Yoshino Nara

is a chūnin-level kunoichi from Konohagakure's Nara clan.

Personality
Usually a very strict and overbearing woman, she can also be very warm and gentle at times. Due to the passive nature of the Nara men, it's not surprising that she and Shikaku got married. He appears to have accepted the fact that she's the dominant of the two of them and avoids doing anything to provoke her.

This has resulted in their son Shikamaru not taking his father seriously - especially on matters involving women and relationships. He views his father as being "whipped", and comments (silently) that his father is afraid of looking his mother in the eyes. Despite this, Shikamaru is just as afraid of provoking her as his father is. Shikamaru refers to her as a "troublesome woman". When he asks his father what he saw in her, he replied that there are times when she is gentle, implying that she's not as tyrannical as her son perceives her to be. Despite this, it's likely that she is partly to blame for Shikamaru's rather cynical view of women.

Shikamaru has compared Temari to his mother, noting her to be "even scarier".

Appearance
Yoshino has long brown hair usually kept in a ponytail with three stands framing her face. While at home, she was seen in a pink blouse and dark-coloured skirt along with an apron over it. She also wears a pair of simple earrings.

Sasuke Retrieval Arc
She is first seen ordering Shikamaru to hurry and eat his breakfast as his father was beginning a mission that day and as such there wouldn't be much time for training. She later informs Shikamaru that two messengers had come to carry him to Tsunade who wanted to speak with him.

Hidan and Kakuzu Arc
In the anime after Asuma's death, Yoshino is briefly seen telling Shikamaru that dinner would soon be ready.

Konoha History Arc
Yoshino can be briefly seen with her family, as young Shikamaru asks his father why everyone is afraid of Naruto.