Yeah, sorry, still has nothing to do with your assumption that Sasuke is less smart, when Orochimaru's statement alone bury's this argument into the ground. He admits he isn't as smart and talented. You finding leeways for it is hilarious as hell, when the character doesn't agree with you.
He did? When? Karin added nothing to the deduction. Now you are are throwing stuff out of your ass just for the sake of it. Even Itachi made a big deal out of Izanagi, and it was a modified one to boot. Sasuke knew nothing about this Kinjutsu, yet he came out on top by not only defeating modified Izanagi, but Danzo as well. Heck, Obito disagrees with you with a clear-cut statement. Jesus, this guy. Talk about being anti-Sasuke as to deny blatant manga scans.
And? What does that have anything to do with the tactics? Tactics ARE based on information. He was five steps ahead of Deidara. What good did Shikamaru do? Oh wait, he outsmarted a guy with an IQ of a gibbon. Three claps for him, when he fell flat on his face during Pein arc and Sakura and Ino's father did the actual job. How smart. Much wow. When where his smarts were actually needed, he fell out like a clown. But no, he's so much smarter.
Shikamaru saw everything and made a plan as well. Nothing impressive about seeing things, right? Limbo deduction has jack to do with seeing Limbo, but how it actually operates. Madara disagrees with you there as well.
You started this discussion, not me. Yet you have nothing to show me other than 'oh no, man ... opinions'. Every single character, including Shikamaru, Orochimaru, Danzo, Obito, Madara, Chee, Deidara, Kakashi ... all disagree. So no, the only person giving opinions here is you, not me.