Oi, oi, oi. Don't tell me how I feel. Tch... [Handwave again.] It's not like you knew me as a kid. I had the worst grades after Naruto, y'know?
[He put no effort into school, so that was exactly what he deserved. Irritation gives to fondness. It was Chouji, Naruto, Kiba, and him. He kinda like being a dead last, actually. Liked hanging out with the other "losers". They were weird, but interesting.
His mother screeched at him every day for his grades, though. His old man... You know, he always seemed disinterested, but come to think of it Shikamaru can't remember them ever having real words about it (he probably knew all along) like Chouji and his parents. He takes a swig from his cup, trip down memory lane cut short.]
But you're right about Chouji. [He's grinning again a second later.] S'always been me and him, since the beginning.
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[He put no effort into school, so that was exactly what he deserved. Irritation gives to fondness. It was Chouji, Naruto, Kiba, and him. He kinda like being a dead last, actually. Liked hanging out with the other "losers". They were weird, but interesting.
His mother screeched at him every day for his grades, though. His old man... You know, he always seemed disinterested, but come to think of it Shikamaru can't remember them ever having real words about it (he probably knew all along) like Chouji and his parents. He takes a swig from his cup, trip down memory lane cut short.]
But you're right about Chouji. [He's grinning again a second later.] S'always been me and him, since the beginning.