His true test comes after the death of his mentor and leader of Team 10, Asuma Sarutobi, which caused Shikamaru to withdraw into himself. Still, in a definitive moment where Naruto Shippuden ...

Shikamaru doesn't attend his sensei Asuma's funeral in Naruto: Shippuden, instead acting brave and hardened to cover up his emotions. His father, Shikaku, invites Shikamaru to play shoji and keeps ...