If Shikamaru is the most intelligent ninja of his generation...

[Kakooli]

Then why:

-did his tactical plan nearly result in the loss of his entire platoon during the Sasuke retrieval arc?
-did he not understand that there was something fishy about Hidan drawing up a circle of his opponent's blood until Asuma kicked the can?
-was his solution to tanking a Juubi tailed beast bomb so poorly thought out? Quick everybody! Learn a D-rank earth jutsu, that'll stop him!

-was his grades similar to Naruto in the academy? (dead last)
-was Sakura regarded as "the village's shrewdest child" by Kakashi
-was his theory on the identity of Pain not only shot down by Sakura but in addition to this, she worked out what he couldn't!

Let's face it, Sakura was the most intelligent of her generation. She aced med school in 3 years and became the best in the business to boot. Sakura's feats of creating an antidote to Sasori's poisons instantly, being able to work out Sasori's patterns instantly

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and working out the secret of Pain (before Shikamaru) trump anything Nara boy has done.

These eyes of mine see through the hype.

 

[UltraPain]

Hmm I was gonna give a serious answer but this is a troll thread.

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[Jiren]

No Sasuke was most gifted of his generation manga fact

 

[LordRaikage]

No Sasuke was most gifted of his generation manga fact

yea "gifted" not smartest =Shikamaru

or Strongest = Naruto

 

[InfiniteMugen]

If shikamaru did that bad just imagine how much worse it would of been had Sakura been in charge...... Or even went.... Instead of.. You know... Being too scared to go :sdo:

 

[Nidaime Suiton]

Shikamaru and Shikaku have mathematic intelligence , a pure intelligence like mathematicians.

But Oroshimaru , have a different intelligence , he has a "creative" intelligence , Orochimaru can create many machiavelic plans for his interests.

Shikamaru / Shikaku can create a strategic plan for exemple a mission , but not create jutsus or long duration plan like oroshimaru.

Tobirama is also smart , but he has a mathematician logic like Shikamaru ( he can analyze and devise attack plan like Shikamaru ) and he has also creative intelligence like Oroshimaru ( Tobirama has created many jutsus for his interests and plans , like the Hiraishin to thwart Sharingan ability's , and fight on several front , and he has created edo tensei to use Gojo Kibaku Fuda. And Tobirama has created many institutions in Konoha like Anbu , academy , chunin exam ect...for that Konoha become a powerful village. And he has created a uchiha district to survey this dangerous clan if one day a new Madara appear. )

 

[Jiren]

yea "gifted" not smartest =Shikamaru

or Strongest = Naruto

Shikamaru looked up to Sasuke. Naruto is not the strongest nice fanfic

 

[LordRaikage]

Shikamaru looked up to Sasuke. Naruto is not the strongest nice fanfic

for his generation yea.

 

[Jiren]

then who is the strongest mr.idiot?

Sasuke and Naruto are equals in strength. That's why they were rivals for so long and sometimes one beats the other and sometimes one gets jealous than the other. They ended as equals and that's why Naruto is the hoKage and people refer to Sasuke as the other hoKage and the only one who rivals each other's strength is each other.

 

[EdoKiiro]

What part of a lazy Shikamaru wasnt clear?

Yes, Sakura is smarter but she is smarter in a war of knowledge, she Knows everything of the books but in a situation where you need to analyze the smallest point and do a plan, Shikamaru is better, he can make like 20 plans in a moment.

 

[90sKids98]

Aw its the child who thinks she has "'mod powers"
Come on little girl, wave your wand now

 

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[Your Creepy Stalker]

Then why:

-did his tactical plan nearly result in the loss of his entire platoon during the Sasuke retrieval arc?
-did he not understand that there was something fishy about Hidan drawing up a circle of his opponent's blood until Asuma kicked the can?
-was his solution to tanking a Juubi tailed beast bomb so poorly thought out? Quick everybody! Learn a D-rank earth jutsu, that'll stop him!

-was his grades similar to Naruto in the academy? (dead last)
-was Sakura regarded as "the village's shrewdest child" by Kakashi
-was his theory on the identity of Pain not only shot down by Sakura but in addition to this, she worked out what he couldn't!

Let's face it, Sakura was the most intelligent of her generation. She aced med school in 3 years and became the best in the business to boot. Sakura's feats of creating an antidote to Sasori's poisons instantly, being able to work out Sasori's patterns instantly

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and working out the secret of Pain (before Shikamaru) trump anything Nara boy has done.

These eyes of mine see through the hype.

1: Because no amount of tactics can prevent a total one sided curbstomping if the opponents are just better. What is more, The sound 4 where dead and the leaf ninja's where not, so that counts as a win.

2: Because he did, he just wasn't able to stop it.

3: That worked.

4: he is ver lazy, he didnt bother to answer the questions.

5: Because he hides his genius. Asuma didnt realise how smart he was immediately, and he was in charge of shikamaru

6: Because he didnt know all the facts about pain.

7: Intelligence is not translatable between area's. Shikamaru is smarter than sakura, but sakura has more medical knowledge. As for "Working out sasori's patterns instantly" That was not what was said in the panel.

 

[Kakooli]

1: Because no amount of tactics can prevent a total one sided curbstomping if the opponents are just better. What is more, The sound 4 where dead and the leaf ninja's where not, so that counts as a win.

2: Because he did, he just wasn't able to stop it.

3: That worked.

4: he is ver lazy, he didnt bother to answer the questions.

5: Because he hides his genius. Asuma didnt realise how smart he was immediately, and he was in charge of shikamaru

6: Because he didnt know all the facts about pain.

7: Intelligence is not translatable between area's. Shikamaru is smarter than sakura, but sakura has more medical knowledge. As for "Working out sasori's patterns instantly" That was not what was said in the panel.

1. First and foremost, the mission failed, so it doesn't "count as a win". The fact that everyone stayed alive was pure luck, the sand reinforcements deserve more credit for the lack of casualties than Shikamaru's "plan". Let's remember this is the same guy who didn't account for the possibility of the enemy having reinforcements. Shikamaru's entire strategy was half-baked from the beginning.

2. He realized what was up when it was too late. Genius.

3. No, Minato bailed him out by dumping the tbb into the sea. Shikamaru's plan was flimsy and was only a temporary measure. If Minato arrived 2 seconds later most of the alliance would have been wiped out.

4. Maybe he was afraid to fail.

5. Debatable.

6. Neither did Sakura, she still worked it out before him.

7. Sakura has more feats. Book smarts, battle smarts and general intelligence feats. Sakura has more of all these in the manga.

 

[FemmeFatale]

Yes, I have always knew that .it's funny how like to use hype to boost shikamaru intellect, but ignore Sakuras hype and her feats

 

[Joshutsu]

Shikamaru is a strategist and that is where his brains outshine Sakura.

Sakura is a book worm and that is where she outshines him.

 

[Melanin]

Shikamaru has a higher IQ and is more tactical/strategic.

While Sakura's IQ is slightly lower but is more well rounded intellectually or has retained more knowlage then Shikamaru.

Examples being:

- Academically

- Anatomy/Physiology

- Biology

 

[Nick01]

No.

 

[FemmeFatale]

Im still no seeing where he outshine Sakura, they have the same feats, Shikamaru is just hyped.

 

[Darth AniCetuS]

....Comparing Sakura's intellect with Shikamaru. All Sakura knows is jump and punch the ground lol.