are like chess pieces, sacrificing themselves to protect the General. And the General is the children - the future generation of the Emperor. Konoha."

Asuma was romantically involved with teacher Yuhi Kurenai, when he died she was still pregnant with their daughter. Shikamaru had promised himself that he would take care of that child in his stead.

He is the teacher of team 10

Sarutobi Asuma (猿飛アスマ) is a jōnin of the Sarutobi clan of Konoha. He is also a former member of the Twelve Guardian Ninja and the captain of Team 10, consisting of Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino, and Akimichi Chōji.

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Who is Team 10 in the Naruto anime?

 Team 10 is led by Sarutobi Asuma (son of the Third Hokage) and three disciples, Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Choji, and Yamanaka Ino. They are the next generation of the trio Ino - Shika - Cho (3 clans of Yanamaka - Nara - Akimichi have a close relationship and often side by side).

Nara Shikamaru

Nara Shikamaru is the son of Nara Shikaku, the head of the Nara clan. He is described as a lazy boy and always grumbles "What a nuisance!" so much so that Naruto called him a "trouble maniac". He has the personality of an old man, loves to watch clouds and play chess. (Naruto Costume)

Akimichi Choji

Akimichi Choji is a member of the Akimichi clan, one of the four noble families in Konoha, and the son of Akimichi Chouza, the patriarch. Choji is a chubby boy whose mouth is so full of food that Naruto calls him a "crazy eater". However, Choji hates being called "fat" or "fat".

Yamanaka Ino

Ino is a girl from the famous Yamanaka family and also the owner of a small flower shop in Konoha. She is the only daughter of Yamanaka Inoichi, the head of the Yamanaka clan. Ino is described as a beautiful, emotional girl who is always worried about her teammates. Ino is Sakura's first and closest friend, helping Sakura see her worth.

Sarutobi Asuma

Asuma is the captain of the 10th team, the most prominent feature of Asuma-sensei is that he is always smoking a cigarette. Asuma Sensei is also one of the 12 guardians of the Fire Nation, the son of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, and the biological uncle of Sarutobi Konohamaru. Master Asuma's weapons are two special knives made of a metal capable of absorbing the user's chakra. Since his chakra is of the Wind attribute, his weapons become even sharper.

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