As I said in my above comment, it depends on how important you are to the plot. Shikamaru and Yama are minor characters, as are Kabuto and Kimimaro. (Though, really, have we met any gray haired person because Kakashi and Tsunade's dead Dan that was gray haired and good?) When discussing the major teams of three, there's always a 'darker' male character and a 'lighter' one. Even Sai was initially introduced as a potential baddie or suspicious character before being confirmed as a welcome addition to the team. Orochimaru, himself, did not start out bad as a child. So you can slip in and out of the role...but it's usually the dark haired kids that do it.
If I wanted to stretch it, I'd even say that Shikamaru, who has the darkest hair of his team, was "lazy" problem child compared to the other two in the beginning of the manga, and Shino, who has the darkest hair of his team, comes off distant and cold even to his own teammates.
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Date: 2009-05-10 02:29 am (UTC)If I wanted to stretch it, I'd even say that Shikamaru, who has the darkest hair of his team, was "lazy" problem child compared to the other two in the beginning of the manga, and Shino, who has the darkest hair of his team, comes off distant and cold even to his own teammates.