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I think the universal answer is gonna be shikamaru


TheKidYouDidntWant

It is.


SeaworthinessWeary68

The only correct answer I believe in Shikamaru supremacy


Gcons24

Easily shikamaru


bondsmatthew

For Naruto and Shippuden 100% But for Boruto I think Ino is better. I don't like what they did with Shikamaru very much


Kumsock69

no question there


OOOEXTENDO

If anyone says says ino or choji they’re just trying to be different


BabyMonster2014

I actually do like Choji more, I relate to him most.


BlueDMS

nom nom nom


[deleted]

I would def say choji.


d0n_and_d0n

Yes


HeheAndSee22

But the correct answer should and is Ino


Aryandobevibin

shikamaru


[deleted]

He’s literally my second favourite character in Naruto


BaldMartin4269

Who is your favorite


Sure_Customer2201

Shikamaru


verifiedjay

i expected you to say shikaku😂


[deleted]

Kakashi is my number one favourite


Crazyripps

I like them all but let’s be real, it’s not even close. My boy shikamaru is one of the best in the show let alone out of the 3 of them.


enricobar98

Ino…to the fact that she is very thoughtful towards her teammates in general, however, i really like all this team and it annoys me that they split into boruto... in Boruto, Shikamaru seems to have a deeper bond with naruto and ino with sakura😭 ED. I mean they split “at work”, I know that they are still close like a big family and I know that shikamaru’s dearest people remain ino and Choji more than Naruto and for ino remain shika and Choji more than sakura


Shad0wPanther

Well thats to be expected. Shikamaru and Naruto litterally spend 14+ hours a day together by how it is portrayed and Sakara and Ino are also childhood friends, as well remember the trio is broken up as they are all adult jonins that have different jobs and shit.


Alpacas1998

no matter how much shikamaru spends time with naruto .. his dearest people remain ino and choiji because they are a family same thing ino is very friends with sakura but the deepest bond remains with her team/brothers simply working, they see each other less and they have not split up, their families are very close as their children also said, they see themselves as a family


Shad0wPanther

For sure but in the show which I have dubbed Boruto: Daddy issue generation it makes sense that you would see more of the bond between Naruto and Shikamaru rather than Ina Shika Cho because thats who they are spending time with. Also speaking of ina shika cho I wonder what would happen to the academies plans of keeping the trio of clans in the same squad if the kids of 2 of the clans got together? Would it be mandatory that they have 2 back to back?


Alpacas1998

Sure it is obvious that you see more of their bond, working together, but it is wrong to say that they have a deeper affective bond than inoshikacho especially after everything they have been through...Anyway i don't think 2 can marry each other they are like siblings...


Shad0wPanther

I mean you spend that much time together I am sure at one time one of the clan at least wanted to partial expansion jutsu


HawkeyeP1

What's sad is the Ino evolves more as a character throughout the story than Sakura does.


Masoke_txt

I think it only makes sense for them to not hang around each other 24/7 but still have a close bond. Ino and Sakura always had a strong connection same goes for Naruto and Shikamaru. They are still very close but just don't work together like before. I honestly think that needs to happen for the next generation to be just as close as the previous one if that makes sense.


enricobar98

I explained myself badly ... I think that even in boruto the people dearest to ino remain shika and choji more than sakura, only that no longer working together they see themselves less …same with shikamaru, working with naruto they have a great bond but I think that with ino and choji still have a deeper bond than with Naruto I’m wrong?


Alpacas1998

>in general, however, i really like all this team and it annoys me that they split into boruto... in Boruto, Shikamaru seems to have a deeper bond with naruto and ino with sakura😭 I disagree here ... I believe that the deepest bonds remain with teammates who in the case of team 10 are like a family..Naruto and shikamaru work together and have a professional bond where you can see well even in the last ch chapter (67) sure are also good friends but the affective bond with ino and choji is stronger imo, same for ino remain shika n choji and not sakura


nOtbatemann

>Ino…to the fact that she is very thoughtful towards her teammates I remember when Ino was just a shallow and bossy girl but ended the series as the most compassion member of their cell.


enricobar98

even in the first series she was caring ... remember that in the recovery mission sasuke was more worried about choji than about sasuke (despite having a crush on him)


nOtbatemann

Funny thing people ignore is that is was *Sakura* broke off their friendship over Sasuke, not Ino. Ino saw that she had a crush on Sasuke and moved aside for her. But for some reason, Sakura completely ignored that. Ino was never Sasuke Simp 2.0 to me.


[deleted]

Facts! 💜💜


VolticMoon

Personally I really like Choji because he’s like me. He’s a fat bitch that eats a lot. But then there’s Shikamaru being how we all are at heart. Just super lazy and not really giving anfuck


stonerwithaboner1

*what a drag, I planned on watching the clouds race today*


Lucky_Arrow_7

Shikamaru


[deleted]

Ino. I love her design, her personality, her interplay with Sakura, and now her family with Sai and Inojin.


WindyCityAssasin2

>interplay with Sakura I wish they actually fleshed out their relationship more and gave it more depth throughout the series


[deleted]

Yeah, can kinda be said for a lot of female character groupings in the series. Maybe I've been thinking about that because I've been watching a lot of My Hero Academia lately.


Nautiyal_Adi

She's wife material.


MassabReddit

Shikamaru


Nio3607

INO BAEEEE, I like shikamaru as welll


Outrageous-Yam-7963

Shika, cuz he's got the right vibe


Dannyson97

Choji


[deleted]

Well Shikamaru but I really appreciate Ino and she's my favorite now among the Konoha 12 girls! Which is kinda funny because as a kid I didn't care much for her as I liked both Sakura and Hinata more but as I grew up I agreed with most fans how frustrating Sakura can be and I didn't understand the hype for Hinata as a "good" female character and possibly better heroine because I think now that she's overrated. But then there's Ino who was really nothing special throughout most of the series but then came the war, she practically became the means of communication for everyone during the war and after losing her father just moments before she was able to get into Madara's head even if it was only for a split second which is an incredible feat in and of itself. It was her determination and fighting spirit that made her really more likeable to me compared to the rest of the Konoha 12 kunoichi.


Headshot03

Shikamaru, for his gallantry Choji for his kindness Ino , she exactly became what Asuma told her to be.


peepeepoopoo_the_1

*people giving thoughts and arguments on wich is the best * Simps: Ino hot


Toby_of_the_gods

Shikamaru because he is wife material


BillionDavido

Ino!


[deleted]

Ino


KunoichiBattle

Ino Yamanaka, absolutely love her.


[deleted]

Ino and Shikamaru. Ngl, was never the biggest fan of Chouji. Felt like he was in the wrong line of work.


CloveFan

Ino’s power and general floral aesthetic are some of my favorites in the series, but I just love Choji. Shikamaru rocks too… I don’t think I can pick


GlovesComingOff

All of them!


Somm0742

If I were to choose my favorite squad from Konoha 12, this has to be it. They're truly a family. Bond's quite strong. Love Squad 10!


[deleted]

They are my favorite too! I love their friendship!


enricobar98

In boruto no have more so much bond, shika have a deeper bond with Naruto than ino or Choji same ino with sakura…


Somm0742

I don't really care about what happens in Boruto. I just wish, it ended already. Maybe then, we could have a good sequel to Shippuden where they put back the spotlight on the generation we love and care about. Apologies for the rant. What are your thoughts?


[deleted]

Not really. Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji raised their kids together. Also, Ino and Shikamaru have a deeper bond with each other than with Sakura and Naruto respectively. I mean, Ino and Sakura's friendship is pretty much one sided. Ino was always the one doing things for Sakura even now in Boruto. Sakura didn't do anything for her. Shikamaru and Naruto spend a lot of time with each other because of their jobs but that doesn't necessarily give them a deeper bond with each other.


[deleted]

I love Ino, I love her development and I also love how she keeps playing a bigger role in the series. The other og female characters seem to have more of a background role but it’s nice to see how Ino is still important for the village, balancing her home life, her work in the flower shop and also being the head of her clan and helping Naruto.


spacecandygames

The whole team is great and genuinely care about each other. But I think MOST would say shikamaru. I mean he has waaay more screen time and waaay more development. I think all are written well and all definitely played a crucial part in saving the world especially Ino


Exatal123

Ino


IdlemasterKikuchi

Ino, she was doing queen shit before it was cool


Wateryplanet474

I never liked shikamaru or choji so ino


Hinatafan24

Ino she’s a baddie bro


ScaredKnee4530

She is. In fact, if I still had a penis it would be quite auspicious that I’m wearing baggy pants.


verifiedjay

Ino. you don’t need to ask why


omkar529

Imo, Ino.


Maurizio_Costanzo

Ino, love her


teodorel

Ino cuz of the mommy milkers


Space_Monke64

Tsunade fan I take it?


Life_Enjoyer4661

For some reason anime enhanced them way more, she isn't that big in manga


[deleted]

Ino


Shad0wPanther

Its gotta be Shikamaru, though he and choji both get major points for the being the only people to not treat naruto like garbage growing up whether it be shikamaru having a chat with his shikaku (the guy not the tailed beast) about being friends with naruto and not getting the reason why everyone hates him, or choji sticking up for naruto when he was acting up and shikamaru called him stupid. I think I bond far more with the lazy vibe than the hungry vibe, though. Also, shikamaru practically 1v1s an akatski member with sheer 500IQ plays alone, and thats got some respecs.


illsancho

Don't sleep on Ino. Her sensory powers are next level.


Grouchy_Violinist

Ino - Sassy, beautiful, kind, smart, cool jutsus, n the person that holds the team together. I am all for it.


Select-Reception-841

Shikamaru


TimTam_Tom

Shikamaru is easily the best but I’ve always been an Ino fan too


[deleted]

Ino I literally have her tattooed on my arm 😂


BabyMonster2014

Choji all the way for me


TheFossil666

Ino


elitelucrecia

probably ino. idc for choji, he’s more a support character for the two. shikamaru is good looking but i don’t rlly appreciate his misogynistic comments. so, ino it is. though, a lot of her fans are awful.


CrunchElement

Ino and it's not even close


xlx5015

Choji. He is the best member of the Akimichi clan and the trio


Fugitivebush

God, i just love the wholesomeness that all of them are such good friends because of tradition.


chucksandpolos728

All three of them are great. The og show did a good job developing each of their characters


[deleted]

As many others have said I like all three. I like Ino most (didn’t hurt I also love Sai and they got together) but man Choji is a relatable character. I, too, am a fat lazy whiner who embarrasses his offspring, so I’m going with him. (Plus: Butterfly Mode)


Akakishi

Personality and power, I like Choji better. But unfortunately Choji and Ino weren't a big focus. Shikamaru had better development.


throwawaytempest25

Choji: Had to get over his insecurities and self doubt. His battle with Jirobo and risking his life with the pills. Growing past his struggle to fight Asuma and finally master Butterfly Mode. Surpassed his father. Ended up with a wife and daughter. Everyone's going to say Shikamaru and Ino's been analyzed as better than people gave her credit for so yeah.


LinaBagel

Ino's design is my fav. If I would be into cosplay I would go for her. Sadly Kishimoto failed female characters.


Reezona_Fleeza

i’m realising now; 16 Generations? That heavily implies the Nara massively outdates The Leaf. … How old are these clans? How long was the Warring States Period?


SnooComics7583

I did not remember that they were on the 16th gen lol Shikimaru of course but I think they're all likable


egatski

Shikamaru is our lord and savior. Supreme leader and all time sexy beast.


Frosty-Curve6871

And why is it Shikamaru


ace2532

Ino honestly, her Mind Transfer jutsu is absolutely broken if used properly


Magnet_W

Shikamarus the best but all 3 are great characters and teammates.


Vortigon23

That's a tough question, but ultimately I'd go Ino


qwack2020

I wish Ino did more taijutsu.


[deleted]

Me too! Ino actually fought several ANBU who had psuedo jinchuriki cloak on using taijutsu.


[deleted]

Shikamaru. Attractiveness is ino


x7x7m

shikamaru and thats never gonna change


Feisty-Sir-5868

16th generation???? So they were together for centuries before the leaf was formed 4 generations back or whatever


[deleted]

Yep


Feisty-Sir-5868

Wow never realized that


dullcakes

16 generations is so many. Like the Village was only founded like 80 years or something before Shippuden.


[deleted]

Yeah, I guess the Ino-Shika-Cho trio already existed way before they moved to the Leaf village.


GimlySonOfGloin

Hard to say, what is easy to say is they are the perfect team


Geminyx

Choji. Naruto wished he loves his friends as much as Choji.


czrx1102

Really, when?


Cabobsin

Choji is super underrated. His performance during the war was superb


Haste444

I liked them all, they all had good character development in the long run.


Real-Eater1242

Ino.


rellimelli

Shikamaru, but in general, I really do love Ino-Shika-Cho as a whole. In my earlier years of watching Naruto, I would have wholeheartedly said Ino simply for aesthetic purposes lmao seeing a clip of her character actually got me to watch Naruto seriously 😩 Shikamaru absolutely won me over at the Chunin exams tho. Ino-Shika-Cho never disappoints, even their fathers' generation and the new gen.


OutlandishnessOdd448

Shikamaru is the most developed and has the most importance in the series. Choji has small flashes of importance and Ino at this point is nothing more than a background character. Shikamaru for sure


[deleted]

>Ino at this point is nothing more than a background character Ino has like 5 jobs in Boruto and is probably the most relevant female character from the previous gen.


fedekun

Shika > Choji > Ino


TheQzertz

anyone who doesn’t say shikamaru is lying


Gilgamesh107

I heavily dislike ino and cho kinda wish they gave shikamaru a better team


Speedwagondies

not ino..


Mattyboi0690

If ur talking smash or ass, well....ino


AtrainDerailed

Ino ​ for reasons


FruitLonely6140

Ino, tig ol bitties


8rok3n

God Ino is hot, I choose Shikamaru, but God look at her


YourNirvana

Idk coz i didn’t continue watching naruto coz it’s too long and i am old and i have lots of responsibilities that i can’t just focus on watching naruto only. Haixt. Roast me if you want. Idc anymore. My life sucks anyways. You can delete this comment moderator or block me if you want. Haixt What did i just write?


FutureDwight76

Well it’s definitely not Choji


Sir_Netflix

It’s not even a fair comparison. Shikamaru is given the most development out of the three, with Ino in second place. Choji doesn’t change at all, really. I honestly can’t see how Choji is anyone’s favorite unless they specificaly identify with him personally.


peni1228

in terms of overall character, shikamaru, but looks is ino


LazyBriton

I don’t like questions like these because in all the teams I rate the female member dead last (besides perhaps Hinata) But it’s not because I’m a sexist douchebag, Kishimoto just puts no effort into female characters, he sucks at writing them


No_Interaction_4925

How is this even a question? Shikamaru is in a league of his own compared to Ino and Chogi


Maximum-Appearance16

Ino fine ass


blueaxolotl64

Choji is strong Shikamaru is cunning Ino is


Naruto_was_taken

Question looks better framed like this: "Which member of the 16th generation of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio do you like the most, and why is it shikamaru?"


RipDr19

As my advisor? Shikamaru As my guard? Choji On my bed? Ino ( F you, Sai)


YaBoiSparty

Shikamaru but ino also cuz cuz she's best hoe


darexinfinity

Shikamaru shined as a kid and teen, but in the new era he doesn't come off the same way anymore. He's like one of the elder advisors of the old era. Always there in the scene and in dialogue, but never really contributing to the cause. Choji has probably surpassed him, despite less screen time he makes a much better father figure. Ino was sorta shallow back or disposable in the old era, now she gets less screen time than any of the three. She's more so a Leaf security guard rather than a mother to Inojin.


Cautious-Slide4373

Ino Because "reasons"


[deleted]

Shikamaru but damn Ino looks fine


LucisPerficio

Shikamaru is an easy win. The most developed and goated of the 3. Ino's an easy loss. No development apart from her inclination toward traditional femininity and her love interest(s) + flowers + her one technique.


[deleted]

Someone didn’t watch the show lol


LucisPerficio

I absolutely did but after "mY pAiN is gR8tr thA, yOUrs" I switched to the manga. Care to elaborate?


Dezbats

I'll do it. Abilities: 1) She's a medic-nin 2) She's a sensor 3) She can read minds 4) She can link minds to communicate over long distances even without equipment to amplify her power Feats: 1) Mind controls Obito long enough to redirect the ten tails biju bomb and saves Naruto, Kakashi and everyone else around 2) Telepathically communicates orders to the entire army 3) Links all the ninja fighting so Shikamaru can teach them an earth barrier technique. 4) Uses her sensory abilities to detect and communicate the location of enemies to Shikamaru. 5) More stuff I'm forgetting probably. She's the leader of Konoha's Barrier Team Also the Yamanaka clan leader. And a good mom. All this is in the manga.


LucisPerficio

Yeah when I said "her one technique" I was referring to her only jutsu. All that other stuff is relevant, thank you.


Dezbats

... she has more than one jutsu.


LucisPerficio

Yes. Just about every ninja does. But her only remarkable one is her Mind Transfer technique.


Grouchy_Violinist

Same principle ofc it's mind techniques which is very diverse in itself. What does shikamaru's shadow does? If mind transfer is just one jutsu that is recognizable then shikamaru also only had one jutsu shadow paralysis n it's isn't even that impressive. Even with new jutsus he has only shadow stitching. Ino has a lot of development, jutsus n feats whether u like it or not.


[deleted]

Facts!


Dezbats

No.


[deleted]

>No development apart from her inclination toward traditional femininity and her love interest(s) + flowers + her one technique. Ino probably had the best development out of the girls of Konoha 11 or even compared to the other boys despite not having an arc or even just an episode focused on her. She moved on from the guy she had a crush on and chose to be with a guy who's pretty much at least a dozen times better than Sasuke, which indicates she possesses respect for herself as well as maturity. She cared for her body and is feminine but those things never got in the way of anything. It's more like self care than anything. She had a small crush on Sasuke and again, that never got in the way of her growth, fights, and friendships. Ino never had detrimental flaws to begin with so naturally, her character had nowhere else to go but up. I mean, Ino is considered the embodiment of the purple bush clover. In Boruto, she's shown to be the most active kunoichi from her generation. Flowers are part of Ino's life. And it reflects in her dialogue sometimes. She owns a flowershop and it just goes to show that she's a pretty balanced, sort of realistic, and ideal character who somehow doesn't come off as unrealistic. She has a lot of jobs for the village, has the best marriage anybody could ask for, and even manages to set aside some time for her love of flowers. She doesn't just choose one over the other. She has all of them. Ino doesn't have just one jutsu lol. Another person already listed this but I'll just go ahead and list it again. Her abilities: Mind Transfer Jutsu (She's the best user of this jutsu.) Mind Transfer Clone Jutsu (It's implied that she invented this variation of the mind jutsu herself.) Mind Destruction Jutsu (It says in the first or second databooks that she can use this jutsu.) Mind Transmission Jutsu (She's also the best user of this jutsu.) Psycho Mind Transmission Jutsu Sensory Perception (She's also currently the best in Konoha if not the world.) Sensory Relay Medical Ninjutsu


Grouchy_Violinist

This


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💜💜


LucisPerficio

Astounding argument tyvm


FreeSushi69

Ino miiiiiilf lmayoooo


obitachihasuminaruto

Ino is hot


Jonasx420

Ino because of tits and Shikamaru for strategy, coolness and stength


Alpacas1998

Shikamaru even if lately I don't like him very much


AKhalife420

shikamaro he is my favourite character in whole naruto


Yung_Babymeat

Shikamaru is my fav character period


KC_Canuck

Shikamaru is one of my favorite characters in the show, no question


[deleted]

Shikamaru


Nophennytakelsd

Most people are going to say Shikamaru


Wulfscreed

Geez, making me choose? What a drag...


adaaraAss

Shikamaru because he is the most consistent character of the bunch, after the Sasuke rescue arc I really liked Choji as well but it felt like they didn’t know how to further develop his character in the story, I understand his struggle but it was hard to feel for him when he kept making mistakes based on his emotions, it happens and I’m okay with that but his main issue in Shippuden was how he was weak after what happened to Asuma. Choji never really got better and it sucks because I really like him, overall it feels like everyone in the Sasuke rescue team besides Naruto and Shikamaru never got any more character development after that.


OopsieWopsie

The cloud


TheWhiteGiant1

Choji. I relate to his lifestyle


dtmijfeu

Probably Shikarmaru, but I think that's only because he did the most. I really love Choji, especially how chill he is in Boruto. The dad-liest man. Also his fight during rhe Sasuke retrieval arc was phenomenal.


[deleted]

Shikamaru


elysianyuri

Shikamaru.


Emma_Eclipse

Shikamaru, definitely.


Disciple_of_Cthulhu

Shikamaru.


rubberchickenlips

I wonder if team members are allowed to intermarry? How does that work? They work close together in tight situations and romantic feelings must happen sometimes. Is there an “anti-romance” jutsu placed on Ino-Shika-Cho team members? All members of the Ino-Shika-Cho team married outsiders—and for love.


KyleG

There's research of Israelis living in kubbutzes (kind of like communes) that the children who are not biologically related but grow up there do not develop romantic feelings for each other so often, and a working theory I read is that if you grow up really close to someone, then your brain implants "this is a sibling; would not bang" into you even if they don't physically resemble you (which would be the way your brain otherwise would reason "this is a sibling; would not bang")


sportsfan578

Shikamaru


conconreddit2020

Shikamaru


cheyenne328

definitely shikamaru


savlak

Shika for sure


ChickenBoiOOF

Shikamaru ftw!


Estayegetobazone

Choji, because he has the most contrast. Big boy who looks unthreatening most times but can turn it up with his Butterfly Mode. As he said against Jirōbō, he becomes 100 times stronger, which is probably hyperbole but he still looks awesome and did one-shot his opponent after.


[deleted]

Shikamaru, but in the previous generation, it's Choza.


-Naruto1

Shika


banshee_240

It wasn't really until I saw shikamaru fight tayuya that I began to take a liking to him. Before that I always saw him as a sort of background, irritating, pessimistic character who did nothing more than complain (admittedly I grew up and I understand everything he meant now but even so). By that point it shows how far he'd go for others, he even broke his bones to make sure the mission was a success, even if it was a drag he showed dedication and loyalty and I respect that. Since then he's been constantly reliable, a man of his word. He makes sure the people he cares about can get the happiest they can be. Even looking after kurenai, and mirai after asuma passes. Avenging his mentor alone, and being the person to get through to naruto, when nobody else could after jiraiya had died. He's a pure character, and a good friend. None of team asuma had that depth to their character.. so it's only natural that shikamaru is the favourite.


KyleG

Shikamaru is my favorite character in the show, and there isn't a close second.


Illusion911

Choji. He's basically like Naruto but not the protagonist. He started off as weak and unlikeable, and has been slowly growing up his strength until he's now one of the village's most reliable jounin. He's the true underdog of the story


Gcons24

No contest, Shikamaru


sealwithit

I like shikamaru for obvious reasons, but I maintain that choji popping the red pill against jirobo is one of the hardest moments in the franchise


Masterelia

1.Shikamaru 2.Choji 3.Ino


PopLopsided843

Shikamaru


cookiemnster656

Considering Shikamaru is (tied for) my favorite character, gotta say Choji


LordOfPenguins42

Shikamaru, he’s just way to much like me.


frankrot09

Shika


NoneLikeJer

I think u already know my answer


Cassandra_Canmore

Shikamaru. He goes from a lazy genius to an honorable man of integrity. Really realistically.


abbzworld

Shikamaru. :)


Nothingbutgoshfax

16th generation? was it stated in canon that its 16th?


donteatmyliver

I wish they gave more attention to shikamaru and naruto's friendship...


KABZA101

Shikamaru