Turn your sadness into kindness, your uniqueness into strength
Even if you get lost, let's start walking
One more time
Are you really happy,
when you're always meeting to someone's expectations?
Even if you change to who you really wanna be
Will you always have a great smile?
Dreaming of only the beginning, I wake up
and someday, I'll live on my own.
Yes, precious things are never in shape
You never know what it is when you get it or lose it
Turn your sadness into kindness, your uniqueness into strength
Even if you get lost, let's start walking
One more time
Damn Naruto...
The clouds are nice...
The guy with no interest
The clouds are nice... The guy with no interest.
It looks like they were looking forward to Sasuke's match, and now they have to watch some no-name's match...
So now they're like, "What the hell! Get out of here!"
There's no point in fighting in this match when no one expects anything from it.
What's this?
You're going to give up as well?
Another woman?
He had no interest in doing anything from the moment I met him.
What is he doing?!
Hey, Shikamaru! Stop fooling around!
If you're not going to attack, I will!
Hey, we haven't begun the match yet!
She seems really excited about this.
I don't care if I can't become a Chuunin...
But a man can't lose to a woman.
I guess I'll fight.
This guy's quick at running away.
But then again, a man can't really hit a woman.
I don't want to get hit, either.
This guy uses shadows as his weapon.
Kagemane no jutsu!
He must be trying to lure me into the trees where there are a lot of shadows...
But that won't happen!
Why am I the only one who has to fight a woman?
Damn it.
Shikamaru! Beat her up with your 16-hit combo!
Can I set next to you?
What? Your stomach is okay already?
Yeah...
Huh? Wasn't the next match Sasuke's?
Everything is fine, right, Sakura?
We're talking about Sasuke-kun here.
I think I'll leave her alone for now...
Shikamaru being in the main tournament...
It seems awfully out of place, doesn't it?
Don't say that.
It might be true that he doesn't have any strong moves...
But Shikamaru is quite good at devising strategies.
That's why I think we were able to last to the preliminary matches.
Yeah, that's true.
He jumped into the stage himself just a while ago.
I think he's full of determination, unlike usual.
He lets his passion drive him sometimes.
Go get her, Shikamaru!
The clouds are so nice...
They're so free...
Actually, I have no motivation to begin with...
I only became a ninja because I thought I could live a fun life.
Damn it, get moving, Shikamaru!
But...
I guess things don't go that easily.
What's with that dumb look on his face?
Is he underestimating me?
(Ninpou Kamaitachi: Sickling Winds)
Ninpou Kamaitachi!
Yes, my weapon attacks were all nullified with this attack!
I see.
Kagemane no jutsu... I've figured out its nature.
Looks like there's a limit to how you can stretch, shrink, and transform your shadow.
No matter how much you transform or stretch your shadow...
You can only stretch it as much as its surface area.
Isn't that right?
Correct.
Even if I assume that he used the stage wall's shadow to increase his shadow's range...
This is as far as the shadow stretches.
His attack range goes no further than this line.
15 meters and 32 cm.
She used her fan to measure the shadow's range.
Temari is better with long-range combat than close combat.
The outcome of this match is clear now.
What's that?
What seal did he form?
That's not a seal, it's a habit of his.
A habit?
He knows how to enjoy boring times.
He's like an old man.
That's why he likes Go and Shougi, and makes me play with him...
And when he's stuck on a move, he assumes that position.
Why?
To come up with a strategy.
And I've never beaten him.
Strategy?
But this is real combat.
This isn't a game.
But I've heard that the pieces used for devising war strategies eventually ended up in games like that.
So Shikamaru is like a clever strategist.
Wait a minute.
When we were forming the Genin squads, I looked at his grades...
They were about the same as Naruto's.
He said that it was troublesome to move his pencil in the academy written test.
He always slept during the tests.
Troublesome...?
Since he was so good at strategy games, it didn't make sense to me.
So I made him take an IQ test that looked like it was a game.
And? How did he do?
He's a clever guy, all right...
He is a super genius with an IQ over 200.
200?
He's done thinking.
He's about to begin.
Looks like you're a bit more motivated to fight, now.
There's no use in hiding!
Does he really have a strategy?
P-Probably...
He can't get near her like this...
Shikamaru! Do you best!
Maybe it's pointless. He'll give up soon.
He's lazy.
That won't happen!
I think...
But maybe...
How much longer are you going to run?
Come out already!
It's useless.
As long as I'm behind this line, I won't get caught.
No, wait, this is bad!
Good insight.
So you were killing time to wait for the sun to set...
and increase the wall shadow's line to increase your shadow's surface area.
When the sun starts to set, shadows grow.
Correct?
That was close, Shikamaru!
But how can he use his shadow?
Shikamaru is inside the stage's shadow.
As long as there's some light, there can be shadow inside a shadow.
You know nothing about Shikamaru!
A shadow inside a shadow?
Calculating the current height of the sun and the previous attack range limit...
He cannot go further than this range.
Temari! Above you!
I see.
What is it?
Shit!
I'm not letting you get away!
I didn't expect him to use his jacket as a parachute to create a shadow!
What a guy.
If I noticed the parachute above, my attention to my feet would lessen.
What a sick way to catch a person off guard.
But this makes one thing clear.
The Kagemane no jutsu is like sticky dough that uses other shadows to capture the enemy.
So you've dodged this trick, too, eh?
He didn't think that one through enough.
The enemy is a pretty good analyzer as well.
She's good at anticipating the next move.
If I take too long, the shadow within the stage will spread, and his territory will increase.
I'll finish it off with my next move.
I'll try a decoy tactic with a replication.
His shadow is currently...
Okay!
Bunshin no...!
I-Impossible...?
This can't be... my body...
The Kagemane no jutsu finally succeeded.
What?
How did it happen?
How many steps ahead does he predict?
That's Shikamaru's ability.
Why... won't my body move?
His shadow shouldn't reach me here!
I'll show you what's behind you.
This hole is...?
You see it now.
That hole is the one Naruto dug and leaped out of.
That's why it's connected with the hole in front of you.
Did you use the shadow inside the tunnel of the holes to...?
Correct.
It was all part of his strategy.
He made Temari calculate the shadow's range many times to lead her into the final trap.
Temari only went after the shadow that she could see, constantly calculating the limit range...
and fighting behind that line. So he ran her down with a unpredictable shadow that couldn't be seen and...
Caught her from behind.
There's no escaping that.
Could it be that...
The attack using that jacket...
Was intended to move me to this location?
That was just a ploy?
This guy...
The next move is checkmate.
My body is moving on its own...
I can't control it!
Everyone is being drawn into this match.
A guy no one knew turned out to be a dark horse.
All right!
Get her!
Go, Shikamaru!
Checkmate!
I lose. I give up.
What?!
That's why I told you that he would give up.
You know nothing about Shikamaru, Ino.
W-What did you say?!
I used up too much Chakra using the Kagemane no jutsu so many times.
I can only hold you for an additional 10 seconds.
So I've thought about 200 possible moves...
But time's up.
It's too troublesome to do any more.
One match is good enough for me.
What a weird guy.
Winner, Temari.
One! First, Tyson jumps and slamdunks
Two! He kisses and hugs everyone randomly and says "l love you"
Three! Masala masters Yoga but hates curry
Four! Sanchez is a lousy bullfighter. Ole!
All over the world, the sky's smiling, so look up and smile too
Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Fight! Fight! Fight!
One! Bodimahattaya-san devotes his time for digging black ships
Two! Peking Duck, Action Scene, Chen Lee speeds around on his bike
Three! Popo loves to polish his Coteka
Four! Japanese people, now lend me you hand!
All over the world, the sky's smiling, so look up and smile too
Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Fight! Fight! Fight!
All over the world, the sky's smiling, so look up and smile too
Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Fight! Fight! Fight!