Choji punches down a metal door and sends it flying.

“Hey, hey. Now it’s ‘boy’?”

From behind Shikamaru came the piercing sound of metal scraping against metal. A brilliant light poured in.

“You okay, Shikamaru?!” It was Choji’s voice.

Shikamaru looked over his shoulder to find the door thrown open, his companions staring at him. Choji, Ino, and Sakura, together with Soku and Ro, now free of the genjutsu.

Shikamaru Hiden, Shikamaru, Chapter 3.