Shade of a Burning Flame

Look at me getting poetic eh? Anyways, hooray for the first character release of 2009! I know many of you have been waiting patiently so let me introduce:

Once known to be the laziest ninja, the past couple years have brought many changes to Shikamaru (S). He's a couple years older and a couple years wiser... And a touch less lazy.

Somehow continuing to avoid lung cancer, the light-hearted Asuma (S) still takes his pride and duty as a protector of Konoha very seriously. When Konoha's future is on the line do not cross him.