hey guys....
I took my time and registered here just for the sake of this thread...
so before I may get fired by any of you, i would like to say a hi!! 
I can see how people are voting against itachi... I am not a die hard fan of itachi... I am almost an equal fan for both itachi and shikamaru but the reason why I registered specifically for a reply here is that the reasoning has been unfair.....
I wouldn't like to repeat the reasons here mentioned by some of you already...
Though I would proceed with my view...
It has been claimed that shikamaru can plan 100 steps ahead etc... But what do you think about the plans that he came up with... did they go the way he thought???
He lost asuma infront of him... though he figured out the ability of hidan, still it didnt help them...and they were all saved by pure luck.. secondly, although he took hidan by himself, but he would have lost his team if naruto etc didnt show up at the right time...even if kakashi used his MS, he would ve lost stamina and eventually lost his heart...
Do you really think he planned that good??
and in the beginning of his plans, he failed when kakuzu broke free from his shadow technique and he lost his hope when choji's attack didn't effect kakuzu.
and to add more
... if kakashi wouldnt have gone with them, they would ve been plain dead as kakuzu wouldve ****** em up...
I guess thats one hell of a lengthy post as my 1st post...
Thanks
P.S : For those who think my reasons are totally invalid, I guess they are still better than the ones given against itachi...
I took my time and registered here just for the sake of this thread...
I can see how people are voting against itachi... I am not a die hard fan of itachi... I am almost an equal fan for both itachi and shikamaru but the reason why I registered specifically for a reply here is that the reasoning has been unfair.....
I wouldn't like to repeat the reasons here mentioned by some of you already...
Though I would proceed with my view...
It has been claimed that shikamaru can plan 100 steps ahead etc... But what do you think about the plans that he came up with... did they go the way he thought???
He lost asuma infront of him... though he figured out the ability of hidan, still it didnt help them...and they were all saved by pure luck.. secondly, although he took hidan by himself, but he would have lost his team if naruto etc didnt show up at the right time...even if kakashi used his MS, he would ve lost stamina and eventually lost his heart...
and in the beginning of his plans, he failed when kakuzu broke free from his shadow technique and he lost his hope when choji's attack didn't effect kakuzu.
and to add more
I guess thats one hell of a lengthy post as my 1st post...
Thanks
P.S : For those who think my reasons are totally invalid, I guess they are still better than the ones given against itachi...