[Shikamaru blocks that one instead of directly dodging it, circling his footwork to give himself a better angle. His left arm comes up to glance along the side of the punch to divert it at the same time that his right comes in to strike the bicep, right above the inside of his elbow.
He's careful to restrain the force of the blow, not wanting to dislocate Masaomi's shoulder. But normally the pain of that is what keeps a person unprepared for defending themselves from the follow-up strike to the jaw-]
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He's careful to restrain the force of the blow, not wanting to dislocate Masaomi's shoulder. But normally the pain of that is what keeps a person unprepared for defending themselves from the follow-up strike to the jaw-]