Shikamaru was chosen by the Fifth Hokage to get Sasuke back to Konoha... But he also had to get few people for the team because it was a pretty dangerous mission and he's a fresh chūnin.

Shikamaru has got three people to go with him but he had just few more minutes to get one more person...

"I know who to get..." Shikamaru thought to himself as he made his way to your house...