In the last news, Sasuke's arc will be finished soon; "Naruto Shippuden" Shikamaru Arc will follow soon. In essence, it will tackle about the genius genin's life realization and a love affair to Temari. It will come out by next year, January. Now, the fans will be able to get to the bottom of his laziness and antics.

After a whole month of seeing the struggles of Sasuke's atonement, he will give way to the other characters of "Naruto Shippuden". To refresh, some of them will have their own month-long individual light novel.

For the upcoming year, "The next story arc will be one pulled from "Shikamaru's Story: A Cloud Drifting in Silent Darkness. It will cover the whole month of January 2017." This will tackle about Hidden Leaf's genius after the Fourth Shinobi World War.

In this "Naruto Shippuden" arc, Shikamaru is till his lazy self. Once he will be sent to the Land of Silence. There he will meet Gengo, one of the several enlightened ones.

Shikamaru's adventures begin in here, he will be told by Gengo the truths of his life. Then, he will realize something about his future plans. His usual easy-going character will be rocked.

"Naruto Shippuden" January arc will make the fans see a new Shikamaru. He will be a serious ninja who wants to be a better man for the sake of his friends and loved ones.

Furthermore, it will also depict the love story of Shikamaru and Temari. Notably, this guy avoids all things about relationships; he simply doesn't know anything about it.

In the next "Naruto Shippuden" Shikamaru arc, he will be seen to get serious with his teammate before. Accordingly, the two will build a family and bore a son.

Definitely, the avid followers of Hidden Leaf ninjas must see the life transformation of Shikamaru. Next, "Naruto Shippuden" arc list will have another one, the last Naruto-Hinata perfect wedding in February.