The bothersome argument was becoming less and less avoidable. Shikamaru gave a loud sigh, equally divided between exasperation with the situation and exasperation with his conversation partner, then he sat up enough to fold his legs before him.
"So you're working with this pirate crew now?" he asked. He didn't know much about Sai, beyond the fact that the guy liked attacking fellow Leaf-nin to test their strength, but Team 7 had faith in him and Shikamaru trusted their judgment. This however, was inexcusable. "What about your team?" With a few exceptions, the others seemed to have taken care of themselves, but that changed nothing about the situation. The loyalty of a Leaf-nin was to their village and their team, and unless a ranking ninja had told Sai to work with these pirate-chemist-doctors or whatever they were, it was an irresponsible and dangerous decision that wasn't his place to make.
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"So you're working with this pirate crew now?" he asked. He didn't know much about Sai, beyond the fact that the guy liked attacking fellow Leaf-nin to test their strength, but Team 7 had faith in him and Shikamaru trusted their judgment. This however, was inexcusable. "What about your team?" With a few exceptions, the others seemed to have taken care of themselves, but that changed nothing about the situation. The loyalty of a Leaf-nin was to their village and their team, and unless a ranking ninja had told Sai to work with these pirate-chemist-doctors or whatever they were, it was an irresponsible and dangerous decision that wasn't his place to make.
Shikamaru folded his arms, waiting for an answer.