Yoshino Nara

is the mother of Shikamaru Nara and the wife of Shikaku Nara. Though very strict and sometimes overbearing, she also has a sweet side. She has her husband "whipped," as her son calls 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.