Just because he was mentioned at the end doesn't make a sub-plot less of a sub-plot. Sakura, Kakashi and Itachi didn't get their own focus or arc.
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Shikamaru is also better developed by Kishi than those characters I just mentioned. Better character? Subjective. Better developed? No chance.
even if that were truth, it has nothing to do with the topic. = relevance.
Yo, this weren't brought up bc of Itachi, it came from dismissing Shikamaru Nara. Only Uchiha fans seem to disregard 'the K11' but I think even you realise than bundling Shika in with them isn't fitting right?
No one "dismissed" shika's relevance. I said itachi was the only consistently relevant side character.
@obito. you would've been better off saying obito than shika, atleast you'd be in the ball park.
He's better & more integral because he was given time and manga space to flourish like Naruto and other Uchiha characters. The lazy kid having to apply himself to sudden responsibility to failing his first mission to becoming
shika is just more relatable, that is all. he's a down to earth character hence why you believe he is one of the best developed characters. but reality is he isn't. sasuke, itachi, naruto, even kakashi had more development.
well-rounded man like his father. He loses a sensei, maturely undergoes the revenge theme of the story, learns it's futility, helps Naruto when he loses his, more responsibility with Kurenai's kid & the village, forced to get more closure by sealing his sensei, loses a father and has to deal with that, is on the brink of death
Smh 1. that's not relevance, that arc was development for himself. itachi's arcs (whether directly or indirectly) effects the NV to a much grander lvl which happens to tie in several main protagonist and villains. and 2. how is that any different than itachi and sasuke's, hell even kakashi and nagato's story?
(and yes this is til the end of the manga also not just in 2 patches of Shippuden if you must use the unrelated Itachi comparison) Beyond that Shikamaru Hiden tells the rest from him growing into maturity and adult relationships. The laziest guy not only is tasked with 'what a drag' love interest (which is also a mature asf irl relationship), along with making his father proud, raising Shikadai, leading Naruto to the Hokage seat and train Mirai. All from the lazy brat he used to be.
lmao. and again, how is that more depth than itachi, sasuke, kakashi, naruto and nagato's story? lol. If you want to valid date shika's development, sure. i''ll agree. personally I prefer his arc over pain evasion arc. but i'm not going to overrate it to the point that he one of the most relevant side characters in the series. his arc didn't even really effect the NV, it was mostly a personal thing. while naruto himself took out kakuzu. meanwhile, itachi vs sasuke arc, effects not from just a personal lvl but greatly effected outcomes to come post arc. via: leaf village, sasuke joining akatsuki via: started the gokage summit meeting thus officially started the war arc. granted, I must give tobi the credit for most of this. but still, indirectly wise, itachi still dominates shikamaru, that's how much an impact he has in this NV
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