Yoshino Nara

is the mother of Shikamaru Nara and the wife of Shikaku Nara. Although very strict and sometimes overbearing, she also has a sweet side. She has her husband "whipped", as her son puts it, and both her husband and son are rather scared of her. Shikamaru calls her a "troublesome woman". She is typically seen doing housework around the Nara home.