"I'll pick up the pieces"...such a strong sentence with so much meaning... :(

The cinematography, the animation, the sound effects, the music. This scene is amazing

Damn, I can never forget this scene.

This scene was so different from anything i’ve seen on naruto.. shikamaru’s demeanor changing as his dad speaks to him you can really see his emotions through his body language

What a good dad, shikamaru handled grief in the most healthy way possible, loved this scene and the entire arc

this scene was so well done

Bro realest fucking episode in all naruto the art the emotion everything just hit different

I started crying like hell the moment Shikamaru showed his feelings. He’s so good at keeping his emotions in place but he just couldn’t handle it anymore

THIS is my favorite moment in naruto. Everything is just so so perfect; the script, the animation. It all depicts grief so well.

Asuma was the only best teacher in whole naruto series. He was best lover, never hesitate to help his students and has always treat his student with food.

I know how it feels to hold your tears for so long, and lying to yourself that it's all fine and that nothing is wrong. but then you understand you just have to admit that's something is wrong, and that you feel bad. And when that happens, you begin to cry like a baby and you realize you just can't stop crying. And while you crying you keep asking yourself what the hell is wrong with you and why it doesn't stop. That's why this scene hits me so hard, it's just like this. Tears has so much meaning, only person who experienced it himself can understand

He already picked up all the pieces by saying those words. Nothing left to do.

He was smart to do this, otherwise Shikamaru would have charged at Hidan and most likely die.

Shikaku is the best dad, not only he actually imparts fatherly wisdom to Shikamaru in both character and ninjutsu but he is the only adult who encourages his son to interact with Naruto and understood his power is important to the Shinobi forces

what made it more even sadder and pain is with the fact that Asuma died in front of Shikamaru and he can't do anything :(

This scene and this chapter imo is the best in the whole Naruto series, the script and the direction is so deep, little details like the frame Shikamaru informing the news to kurenai makes you a knot in the throat. I knew before that Azuma was going to die, but seeing this chapter hits me really hard.

This scene always makes me heartbroken. This is the feeling of losing a lovely person in your life.

That's a real dad being able to understand your kid and see what's inside him it's beyond level

This scene really broke me, seeing him so broken and his father being there for him. So freaking sad 😢

Remember Shikamaru almost wanted to quit the shinobi life few year ago but his dad reminded him that Shikamaru may save lives of his shinobi partner in the future if he didn’t quit. That didn’t turn out well in the future and Asuma died when partnered with Shikamaru. Imagine the agony he’s experiencing here

1:15 this breaks my heart so bad, I want to hug Shikamaru

At this frame 0:56 you can see the difference between a boy and a man.

You know when all the emotion is building up inside you, and you got just one person who knows what your going inside of you, that's the moment you need to let it out...

Every parent and child need a conversation like this. At least once

What an amazing father Shikaku was.

The Best line from shikaku was "ill pick up the pieces". Best dad in naruto for me.

I didn't cry at this scene, but it did leave an impression. Because.... I know that's EXACTLY how I'm gonna react if someone close to me dies. Blank face, dead eyes, wants to be alone all time, not eat and give me some space rather than grieving with others. And if someone tries to talk to me (esp completely different way than I prefer to be approached) , I'll lash out. Yup, "LET IT ALL OUT" , that's all it will take to break down.. So relatable.. Kinda understand now why we have the same personality type.

Love this scene. Shikamaru's pain and anger, his Father's advice , the Animation, everything was just perfect.

Shikaku is one of the realest in all animes...telling his son and the rest of us it's okay to let it all out when we need to....to be able to move on.

As a film student I fell in love with how they animated this scene

Good lord what a scene..the whole time just a quiet serene sincere atmosphere..crickets in the background..moonlit night...a heavy heart...coolest dad (aside from iruka hehe) in the series making his presence felt...all in one scene. Glad they didn't go overboard with the music as well. It played out perfectly.

A father worth respecting

One of the best scene . The setting was just perfect .

Shikamaru.. Genuinely one of the greatest characters to have been penned by Kishimoto. Up there with Itachi. I lost my mother in November to some unnatural circumstances, and I really can't stress how the Naruto experience helped me deal with it..

Damn this scene is one of my favourites. Why? Just look at the shadows on their clothes and faces. Look at the reindeer and that art on that door. Look at their hand movements while moving shogi pieces. Then the gradually increasing pace of the moves of their pieces. Then the sudden outburt of anger from shikamaru. And ofc the deep meaning in this scene with context. Amazingly done.

0:35 you can tell the sadness in shikamaru from the way he was playing with his dad

The animation quality of this one is just insane for an episode, I thought I saw a naruto movie

This scene felt so... human

Hearing a father telling his son to "let it out" his emotions like that hits your heart. Naruto is really good at expressing accurate emotions.

This scene is the reason why this arc is the best in my opinion. So well written. ❤

This is the scene. THE scene. God damn this is perfect. The body-language alone is just.. perfect. Watch the original scene instead of this cut down version, it's soo much better, watching Shikamaru crumple up more and more as his father praises him more and more is just one of the most genuine animated scenes I have ever seen. EVERY detail is spot fucking on.

After I experienced true grief, I watched this scene again. It was done perfectly. The end.

.." I will pick up the pieces " ...

A perfect scene that explains how much a son needs a father during bad times.

This scene🙏🏼 is just beautiful!

Not having music for most of the scene was a really good choice

Remember. His dad was a war veteran during the Great Ninja War, he probably saw friends and colleagues die by the dozens or even hundreds. Seeing/Hearing his son mourn might have triggered some emotional connection besides having a father/som relationship.

To think this scene is anime only is incredible, good job Pierrot

Such golden words This scene I swear this scene helps me out every fucking time I feel low shikamaru has always been my favorite charecter ❣

This scene brought tears to my eyes, i can never forget it .

The frame when all the background sounds stop just before the music starts never fails to give me chills

This was the best single episode of entirety of naruto, thecinematography and vibe is so different t han usual episodes

That is the reason i watch this anime for 2nd time.. 1 - 500 now reach 174

1:19 i wanna hug Shikamaru

This scene was so well done naruto has a knack for visual story telling

such a powerful scene

Shit, sometime i wanna anime with Shikamaru as protagonist

Crying, all these years later and still crying

The animation and silence aside from insect's chirping is wholesome

'I'll pick up the pieces'. There's so much to unpack with this one line

This scene gets me always

I feel like this episode specifically was looking different than the other naruto episodes, in terms of animation it had a little chainsaw man kind of a look, that including the dialogues, background and scene progression was amazing, almost as if we were watching a different anime altogether. Loved it😘

Imagine thinknig they are bums out there who call naruto overrated. The anime has many masterpiece scenes like these. From music/acting/dialogues. perfection

This episode was brilliant. I love how quiet it was

And i cried again

This show was something else, no one can create this feeling

What a beatiful scene

This scenes makes me cry too 😔😔😔

i have never felt that much pain and sorrow in 2 minutes in my entire life of watching anime , i am 27 now and started watching anime with like 6-7 and after all these years , nothing messed me up THAT much like this scene, especially considering that THIS is filler , the best form of it even, i really struggle to put it into words but this scene follows me the day it aired and never really led me go, !THIS! is peak filler stuff , like for freaking real never have i experienced such emotions ever before watching 2 ppl playing shogi"

One of the few moments the anime enriched the source material imo I didn't even know this was a filler scene. But it's still really good.

naruto pre war felt like a different anime

This whole arc was a masterpiece

This reminds me of my reaction after the death of my mother my father locked me inside my room I stayed for over an hour crying I threw my cell phone on the floor with such force that it broke completely. Shikamaru needs this he was keeping everything inside himself

If i want to cry and let it out i come and watch this scene .. it gets me crying every time

One of the most amazing and powerful scenes in anime history

Such a strong scene

it was at the time he let it all out that he was able to figure out his legendary strategy to defeat both of them , in fact , he was the perfect combination of a strategic and calm person yet not letting go of that revenge that he alone could obtain , he was able to have a good balance between both sides

This scene was heart wrenching, the way he goes from screaming in pain to hands down sobbing pure pain

Dad really know how that shit goes

The Anime *Naruto* is the BEST in my opinion.. The emotions that have.. persons of kind hearts won't hold up to give tears for every caracter, every caracter have past horrible experiences. The best

Forgot how well this scene was done, cuts deeper the older you get

The most well directed episode in the entire series.

Pre war arc Naruto shippuden was really something ❤️

😢😢😢😢his sensei ❤❤❤helped him in every situation

Best arc in Naruto Shippuden, one of my fav characters shikamaru as mc aswell Sheesh this was a masterpiece

If I really needs to let it out, I always come back to this scene. Yet, somehow it's getting harder to let it out nowadays...

one of the best scenes in naruto

I use this whenever I try to feel feelings.

The greatest of all time

I’m here for the comments coz I can’t be the only one moved by this scene. Soooo sad!

Hidan the only villain who truly manage to break Shikamaru into depression not even Madara achieved something like that

This will be forever canon in my heart

i can’t believe this wasn’t in the manga

For some reasons I like Shikaku's character a lot

Underrated scene

The best moment of any animated story

Best two minutes in all of Naruto imo.

Going back to this scene after Jon was talking bout zabuza death being more impactful

The animation looks great

It's his cry that makes me cry 😢 😭 💔