Arching a brow at the break of the man's voice, Shikamaru can't help but be reminded of Naruto, and of the panicked anger that Naruto often showed when he found himself pulled away from his comrades at the front lines of a battle. Naruto's all too willing to put his own safety aside for the sake of protecting others. There's a streak of that which Shikamaru observes in his current companion.
Calmly, Shikamaru raises a cigarette to his lips and dangles it lightly between his teeth.
"You haven't lost your powers for long. At least where I'm from, there's plenty that can end up suppressing a power temporarily. It doesn't mean you give up, and it doesn't mean that you blame yourself for the things that you won't be able to do for a while. What you focus on instead is how to get those powers back, or even work around them if you have to," says Shikamaru. "You've got the drive. I'm sure you can find a solution."
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Date: 2014-07-06 06:31 am (UTC)Calmly, Shikamaru raises a cigarette to his lips and dangles it lightly between his teeth.
"You haven't lost your powers for long. At least where I'm from, there's plenty that can end up suppressing a power temporarily. It doesn't mean you give up, and it doesn't mean that you blame yourself for the things that you won't be able to do for a while. What you focus on instead is how to get those powers back, or even work around them if you have to," says Shikamaru. "You've got the drive. I'm sure you can find a solution."