smartest ninja

[narutokage99]

shikaku 1 ? i dont think so 1 would be itachi or madara madara is 10 time smarter

No both 3 in my list are above Itachi and Madara.

 

[AllHailKurama]

You could make cases for Minato, Itachi, Kakashi, Shikamaru, Shikaku, Orochimaru, and Tobirama. I think those guys make up the top of the list, in no particular order

 

[Royal Uchiha]

Orochimaru is a fool, he kept fighting people that are known as stronger opponents and got too obsessed with the Sharengan while he could gain more power if he took Naruto. Shikamaru is pretty smart but his lack of knowledge makes him vulnerable. Shikaku is the improved version of Shikamaru, knowledge + intelligent. Itachi and Madara are probably the smartest among the Shinobi.

 

[kyuuubi]

Minato,Itachi,shikamaru, kakashi and tobirama

 

[HiddenSound]

Orochimaru is a fool, he kept fighting people that are known as stronger opponents and got too obsessed with the Sharengan while he could gain more power if he took Naruto. Shikamaru is pretty smart but his lack of knowledge makes him vulnerable. Shikaku is the improved version of Shikamaru, knowledge + intelligent. Itachi and Madara are probably the smartest among the Shinobi.

And he created a whole new dimension.

 

[assface3]

First is Madara; he's a polymath who, overall, has more knowledge than anyone in the NV; think of him as da Vinci - a master in a wide-range of fields.

Orochimaru's right there with him, and I'll admit, it's arguable, between Orochimaru and Madara on who is truly smarter, but so far, Madara's first place in my book.

Third is Shikaku; unlike the other two above, he presumably has brain processing power similar to his son, enabling him to learn things at accelerated rates, compared to everyone else, theoretically. He's not pseudo-omniscient like to two above though, only due to the fact that he never dwells into such fields (history, science, etc.); he's more of a strategist, which he easily surpass the two above in.

Fourth is honestly Kabuto. He doesn't even acknowledge that he is a genius, but he's like a downsized Orochimaru, with some unique genius of his own.

Fifth is a toss-up between Minato and Tobirama (yep, no Shika), due to their analytic and creative feats.

Special mention
Shikamaru of course. He has the potential to be third or even second on this list, due to his young age, and his strategical genius is already better than Orochimaru and Madara's. He lacks knowledge in any other categories, though, to compensate for his lack of abilities; the thing is - he's only 17. Give him some time, and he may be the Urahara of the NV, making unique battle equipment (possible engineering prowess) for himself and having a pretty broad understand of NV history, due to being in this war.

 

[KillerMongoose]

1. Orochimaru
2 Madara/Kabuto

 

[Chie]

Different shinobi are intelligent in different ways.

Madara-knowledge on shinobi world
Shikaku/Shikamaru-Strategies
Orochimaru-intel on other shinobi
Itachi-understanding the world and the bigger picture

 

[TheLastSensei]

1. 3rd Hokage
2.Orochimaru
3.Tobirama
4.Minato
I don't consider Madara "smart" since he like toying around with his enemies.

 

[TheLastSensei]

Lord Orochimaru is the only one who can multiply his own lifespan.

 

[LadyInBlack]

Itachi, Kakashi, Shukaku, Shikamaru, Minato and Tobirama.

 

[Omar19992010]

Not in order

Itachi
Shikaku
Tobirama
Madara
Shikamaru

 

[shelke]

In no particular order:

- Sasuke.
- Orochimaru.
- Kabuto.
- Madara.
- Tobirama.
- Itachi.
- Kakashi.

 

[Azu]

First is Madara; he's a polymath who, overall, has more knowledge than anyone in the NV; think of him as da Vinci - a master in a wide-range of fields.

Orochimaru's right there with him, and I'll admit, it's arguable, between Orochimaru and Madara on who is truly smarter, but so far, Madara's first place in my book.

Third is Shikaku; unlike the other two above, he presumably has brain processing power similar to his son, enabling him to learn things at accelerated rates, compared to everyone else, theoretically. He's not pseudo-omniscient like to two above though, only due to the fact that he never dwells into such fields (history, science, etc.); he's more of a strategist, which he easily surpass the two above in.

Fourth is honestly Kabuto. He doesn't even acknowledge that he is a genius, but he's like a downsized Orochimaru, with some unique genius of his own.

Fifth is a toss-up between Minato and Tobirama (yep, no Shika), due to their analytic and creative feats.

Special mention
Shikamaru of course. He has the potential to be third or even second on this list, due to his young age, and his strategical genius is already better than Orochimaru and Madara's. He lacks knowledge in any other categories, though, to compensate for his lack of abilities; the thing is - he's only 17. Give him some time, and he may be the Urahara of the NV, making unique battle equipment (possible engineering prowess) for himself and having a pretty broad understand of NV history, due to being in this war.

I do agree with this, more or less but I would mention Itachi.
He should be above Kabuto.