i see. i give everyone credit where it is due. however, i asked because i've never seen shikamaru effectively in a tag match, and his shadows might pose a problem if not used correctly, or if his partner isn't in sync with him. the only real setback i see here is choji...because he's choji...he's just brute force, and nothing else. i'd also like to point out that, if need be, shino could tank one of kiba/akamaru's fang over fangs or whatever they're called, and trap him inside a bug globe and deal with him effectively. i highly doubt shika's shadows would be able to penetrate it to save kiba. of course, choji probably would be dealt with already, by shikamaru. thus, this is really a fight between shino and shika. and i'd say shino would win. location being keyI dunno, Choji's lucky he's seen Shikamaru use the chakra blades though, so Team 2 would have knowledge of it (or so I'd think). I know he can differentiate the shadows when they're caught in his own techique, I just don't know if it works the same with the chakra blades. It's fifty fifty here, since Shikamaru said it acted as the origin of his jutsu, but used his technique after he was already caught in the shadow. It could also be that he has to be the one casting the technique if he wants to move the person, as a blade can't move by itself. I feel that Shikamaru should be given the benefit of the doubt in some cases, as we can't really judge his abilities in a forums match since most of his ability stems from his intelligence. Remember that he still has smoke bombs etc.