Shikamaru Nara rant, & future Hokage

[15 Nov 2006 | Wednesday]
Shikamaru Nara rant, & future Hokage

Current mood: drained

Category: Blogging

Time to rant about Shikamaru Nara from Naruto.. I apologize in advance.



I've realized that I have become a Shikamaru fan. I love Temari, you all should know that. It seems her love for Shikamaru has rubbed off of me.  

Shikamaru Nara is your typical laid-back, easy-go-lucky guy, who loves to sleep and go cloud-watching. He brands almost everything as 'troublesome', from picking up a pencil, to his mother, to his pesky teammate Yamanaka Ino. (Sounds like my ex-boyfriend.) He may seem just like a lazy and laid-back guy, but looking a little deeper you can see a real diamond in the rough inside Shikamaru.



If you haven't kept up with the Naruto manga (Chapt. 330 as of writing) I will now spoil it for you. (I'm ranting so forgive me.) Shikamaru finally goes against an enemy who is not a girl. What happens? He loses! Yes, his enemy was immortal and an Akatsuki, but come on! Asuma had Hidan's chopped off! Now because of Hidan, Asuma is dead! Asuma tells Shikamaru that he has great potential, perhaps enough to one day become Hokage. Asuma's last request is for one last cigarette, which Shikamaru lights for him. As Asuma breathes his last breaths, Shikamaru lights another of Asuma's cigarettes, which he begins to smoke himself. Asuma stops breathing, and Shikamaru mumbles that he hates cigarettes as they make his eyes water, a reference to when he, Ino, and Choji first met their sensei.

At the funeral, Ino and Choji are wondering where Shikamaru is. After some reminiscing, he reads up on how to channel his chakra into Asuma's trench knives. It is unknown what chakra element he has, but his chakra around the blade is clearly darker than Asuma's or Naruto's wind chakra. He packs up his equipment (including Asuma`s lighter and a short sword) and he, Choji and Ino set off after an unknown target. It also seems that Shikamaru has taken up smoking full time in memory of Asuma.

I made this siggie for Shikamaru...

Now, why the rant? I understand why Shikamaru is acting the way he is, but the real question is why?! Yes, it's in Asuma's memory. Does it make Shikamaru cooler to be like Asuma? Maybe. I don't like the fact that Shikamaru is now a full time smoker. It really bugs me... but I can totally see it. The kid is 15 for god's sake! For a guy that smart and lazy, smoking just seems too troublesome. He even knew that he would hate smoking! Does this show Shikamaru's weakness or does it show his devotion? I really would like your views on this one.


Is it me, or does his team mates not care that he is smoking and carrying weapons now?

On a positive note, Shikamaru now has Asuma's trench knives. I am excited about this acutally. He's showing interest in using weapons and applying his chakra into the knives. I am curious to find out what kind of chakra he will mold and how it will be used in combat.

Shadow may not be an element per se but we know all those clans have specialized chakra and shadow is the natural affinity of the Nara clan, so It's only logical that a chakra knife should reflect that. This means that he can mix (at least) 2 elements simultaniously together to create shadows, which also means that Shikamara knows at least 2 elements: this could be wind and fire for example (the elements for creating the shadow). If you use this logic, than you can understand why he was able to use the (wind) chakra blade so easily. What good will a shadow knife be? I have no idea, but I am convinced it's shadow. Whatever Shikamaru's (Yang) element is Chouji will be the direct (Ying) opposite.


An icon I made..

You know whats fucked up? Shikamaru has now surpassed Naruto in the "Most Improved" category. I am convinced that he will become Hokage over Naruto. Asuma even said this himself! Asuma, as the son of a former Hokage he would know what he's talking about. Kakashi believes that Naruto will be Hokage, especially if he can fuse an element into his Rasengan. Big fucking deal! Sasuke already knows how to do this and can kill anyone without effort.

How can Shikamaru or any other character surpass the main character?! This is Naruto's show and yet he's the weakest and dumbest character on the show. He's still a Genin, while people like Neiji <3 are Jounin. Shikamaru has the brains, patience, and heart to be a Hokage. The only problem is he would find it too "Troublesome" of a job.

Now that he is learning to use the Trench Knives with his chakra, things are starting to get interesting. It's about time this boy fight! I'm sure he's learned a thing or two about the knives through Asuma. Now all he needs to do is train hard and kick Hidan's ass with Asuma's weapons. That would be pure pwnage, and will be a great finale for Asuma to rest peacefully..


Team 10  -  Asuma, Shikamaru, Chouji, & Ino