{"id":"nara","name":"Nara Clan","japanese":"奈良","category":"history","subtitle":"The tradition of thinking before acting.","summary":"A Konoha family known for secret shadow-manipulation techniques and its part in Ino–Shika–Chō.","facts":[["Tradición","Shadow manipulation"],["Transmisión","Hiden · Training"],["Alianza","Yamanaka and Akimichi"]],"lvl":0,"sections":[{"h":"Hiden, not dōjutsu","t":"Shadow techniques are secret knowledge passed down through training, not a special eye or a kekkei genkai present at birth. In the Chūnin Exam, Shikamaru catches Temari with the Shadow Possession, which depends on the available shadow and on chakra: he extends its reach using the hole in the ground and the wall's shadow. Then he gives up for lack of chakra. Belonging to the family does not confirm a particular combat repertoire.","lvl":0,"ch":"naruto-108","pos":108},{"h":"A reluctant strategist","t":"Shikamaru is the only one promoted to chūnin after the exam and has to lead the team chasing Sasuke. He designs the tactics, faces Tayuya and is saved by Temari. When the team comes back badly hurt, he wants to quit, but his father Shikaku convinces him that the next step is to learn to do better. Intelligence lets him make use of the terrain and his allies, but it does not make any Nara infallible.","lvl":0,"ch":"naruto-235","pos":235},{"h":"The Nara forest","t":"To avenge Asuma, Shikamaru sets a trap for Hidan, the Akatsuki's immortal. He separates him from Kakuzu, lures him into a forest full of explosive tags and blows him to pieces. Then he buries Hidan's remains in a pit prepared in advance in the Nara forest, where the deer the family looks after live. Afterward he promises Kurenai to protect the child she is expecting with Asuma, and understands who Konoha's “king” is.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-342","pos":342},{"h":"Shikaku in the war","t":"In the Fourth War, Shikaku runs strategy from the Alliance headquarters, with Inoichi relaying his orders telepathically to the whole front. When a Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Ball heads for headquarters, both transmit their last plan before dying. Shikamaru carries on after his father's death and takes on his role as strategist. The tradition is passed on through teaching and example, not automatically. The loss coincides with Inoichi's, which strikes two families of the Ino–Shika–Chō trio at once.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-614","pos":614},{"h":"The family shown","t":"Shikaku and Yoshino are Shikamaru's parents. Shikamaru and Temari are Shikadai's parents. Temari comes from the Sand and is included through marriage, without thereby receiving the Shadow Possession. Yoshino's profile does not invent techniques the story does not show. Ino–Shika–Chō combines the abilities of three different clans and is described as an alliance of teams, not as a family tie among all its members. Each member learns and applies the tradition in their own way, according to their training and their choices.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-700","pos":700},{"h":"Shikadai","t":"Shikadai carries on the tradition in his own way. In the Chūnin Exam final he faces Boruto and nearly wins with his shadows, until Boruto resorts to a forbidden tool glove; Naruto exposes him in front of everyone. Shikadai reasons like his father and grandfather, but he is not credited with the full repertoire of both parents: he learns at his own pace, combining the shadow with Inojin's and Chōchō's cooperation.","lvl":2,"ch":"boruto-4","pos":704},{"h":"The Eighth Hokage","t":"In Two Blue Vortex, Shikamaru serves as Eighth Hokage in Naruto's absence. He has to run the village while Code and his Claw Grime attack, and the elders pressure him to eliminate Boruto, whom the village considers a fugitive. Through Ino he speaks with him in secret and begins to suspect that the official version does not add up. He keeps relying on his analytical skills more than on strength. The post confirms his place as a strategist, not a new clan repertoire.","lvl":3,"ch":"tbv-6","pos":786}],"characters":["shikaku","yoshino","shikamaru","temari","shikadai"],"related":["kagemane","kage-kubishibari","kage-nui","ino-shika-cho"],"reference":"Naruto, chapters 107–108, 182–183 and 700; Boruto, chapters 1–10: family and continuity of teams.","sources":[{"title":"Shikamaru: sombras, Shikaku e Ino–Shika–Chō","url":"https://naruto-official.com/en/news/01_1910"},{"title":"Temari y Shikamaru: rivalidad y cooperación","url":"https://naruto-official.com/en/news/01_1910"}],"figures":["
USERLINKED TARGET
Kagemane · Original diagramThe shadow reaches the target's. The link represents a condition of the technique, not control of thoughts or unlimited chakra.
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