Disclaimer: Lord of the Rings belongs to J.R.R. Tolkien, and Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. As you may have guessed, I am not one of the aforementioned people.
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N: Nara Shikamaru of Naruto
"I shall not risk open war," Theoden declared.
"Open war is upon you, whether you would risk it or not," Aragorn countered immediately.
"When last I looked…Theoden, not Aragorn, was king of Rohan," Theoden challenged.
"Then what is the king's decision?" Gandalf inquired with well hidden frustration.
"I shall empty the city and make for Helm's Deep," Theoden announced.
"So troublesome," Nara Shikamaru sighed from where he was reclining in the shadows.
"What's that supposed to mean, boy?" Theoden asked sharply.
Shikamaru raised his head. "Your strategy is troublesome. If you can call it that. You intend to take thousands of civilians, with minimal supplies, on foot, over seventy miles of open plains with no cover, with only a hundred mounted warriors to guard them, while your closest advisor has gone straight to your enemy to tell him exactly what you plan to do. If I were to count the ways Saruman could take advantage of this, I'd still be working on it a month from now."
Theoden's mouth opened and closed silently. Bright red spots of rage burned on his cheeks.
Shikamaru closed his eyes again. "I didn't think anything could be as troublesome as Ino…" he muttered.