Shikamaru Nara

Shikamaru Nara is one of the members of Team 10. Kishimoto has noted that he “likes” Shikamaru due to his easygoing nature despite being a genius, and contrasted him against Sasuke Uchiha’s intelligent but abrasive personality. Shikamaru’s intelligence is such that Asuma Sarutobi, Team 10’s leader, has never been able to defeat Shikamaru at games [...]