25 Quotes by Shikamaru Nara on the Naruto, Smart Ninja



Shikamaru Nara Quotes are quotes spoken by the character Shikamaru Nara in Naruto Shippuden. Shikamaru is famous as a smart ninja. Intelligence is Shikamaru’s mainstay in every battle.

As a smart figure, Shikamaru is a foothold. Shikamaru can always strategize well. Shikamaru’s greatness made him Naruto’s companion as Hokage.

Memora.id summarized from various sources, Shikamaru Nara quotes.

Quotes Shikamaru Nara

1. “Laziness is the mother of all bad habits. But ultimately she is a mother and we should respect her.” – Shikamaru Nara.

2. “It’s not because I’m lazy, it’s just because I don’t care.” – Shikamaru Nara.

3. “What’s the point in setting the alarm if I’m going to wake up before it goes off? What a total waste.” – Shikamaru Nara.



4. “I could say I’m not sad, but I’d be lying. The problem is the world won’t let me stay a kid forever, so I can’t lie around crying about it either.” – Shikamaru Nara.

5. “Someday, I just want to marry a regular girl who isn’t too ugly and not too pretty. Have two children, first a girl, then a boy.” – Shikamaru Nara.

Quotes Shikamaru Nara

6. “There’s no advantage to hurrying through life.” – Shikamaru Nara.

7. “It’s stupid to talk about things you’re not. Be yourself and you’ll be fine.” – Shikamaru Nara.



8. “Sometimes I wish I was just a cloud, floating along.” – Shikamaru Nara.

9. “Regardless of our limitations, we can always be of some use.” – Shikamaru Nara.

10. “If women made you a better person, I wouldn’t want to know what you were like before” – Shikamaru Nara.

Quotes Shikamaru Nara

11. “Never avert your eyes, because if an opening arises, even our insignificant power may be enough to determine the fate of the world.” – Shikamaru Nara.

12. “He turned a room full of strangers into a room full of enemies with just one sentence.” – Shikamaru Nara.

13. “How many times do I have to tell you? The first move is always a feint.” – Shikamaru Nara.

14. “I guess I shouldn’t let myself be beaten by a female, so let’s do it.” – Shikamaru Nara.

15. “It’s because we help out when they’re in trouble that we can count on them to come.” – Shikamaru Nara.

Quotes Shikamaru Nara

16. “I didn’t feel like doing this in the first place. And I only became a ninja because I thought life would’ve been more interesting as one. I suppose things aren’t gonna be that simple.” – Shikamaru.

17. “In life, nothing good comes out of hurrying.” – Shikamaru Nara.



18. “We’re not stupid enough to go out there planning to die.” – Shikamaru Nara.

19. “When you have that kid, I’ll have to protect it. So I’ve gotta grow up to be a cool adult too!” – Shikamaru Nara.

20. “He turned a room full of strangers into a room full of enemies with just one sentence.” – Shikamaru Nara.

Quotes Shikamaru Nara

21. “It’s because we help out when they’re in trouble that we can count on them to come running when we need it.” – Shikamaru Nara.

22. “You know what they’re like. You can never figure them out. You never know where you could stand with them.” – Shikamaru Nara.

23. “How many times do I have to tell you? The first move is always a feint. It’s the most basic thing, to land a hit with the second move” – Shikamaru Nara.

24. “See, you and I have different beliefs. I believe in the Will of Fire.” – Shikamaru Nara.

25. “You would think just this once, when it was life or death, I could pull through.” – Shikamaru Nara.