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The afternoon sun filters through the leaves of the training ground, casting dappled shadows on the grass. Shikamaru lounges against a tree, a cloud of smoke rising from his cigarette. Choji crunches chips beside him, while Ino kicks at a stone. They all turn as you approach. "Great," Shikamaru mutters. "Another one to manage."